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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Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Well .... All these years people got use to compare a p... moreAll camera software issue phones OEM’s fixing through software update/security patches in case of iPhone and security patches/update in case of galaxy/note. Nothing special all phone camera this days can shoot good low light pictures ends of the day all about camera optimization, camera software and last and not least camera hardware.

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    • 10 Jun 2019

    Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Not bad, but there’s light overblown and pixel 3xl photos d... moreDon’t worry I have many photo editing software on my Desktop...so, I will easily fix highlight clipping but noise reduction is very hard task with out effecting details...so, I think noise reduction is a very difficult task with our erases details....so, Sony Xperia 1 is better than Google Pixel 3

      Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Too high for a phone with many flaws or just because it was... moreSony Xperia 1 = no headphone jack, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, a weak and small battery, no IR blaster, no wireless charging, no Wi-Fi 6, slower charging speeds and so forth.

      Objectively looking, those are bigger flaws than not having a microSD slot and no stereo speakers. And you can't compare a 420 euro phone to a 950 euro one. Yes, Mi 9 does have flaws because of which I would not buy it but it's a way better value than this.

      Sony did do some amazing stuff with this phone but, once again, there are way better values than this.

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        • 10 Jun 2019

        AnonD-706668, 10 Jun 2019Now tell me who is better Google Pixel 3 at iso 800 or Xperia 1 ?Well ....

        All these years people got use to compare a photo of Xperia iso800 against other phones using iso 200, 250. Instead to check how would other phones perform at same iso people just assumed it was poor software. They ignore that in situation that force high iso, phones like Galaxy and iphone photos are doomed , not edition can save.

        Even GSMA admitted that at similar settings XZ Premium was much better than G6 or S8.

        Previous xperia just need ped to be set lower ISO to do better that Samsung and Apple.
        I have an old one , photos at different iso levels are totally different. At iso50 the shutter sometimes went 1s.

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          • 10 Jun 2019

          Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019One of the photos has iso800 but is very good, like a photo... moreNot bad, but there’s light overblown and pixel 3xl photos doesn’t has this issue photos looks clear!. Compared to S10 plus lowlight and iPhone XS Max both camera doesn’t has light overblown, but a tad of oily and noise especially iPhone, S10 plus tad of less details.

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            Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019One of the photos has iso800 but is very good, like a photo... moreNow tell me who is better Google Pixel 3 at iso 800 or Xperia 1 ?

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              • 10 Jun 2019

              Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Alright have an iMac 4K let’s see.One of the photos has iso800 but is very good, like a photo at iso250

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                • 10 Jun 2019

                AnonD-706668, 10 Jun 2019Need prove ? Just Download all 12 Lowlight shots taken by g... moreAlright have an iMac 4K let’s see.

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                  Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Prove it. Need prove ? Just Download all 12 Lowlight shots taken by gsmarena reviewer with Xperia 1 main camera and zoom it 1:1 or 100% on your MAC or Desktop Monitor...

                    Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019The problem I see is: Let's say a photo taken by XZ2 ha... moreSpot on. The first pic is hugely distorted.

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                      • 10 Jun 2019

                      Malarsi, 10 Jun 2019I think they meant that readers (including me) knew that 4.... moreToo high for a phone with many flaws or just because it was higher than s10+ and Sammy boys could not accept?

                      Mi9 = no SD slot, no IP rating, no stereo speakers, only 1080p 8 bit 60Hz, no OIS , no GG6 on both sides, no wifi 802.11ax, no USB 3.1, no AF for UWA , fake 960fps, poor audio recording and no 4K HDR video ...... Got 4.4

                      Sorry, they could measure delta of basic mode but not from the most accurate? They always were able to.

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                        • 10 Jun 2019

                        @gsmarena keep this phone at first of homepage , i guess it can break record of Comments as an old sony android phone have a good record , thanks

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                          • 10 Jun 2019

                          Sensination, 10 Jun 2019In that case, show me a phone coming from reputable company... moreBetter working Xiaomi than notworking Sony or any other flagship. Weak battery means that in emergency situation you may find yourseself with not working phone.

                            Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019If the sub-score system is just for gsma staff access, how ... moreI think they meant that readers (including me) knew that 4.6 score was too high for a phone with that many flaws. We just didn't know what was wrong, so GSMArena quickly figured it out.

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                              • 10 Jun 2019

                              Ali Bashir, 09 Jun 2019Gaming performance, battery life and heat test, so far 8 ho... moreAnd what special about this test?!.. First of all he’s not an expert he doesn’t know how to test heating and graphics performance and even though if he knows how test it still the same performance as any snapdragon 855 around nothing special.

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                                • 10 Jun 2019

                                Ali Bashir, 10 Jun 2019How come the score of this phone suddenly went from 4.6 to 4.2 Cause it doesn’t worth it.

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                                  • 10 Jun 2019

                                  The problem I see is:

                                  Let's say a photo taken by XZ2 has X % of the frame in focus. Xperia 1 photos seem to have 0.3X % in focus. Not sure this happens because the f1.6 and small sensor.

                                  Look at the snail photo. On the right side the castle has blue parts full of details, but look out of focus like a macro shot.

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                                    • 10 Jun 2019

                                    AnonD-706668, 10 Jun 2019This phone beat Google Pixel 3 in terms of low light perfor... moreProve it.

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                                      • 10 Jun 2019

                                      If the sub-score system is just for gsma staff access, how would a reader know it was wrong?

                                        Doum, 10 Jun 2019Yes fhd+ for 1080 not fhd. It's a 4k not 4k+If the base resolution for FHD+ is 1080p then what is the base resolution for FHD?