Sony Xperia 1 II review

29 May 2020


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leony7425, 04 Jun 2020I am just saying it is unfair to post a review on pre-relea... moreWell, to be fair, its Sonys fault to even send them in the device with prerelease software for a review.

What I mind is just not testing out the main advertising features of the phone.

For ex, they test the portrait mode, instead of portraits from main cam that produces well balanced natural bokeh portraits due to its sensor AF and iToF.

Go to official phones site and see the banners, their supposed selling points, and then compare to this here.

    [deleted post]There you go, all in constructivly...
    {Clap, clap, clap}

      Anonymous, 04 Jun 2020Wow... though in a sneaky way you almost admitted y'all wer... moreOk, some links please?

        AnonD-937325, 03 Jun 2020If this phone's panel is also made by Samsung, that's kinda... moreNot a matter of who made the panel or what. It's how the panel is used by a certain manufacturer.
        Sony also used LG OLED for their TV, but their picture processing is far more advanced than anyone else, making it the best OLED screen TV in the market today.

        Besides, I'd like to see a valid proof that it is indeed a Samsung panel. I did search for it, and found no real evidence that it was indeed from Samsung.

          PotatoHead, 03 Jun 2020That's the thing. Burn ins aren't a massive issue like peop... moreWell of course if the panel is well-conserved, then burn ins can be prevented from happening.
          However, people are now getting more and more dependent on their phones in the modern times, and use the phone for almost the entire day, especially now at this time of pandemic, where people are inside their homes and have a lot of time spent on using their phones.
          OLED's main advantage over IPS LCD is the more lively color reproduction and better brightness, and since many also like to watch contents on their phones, it's also nice to have a bright display for great HDR quality clips viewed on the screen. But setting it on the lowest brightness simply defeats that purpose. So in that regards, Sony limited the brightness of their OLED screens to around 600 nits to prevent this issue from happening, and others could've taken the same precautionary measure as well. In fact, for an expensive $1400 phone, you simply don't expect flaws like this to happen in such a short period of time.
          As a matter of fact, Sony knows this technology more than the others. They've pioneered this screen tech after all.
          That's why you can barely find any reports on Sony OLED phones suffering from burn in, even if you try hard (except those demo units on stores, which is to be expected from a phone running at max brightness 24hrs).

            [deleted post]It's true though. There are things that people say bad about this phone from the things they don't understand.
            I am a Sony fan, and the moment we try to explain things on why things are like this or how they're wrong about something, and tell them in a nice manner, we always end up getting red-tagged as blind fanboys, and settle for insults whenever we show people some evidences and proofs of the point we're saying (or at least that's always the case for me).
            This war will never end until people start to talk with us properly and have a healthy discussion, but it won't happen unless the trolls here are gone. There's a difference between constructive criticism and just purely messing around saying nonsense on things they don't even have any idea about.

              Anonymous, 31 May 2020Every phone right from OnePlus 8 pro to Galaxy s20 to p40 p... moreI am just saying it is unfair to post a review on pre-release software. I am not a Sony Brand boy, if you are happy with the way they post the reviews based on pre-release software its totally fine with me.

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                • Anonymous
                • LHe
                • 04 Jun 2020

                No problem to wait until the end of summer to pick this up for under $1000. A the time of the 5 II release this thing should go for about or perhaps under $900

                  HappyBerry, 03 Jun 2020It's pretty much there if you factor in the headphone being... moreYeah I know.. In fact I replied someone that including headphones its a very good deal. But I have 6 headphones/earphones at home and I don't want any more. So for me there is no point in spending extra 300 for a pair of cans- be it the best in the market.

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                    • TX6
                    • 04 Jun 2020

                    Dman too expensive, they should fight for the market/client, not pretend to be an iPhone. There is a Samsung Galaxy S20+ at this price and we have a bit € left ;)
                    I would like to see a blind test, compare photos. I am waiting for the 5.5 - 5.8 inch version aka Compact but only for a reasonable price. If not most people will buy S10+, S10e or new iPhone/Galaxy.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • I8m
                      • 04 Jun 2020

                      Tann Hauser, 03 Jun 2020Well, I ve seen most of them speaker tests, as I am interes... moreWow... though in a sneaky way you almost admitted y'all were wrong. That's new.
                      Exactly. It's not louder or better than the rest. It just catches up to most. And that's what those videos show so far.

                        Anonymous, 03 Jun 2020no. Like usual there are videos proving the opposite but en... moreWell, I ve seen most of them speaker tests, as I am interested in this, and am not twisting anything, but basing my opinion on what Ive heard on YT tests.

                        Of course, real life experience would be better for comparisson, but given this here rev doesnt do a proper audio testing, we can only rely on audio recordings from YT testers.
                        From what I ve heard so far, Dolby on those widely separated front facing speakers sounds indeed better and more immersive than most, even if not the loudest or whatever.
                        I just tend to trust J Bagnell on this, he is a proper audiophile with years of experience in smartphone audio testing.

                        So please, link the YT comparissons you mention. I ve might have missed those.

                          Nice comeback for Sony. But just too expensive. Following Xperia will hopefully even better in terms of camera. And, like I wrote before, Sony should develop a new line of QX-Lenses for mobiles. There is a market for it, because mobile camera quality is a USP. Imagine nice bundles which they could easily sell for such prices... In marketing campaigns they could compare imagine quality with „normal“ phones.

                          And please publish the review of Xperia 10 ii now...

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                            • 03 Jun 2020

                            PotatoHead, 03 Jun 2020That's the thing. Burn ins aren't a massive issue like peop... moreOn top of it being a severely over exaggerated issue just like you state people also claim it as if lcd doesn't have its own issues that oled do not.
                            Lcds can have back light issues for instance.

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                              • I8m
                              • 03 Jun 2020

                              Smithravi, 03 Jun 2020Proving opposite?? Drop a link where X1 II has performed po... moreDrop a quote where I said it was poor...
                              I specifically said it was great. Stop twisting things and putting words in peoples mouths just to suite you bias.

                              I even went in depth to specifically point out exactly what I meant and provide that I could clearly tell it has great audio.
                              Learn to read.

                                Nick.B, 03 Jun 2020Btw I have 5 year old Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE but I d... moreThat's the thing. Burn ins aren't a massive issue like people make it out to be. Yeah it does happen and it does suck but that's a limitation of the technology and as far as I'm aware, burn ins are covered under warranty, or at least samsung does it, not sure for apple but I guess it's the same.
                                Still, no amount of burn ins will make me switch back to an IPS panel.

                                  Anonymous, 03 Jun 2020no. Like usual there are videos proving the opposite but en... moreProving opposite?? Drop a link where X1 II has performed poor sound quality please??
                                  Surpassing Pixel XL, iphone 11 pro and samsung s20 Ultra in terms of quality is not enough??? Just because the other 3 can be louder doesn't mean they have great audio compared to X1 II. Just saying.

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                                    • 03 Jun 2020

                                    Android Master, 03 Jun 20202)Lie. 3)Lie. 4) Samsung displays are the best in the ind... moreIf this phone's panel is also made by Samsung, that's kinda crazy and funny. Those who says Sony's displays are the best, what's good?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • I8m
                                      • 03 Jun 2020

                                      Smithravi, 03 Jun 2020Audio quality depends on both hardware and software. Sony h... moreWhen I say not surpassing most I mean because many are all up there with great quality and volume at this point. Obviously there are many that are not quite at the high end level that it does surpass. But it only matches up to the better players

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • I8m
                                        • 03 Jun 2020

                                        Smithravi, 03 Jun 2020Audio quality depends on both hardware and software. Sony h... moreno. Like usual there are videos proving the opposite but endless sony fans swarming to claim otherwise.
                                        The audio is great but is not surpassing most.

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