Sony Xperia 1 V review

11 May 2023


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Anonymous, 14 May 2023Using 1/1.42" for 4:3 mode and new tech that gives thi... moreEh, I would say Find X6 Pro still has the upper hand in terms of general image quality, especially regarding low-light scenes. Both Xperia and Oppo seem to sharpen up the details a touch more than necessary, but the latter shows *vastly* better handling of noise in shadow areas - If you look at all the night photos, you can tell Oppo manages to keep the noise at bay while shooting twice as fast shutter speed and somehow maintaining a similar amount of detail to Xperia's photos (which are far more grainy in comparison).

It definitely makes me suspect that Sony's post-processing algorithms are much more primitive and less efficient compared to what other manufacturers use, as I remember that in the past Oppo was advertising to be using AI-based noise reduction for low-light photos and videos.

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    • Anonymous
    • sXb
    • 15 May 2023

    Once again, no comparison of software support versus competitors in the final verdict. Come on GSMA !

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      • 15 May 2023

      Anonymous, 14 May 2023We already had QHD screens on android 10 years ago so I fee... moreThe S22/23 Ultra have only 8 bit screens though.

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        • Anonymous
        • 8N3
        • 14 May 2023

        Using 1/1.42" for 4:3 mode and new tech that gives this light sensibility similar to 1/1.08" and still does much better than Find X6 pro that is using old and archaic imx989.

        Chinese phones are not gonna get hands on this tech before mid 2024, at least. LMAO !!

        #opposucks

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          • Anonymous
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          • 14 May 2023

          We already had QHD screens on android 10 years ago so I feel like there should be no issues running at 4k all the time in 2023 without performance and battery problems. It's only 50% more pixels than the s22 ultra for example.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 14 May 2023

            Vic.arena, 14 May 2023Big improvement over the Mark iv. ( Much better image qual... moreiPhone video is good as long as there are no people in it. As soonas the person shows up as the subject face becomes orange and facial hair becomes oversharpened. Anyway video on a mobile devices is still miles behind a compact cam or a proper 4K camcoder.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 14 May 2023

              AlexPP, 13 May 2023Do you know what it is????Don't change the topic, if u wanna argue with me, at least diss Dolby Vision, don't register an account on gsmarena only to pull a straw man on me just because you feel insulted

                Anonymous, 14 May 2023I'm most definitely not going to buy a Sony, but I won... moreThey really need to work on this if they actually want people to buy their phones. They can make a big impact in NA since there aren't a lot of brands here.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 14 May 2023

                  I'm most definitely not going to buy a Sony, but I wonder if they have improved their horrible support? Does this get like 1 or 2 major OS update and that's it, or how do they handle them now?

                    Big improvement over the Mark iv.
                    ( Much better image quality, 40% faster cpu, no overheating , sound with more bass, etc.)
                    However, the Video quality is still not on par with the Iphone.

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                      • 14 May 2023

                      Anonymous, 14 May 2023I didnt say that mSD is useless (slower than UFS - yes , ca... moreGood that you included ... For me...'
                      Cause that's exactly what your opinions are valid for

                        Anonymous, 14 May 2023 You misunderstood what Sony did. It does not touching the ... more..Which is exactly what I meant, but I guess my wording was not the best. I understand that it's a multi-aspect sensor that utilises different portions of the sensor depending on whether you're shooting photos or videos.

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                          • 14 May 2023

                          Nick Tegrataker, 12 May 2023"This imx888 is "based" on imx789 used by On... more You misunderstood what Sony did. It does not touching the centre of the sensor. The 52MP sensor has a rectangular shape. When is switching to stills (48MP),it utilizes a square part of the sensor.

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                            • 14 May 2023

                            Slavojic, 14 May 20231. Flash storage was almost always faster than microSD due ... moreI didnt say that mSD is useless (slower than UFS - yes , cause thats undisputed fact). I said that lack of it in most typical scenarios isnt as big problem as some users here complain if it is a problem at all. I think it is not.

                            For me if phone has mSD - ok, if not - also ok. Simply its not point of spec crucial in chosing new phone.

                              Anonymous, 13 May 2023You don't need to be one. I could have hating both Sam... moreCan you elaborate what is difference between a sony manual mode and samsung manual mode... What extra things are there in sony's manual mode

                                proshooter, 14 May 2023Cons are from the Sony Xperia 1 IV, not that different and ... more"Cons are from the Sony Xperia 1 IV, not that different and the 1 V isn't 60 places better is it?"

                                How are you gonna list the cons of a device that has an entirely new camera sensor for the main camera.

                                It's actually improved on a lot of the cons from the previous model.

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                                  AlexPP, 13 May 2023Stupid comment Don't write them then.

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                                    proshooter, 14 May 2023Cons are from the Sony Xperia 1 IV, not that different and ... moreThat , you are so wrong. The difference will be night and day when snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is being used.

                                      SuuperBaka, 14 May 2023"Here are the CONS pointed out on DXOMARK': - St... moreCons are from the Sony Xperia 1 IV, not that different and the 1 V isn't 60 places better is it?

                                        Anonymous, 14 May 2023You forgot another slight CON with the P60 Pro. Propriet... moreNot really. It's just another storage card to help expand data storage on Huawei phones. Use wifi or usb to transfer between devices when you need to.