Sony Xperia 1 II - user opinions and reviews
- Techluvr
- 3xB
Wait I thought I costs around 350 to 400 euros. I saw a video in YouTube about it. 1200 is madness.
- SlavaU
- 0E7
Anonymous, 07 May 2020It's the only flagship phone without a notch or punch hole, has a 3,5mm jack and the audio fea... moreYes. The only flagman
- without notch/hole AND
- with 3.5 audio AND
- with card slot AND
- stereo speakers AND
- not under-display fingerprint AND
- wireless charging
- Anonymous
- JxW
Anonymous, 07 May 2020Until now I have mostly used HTC Phones (Desire, Sensation XE, One M9, currently I am using a ... morecan't argue with your argument...sony should charge a bit less to gain some market share but then again flagship smartphone competition way too cut throat so it's probably better just to maintain their fan base.
when 1 company could charge crazy amount of money for something like this just because they can
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MX572ZM/A/apple-mac-pro-wheels-kit
you know out there some people still going to buy it and rave about it like it's the greatest innovation ever...
- Anonymous
- 37H
Anonymous, 07 May 2020May be you are talking this, as you have not used sony Mobile or other products, why Apple hav... moreUntil now I have mostly used HTC Phones (Desire, Sensation XE, One M9, currently I am using a HTC 10). The problem with the price is not because of the quality, but at the moment they first have to regain market share. Apple can make their prices like they do because if you want iOS, you have not much of a choice but to buy a phone from them. And also Apple has a big fanbase/hype around it (like Samsung) with lots of people who spend such amounts of money, so they can allow themselves to charge those prices.
The problem of Sony phones is that they are not widely known (many people don't even know that they are still selling phones), in many country's you have to import their phones since they're not selling them there, and it takes them too long to release the phones. Many people have already switched to another phone since they're tired of waiting and the prices of the other phones are already dropping.
The only people who will buy this phone for the price are mostly either the "hardcore Sony fans" or people who want it for it's features, since there are not many alternatives if you want a 3,5mm jack, no notch/punch hole etc.
The latter is the reason I sticked with my HTC 10 until now, the Sony 1 II is the first phone that I consider as a good upgrade for it. But I only found it because I actively searched for such phones.
All the others will only think "Why should I buy this phone if I can have a Samsung etc for the same/less money than that". If Sony had an equally large fanbase like Samsung or Apple it wouldn't be that much of a problem, but as it is now I see them go the same way like HTC.
- Tann Hauser
- MuD
Suz, 07 May 2020Wait hold up. The display is also 1B colors like the Oneplus 8? And how come nobody talked about it?Only OP 8 Pro has 10 bit.
But yes, last years Xperia 1 was first with 10 bit 1B color screen.
- Smithravi
- g8L
Suz, 07 May 2020Wait hold up. The display is also 1B colors like the Oneplus 8? And how come nobody talked about it?10-bit means 1 B Colours. Even Xperia 1 has 10bit
- SneedFeedAndSeed
- 34r
On paper, this phone seems to be really promising. I'll even go as far as to say it's deserving to be actually labeled as a flagship phone compared to all of the competitors on the market. It's literally the only non-gamer oriented phone to gather missing essential features like the headphone jack, the microSD slot, a high quality AMOLED display without a disgusting notch among others. To think that it took this much time before seeing such a device being announced is baffling, but better late than never. I pray that this greatness on paper will translate into a solid device in real case use, especially for that price range. I'm also hoping for the bootloader to be unlockable so that we could see roms like LineageOS being developed for this phone, then it'd be the icing on the cake. Are Xperia/SONY phones known to hinder custom rom development and such?
- Suz
- bL5
FancyCake, 07 May 2020Better? In what way, S20+ has the same SD865 (not talking about Exynos), 12gb ram, SAME IMX55... moreWho told you Xperia 1 II and S20 Ultra use same IMX555 sensor. The Xperia 1 II use IMX557 sensor and possibly exclusive only on this phone
- Suz
- bL5
Wait hold up. The display is also 1B colors like the Oneplus 8? And how come nobody talked about it?
- Anonymous
- ypc
Anonymous, 07 May 2020In addition to my last post, sure they should overthink their pricing, on the other hand there... moreMay be you are talking this, as you have not used sony Mobile or other products, why Apple have this much of rate, you ever think of that, because they charge for their quiality.
You can see the quality difference on anything, from Screnn, call quality, camera, batetry etc, I have redmi honior and Vivo phone, but the theor camera qualty cant beat my old sony Xperia L. And that mobile still give stunning battery backup. So dont compare with price compare with Quality. Also remember, sony on all the products they maintain their quality and keep their words what they meant for.
- Anonymous
- 37A
FancyCake, 07 May 2020Better?
In what way, S20+ has the same SD865 (not talking about Exynos), 12gb ram, SAME IMX55... moreIn addition to my last post, sure they should overthink their pricing, on the other hand there are not much alternatives if you want a phone with the things I said in the last post.
Also their marketing really isn't that good (to put it friendly), that's also something they should (and have to) work on, otherwise they will follow htc
- Anonymous
- 37A
FancyCake, 07 May 2020Better?
In what way, S20+ has the same SD865 (not talking about Exynos), 12gb ram, SAME IMX55... moreIt's the only flagship phone without a notch or punch hole, has a 3,5mm jack and the audio features, the camera is developed by sony's camera department, it has a 4K Display and they keep their android UI very minimalistic/stock. If you don't care about these things it's just not you're phone, but personally I really like this.
Sure, especially with the camera we have to wait how it turns out, but until now it sound really good (manual control, their auto focus etc).
- FancyCake
- nwS
Anonymous, 06 May 2020Tooooo expensive but far better than any ShameSong craps.
I'll get one when price become affo... moreBetter?
In what way, S20+ has the same SD865 (not talking about Exynos), 12gb ram, SAME IMX555 MAIN senso, and is cheaper.
- Anonymous
- nXp
Tooooo expensive but far better than any ShameSong craps.
I'll get one when price become affordable.
- Kevin
- ni$
I can't believe people keep saying that there are better phones than this one.
1. It may be better for you but "better" is subjective and it does not mean the same for everybody.
2. There is only one phone on this website that has 5G, Dual SIM support, IP6x certification and headphone jack. It is Xperia 1 II and those are some of the reasons I like it.
People have different needs from a phone so please stop trashing the phone just because it does not meet your needs or expectations.
Usually when somebody trash talk a phone it is because they need to justify them self that the phone is not good so they don't feel bad they cannot have it.
- SynthConn
- pYG
Exyvia, 03 May 2020I guess more people complained about it as bloat (mostly reviewers as they'll use google to sy... moreAlas, I consider google (apps at all ) to be bloat, geez, who trusts googlepics, not me !!!
- Iwamoto
- 8n3
Just notices it has been posted on a dutch website with price, 1200 euro as expected
https://www.belsimpel.nl/sony-xperia-1-ii/zwart?utm_source=2001&cntd=1
- Dolls
- fjR
Pls bring Sony phones to our local store in south Africa
- Anonymous
- Lj%
"As Sony's Xperia 1 II is gradually approaching the market, Sony recently announced a short film, mainly about Xperia 1 II's audio technology upgrade, the short film confirmed that Sony Mobile Audio Engineer Matsumoto Jianyi has 30 years of experience with Sony Music and has processed 3000 Together with senior mastering engineer Mark Wilder of several albums, he has developed a new front-end stereo speaker for Xperia 1 II.
The speaker has a more powerful amplifier than previous devices, which expands its sound field; Sony also highlighted the excellent stereo immersive effect of its 360 RA sound field hardware decoding technology under 3.5mm wired headphones, giving users reason to believe that Xperia 1 II is Audio has indeed made great progress."
- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
Well, it is as of today the most favourite flagship of 2020, at least by arenas numbers.
And not even released or reviewed yet...
So, I believe Sony made a winner here. People like it a lot.
Hope it translates to increase in sales numbers.
Just release it already!
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