Sony Xperia 1 V review

11 May 2023


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Anonymous, 12 Oct 2023You expect people to carry a usb adaptor plus other me... moreHe doesn't realize that Sony has currently shown an amazing hardware, with an amazing sensor and amazing software. This is written by a person who has a full frame (35mm) camera capable of 4K120p with the lowest amount of noise on the market..
They are probably competitors' employees. No normal person who tested 1V will write such nonsense with "weak camera". With the entry 1V into the market, we have a new chapter in mobile videography. Have a nice day.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 12 Oct 2023

    Mr. Volinski, 03 Oct 2023Who is this phone for? A pro would never buy this as they... moreYou expect people to carry a usb adaptor plus other media, when it's perfectly possible to just have an internal one? what kind of logic is that? The fact is, the only reason they took out the microSD slot is so they can upcharge people who are running out of space with their cloud services. Their cloud services is so slow compared to accessing the microSD card and also it requires you to always use your data or have wifi around you. You obviously never use high end cans if you don't think having a 3.5mm jack with quad DAC as unnecessary. And as for the camera. The reason people prefer Sony is because no other phone vendors give you RAW images without any sort of AI interference. Samsung's RAW is still AI influenced. Other vendor's definition of RAW images is "I will still mess with the output but won't compress it. Sony is the only one will leave your RAW images alone. Also. Samsung's pro mode is laughable.

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      • Siju vkm
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      • 08 Oct 2023

      So,wy u give 4.5 rate ,,plz explane

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        • 04 Oct 2023

        Mr. Volinski, 03 Oct 2023Who is this phone for? A pro would never buy this as they... moreXD weak camera? Type Low light 4K samples | Xperia 1V

          Who is this phone for?
          A pro would never buy this as they can just get S23 ultra and shoot raw.
          An informed noob would never buy this because it's expensive and frankly there are options at half this price that are better for noobs like the pixel phones or iphones.
          This phone is designed for sony fans, it offers no advantage over the competition and it's main draw, the camera is weak, this is why it put on these non features on the device that are simply not enough.

          And to those dying on the expandable storage hill, you should know you can plug in any card into any android device, you just need a USB adapter, you plug in the card, you copy your photos, you take more photos, it's as simple as that. I'm not saying it's not a nice to have but to expect this price for this device? What is sony thinking? Oh yea I know, they're thinking fanboys will buy this without thinking because it's a sony brand item.

            SeriousPhones, 29 Sep 2023This is the real flagship phone of 2023. 1) No other phon... moreI disagree and want to challenge your points.

            Great, but nearly no one cares about Micro SD, 3.5 MM jack and few care about wireless charging too. Also top camera? Where, they don't even do sensor crops for digital zoom... like 200-300 $ phones do that and this doesn't...

            Also 3.5 x? They ran out of lenses or? I get that 10x is our of flavor even with Samsung since I hear the s24 ultra won't have it but 3.5? That's weird, just give me 5 or just give me 2, and again how do they fail to implement sensor crop when literally every other flagship does it?

            Audio? Really? Cause I compared an a54 with my s23 ultra and a pixel 6pro recently, I also recently held a Moto 30 ultra and now I am handling a motorola g73 and you know what? The samsung A54 has the best speakers amongst this bunch, what does that tell you? Also you are into pro headphones and you think you can power them from a jack? Sorry I may be getting upset here but honestly, you can't. I mean you can, but you won't get much out of it, you just get enough to make sound but if you want to make them sing you NEED an adapter, it's basically mandatory to have like at least a Fiio KA1 otherwise you're basically listening to expensive headphones running cheapo sound from these devices.

            I agree with you that expandable memory is a must and not having it is a joke.

            My point is, that this phone right here is a disappointment, you expect sony to deliver in the camera department but they kept it minimal and safe but they charge the same as a s23 ultra? Really? Cause sorry but there's no comparison here in what you get with that and what this offers.

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              • 29 Sep 2023

              This is the real flagship phone of 2023.
              1) No other phone has microSD, 3.5mm audio jack, wireless charging and top level camera and features
              2) Audio: what's wrong with other vendors? I tried many wireless headphones (and have Technics AZ80, a very nice ANC earbuds), but none of them compares to pro audio headphones connected with wired 3.5mm audio jack....and no...I don't want to deal with any adapter, thanks!
              3) Memory: Expandable memory is a must! 256gb or even 512gb or 1tb of NON expandable storage aren't useful at all when your phone dies (temporarily or forever) and you have valuable stuff in your memory. When in vacation and in remote places you'll lose all your pics and docs, as cloud isn't enough. Had a S23 fall in water and it died forever. Lost at least 200pics and vids that weren't synced to the cloud yet. Never buying another phone without microSD / expandable memory.
              4) wireless charging: there are many phones out there costing 600-800 and even more money, without wireless charging...are you kidding me? ....if you think this should be a mandatory feature on any phone in 2023, we are on the same page.

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                • randomguyoninternet
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                • 28 Sep 2023

                rezarad, 04 Sep 2023After one week of usage + 1. Good performance 2. Good ... morethanks for sharing your experience dude. I guess most of those issues can be fixed trough a software update. question is whether Sony will do it or not ..

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                  • Siju form india
                  • X@d
                  • 24 Sep 2023

                  Awsome camera xperience ,,,only sony can,,,,dynamic vibration system ,,camera ha natural colour only sony,,,,plz come bak india

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                    • Siddu
                    • D0e
                    • 20 Sep 2023

                    Super

                      Alpine21, 14 Sep 2023Best phone of 2023, better than S23 and iPhone 15 for sure ..Really better than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra camera set up I read it is of you know what you are doing.

                        Best phone of 2023, better than S23 and iPhone 15 for sure ..

                          rezarad, 04 Sep 2023After one week of usage + 1. Good performance 2. Good ... more"1. Camera is not good in basic and even auto mode"
                          Not true. Show photos with your camera. Im 99% sure you lie because 1V has better Auto than Manual - becuase you got nightmode and auto HDR in Basic.
                          "3. After taking 20 picture at home in auto mode, camera shutdowned because of over heating! It was strange!"
                          It strange because I recorded 4K in 120fps (!) at sunny day @30C degree for about 1-1,5hour (short samples) and never shutdown or alert from camera.
                          Show your phone with photo.

                            After one week of usage

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                            1. Good performance
                            2. Good battery
                            3. Good photos in manual mode

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                            1. Camera is not good in basic and even auto mode
                            2. Some small things are missing
                            e.g. You can't adjust the vibration strength or speed dial is missing! Or when you want to take the selfie, you need first to go to basic mode and then change the camera. It could be automatic! It's not hard!
                            3. After taking 20 picture at home in auto mode, camera shutdowned because of over heating! It was strange!
                            4. Notification led is missing
                            5. Charger is not enough for this battery (even the 30w fast charging one)
                            6. No soft shutter key in landscape mode. I'm not convenient with physical shutter button. It makes phone shake a little and has negative effect on photo quality

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 03 Sep 2023

                              A pen would be a nice add on

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 26 Aug 2023

                                Anonymous, 25 Aug 2023Another Pro you missed out: No fringe cut or hole on the s... moreThey mention it in the review lol

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 25 Aug 2023

                                  Another Pro you missed out:
                                  No fringe cut or hole on the screen, a perfect undamaged screen.

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                                    justasmile, 16 Jul 2023Move on, it's 2023, there's flash drives and clou... moreJust spent the weekend with my family on an island with no reception. I don't want to bring a separate camera. Oh look, my mSD worked just fine for storing all of my photos. I have a little credit-card sized holder that holds even more. So my phone, my DJI, and my GoPro all take a mSD and I don't worry about space. Seems much better than cloud storage that isn't available in the one place you need it - on vacation when I'm actually taking pictures.

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                                      • 16 Aug 2023

                                      Trever, 13 Aug 2023Hi I have received the new Sony Xperia 1 V for my birt... moreRivals are way ahead is an overstatement. Sure it may not be as fancy, tho 1000 nits of brightness is equivalent to the iphone 13 pro max and some iphone 14 models as well as other phones. Headphones jack is non existent in others, talking about them being better, well surely removing features makes them less good, same said for the SD card slot.
                                      Moreover the Xperia has an improved Auto mode now and from samples I can see that it does come close to other flagship sometimes even beating them.
                                      4k 120 isn't even available on any other phones except the Sony
                                      And sure there isn't any LTPO option which to be honest is a bummer. But the battery life is pretty good anyways.
                                      And there are so many other things that other phones simply don't have. So yh, you can't say the Sony not as good as others or like others are far ahead of it. Again other brands just removes features from there phone how about that?

                                        Trever, 13 Aug 2023Hi I have received the new Sony Xperia 1 V for my birt... more"No 16 GB RAM Storage"

                                        Actually, Sony offered 16 GB RAM for Xperia 1 V (XQ-DQ44), currently only for its domestic market of Japan (16/512) https://www.sony.jp/xperia-sp/products/XQ-DQ44/. 1 IV did offer 16 GB outside Japan in Hong Kong and Taiwan for the 1 IV Gaming Edition.

                                        And for the Magic Eraser thing, it's possible to do on the Xperia, but only if you have a Google One subscription in Google Photo (Sony's default photo app since 1 II). I confirmed this because I have the 1 Mark II right now.

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