Sony Xperia 1 II - user opinions and reviews
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DrummerAJL, 09 Jun 2020Actually, I saw someone say that the screen only runs at 1096x2560, less than QHD. 4K is only ... moreok. Let me explain you. First of all, yes sony doesn't display 4K on home screen.
But it switches to 4K while using Gallery app, music app, while browsing, watching youtube, netflix, amazon etc.,. Where else you want 4K precisely??? Only home screen and probably settings are not shown in 4K to save battery, I'm perfectly fine with that.
Apart from resolution, colours you can display using 4K screen will not match typical FHD or QHD. Also addition to that Sony's own tech to display colours is no match for other companies. Probably LG will come close but still they are not 4K.
PS: Yes I hear the comment to have QHD enabled option but you should remember that Sony's unique thing since 2014 is 4K. And this smartphone is aimed at entertainment people. You need no high refresh rates for watching a 24fps movie. Do you??
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Fearghast, 08 Jun 2020You clearly have no experience with 60+Hz on a display.
+ I do believe that 60+ on a phone is... morehttps://www.testufo.com/blackframes
Black Frame Insertion is all you need to know.
60hz + BFI is actually almost equal to 120hz.
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DrummerAJL, 09 Jun 2020Actually, I saw someone say that the screen only runs at 1096x2560, less than QHD. 4K is only ... moreIf you're paying $1200 for this phone, you should be getting that 643 pixels per inch
I'll repost my own comment here again.
A typical 4k TV has full RGB resolution of 2160*3840*3 (each pixel has 3 subpixels, Red, Green and Blue), resulting in total of 24 883 200 color dots.
Smartphone 4k OLED hardly surpasses 2k IPS installed in LG G6.
Get your calculator ready.
Sony X1/X1m2, 21:9 4k OLED = 12 625 920! It's twice less than in a 4k TV.
3840*1644 green, but red and blue are only 1920*1644, = 3840*1644*2
LG G6, 2:1 2k IPS = 12 441 600. Surprised?
2880*1440 in all three colors = 2880*1440*3
Samsung S20, 20:9, 2k OLED = 9 216 000 dots, and it's this many only because of stretched display. Be it 18:9 it would be less.
3200*1440 green dots, 1600*1440 blue and red = 3200*1440*2
Sony 18:9 1080p IPS = 6 998 400, very modest
2160*1080 in all three colors = 2160*1080*3
Remember Sony XZ Premium 16:9 4k IPS? It has only 16 588 800 dots in total.
3840*1440 was its real RGB resolution, not 2160. Subpixel cheating again.
So, people who say smartphone OLED 4k doesn't differ from real smartpone IPS 2k, are partially right. Because of the ducking Pentile, the real dot count differs from what they claim to be the real resolution.
So far, Sony's 4k is the first real 2k OLED.
Also mind that human eye has angular vision, which means that if you can discern 1 pixel from 10 inches, it has to be 100 times bigger after you move that pixel 8 feet away.
Another thing is everyone saying that 120hz is NOT a battery hog while 4k is, I'd like to see some proof to that nonsense.
And, has anyone heard of Sharp phone with 240hz screen? It's actually a 120hz screen with black frame insertion technology, which makes 120hz look ALMOST like 240hz.
Same tech is used here, but Sony SINCERELY says it's not real 120hz, it's not even real 90hz, it's just a black frame insertion technology which makes the image more sharp.
https://www.testufo.com/blackframes
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DrummerAJL, 09 Jun 2020Actually, I saw someone say that the screen only runs at 1096x2560, less than QHD. 4K is only ... moreSeriously, I dont know whats worse, tech ignorant or sheep.
Sony doesnt own Netflix nor Prime.
Sony provides a 4K screen device.
But Netflix nor Prime arent offering a 4K streaming mobile app ATM, which is a shame for those two companies.
Googles You Tube should be examplatory to them.
Good thing diehard Sony fans understand the difference, and discern the faulty companies.
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Sony HK is selling the phone for 7999hkd (~1000usd) while giving you the OPTION to add on the either thier wireless buds or headphones at a reduced price. Seems like a better deal for those that are only interested in the phone. Compared to last years Xperia 1 seems like a pretty decent upgrade for around the same price.
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Vineet Reddy, 09 Jun 2020NOKIA was the first to launch 21:9 aspect ratio into phone. Long before smartphones existed. Actually that crown goes to the LG New Chocolate (BL40) as the actual aspect ratio was in mind when building that phone, Stuff like the Nokia E90 was a 25:11 screen, So if you did put a movie shot at 21:9 you would get some small borders around watching it on a nokia.
- Tictech time
- KRU
Bruh, if I or someone else gets to the finals in Call of Duty Mobile, we will need to use this phone.
- Anonymous
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DrummerAJL, 09 Jun 2020Actually, I saw someone say that the screen only runs at 1096x2560, less than QHD. 4K is only ... moreIt's not the phone it's the apps, Netflix still haven't certified 4k or Amazon prime.
But look on the bright side, you can take a video in 4k and watch it in 4k, you can take a 12 megapixel photo and look at it in 8 megapixels.
I don't think a phone should be penalised because it only does something unique half of the time, that is still 50% more than everybody else.
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I read somewhere, that EU version will only have single SIM, can anyone confirm that?
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Smithravi, 06 Jun 2020"I'm surprised at how much I've enjoyed using this Xperia—so much so that I didn't want to swi... moreActually, I saw someone say that the screen only runs at 1096x2560, less than QHD. 4K is only supported on a small amount of apps. If you're paying $1200 for this phone, you should be getting that 643 pixels per inch. If it's to save battery, Sony shouldn't sell 4K phones to begin with. I thought the S20 Ultra was bad with QHD 60hz or FHD 120hz, but this is another level. If you aren't getting 4K support on your app, you will only get 428ppi at FHD+. It would be nice to have a QHD+ 120hz trade, but we don't.
Honestly I'm not sure what is worse, Apple sheep or the diehard Sony fans I see here.
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TheGoldenMellifluous, 09 Jun 2020Sony wouldn't have adopted a 21:9 aspect ratio on their smartphones if 21:9 isn't standard and... moreNOKIA was the first to launch 21:9 aspect ratio into phone. Long before smartphones existed.
7681880Rahul Soneji, 08 Jun 2020I really don't understand why Sony is adamant on using 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen.. Here ... moreSony wouldn't have adopted a 21:9 aspect ratio on their smartphones if 21:9 isn't standard and didn't adopt by their entertainment division, Sony Pictures for such a long time. Yet, 21:9 is a few common aspect ratios found in the industry alongside 4:3, 16:9 (there are few others like 1:1 and 3:2, but those three are most seen now), and Sony Pictures has been using since. Especially when Sony has deep roots as multimedia expertise, so seeing the Cinemascope aspect ratio in phones brought from other divisions should be expected... Sure, Sony wasn't the first to bring 21:9 to the smartphone industry but did make a wider impact on making 21:9 even more popular on the smartphone landscape.
And you weren't aware some OEMs are adopting 20:9, like OnePlus and Samsung? That's even closer to 21:9... Not surprise if 21:9 is a common thing in the next 1-2 years... Something Sony is ahead of the curve...
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Rahul Soneji, 08 Jun 2020I really don't understand why Sony is adamant on using 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen.. Here ... moreIf you want to use the entire screen without zoom or bars you either buy a 16:9 for YouTube and general TV programs or 21:9 for movies and most Netflix original series.
Any other formats are not the correct aspect ratio (except the now disfunct 4:3). It is true that the in-between aspects let you have less vertical or horizontal bars or less loss due to zoom depending on what you see. Rather than Sony becoming history it is more likely that 21:9 will be the most used ratio very soon
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Rahul Soneji, 08 Jun 2020I really don't understand why Sony is adamant on using 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen.. Here ... morewell sony will never be history , that company is so massive that they somehow dont much compete with mobile phones
Senseurheart Kimochi, 08 Jun 2020IMO the 120hz and higher refresh rate are gimmick because it is a battery hog. The 120hz high ... moreAh.. i remember long time ago u said "multiple camera is gimmick and drains battery live".
Now u say 120 hz drains batery live.
I know you'll change your mind again
- Rahul Soneji
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I really don't understand why Sony is adamant on using 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen.. Here amazon prime doesn't support 19:9 ratio by default.. Also screen looks so slim in viewing.. If Sony wants to experiment thn do it on one or two model.. Also prices are too high.. Sony will become history if they don't adopt with the market condition..
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Senseurheart Kimochi, 08 Jun 2020IMO the 120hz and higher refresh rate are gimmick because it is a battery hog. The 120hz high ... moreYou clearly have no experience with 60+Hz on a display.
+ I do believe that 60+ on a phone is pretty much useless for its use case.
++ You can switch 60->90->120->144 (or sync in some cases) on a 144Hz screen, you can't do that on 60Hz screen -> lack of user choice.
Do not be narrow minded, we both think it's useless, others might disagree and "enjoy" content 60+Hz on a phone.
There is no 60+ on Xperia 1 II because Sonys priority is a useless 4K braging right ... not a user choice.
+++ Interpolation introduces visual artefacts in some cases (scrolling on dynamic content).
31651343Fearghast, 08 Mar 2020It's gimmick because it's "interpolated" 90Hz.IMO the 120hz and higher refresh rate are gimmick because it is a battery hog. The 120hz high refresh rate doesn't makes image quality better because the motion "appears and dissappear" faster than you wink, therefore you can't see anything different in evident. Gaming with 120hz high refresh rate display would exhausted the battery even more faster, therefore recharge more often, in the end the battery degrade faster. The competitors plan to ads 120hz high refresh rate a great but that's has a drawback is the reduction on battery endurance.
The Motion blur reduction technology from Sony is a good solution it keeping the nice and well-balanced between battery endurance and motion objects.
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Anonymous, 08 Jun 2020No issues for updates, but no 5g either. probably best to import from Asia or EuropeYeah not all are 5G enabled. It depends on from which site he will be ordering. If he waits longer there is a possibility of getting cheaper International version from Amazon which will be 5G enabled but no US Warranty which in any case will be void.
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Kartik07, 08 Jun 2020If I buy this phone from US and use in India, will I get regular software updates and service ... moreNo issues for updates, but no 5g either. probably best to import from Asia or Europe
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