Sony Xperia 1 II review

29 May 2020


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Welldone sony

Boxy rounded-a-bit is typical sony

Hope you do well this time.

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    • Davy Jones
    • 56F
    • 30 May 2020

    TheGoldenMellifluous, 30 May 2020I'm hoping the battery life is the biggest saving grace her... moreYou forgot to mention xz1 2700mah+sd835=86 hr

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      • Anonymous
      • mpt
      • 30 May 2020

      Been waiting for months for a through review, and this says I have to wait months to get my hands on one

        Now they can release 21:9 4K tablet with a jack or 2.

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          • Anonymous
          • wvR
          • 30 May 2020

          Great, nearly perfect phone to my opinion. Would love to have it for the price of OnePlus 8 Pro or Huawei P40 Pro. Whatever tech Sony put into this new phone, it isn't cost what Sony want for it by any means. Above mentioned competitors aren't far behind but better in many ways than Sony.

            IpsDisplay, 30 May 2020Sharp hands down for both OLED and LCD The sharp aquos R... moreYeah I have heard of Sharp smartphones and their awesome displays. Unfortunately availability of those models are a big issue worldwide.

            From my previous experiences with using many Sharp branded home appliances like air-conditioners and microwaves I admit they manufacture high quality products.

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              • Anonymous
              • Kxr
              • 30 May 2020

              karthik skr, 30 May 2020it does heats up phone. SD's quick charge stills works the... moreYou are still talking in the domain of ancient fast charging tech.
              Research a little more on other fast charging tech before embarrassing yourself further.

                Anonymous, 30 May 2020Modern fast charging hardly heats up phone. You won't find... moreit does heats up phone.
                SD's quick charge stills works the same three level power control. quick charge is nothing but the communication between the adapter and phone to switch between the three power levels
                5V x 2.0A = 10W
                9V x 1.67A = 15W
                12V x 2.0A (or higher) = 24W (or higher)
                during the high power supply level phone heats up because high current is passing at higher potential to the battery and this heats up the battery. fast charging is still not recommended for frequent use and its safe to have a spare low watts adapter

                  Seems like a rushed review so many things this phone has that others don't that were omitted. You mention the fact that it doesn't have a high refresh rate screen which eats battery even while gaming but you didn't mention the heat surpression feature in the game enhancer unless you don't know about it cause you didn't spend enough time with the device. The final firmware should bring night mode and raw capture so why rush to bring a half baked review? Doesn't make sense and only makes a good device look bad.

                    Tazm0n, 30 May 2020how about to crop down for stabilized 4k/6k video or some o... morethat was the main reason 8k cameras were made, to frame, crop or stabilise in post production. but to achieve that you need two main things, higher bitrate and the sharpest lens.
                    there is a reason why todays mirrorless or dslrs doesn't go for the 100mp resolution even in their full frames because you need sharper lens to accommodate the higher resolution this is also critical for a good autofocus since on sensor phase detection auto focus solely depends on the sharpness of the lens (the main reason for s20 ultra's focus hunting issue). this is also the reason why medium format sensors with 50+mp resolutions are usually slower in autofocus and their single lens usually costs both kidneys of your entire family members and are not ideal for sports or action photography (also the sensor readout speed is slow).

                    coming to bitrate, without a higher bitrate (usually takes 1500mbps to 2000mbps for 8k video) even if you crop the 8k to 4k it will look like an oil painting. and then there is the rolling shutter, 33mp crop from 108mp sensor. so overal 8k in a smartphone is possible but impractical, unnecessary and pure stupidity .

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Kxr
                      • 30 May 2020

                      karthik skr, 30 May 2020so you assume anyone commenting in this post is a sony fanb... moreModern fast charging hardly heats up phone.
                      You won't find it on Qualcomm quick charge or USB Power Delivery. Those are inferior charging technologies.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Kxr
                        • 30 May 2020

                        mobileman, 30 May 2020hmm, 'cant test battery'... erh why not...bcoz sony tell 'n... more100hr? More like Under 80hr.

                          RishiGuru, 30 May 2020I agree. Other than 4K nothing in the display excites me. C... moreSharp hands down for both OLED and LCD

                          The sharp aquos R5G for example

                          I wish sharp had the production power to make their panels mainstream

                          I have not seen a display for smartphones better than ones from sharp

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                            • mobileman
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                            • 30 May 2020

                            hmm, 'cant test battery'... erh why not...bcoz sony tell 'not do it'..

                            looks it has lausy battery, under 100h for sure,i cant see what is different much if sofware update coming.
                            also old tech.

                            under 400 phone.

                            sad

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                              • t7N
                              • 30 May 2020

                              I expected more from GSMArena. I know you're not just consumers who whine of price without paying attention to technology. Your review was a bit behind compared to others. The late post could have meant more time researching about Sony's integration of its technologies not just in camera but in real-world performance, gaming, usability, battery health, whole range of entertainment hardware, tv tech, cinema and audio tech. Kindly review your thoughts about the zoom of S20s. They capture shapes and shadows, make them bigger and sharper than call it zoom. Lol. A fan of S20s beautify? Also Sony was the first to use the 3.5mm jack in 1979, kinda old but not if you have an audio review expert. Do you know heat suppression? Latency issues in wireless earpods? Sarcasm is shallow without explaining the ideal benchmark. It just shows how S20s and Iphones limit people's standards.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Kxr
                                • 30 May 2020

                                Anonymous, 30 May 2020The number of comments her is more than sales of the phone ... moreTouche!

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • NL{
                                  • 30 May 2020

                                  The number of comments her is more than sales of the phone since it's launch... Fans are really something else.
                                  *Grabs popcorn while enjoying Spiderman on PS4 on my Sony TV*

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 30 May 2020

                                    So the battery life is bad, as you would expect with that screen. They just don't want you to know it. Xperia 10 ii will be the better buy.

                                      IpsDisplay, 30 May 2020Honestly I think this phone represents diminishing returns ... moreI agree. Other than 4K nothing in the display excites me. Color reproduction is not very accurate in Xperia 1 II. I am not from OLEDs are ALWAYS better than LCDs crowd, as I believe both have their pros and cons. Frankly I have found the best color accurate displays are almost always LCDs in smartphones barring a few very well calibrated OLEDs.

                                      Just curious to know from your standpoint the best smartphone displays you have ever seen or heard of.

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                                        • Tazm0n
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                                        • 30 May 2020

                                        karthik skr, 30 May 20208k is useless than impressive. is still don't know why they... morehow about to crop down for stabilized 4k/6k video or some other effect or to grab stills like the S20Ultra?

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