Sony Xperia 1 II - user opinions and reviews
6401865- Smithravi
- mKj
Smithravi, 25 May 2020This is very decent hands-on review. Probably first from so called big YT reviewers. Damn he l... morePS: That 20fps shutter sound gave me eargasm
302729- Vineet Reddy
- 7t%
RishiGuru, 25 May 2020I bought the Sony Xperia XZ1 & LG V30+ for the same price of INR45K ($600) in India.
I... moreI was comparing V30+ to XZ Premium not XZ1 as I thought it was 50K variant and you could have easily got XZ Premium for 50K around that time as extremely good deals were going on let it be stores like Croma or online stores like Flipkart and Paytm or even with network providers like Airtel and Vodafone. XZ1 was 41-42K around that time. But as I was saying you could have purchased XZ Premium for little extra expenditure let it be on cash or on EMI. When I said "King of the Smartphones-2017" I was referring to XZ Premium. Which was way superior in every sense. It had everything on it OIS, Best DAC reviewed and discussed by many Audiophile sites which was insane enough to drive 100ohm headsets to very high volumes without any distortion and was extremely neutral and clear to which no other brand even came close to. True 4K display. Best camera implementation of that year hell even iPhone X and Note 8 which released way later were no match for most natural and accurate images SONY was able to capture.
That was my initial argument till I saw that you were comparing it to XZ1 after that I was bit confused till I checked the price which was between XZ1 and XZ Premium. Still I think you should have checked on XZ Premium as well as for little increment in budget you were getting lot more. Anyhow that is past.
6401865- Smithravi
- mKj
This is very decent hands-on review. Probably first from so called big YT reviewers. Damn he literally loved and excited at everything about the phone except refresh rate. He also said it is going to be his next daily usable smartphone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEbdX5otUUw&t=329s
- Anonymous
- sSV
Anonymous, 25 May 2020In Japan accorsing to what I read, you do not need to pay for the charger. You can just buy ... moretoo bad it's not z7mk2 headphone
- Anonymous
- sSV
RishiGuru, 25 May 2020I bought the Sony Xperia XZ1 & LG V30+ for the same price of INR45K ($600) in India.
I... moredid you even read your own comments? you're the one who said no phone is perfect. i'm pretty sure at this point, people who buy sony phone already knew what they want for the phone. by design itself, some people don't like notch/punch hole, some still want headphone jack,some still want sdcard slot,some still want a phone they could hold with one hand. you have a lot of experiences with different kind of phones from various brands. now tell me what phone at least tick all those lists?
- Anonymous
- nwh
Anonymous, 25 May 2020I like Sony and I want them to do well and plan to buy the Xperia 1 ii. but personally I would... moreYou are completely mistaken, the Sony has automatic mode for those who do not like to manually adjust the settings. The pictures simply look natural, realistic, not like chinese brands.
The front camera of Chinese brands usually have numbers to fill the eye but in reality it has pitiful quality, mega pixel does not mean quality.
I will always recommend Sony to everyone, the price nobody has to buy at launch, just wait a while and you will already get the phones at a more affordable price.
- Anonymous
- Q{4
Anonymous, 25 May 2020I like Sony and I want them to do well and plan to buy the Xperia 1 ii. but personally I would... moreCompletely agree. They are providing as close to perfection as they could to a specific base that they look to cater to. Photographers have given great reviews on the previous generation and so far, have boasted about the upgrades this one has. As for throwing this phone in auto and taking pictures, other companies are ahead for eye pleasing saturation. This phone is carved fpr specific crowds which is why people either dtool over it, or absolutely despise it. This isn't a general consumer phone but its not meant to be
- Anonymous
- sSV
can't wait for xperia 5 II, from early impression videos that xperia 1 II looks fine. i'm hoping they utilize that camera software for xperia 5 II too
- Xperia1User
- mH0
After using and still Xperia 1 over 6 months I can't see myself spending another bag for the Mark ii. The 21:9 ratio was enjoyable at first for movies but in the long wrong it didn't feel right, the XZ2 is the perfect size phone IMO. If how ever the Xperia MK ii go down in price in the future I may consider it. I hope there is a massive improvement with the fingerprint sensor as it was so poor with the MK i.
- Anonymous
- pGj
I like Sony and I want them to do well and plan to buy the Xperia 1 ii. but personally I wouldn't recommend it to hardly any of my friends or family who I consider general consumers.
To begin with they mostly use the front camera (there are much better selfie cameras about), when they do use the rear cameras, they know nothing about photography so just want to point and shoot and get nice vibrant even oversaturated colours that look nice on a small screen to then share on WhatsApp and loose half the quality (again there are better cameras for that). 4k? No unless they have Hd and 4k side by side they won't tell the difference so better to have a higher refresh rate for the gaming. Front facing Speakers, the same not one of their priorities so might as well have no bezels instead.
That said if, like me, you enjoy photography and want the colours as close to what you are seeing. And like watching movies and documentaries and admiring the extra quality from the 4k screen. Then this phone has no equal.
Which is probably why Sony's sales are so bad. Most people do not need what this phone is best at
1843902- RishiGuru
- utg
Vineet Reddy, 24 May 2020LG V30 was not bad hell was far better than S8. But for less than that price you could have pu... moreI bought the Sony Xperia XZ1 & LG V30+ for the same price of INR45K ($600) in India.
I always preferred V30+ because:
1) It was the more beautiful & handsome of the two. Even today it looks so modern while the same cannot be said for XZ1. However looks can be subjective.
2) It had the better display. I am not getting into specs, just saying multimedia & video will pop out more and the notch-less 18:9 aspect ratio looked so modern back in 2017.
3) Had the better rear camera of the two with OIS. Sony did not had OIS. Also more flexible with additional wide angle camera. The manual modes of LG camera software have no competition.
4) V30+ was the better multimedia powerhouse.
5) Sublime audio quality through the headphone jack, courtesy LG's QuadDAC. Awesome headphone driving power.
6) Much better battery backup on a single charge.
7) In India we got the V30+, so 128 GB of internal memory, twice that of Sony at the same price.
However I liked few things in Xperia XZ1:
1) The selfie shooter was much better implemented than LG.
2) The trademark Sony front firing stereo speakers. However the maximum volume was too low and the speakers were badly implemented. Not only the V30+ was louder on a single speaker, my $260 Lenovo Vibe X3 decimated the XZ1 with it loud, clear & more musical sounding front firing stereo speakers.
In the end the Sony Xperia XZ1 lost the war on the first day with LG V30+. I rarely used the XZ1 from then onward. But that was me with no bias for any brand as I have never limited myself to one or two brands in my life and have already tested some 15 brands. When you have gone through and used so many smartphones from different brands you see the bigger picture. You are no more confined in one brand eco-system and dream they are the best. Because dreams are never true.
302729- Vineet Reddy
- 7t%
Anonymous, 25 May 2020It is very hard to have a debate with Mr Nodden because he doesn't like to see the alternative... moreYeah there have been lot many people specially in Xperia discussions who don't get the point of why a feature is implemented as it done and would go on into long unsatisfied arguments but don't realize simple logic behind it. Seriously if all smartphones are made same why even brand them as SONY, SAMSUNG, One+ etc. But well we Xperia users are too dignified to hand them over in any other way. So we end up in long discussions explaining things in detail till they get it straight.
- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
Camera shutter button is programmable.
It can be set to instantly start either old camera app or PhotoPro.
That is indeed a much welcome feature.
378- iAMe100XP
- Ya8
All I want is for SOMEONE, ANYONE, to make some sort of app or software path that forces Side Sense to automatically screenshot when I double tap the side of the phone/screen. That would make this phone complete.
- Anonymous
- JT5
Nnabazz, 25 May 2020I am not seeing the headphones and chargers in all the videoIn Japan accorsing to what I read, you do not need to pay for the charger.
You can just buy only the phone in case you have charger at home.
Same applies to earphones.
In USA the gift will be earbuds that cost $280.
In Europe they give the headphones, WH-1000X iii.
- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
Aspros, 25 May 2020Apart from the fact that Sony is not capable I'd delivering a bezeless phone, even 2 years aft... moreOr, Maybe the truth is Sony just does not want to make a totally bezeless phone.
As they consider necessary shortcommings of it, like camera notches/bholes, popup cameras, lack of notification leds, lack of front stereo speakers, lack of physical fp scanning... just not worth it.
- Tann Hauser
- Mj@
Anonymous, 25 May 2020In my humble opinion phones should be 16:9 or 21:9 depending on what you watch. I see little p... moreAbsolutely agreed.
But for >5.5 inch screens, 16:9 is just not practical as it is too wide and unyieldly to hold.
- Aspros
- 6js
Apart from the fact that Sony is not capable I'd delivering a bezeless phone, even 2 years after the competition did it .
Whats worse is that they never learn, such a small battery for a 4k screen?
Yet the demand 1200euros!!
- Anonymous
- JT5
Looks like the pre-order bonus for Europe is headphones, while USA costumers get the earbuds.
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