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 2019It has terrible battery life. I have to charge my xperia 1 ... moreThen there is something wrong with your phone or you dont have other life outside of the phone.

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    sohail shafayat, 09 Jun 2019for any ratio, 2160p is for 4K. to be proper 4K on a 21:9 s... moreYes fhd+ for 1080 not fhd. It's a 4k not 4k+

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      Milad, 09 Jun 2019Lots of none sense comments comming from people who don't e... moreWhat's the number of the build ? The number 278 improve performances and camera performances in low ligth and camera bugs

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        Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019What a pathetic excuse. Other brands also have similar stam... moreYes, with stamina performances only x1 processeur, uscpale and dynamic vibration are de desable. Other flaship not have this fonctions and it's a very high consommation

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          • 10 Jun 2019

          xz1 compact much better phone! sad that they now make phones what is no point to buy. compare the battery life! and yes, phone without energy is not a phone, but just something useless.

            A marvelous device for a ten year celebration of pure technology. Not to mention they had ten years ago with its Ericsson patents 10 years above its time concepts. Quality and performance at its notch. Sony it's simply The Daddy with this One! Like.no.Other!

              How come the score of this phone suddenly went from 4.6 to 4.2

                Why did @gsmarena drop the rating from 4,6 to 4,2? or is/was it a mistake?

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                  AshWilliams89, 10 Jun 2019I have the phone, end the battery seems better than on my p... moreIt has terrible battery life. I have to charge my xperia 1 at least 2 times daily.

                    haha, 10 Jun 2019if you dont use your phone, its battery actually lasts many... moreI have the phone, end the battery seems better than on my previous XZ1 so no issues there.
                    Due I dont loiter around, nose all the time in the phone screen during working days, then its enough for me. I myself use it mostly for point and shoot and in the evening, in bed for news and youtube or netflix. So in my situation the battery lasts almost 2 days.

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                      everett2000, 10 Jun 2019What utter nonsense - there's plenty of reason and you give... moreSony images are downright terrible. I have many sony flagships including this junk.

                        79h endurance rating, 10 Jun 2019joke, it does not last even one day usage, pointless phone.unless you are not working and using ur phone all the time, then yes the battery can last you a day. I found that sometimes when i am busy during work i cant possibly finish the battery before day ends.

                        later on i practice 40-80% charging range so most of the time if i am sitting in my office i will just plug in to my laptop docking and charge my phone. i dont remove my usb c cable as it is just a cheap cable and i can leave it on my table and it will still be there next day.

                        so for my work of 50% in office 50% in production line, the battery is good enough. but for those that commute alot and use phone for media a lot during working hours, yea then it would not be enough

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                          Yessir, 10 Jun 2019If you don't watch a ton of media the battery is actually superb if you dont use your phone, its battery actually lasts many days! but question is, why you need phone if you dont use it? for accessory?

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                            • 10 Jun 2019

                            joke, it does not last even one day usage, pointless phone.

                              everett2000, 10 Jun 2019What utter nonsense - there's plenty of reason and you give... moreAnd I agree yes.
                              Been pixelpeep examining both from samples here. Xperia is just a better lowlight shooter, in daylight some noise but better detail, while in lowlight just the opossite, much less noise with better detail preservation.
                              Raw noise reduction does really good.

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                                • 10 Jun 2019

                                If you don't watch a ton of media the battery is actually superb

                                  everett2000, 09 Jun 2019I know! And people STILL leave it all over the place :P ... moreThere is info about DolbyAudio sound over wireless ability too. Check that out once you get the headphones.

                                  Although Im all for wired headphones still. Wireless just isnt convenient enough for me.

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                                    Anonymous, 09 Jun 20192 years later your battery does not have same capacity it h... moreNah, my 2 years old x compact still have the SAME sot as newly owned. Thanks to batterycare.

                                      everett2000, 10 Jun 2019What utter nonsense - there's plenty of reason and you give... moreAt least Sony gives users an option to shoot either without HDR, and with HDR.
                                      With so many autoHDR phones out there, phones lost certain abilities of DSLR cameras, especially for some lowlight scenarios where HDR does more harm than good.
                                      I need a camera without preset HDR algorithms to get some excellent looking lowlight shady noire looking shots if I feel like getting one.

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                                        Anonymous, 10 Jun 2019Turn on Stamina and you get at least 20% more from Xperia. Turning ON stamania reduces performance....so you may well buy a cheaper phone ( midrange ) with bigger battery....is nonsense. Shame on Sony for compromising