Sony Xperia 1 II review Comments
- Smithravi
- mKj
Engadget Japan’s interview is quite insightful and there are a number of other things to note. We typically don’t get this much transparency when companies talk about their phones.
Display
1. The Sony Xperia 1 II has a 4K resolution OLED panel that runs at 60Hz refresh rate but has a “Motion Blur Reduction” feature that produces a “90Hz equivalent” refresh rate experience. What this feature does is “increase the voltage in time with the activation of the OLED pixels when displaying an image.” Sony says this has the advantage of avoiding the “pixel looking gray” which can happen when “[sending] the instruction to activate a pixel” as “it takes some time to switch from black to white.” XDA’s Dylan Raga posits that this might help reduce black smearing and motion blur when scrolling with black text on white backgrounds showing, which is a common problem on high refresh rate OLED panels. Motion Blur Reduction is active at all times when the feature is enabled, even when watching a movie.
2. 70-80% of users who purchased the Xperia 1 were satisfied with the display performance, which is what Sony used to justify keeping the 21:9 aspect ratio (a “CinemaWide display”). Sony says that over 50% of Netflix movie content is optimized for 21:9 and a few games like Call of Duty Mobile are also optimized.
3. The Xperia 1 II can be set to a white point of D55 or D65 so colors of a photo can be faithfully reproduced before printing them out. This is aimed at pro photographers.
Cameras
1. The T* after the “ZEISS” logo on the camera bump is “related to the special coating applied to the lenses.” This coating “minimizes flare and ghosting.”
2. The 16mm and 24mm sensors on the Xperia 1 II use a Dual Photo Diode (Dual PD) sensor which allows 100% of the pixels on the sensor to be used for phase-detect autofocus. This results in faster and more accurate autofocus, and is how the Xperia 1 II achieves its “world-first 20fps burst shooting with AF and AE.” Sony decided to keep the sensors at 12MP because choosing a higher resolution would affect the sensor’s readout speed, reducing the high-speed shooting and autofocus performance, and also “prevents the issue of the resolution changing when changing the magnification.”
3. Photography Pro is a separate camera app that is coming in a future software update. It will have more settings like manual shutter speed exposure settings, more white balance presets, and the aforementioned 20fps burst shooting mode.
Audio
1. Sony’s 360 Reality Audio feature was developed for surround-sound systems with 13+ channels but Sony created a virtual surround sound system using only 2 channels on the Xperia 1 II. Amazon Music HD, Tidal, and Deezer have 1000+ titles that are compatible with 360 Reality Audio.
2. The speakers have been improved from the Xperia 1 –> 1 II. The speakers are now on front, improving the L/R channel balance. Sony also increased the cabinet size, added more powerful amps, and collaborated with Sony Pictures and Sony Music to tune the audio.
3. Sony added a wind noise reduction feature when recording video.
- Smithravi
- mKj
Here is the response from Yuki Ikeda, a member of the System Design Department:
The decision was made to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on the Xperia XZ2. We made that decision based on the priority we were placing on improving the design of the phone and the fact that wireless earphones were becoming more common.
The reason for bringing the 3.5mm headphone jack back for the Xperia 1 II is from the same mindset we had when developing the Xperia 1, which is to say “giving people a smartphone that they will love.” We also felt it was indispensable for viewing entertainment-related content and for playing games.
- Anonymous
- I8m
saved, 10 Jun 2020I also have an old Nokia with an oled screen which didn't burn out too.
Do you know why?
You... moreI have an 808 as well. My s1 also never had it.
Out of 20ish oled devices between my family only like 4 has maybe a little. And 2 of those were purchased that way.
So what we do know is that oled burn in is extremely exaggerated.
And lcd is not immune to issues and failures.
- saved
- Uf@
Anonymous, 10 Jun 2020I have a 2009 omnia HD with zero burn in.
Lcd at white point uses less power. We all know th... moreI also have an old Nokia with an oled screen which didn't burn out too.
Do you know why?
You can't deny the fact that the new OLEDs burn out, and I can't deny that the old ones don't.
Well we all know why the new OLEDs burn out, but you have an unique chance to explain to us all why the older OLEDs don't.
- Achu
- 7t{
Cons: 4K screen has little pratical benifit, next they say 4k 60p is not available and selfie CAM has no 4K capability.
what's the use to shoot in 4K the device is not capable to render it in 4K. If they say the first point is valid and other Cons aren't a con is it ?
- Anonymous
- I8m
saved, 10 Jun 2020not only old ipods and old iphones like 4s and 5s are still in use by some people, but even ol... moreI have a 2009 omnia HD with zero burn in.
Lcd at white point uses less power. We all know that.
Nice try
- saved
- Djw
Anonymous, 07 Jun 2020If it can that doesn't mean it does. Same could be said for lcd then. Next. not only old ipods and old iphones like 4s and 5s are still in use by some people, but even older android devices like motorola milestone, sony xperia z2, and neither of them have burn-in issues.
while oleds don't last due to burnout. And LCDs at peak brightness actually consume less energy than OLEDs, proven by one Huawei P20 series where they had a device with IPS and a device with OLED with the same characteristics beside that, and the latter has worse battery life.
- Anonymous
- I8m
Sepfian, 09 Jun 2020Thank you for the explanation, actually, Sir. Need a quite bit a time to comprehend your texts,, Their explanation is based on reality, but ventures too far into opinion. Pentile screens are still visibly sharper
- RishiGuru
- uIB
AnonD-546724, 08 Jun 2020All this fuss about the MK II makes me want one even more Why not you ??I love peace.....
- Sepfian
- u7V
saved, 06 Jun 2020A typical 4k TV has full RGB resolution of 2160*3840*3 (each pixel has 3 subpixels, Red, Green... moreThank you for the explanation, actually, Sir.
Need a quite bit a time to comprehend your texts,,
- Anonymous
- I8m
Thedeuce, 08 Jun 2020I don't think this is a minority you're talking about.
iPhones & Galaxy devices get way ... moreYeah because xzp was the last device that marked an attempt at improvement. Now this is next step up.
So all the usual sony fans are in overdrive.
- Anonymous
- I8m
AnonD-546724, 08 Jun 2020This comment section is amazing
One one side, you have people who hate the device, they wa... moreYour comment is crazy. Those sides don't exist.
One side are people tired of Sony fans being worse than Apple ones.
The other are users who most likely don't have it on pre order and may in fact never get it.
- AnonD-546724
- ssV
RishiGuru, 08 Jun 2020Strong words.... I see plenty of mud-slinging still continuing between Sony lovers & hater... moreAll this fuss about the MK II makes me want one even more
Why not you ??
- Fearghast
- 3D9
Thedeuce, 08 Jun 2020I don't think this is a minority you're talking about.
iPhones & Galaxy devices get way ... more5 people in chat trying to start a flame discussion is not big by any means.
And no, I am not trying to say "what type of users Sony attracts". Every brand has its fans, some are more vocal, some often use "sheep" and other therms.
It's the same.
- Fearghast
- 3D9
AnonD-546724, 08 Jun 2020What I do think, is that Sony KNEW that they wouldn't sell dozens of millions of theses.
S... moreTBH I don't belive anyone with passion was involved in making of Xperia 1 II (at least not when they finished the work). Considering the state of release - delays, firmware issues, camera issues on first samples etc.
I believe majory of the team behind this device hated this device and wanted to finaly be over with.
This not usualy the fairy tale of happy smiling geniuses, it's much more often a story of hard working people and their work is made miserable by deadlines and management.
Plus and this is a big one for this topic - we don't know anything, we can only guess and compare to other projects where people involved shared their story.
- Thedeuce
- ssV
Fearghast, 08 Jun 2020BTW I believe we are just a vocal minority - fanboys, haters even people that try to form an o... moreI don't think this is a minority you're talking about.
iPhones & Galaxy devices get way less attention
Lastest big release from samsung, the S20U, has about half less comments on its review.
The most commented article on this website is the Sony XZ Premium's review, with over 1200 reactions. This is certainly not a minority, this is big
- AnonD-546724
- ssV
Fearghast, 08 Jun 2020If you are in a market for a new phone, Xperia 1 II certainly looks like a decent device. Yet ... moreWhat I do think, is that Sony KNEW that they wouldn't sell dozens of millions of theses.
So they went all in and did what they wanted to do, instead of doing what the people want.
The engineers behind this device were driven by passion, not by reason. And I love that.
You gotta admit, this is kinda rare nowadays. Especially in this industry.
- Fearghast
- 3D9
AnonD-546724, 08 Jun 2020Everyday new phones are announced.
Phones that are worse than this & phones that are bet... moreBTW I believe we are just a vocal minority - fanboys, haters even people that try to form an opinion in a discussion.
This comment section is nothing special - Samsung or Apple release creates almost identical reaction.
- Fearghast
- 3D9
AnonD-546724, 08 Jun 2020Everyday new phones are announced.
Phones that are worse than this & phones that are bet... moreIf you are in a market for a new phone, Xperia 1 II certainly looks like a decent device. Yet there are almost no reviews, so I myself am waiting one more month before I buy it.
I am seriously considering this device, yet I am well aware it's just a small incremental upgrade over my current phone.
There is literally nothing special about this device ... well that's wrong, that eye focus is still a rarity (even though my current phone has it, only the slower version of it).
- AnonD-546724
- ssV
Everyday new phones are announced.
Phones that are worse than this & phones that are better.
Yet people don't jump on theirs keyboards to pour their hate in the comment section, right ?
People don't jump on their keyboards to praise the device either, right ?
This is beyond me
Honestly makes me want to get a MK II just to understand what's so magic about it.
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