Sony Xperia 1 V review

11 May 2023


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CargoJoe, 12 May 2023Wonder if you read the part where it said "camera does... moreWonder if you know I'm referring to CPU & GPU stress test.

    MRSTEK, 12 May 2023Bad thermal management as expectedWonder if you read the part where it said "camera doesn't overheat".

      [deleted post]No, even Pixels have better thermal management

        Bad thermal management as expected

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          • 12 May 2023

          Solid review.

          I still using purple OG X1 and serve me quite well from 2019. The only weaken parts is just the battery which start to degrade, the rest is quite good and I didn't expect old SD855 still can perform very good for 2023.

          I am not urge to upgrade since I am already have compact APS-C mirrorless a6000 kit as my main shooting gear so I declare my end game pursuing smartphone with ultimate camera. But at least, I have nice option down the road when my OG X1 breaks and I planning to using it as longer as possible until it completely in unusable state.

            Anonymous, 12 May 2023Portion of your comment: "What is questionable, howev... moreGiven the nature of IMX888 being used as a multi-aspect sensor, it would be straight-up incorrect to call it a 12MP or 48MP sensor solely based on the portion of the sensor used for shooting photos. I rest my case here as that's not the point that I wanted to emphasise, but I'll refer to it as a 48MP sensor from now on since I will be focusing on the photographic aspect of this camera.

            "Some stuff that can be well sone at 12, would not be well done at 48. Some penalties exist"
            The entire point of having a 48MP Quad Bayer sensor is that you can switch between those two modes. A full-res mode is definitely beneficial when you want to capture additional details and this is just an undeniable fact, even though there will be a considerable increase in noise if you start shooting at higher ISO settings. The 2x digital zoom looks like crap on this phone because it's a simple upscale from a 3MP image, and it makes no sense to lock it to 12MP mode and advertise it as a 48MP sensor.

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              Nick Tegrataker, 12 May 2023"This imx888 is "based" on imx789 used by On... morePortion of your comment: "What is questionable, however, is that Sony treats this sensor as having only 13MP rather than 52MP".

              There is no 13.

              48 locked at 12 for same reason done to A7s3 and pixel 6/7.
              Some stuff that can be well sone at 12, would not be well done at 48. Some penalties exist.
              Also, does not make sense the 8K for Cinema Pro since the other two cant do it. User would be locked at one focal length for whole project.


                Anonymous, 12 May 2023This imx888 is "based" on imx789 used by OnePlus ... more"This imx888 is "based" on imx789 used by OnePlus 10 Pro.
                It is not 4:3 ...."

                I know that and I already pointed that out in my comment on the press-release article of Xperia 1 V. I'm saying it's 52MP because that's just the resolution of the sensor, in fact if you re-read my comment, you can see that I said "the centre 3MP portion of the **12MP** image", not 13MP.

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                  • 12 May 2023

                  I already have an S23+ i'll like to try Sony but may be the 10 v

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                    Anton-, 12 May 2023You install the G cam and that's it, you'll have ... moreG cam only improves lame phones like redmi note.
                    It is proven.

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                      • 12 May 2023

                      Nick Tegrataker, 12 May 2023- The actual screen-on battery life falls behind the compet... moreThis imx888 is "based" on imx789 used by OnePlus 10 Pro.
                      It is not 4:3 ....

                      You can never use more than 48MP in 4:3 ratio.
                      Imx300 (z5/XZ) was total 25.1 or 25.3MP , 23 effective.
                      Multi-aspect too.

                      Same or almost same FOV between photo and video modes prevent loss of resolution when EIS is used.

                        Anton-, 12 May 2023You install the G cam and that's it, you'll have ... moreGCam historically hasn't worked well on Xperia from what I remember. Moreover, it doesn't address any of the issues I mentioned at all.

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                          Anonymous, 11 May 2023It has 16GB unlock version for Japan. Imx989 does not hav... moreThe scratch resistance of ceramic glass is around ten times higher than standard glass.

                            Nick Tegrataker, 12 May 2023- The actual screen-on battery life falls behind the compet... moreYou install the G cam and that's it, you'll have automatic shots and videos without problems!!!

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                              James Nana, 12 May 2023Some much potential but packed with features that appeal to... moreIf someone is casual user, should not even spend more than 500 on cellphone to begin with.

                              It is like buying Dell Alienware laptop just to watch videos and read news.

                                - The actual screen-on battery life falls behind the competitors, but in the tradition of Xperia, it has a very good standby time so it manages to score similarly to other flagships in terms of the overall battery endurance. Sony's idol power consumption management has always been stellar since 10 years ago, which is definitely worth noting.

                                - It's good to see Xperia 1 finally gaining an auto brightness boost. Sure it doesn't outshine the competition, but hey, at least the display remains mostly visible outside now. That extremely primitive HRR implementation, though..

                                - Unimpressive performance stability in both CPU and GPU. I thought Find X6 Pro wasn't doing particularly well in these torture tests among all the 8g2-powered flagships, and oh boy, Xperia 1 V turns out to be even less impressive overall. Although to be fair, it does throttle a tiny bit less than X6 Pro in the GPU part. In the end, S23 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Ultra still take the cake here.

                                - I would say the main camera performance is quite impressive. The details are sharpened than I would like, which could be said for almost all phones apart from the recent Xiaomi flagships, but I like the general colour rendition and the lack of oil-painting effect, and the sensor's significantly improved light-collecting ability over the predecessor is clearly showing in the night time shots (although they are pretty noisy for some reason). This time around the lens is tack-sharp corner-to-corner, too!

                                - What is questionable, however, is that Sony treats this sensor as having only 13MP rather than 52MP - I could be generous and let the lack of support for a full-resolution output in Photo Pro and 8K recording in Video/Cinema Pro slide, but the fact that it doesn't even utilise the extra resolution in 2x zoom but only upscales and oversharpens the centre 3MP portion of the 12MP image is.. very disappointing. Pixel 6 situation all over again, folks.

                                - Excellent video quality during the day, but falls short at night. I guess the message here is "Just capture the footage in HLG and adjust the exposure later for the maximum quality", but it's not extremely practical if you *just* want a good-looking low-light video and don't want to fiddle with the footage.

                                I would definitely like to try it out in the store, but since Sony hasn't released a new phone where I live since the OG Xperia 1, my hope is pretty thin.

                                  Some much potential but packed with features that appeal to only a niche of the market and for a premium price no less. Many casual users who want simple point and shoot camera devices that also have to be good gaming phones will probably go for other devices with cheaper prices.

                                    [deleted post]Xperia 1 IV had mmWave.

                                      [deleted post]what do you need the 18GB ram for? just for bragging! because this phone can run so smooth like butter even if it has 8GB of ram.... 12GB is more than enough with it's power efficient CPU and GPU.... it's not about high numbers but it's about the capabilities.

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                                        IpsDisplay, 11 May 2023How is Sony's "mobile" division doing now?Revenue dropped 1% compared to previous fiscal year.
                                        Xperia generated about € 2,429 billion.
                                        Money has been stable since 1,5 and 10 series replaced XZ.

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