Sony Xperia 5 II review Comments
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Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020I see, thanks for answering. So how is the fact that you find Z4's display too bright any... moreHigh brightness :
- more power used
- more heat
- damages oled faster than lower brightness (increases speed of chemical reactions that degrade organic compounds)
It is not like LCD you can use 100% brightness all the time.
Sony brought to CES2018 a panel for TV with 10000 nits. You will never see this for oled for obvious reason.
- np
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Is anyone else perplexed by Sony's ToF sensor? It doesn't seem to do anything then, or not much? Anyone care to explain
I've been following Sony phones for a while and this seems to be a recurring thing. Even when they first added or dropped other sensors such as the Laser Autofocus sensor on the XZ it never seemed to make much difference
- Nick Tagataka
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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020How would the phone be supposed to use Cinema Pro with all three cameras if one was not able t... moreTake a look at S20 review and you'll find out that its 64MP snapper can indeed record videos at 4K from 2x crop factor.
- Anonymous
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vrvly, 28 Sep 2020Actually big pixels 12mp + hi res 64mp is what samsung use, though 3x is not great for 4K but ... moreHow would the phone be supposed to use Cinema Pro with all three cameras if one was not able to record 4K?
- Shui8
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Shanti Dope, 28 Sep 2020Oh great! How does it feel to use 120Hz on a mid range level processor with sub-par battery li... moreAre you talking about your Xiaomi phone? 😂😂😂
- Shui8
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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020My xperia has about 790 nits.
Too overkill.
My backup (samsung gran prime) does not even... moreLol my Mate 20 is at 780 nits and I dont feel any overkill feeling at all. Very useful in bright sunlight environment (OLED still better though). It all depends on how good the auto brightness sensor are.
If 5ii max brightness at 700 nits at least, it'll be perfect. 532 nits are just... average, for a flagship.
- vrvly
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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020To me 20MP is more than enough. But:
- more MP = more video rolling shutter
- digital zo... moreActually big pixels 12mp + hi res 64mp is what samsung use, though 3x is not great for 4K but stills are sharp and with f2 great in low light, at 2x its 16mp also. Taking 64mp raw is also option.
Sony got great colors but lack good enough processing, less detail in 12mp is obvious, only raws can save it.
Rolling shutter is bad, but lack of resolution is worse, even more if samsung gives you both.
- Anonymous
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Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020790 nits? Which phone?According to gsma tests, z3 goes near 840 nits and z4 has 790.
- Nick Tagataka
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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020Z4I see, thanks for answering. So how is the fact that you find Z4's display too bright anything to do with what I said?
- Anonymous
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Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020790 nits? Which phone?Z4
- Nick Tagataka
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Anonymous, 28 Sep 2020My xperia has about 790 nits. Too overkill. My backup (samsung gran prime) does not even... more790 nits? Which phone?
- Anonymous
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vrvly, 28 Sep 2020Battery impressive, brightness not. Camera better than 1II, but hdr is lol, hazy, less detail ... moreTo me 20MP is more than enough. But:
- more MP = more video rolling shutter
- digital zoom from 64MP samsung sucks, it ends up 7MP quality @3x zoom, you cant have 4K with digital zoom applied. It becomes 1080p.
X MP + 3x digital zoom = X/9 MP equivalent quality.
- Anonymous
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Nick Tagataka, 28 Sep 2020"500 nits is good enough" really sounds like a lame, forced excuse especially after ... moreMy xperia has about 790 nits.
Too overkill.
My backup (samsung gran prime) does not even have 450.
Never had issues outdoors.
Main problem may be lack of proper antireflex tech.
- vrvly
- g5f
Battery impressive, brightness not. Camera better than 1II, but hdr is lol, hazy, less detail than non hdr, fast sensor did not help even a bit.
Stills lack detail even in 12mp compared to others, forget hi res shots. No 8K is another missing feature but what to expect...
- Anonymous
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peter woods, 28 Sep 2020How is it possible to have a 3x telephoto with 12 Megapixel and 1 μm pixel size? Simply the ph... moreBecause it is like 1ii.
20MP 1/3.4" 54mm.
Digital zoom to achieve 12MP 70mm.
- Davy Jones
- 56F
This phone deserves 4.8 stars not that Exynos crap powered overhyped and overpriced shamesung note 20 ultra😑😑
- Nick Tagataka
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peter woods, 28 Sep 2020How is it possible to have a 3x telephoto with 12 Megapixel and 1 μm pixel size? Simply the ph... more"Also, the photo computational photography cannot be so good to cover the zoom from the regular camera 1x to the 3x telephoto"
It MIGHT have been possible if the phone had a Quad Bayer sensor, but the reality is it doesn't have one and there's not much advanced computational image processing going on with its cameras either, so you get purely digitally upscaled photos until you reach 3x zoom factor.
- GeMiCo
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Hello, Can you tell me the UFS type of Xperia 5 II? It's UFS 3.0 or UFS 3.1? Also the OS support will be extended to three years? Thank you!
- Davy Jones
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Shanti Dope, 28 Sep 2020Oh look! Someone's in denial of the facts already!! Awooo! TLDR. Error 404: Logic not ... more😂😂😂😂
- Nick Tagataka
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Shanti Dope, 28 Sep 2020You sure it's perfect?
I mean, I guess green tint and overheating are no problems at all... moreHuh?? Nobody ever reported that the overheating of some units of Note 20 Ultra was caused by a display panel generating too much heat or stuffs like that. Moreover Note 20 Ultra has 4500mAh battery, which means, compared to Xperia 5 II, it's effectively powering a 34% larger display with 63% more pixels even though the cell capacity is only 12.5% larger. So it's clearly expected that the battery life won't be as impressive, duh.
"OLEDs at 500 nits are already bright outdoors"
I already said it in my previous comment, that's a very lame excuse given that higher peak brightness is essential for good HDR experience (that Sony claims that Xperia 1/5 II are suitable for) and it's now reported that Sony will put a brighter display on their next gen. flagship. Why? Because they now acknowledged that 500-600 nits is not enough for a "professional" grade display on >$1000 flagships, no?
Besides, on a 1000-nit panel, you can choose to use it at 500 nits if that's what you really want. You can't make 500-nit panel display contents at 1000 nits. The greater also serves for the lesser.. a simple fact.
"Sony understands them"
I really hope you won't change your tone in case Sony opts for a brighter panel next year.
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