Sony Xperia 1 II review

29 May 2020


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[deleted post]"I'm surprised at how much I've enjoyed using this Xperia—so much so that I didn't want to switch back to another phone, which is truly a first for me when it comes to Sony phones."

This is what a 4K HDR display on Sony Xperia can do to you.

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    • 06 Jun 2020

    saved, 06 Jun 2020A typical 4k TV has full RGB resolution of 2160*3840*3 (eac... more2K? Dumbest word I found this week, this is really mobile tech community that nobody noticed it. Or am I wrong that the word was fine in mobile forums.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 06 Jun 2020

      Techradar and Wired say posted battery endurance as Pro.

        Anonymous, 06 Jun 2020A lot of comparisons are relying off perceived volume becau... moreWell, not on GSM. Sure their score is based on loudness, but their test, recordings are much better than those in that Youtube video.
        Not to mention they test speakers in those video with phones in a stand that covers botom speaker .. what a joke.

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          • Anonymous
          • LHe
          • 06 Jun 2020

          Anonymous, 06 Jun 2020That's specially referring to subpixel density. That does... moreMobile pentile OLED can 't produce constant whites, they shift continuosly from warm to cold on the same screen when holding the phone straight on. Also, pentile has a much bigger gap between subpixels, has unequal subpixel sizes, and so on. The best thing about it is the packaging, it's super slim compared to LCD and it's a lot cheaper than 10bit LCD.

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            • Anonymous
            • I8m
            • 06 Jun 2020

            Fearghast, 06 Jun 2020You know there are test on this site ... not to mention, Xi... moreA lot of comparisons are relying off perceived volume because of the front facing placement rather than objective comparisons.

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              • Anonymous
              • I8m
              • 06 Jun 2020

              saved, 06 Jun 2020A typical 4k TV has full RGB resolution of 2160*3840*3 (eac... moreThat's specially referring to subpixel density.
              That does not even begin to describe the rest of all the display aspects.
              Oled is so superior on most ways.
              And penile helps combat the arrangement. Pentile 4k is still perceivably sharper than 2.5K. Pentile 2.5K is still perceivably sharper than 1080p.

              And since when was resolution or sub pixel array the only thing that counted in deciding display quality?

                Waiting for this Sony xperia here in SA...if they don't release it here I'll import it...its a must have for me

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                  • I@a
                  • 06 Jun 2020

                  this could have been perfect for me if it has 90 or 120 refresh rate since it is a flagship phone. Maybe the upgraded version of this will and i can wait for it and hope for more brightness. The fingerprint at the side is much better than in-display and the rest of the features such as expandable storage, 3.5 jack and no notch should be kept always.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 06 Jun 2020

                    Fearghast, 06 Jun 2020You know there are test on this site ... not to mention, Xi... moreOn this site there is an EQ curve and loudness based off some custom reference point. It's like audible description how good of color reproduction screen has

                      Anonymous, 06 Jun 2020For those who are wondering about speaker performance vs... moreYou know there are test on this site ... not to mention, Xiaomi does not even has front facing speakers and ...

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                        • RNr
                        • 06 Jun 2020

                        Sepfian, 06 Jun 2020So, which one better, this phone's dispaly, I or S20+ ? A typical 4k TV has full RGB resolution of 2160*3840*3 (each pixel has 3 subpixels, Red, Green and Blue), resulting in total of 24 883 200 color dots.

                        Smartphone 4k OLED hardly surpasses 2k IPS installed in LG G6.
                        Get your calculator ready.
                        Sony X1/X1m2, 21:9 4k OLED = 12 625 920! It's twice less than in a 4k TV.
                        3840*1644 green, but red and blue are only 1920*1644, = 3840*1644*2

                        LG G6, 2:1 2k IPS = 12 441 600. Surprised?
                        2880*1440 in all three colors = 2880*1440*3

                        Samsung S20, 20:9, 2k OLED = 9 216 000 dots, and it's this many only because of stretched display. Be it 18:9 it would be less.
                        3200*1440 green dots, 1600*1440 blue and red = 3200*1440*2

                        Sony 18:9 1080p IPS = 6 998 400, very modest
                        2160*1080 in all three colors = 2160*1080*3

                        Remember Sony XZ Premium 16:9 4k IPS? It has only 16 588 800 dots in total.
                        3840*1440 was its real RGB resolution, not 2160. Subpixel cheating again.

                        So, people who say smartphone OLED 4k doesn't differ from real smartpone IPS 2k, are partially right. Because of the ducking Pentile, the real dot count differs from what they claim to be the real resolution.

                        So far, Sony's 4k is the first real 2k OLED... And it's sad, because Samsung's 2k OLED hardly surpassed FullHD by subpixel density. And they call OLED a superior technology, LOL.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 06 Jun 2020

                          For those who are wondering about speaker performance

                          vs Pixel 4XL
                          https://youtu.be/mKiS3Z9BjYo?t=333

                          vs P40 Pro
                          https://youtu.be/zYeUY5DL6Po?t=265

                          vs S20 Ultra
                          https://youtu.be/5dIZmWKoRFE?t=322

                          vs Aquos R5G
                          https://youtu.be/4q4HtCORniQ?t=282

                          vs Xperia 1
                          https://youtu.be/bcc2RizuHAk?t=347

                          vs Xperia 10 II
                          https://youtu.be/-_4jykm9fqc?t=290

                            So, which one better, this phone's dispaly, I or S20+ ?

                              robdevil XI, 06 Jun 2020It is unlocked. All o2 devices are unlocked now.Isn't it by any chance, that ALL carrier branded phones are unlocked in Europe?
                              BTW I really hate O2 firmware on devices, so much bloatware, ads etc.
                              But if it's flashing that easy as you say ... no issue then :)
                              When I tried to flash my Xperia 5, I must say I run into issues of firmwares not being available for every hardware revision.

                                Anonymous, 06 Jun 2020Thats most phones. Especially around or right before release.Most phones have a ton of reviews available when they are released - Xperia 1 II was released, don't tell me only 5 journalists got the phone for a review?
                                Why there are no more reviews? It is Sony request not to release review with broken firmware? People do not care for Sony (I purposely ignore "vocal minority")?

                                My only point is that I find it really strange. It's like a seeing Xperia 1 II on the shelf and only tumbleweed passing by.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 06 Jun 2020

                                  Nick Tagataka, 06 Jun 2020To be fair, in the our conversation I wasn't entirely clear... moreThat part yes.
                                  However this type of thing is normal with them. Plus they literally took your whole comment and ignored all but one part to nitpick at that one aspect.
                                  And even based on what they thought you said they still made an incorrect claim. So it was wrong either way.
                                  Then turned around and said I was missing something for calling them out.

                                    paul4sg, 05 Jun 2020You can pay £799 and cancel any plan - they told me s... moreThat's awesome deal then - if you can flash it, can cancel plan anytime (right when you buy it preferably) and you get WH headphones ... that's really sweet deal.

                                      Anonymous, 06 Jun 2020Uh no. Nice try though. You made an incorrect statement w... moreTo be fair, in the our conversation I wasn't entirely clear about what I meant by "drivers", so it's not really his fault that he misunderstood my intention.

                                        Shui8, 05 Jun 2020I dont use so much speaker for listening video/music... but... moreI couldn't find the sound settings menu in the stock music app that you mentioned so I updated it manually through APKMirror, and now suddenly it's there! Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely take a dive into it.

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