Sony Xperia 1 VII review
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- XperiaRIP
- 3GP
- 13 May 2025
Shamrock Sean, 13 May 2025They make best sensors but they can't get processing r... moreProbably because, being a major camera sensor component supplier to major manufacturers in the mobile space, they have embargoes, IP limitations and trade agreements to not directly compete.
That probably provides more revenue to Sony than trying to create a world-beating cameraphone, and yet their own devices have - in my opinion - been used purely for hardware testing purposes, to allow them to produce components for the market-leading brands.
It is more profitable, but it also makes a MOCKERY of their customer base. It might also explain the poor update and security patch lifetime. These are not devices with any long lifetime use in demand, they are essentially R&D projects that Sony's unwitting customers are part funding!
It also explains why, despite having such tiny market share, Sony have not pulled out of the smartphone space. They are in it purely to test their components in real-time, which they then develop to sell to major manufacturers.
I was a 10-year Sony customer until last year, my last phone being the Xperia 5 IV. With the green lines issue and a faulty fingerprint scanner, which Sony refused to replace, I decided against ever buying another Sony device again.
And not least because I feel my above theory is true: Sony are using their customers as crowd-testing guinea pigs only to develop and then sell improved components to the major manufacturers. It's arrogant and insulting.
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- danielfgom
- I2c
- 13 May 2025
Just stop Sony. Please. This is embarrassing now. Your phones are terrible and nobody buys them.
Just shut it down already.
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- Anonymous
- AAr
- 13 May 2025
we are in 2025 and most people still haven't understood, or don't think, that we should try to share less personal information externally, as much as possible.
that's why a phone that still has a micro sd is essential, in addition to being more practical because you don't need internet to download your stuff.
they just don't want to understand it, they think about the cloud and believe they've solved everything
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- Anonymous
- at1
- 13 May 2025
Finally sony phone without tv remot control aspect ratio.
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- Anonymous
- Mrj
- 13 May 2025
So they've gone from almost chart topping battery life to worse than an S25 Ultra while still having a below bar screen for more than an S25 Ultra. A 3.5mm port and SD card isn't enough to make a bad phone worth buying.
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- Shamrock Sean
- dSV
- 13 May 2025
They make best sensors but they can't get processing right yet their dedicated top of the range cameras and DSLRs are brilliant. If others can achieve such greatness in image quality why isn't Sony trying??
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- Kea
- HrT
- 13 May 2025
Nice Ultra Wide len but they didn’t show any Milky Way photo.
Sorry it’s Sony.
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- User935
- gEb
- 13 May 2025
Anonymous, 13 May 2025Was actually kind of hoping Sony would put in a 4.4mm balan... moreTo be honest, it crossed my mind too, since I'm currently thinking about buying a Walkman or another DAP, but it would be far too much to expect in 2025 where we only have a handful of phones with a 3,5 mm jack and manufacturers compete in introducing cost-cutting measures, not new features.
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- Anonymous
- Jn{
- 13 May 2025
jiyen235, 13 May 2025what's the point of a higher end DAC? It's all sn... morewhat
you hardly need over 1vrms for iems to get damagingly loud
a better dac is always welcome on the other hand
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- Anonymous
- Jn{
- 13 May 2025
no, H.S. will not just "meet your power needs". H.S. is true bypass charging, and is why sony sticks to the "low and lame" 30w charging with P.P.S.
it actually feeds the soc directly from the power brick, and avoids the battery entirely. there are very, VERY few companies that actually do this, with most of them just limiting charging to 80% and calling it good enough (the charge still goes through the battery in that case).
youre mostly limited to high end samsung, sony, and gaming phones if you want actual power passthrough. if you game for long hours its an absolutely unbeatable feature.
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- User935
- gEb
- 13 May 2025
Nick Tegrataker, 13 May 2025"Mi 9T Pro, I think, a few generations have passed sin... moreI'm skeptical, but ok. Too bad I can't test that so easily...
One way or the other it doesn't change anything regarding positioning, for me side-mounted is just vastly superior.
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- Sloopie
- ptU
- 13 May 2025
Bob the web dev, 13 May 2025It's a shame with Sony, I remember back in the day whe... moreI am 100% sure if they make 10 sony phones 5 with usual screen and 5 with 4 k.
I hand them all 1 by one to you, you can't pick the 5 4k screens because on such a small screen it simply is almost invissible for the human eye.
- jiyen235
- 2WB
- 13 May 2025
Nick Tegrataker, 13 May 2025"Main camera on 1V, 1VI and 1VII is up to par with any... morethe main cam is a crop of the 1/1.35" sensor, an effective size of 1/1.43". Yeah... basically on par with the Oneplus 13 in terms of main cam lmao
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- Sloopie
- ptU
- 13 May 2025
bokep27.1, 13 May 2025sony seriously needs to learn from competitors how to make ... moreWhy should they copy others.
Sony is niche, i buy the sony phone because no punch holes almost clean android great camera's (without all fake ai stuff like removing shadow etc)
Thats why i love sony.
Sony doesn't care their market share on phones is verry tiny and i hope they keep that up instead of copying because all fanboys request that ip 68 is upgraded but itd never needed.
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- Sloopie
- ptU
- 13 May 2025
David 040882, 13 May 2025Unfortunately, it seems the only thing Sony is learning fro... moreLooks like you still don't understand sony is a niche and not a competitor against apple or samsung.
If they cared they would have introduced punchholes a whole battery of AI tools wich 99% of the users never use, but trigger the fanboys.
The fanboys who complain about ip68🤭 looks like fanboys are all deepsea divers where ip68 is not enough.
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- Spencer
- rX{
- 13 May 2025
1500 bucks for 5000 mAh batery is beyond the scam !
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- Sloopie
- ptU
- 13 May 2025
alfamus, 13 May 2025Still ip 68, still mediocore battery, still 24mm camera. Se... moreSo you have problems with ip68 are you a deepsea diver? No then why you would even care if you fall into water the phone will survive i seriously question the iq of people who make a big deal about that.
Ip68 is more then enough to survive water.
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- Sloopie
- ptU
- 13 May 2025
Anonymous, 13 May 2025Don't tell me you fall for spec sheets. IPX9 much like... moreExactly this.
Who puts his phone underwater? No one and if it happens there is the waterproof saving you any upgrades in that are pretty much useless.
Same as 4k screen it only drains the battery nobody sees the difference if they say they do they lie.
I prefer no 4k because less battery usage.
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- Nick Tegrataker
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- 13 May 2025
Anonymous, 13 May 2025Don't tell me you fall for spec sheets. IPX9 much like... more"Main camera on 1V, 1VI and 1VII is up to par with any other main camera on any other flagship"
Eh, I would say it's actually a bit worse than non-Ultra high-end phones from Xiaomi and BBK. While Xperia 1 VII's main camera doesn't fail spectacularly in any scenarios, the likes of X200 Pro and Find X8 Pro seem to produce more compelling results, especially in detail rendition or skin tone preservation. If it were priced more leniently (say, 60% of its current price) this would've been just fine and its great UWA camera would've easily made up for it, but for 1500 euros? A bit tough, don't you think..