Sony Xperia 1 VII review

13 May 2025


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  • JEr
  • 13 May 2025

Everyone was saying that the main weakness was tele sensor and yet they changed uw and left tele the same :/

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    • Anon
    • y6V
    • 13 May 2025

    Is this real? the battery performance is WORSE than last year's phone? Surely this can't be right...

      I've always been impressed with Sony's true-to-life photo processing algorithm for the camera, and this new phone doesn't disappoint as well. But seeing that the major difference comes from the ultrawide camera, I may as well stick with last year's 1 VI. I'll wait until Sony puts a larger telephoto camera sensor on future Xperia 1 models. That's the one key area Sony could leap way ahead of the competition since nobody else is doing the same in the first place.

        I'm quite happy with the results. My 1 V has met an untimely early demise thanks to an unlucky drop followed by a bad screen repair leading to dusty cameras followed by another drop. Things seem like both a solid continuation and a nice upgrade. That improved wide camera is going to be great for front row concert photos!

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          • Anonymous
          • tWg
          • 13 May 2025

          How hard is it to improve battery life and have 45W or 65W charging.

            Why did they bother!

              I want to love Sony; I really do. They are the only modern big Android manufacturer who still includes the headphone jack, microSD card slot, notchless display, front-facing speakers, a dedicated shutter button, toolless removal, textured back etc.

              But they refuse to increase their charging speed or battery capacity, and the worst offender is their horrible sustained performance(which is the most important part of any phone). Thankfully their software support has improved significantly and the purple looks gorgeous, but it's not enough to make up for their shortcomings.

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                • Anonymous
                • tWg
                • 13 May 2025

                Could have been perfect if it retained or improved the previous version's battery life.

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                  • pt020
                  • ncr
                  • 13 May 2025

                  Camera is amazing.

                    The purple colour looks gorgeous!

                    The new Xperia 1 VII isn't as much of an upgrade as I hoped, but it is still an upgrade (mostly the Ultrawide, Snapdragon 8 Elite, 6 years of security updates and possibly the headphone jack). The decreased battery life is a little... concerning. I'm hoping that will be fixed through software updates.

                      It feels like a wasted opportunity with the whole "Walkman" thing. I wish it had a higher-end DAC along with the gold.

                        The rumor was nonsense as is often the case. Available in Europe, including Germany and France, on June 12! I would take it in purple (not announced in Switzerland, but either it will come or the store will come without any problems). So delighted in purple. I still have this dilemma between the Technics (EAH-AZ100) and Sony (WF-1000XM5 and future XM6 this summer) headphones.
                        Great Review GSM Arena . Thanks ! (which at least spreads fewer false rumors

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                          • mAW
                          • 13 May 2025

                          uh wow, this review was released fast, the announcement video is still live on yt, haha

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