Sony Xperia 1 II review

29 May 2020


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  • 05 Jun 2020

Tann Hauser, 05 Jun 2020You missed the point entirely. Seems to me you are not ev... moreI didn't miss anything.
You tried to use the equalizer as an excuse to make up for a lacking. But most others have an equalizer and many with dobly to boot.

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    • 05 Jun 2020

    Tann Hauser, 05 Jun 2020Drivers are used for hardware managment. I tend to disagree... moreOn top of what they already replied.. nobody said equalizer didn't help.
    However it can only do so much. And I personally wouldn't say that speakers are tuned with everything at zero. I feel like they are tweaked a certain way with most devices

      Anonymous, 04 Jun 2020Wow.... Because that is not common on many devices already.... moreYou missed the point entirely.
      Seems to me you are not even responding for the sake of tech debate, but just for sake of unnecessary arguing.

        Tann Hauser, 05 Jun 2020Drivers are used for hardware managment. I tend to disagree... moreBy a driver I meant for transducer (the physical speaker component that emits sound by vibrating diaphragm), not the software driver that manages the speaker sound.

          Nick Tagataka, 05 Jun 2020If the drivers are not capable of delivering sufficient amo... moreDrivers are used for hardware managment. I tend to disagree here.
          Equilisers do matter quite a lot, are application of sound drivers, for enhancing sound qualities and volume to ones liking. What sound you get out of the box is just another preset of equilised sound range for lows, mids and highs, set as 0.

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            • 05 Jun 2020

            Anonymous, 04 Jun 2020You are beyond missing the point. The point is you cannot... moreI don't think i am. Quite the opposite. 700 comments about DxOMark scores and lab results, while claiming that the difference cannot been seen or heard without proper lab equipment. Do you even understand what am i trying to say?

              Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020Sony actually has an equilizer for Dolby, with presets and ... moreIf the drivers are not capable of delivering sufficient amount of bass in the first place, then there's not much Equaliser can do about it. I have two phones with Dolby Atmos equalisers so I know how effective they can be and their limitations. My P30's speaker sounds thumpier and more balanced with Dolby set to "Film" mode, but it still doesn't match the clarity and deeper bass of my S10.

                Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020If you are willing, go to Patreon, Somegadgetguy. He has a... moreI guess I'd wait for Notebookcheck to publish their full analysis on it, but Juan's reviews were definitely my blind spot. Thanks for the suggestion.

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                  • 05 Jun 2020

                  Krazy , 04 Jun 2020Just pre ordered mine on O2 refresh contract Price of hand... moreGreat deal! Wish I had in my country.

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                    • 05 Jun 2020

                    I heard one store in Germany have sent emails to costumers the demand is high and they are in trouble to deliver the products.

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                      • I8m
                      • 04 Jun 2020

                      Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020That is the problem, but its always been like that, since t... moreFor this one... I'll give it to you. Sound and logical post.

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                        • 04 Jun 2020

                        Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020Sony actually has an equilizer for Dolby, with presets and ... moreNot to mention you specifically chose one aspect of an entire list of things made a point of. Just to side track with useless info on that one aspect

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 04 Jun 2020

                          Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020Sony actually has an equilizer for Dolby, with presets and ... moreWow.... Because that is not common on many devices already... oh wait... it is...

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                            • 04 Jun 2020

                            Just pre ordered mine on O2 refresh contract
                            Price of handset £799 and you get a pair of wireless noise cancelling headphones at that price you can't go wrong

                              Nick Tagataka, 04 Jun 2020Not if the actual drivers powering the speakers aren't any ... moreSony actually has an equilizer for Dolby, with presets and everything. Dont feel the base much, go and set a higher level for lower frequencies.

                              https://youtu.be/3FFNzCt07Wg

                                Alex, 04 Jun 2020See, that's the main problem today. You're waiting for some... moreThat is the problem, but its always been like that, since the age of online reviews.
                                But yes, some online seen numbers wont ever equal the real life experience.
                                Those Sony headsets in the bundle, are praised as one of the best wireless ones, but most certainly are not the most loudest or maybe not even the best by measured numbers, as they have noise cancelling. But seems from reviews, the actuall experience using them, is top.

                                When Im buying a TV, I dont go searching for random numbers on internet, I go to the store and carefully watch the quality difference, and then I buy what I actually liked seeing first hand. Of course the pricepoint and type of screen are considered. I d myself would never buy OLED TV.

                                Problem with Xperias is... you cant even go and check them out in most stores anymore.
                                So about the screen or sound, we can mostly rely on YT compares, but have to be careful in digesting those. For sound, tester should use at least a stereo microphone set in front, for screen, a dark room surrounding and an out in the sun scenario.
                                Unfortunately, there is no good method yet to experience real headphone quality over internet, or screen higher hz performance. That certainly has to be done in real life scenario.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 04 Jun 2020

                                  Tann Hauser, 04 Jun 2020If you are willing, go to Patreon, Somegadgetguy. He has a... moreWe know it's positive. So all of you constantly repeating that is getting us nowhere. The issue is not whether it is good or not. The issue is you Sony knights trying to proclaim is audio as superior to the rest. And claiming there are many places proving this. When in fact is not and there are not.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • I8m
                                    • 04 Jun 2020

                                    Alex, 04 Jun 2020I DO NOT believe that you're checking the camera, screen, s... moreYou are beyond missing the point.
                                    The point is you cannot physically test something like the exact claim of the display brightness nits or speaker decibel level. Or Sony's claim of 20db crosstalk. Not without proper objective tests and equipment.

                                    You can tell if a display is nice and vibrant or bright. If it works well in the sun.
                                    But you can't verify it actually reaches its advertised brightness nits of 600, 800, or whatever unless you have lab equipment to test it.
                                    And you can tell whether the colors are very vibrant or accurate. But 95% of people couldn't tell if the accuracy is actually hitting an advertised mark unless they used lab equipment to get scientific measurements.

                                    You listen to speakers and hear if they live up to a certain quality.
                                    But you can't measure if they reach a certain specific decibel or if the crosstalk was really reduced to a certain amount unless you have lab test equipment for it.

                                    Why do you think gsmarena and other places have these lab tests for???

                                      Nick Tagataka, 04 Jun 2020Audio quality is very hard to quantify it and often quality... moreIf you are willing, go to Patreon, Somegadgetguy.
                                      He has a full in depth tech review dedicated to Sony Xperia 1 II audio, speakers and jack quality.
                                      And it is quite positive.
                                      Or wait for NotebookCheck review.

                                      Cause we aint getting any more detailed audio reviews on Arena anymore obviously.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • I8m
                                        • 04 Jun 2020

                                        Shanti Dope, 04 Jun 2020"How does setting a lower maximum brightness level than nor... moreHad to make a separate point for this one...

                                        Regarding Apple
                                        --"they're not even investing into R&D for display advancements either (the last one was the Retina display"
                                        Retina display is nothing but a marketing term for surpassing 300ppi.
                                        It is not any form of special technology.

                                        IN FACT I believe the first device to do that was a Sony phone. Years before Apple did it. So that was not any form of r&d or pioneering from Apple at all.

                                        And as for this...
                                        --"it was during the time of Steve Jobs when Apple was actually investing into R&D instead of creating an existing stuff, customize a bit to make it a little better, then price it as if the world has never had it before)."
                                        No... all that is because of jobs. And exactly why it is still like that today. Like retina. Just rebranding existing technology to fool people into thinking they made something special. When in reality it was already created and pioneered by others.

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