Sony Xperia 1 review

08 June 2019
Sony has completely revamped its Xperia series yet again, and this year the common denominator is the cinematic screen. Every new Xperia smartphone gets a 21:9 panel for the most immersive viewing experience, but the Xperia 1 is special. It is the Xperia Premium reborn, with a large 6.5" OLED 4K HDR display and today we'll get to know it better.

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VectorR, 16 Jun 2019Oh, c'mon :). Sony just obliterates itself with HDR, nothin... moreHave you ever seen any comparisson between Pixels HDR and an Xperias HDR photos to make this claim?
I have not. Neither have you, as it was not ever made.

From this review: https://youtu.be/Z778WY08aDY
It is actualy clear and evident what this phone can do with its HDR, that none of western reviewers even make an effort of presenting or reviewing, even with competition included.

Its funny how easterns actualy love tech and review all of it's aspects, and westerns love fashion only, and review the design, including camera app design. They show you only the designed point n shoot aspects of the phone cameras, not actual tech abilities.

And readers/viewers do deserve more than that design only talk, especially for devices like this with such a different approach to mobile phone photography.

    Tann Hauser, 16 Jun 2019Xperia 1 actualy obliterates the competition when used with... moreOh, c'mon :). Sony just obliterates itself with HDR, nothing more. You completely forgot the mighty Google Pixel phones. No one makes better HDR shots than Pixel.

      Is it you Pro, 15 Jun 2019When you are ate sweetened honey much more you won't taste ... moreDidn't quite catch what did you mean, sorry. One thing is certain for me: Sony never did great cameras on their phones and it seems that this one isn't exclusion. Competition in mobile camera segment reaches the highest point know. Just good enough camera is not enough to justify $990 price tag anymore. Other companies doing it better and cheaper. Sorry Sony, I think you're on the way out from mobile business. Please feel free to take LG with you :).

        Anonymous, 16 Jun 2019You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. And are... moreXperia 1 actualy obliterates the competition when used with HDR, when properly reviewed and tested, and even on the selfie cam.
        See here:
        https://youtu.be/Z778WY08aDY

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          • Livid
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          • 16 Jun 2019

          Anonymous, 16 Jun 2019You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. And are... moreClearly, the truth offends you. 99% of people want full auto mode for camera and video. Minority numbers, including you want the unecessary manual controls.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 16 Jun 2019

            Livid, 14 Jun 2019Because 99% of people want full auto mode. Point and shoot.... moreYou clearly have no idea what you're talking about. And are basing completely on your own preference.
            You don't want to mess with that? Guess what... You don't have to while someone who does can. Imagine that.

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              • Anonymous
              • ss1
              • 15 Jun 2019

              Livid, 14 Jun 2019Because 99% of people want full auto mode. Point and shoot.... moreAgreed with you.

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                • Anonymous
                • vjw
                • 15 Jun 2019

                Is it you Pro, 15 Jun 2019When you are ate sweetened honey much more you won't taste ... moreI find this comment so hilarious. Thanks for the joke.

                  VectorR, 15 Jun 2019All reviewers come to one conclusion - camera isn't as good... moreare so kind to specify who are those "all" reviewers that came to that one conclusion, and exactly how the "camera isn't as good as everyone expected"? funny thing is that most of the real life users, those who really bought and use the phone, not those who are paid to write reviews, tell the camera is not bad at all...

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                    • 15 Jun 2019

                    VectorR, 15 Jun 2019All reviewers come to one conclusion - camera isn't as good... moreXperia 1 takes the best video I've ever seen on a phone.

                      VectorR, 15 Jun 2019All reviewers come to one conclusion - camera isn't as good... moreWhen you are ate sweetened honey much more you won't taste the real taste of honey, oversaturated on smartphone such a overdose of glucose and you lost the real taste of honey!

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 15 Jun 2019

                        VectorR, 15 Jun 2019All reviewers come to one conclusion - camera isn't as good... moreNo they didn't come to that conlusion. The camera is about on-par with expectations. Both the P30 and S10 have issues with their shots as well.

                          Sifat, 13 Jun 2019Everyone knows Xperia 1 has a professional level camera tec... moreAll reviewers come to one conclusion - camera isn't as good as everyone expected. It seems that Sony Alpha team just didn't want to make the real rival to their own mirrorless cameras division which is understandable. So owners of Huawei P30 Pro, Galaxy S10 or even OnePlus 7 Pro can relax.

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                            • 15 Jun 2019

                            Anonymous, 08 Jun 20191) many phones can do burst but without RAM memory inside ... moreHuge knowledge on camera system ! good job....don't worry one post in Apple camera determent still vacant....I think you will be suitable for that post...

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                              • 15 Jun 2019

                              Mike, 08 Jun 2019I assume you are talking about the predictive capture where... morewho told you that, iphone 5s can't take 10fps in full resolutions ? I have a doubt that you ever use an iphone or not.........

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 15 Jun 2019

                                I've now used this xperia 1 for a week or two. Here's my comments.

                                + Display is good
                                + 21:9 ratio is much better than the other phones
                                + Works fast enough for me
                                + Camera is ok for quick snap
                                + WH-1000XM3 were good, should be included with the phone always.

                                - The single "stereo" speaker sucks. Low volume, single location, crappy marketing term for "it can make noises like dying racoon".
                                - Dynamic Vibration is a joke (sic)
                                - Camera hump is huge, ackward and bad. I'd expect the lenses to scratch in hurry.
                                - Who ever designed the exterior should be shot. Too thin, too slippery and every single button on same side.
                                - Camera/camera app for anything else is crap. No RAW, artifacts in JPG, rastering, auto sharpening.. I'd like to have an picture, not some artificially created extrapolation. (with OpenCamera you can take the RAWs)

                                Summary: Excellent Netflix & browdet phone. If thst is not your thing, move along. Buy grip tape if you het this.

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                                  • 14 Jun 2019

                                  Sorry Sony, but real men have tried, and failed, to comfortably watch soccer, etc, on a 19:5:9 screen. The real life guys always beg me to break out my Lenovo Phab 2, which is 6.4" screen, 16:9 aspect ratio.

                                  21:9 is going to suck SO hard, lol.
                                  It's amazing how so many people are clueless about these things.

                                  Do the powers that be really want to cut new media with practically no height, and extreme amounts of width?

                                  *Facepalm.

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                                    • 14 Jun 2019

                                    bybyx, 13 Jun 2019Hi to all!! Right now i am finishing setting up my Xperia ... morenope, usb-c is only the connector, buy a cable

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 14 Jun 2019

                                      Louisiana, 14 Jun 2019So i have used my Xperia 1 for two weeks now and thought I ... moreGood honest owner review. Thank you.

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                                        • 14 Jun 2019

                                        Anonymous, 11 Jun 2019Than why don't we call fhd 2k and qhd 3k? Why qhd is called 2k?Just like 1600x900 computers was also named fullhd

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