Sony Xperia 1 II REVIEW - The Ultimate Cinema Phone? | The Tech Chap By The Tech Chap

Hey guys Anton a tech chap, and this is Sony's new flagship phone. The Xperia one mark ? I've, been really excited to test this out, because I still think that last year's experience call the mark. One for now was actually one of the years more underrated phones. But the question is: is the mark 2 a big upgrade and is it worth paying 1100 pounds or $1200 for well? Let's start with what's new and there's been a few designs. Tweaks, for example, is about half a millimeter thinner. Now the camera modules been moved to the side they finally merged the power button with that size, fingerprint reader, which makes a lot of sense.

So now it's just a one touch to wake and unlock they've, also ever so slightly trim the top bezel and now both speakers are front. Firing and they've been moved right to the edge, but I think one of the most surprising changes is the addition of this. Between a half mil headphone jack I mean last year's experience, didn't even have one, and it's one of the few 2020 flagships that actually comes with one. So you know. For that reason alone, maybe it might be worth buying.

We still get Gorilla Glass 6 on both the front and the back, which looks good, although it's still one of the slipperiest phones I've ever used. You should absolutely put a case on this, as if you're attempting finger gymnastics to reach the top of that extra tall screen. You are definitely going to drop it sooner or later. Despite this, though, I still really do like the design. It's kind of refreshing actually just to have a symmetrical bezel is not I'm, not your hole, punch, cutout insight, but the bigger upgrade is on the inside with a new snapdragon 86 5 chips, 8 gigs of ram up from 6 last year, as well as now just a single 256, gig storage option using the faster.

U FS, 3 storage, + micro, SD card support, that's up from the poultry 64 and 128 gig models last year, so a new processor, more RAM, more storage, but I think the biggest upgrade hardware-wise is the battery. We now get a 4000 million power cells up from 3,330 on the Xperia 1, so this lasts a good deal longer and the fact that Sony's stuck with a 60 Hertz screen, which is a bit controversial, and I'll talk about in a second that also helps battery life. So actually, this thing is surprisingly long: lasting I've been using it for the past week or so, and I'm getting about 5 hours of screen on time and by the end of a normal day, I still have about 30% of my battery left, which is pretty good. Actually, a full charge takes about now and a half, although a quick 30-minute top-up will get you to 50% of the battery and also for the first time we now get wireless charging, which is nice. A few other features like Bluetooth, 5.1, Wi-Fi, 6 and also 5g support, and then we have this camera, which is now a quad lens setup with the usual main ultra-wide and telephoto lenses. But now, with the addition of a time-of-flight sensor for more realistic bouquet and portrait shots so far, so good, then, but the real selling point of the Xperia not ? is this screen.

This 6.5 inch 4k, OLED HDR screen and with this 21 by 9 ratio, immunity to watch movies in full screen with no less bossing and paired with their dynamic vibration. That makes a return, giving you a kind of haptic feedback, basically a rumble to go along with a movie game or music you're playing everything about this phone is designed to give you the ultimate mobile cinema experience, and it's awesome firing up the bit of Call of Duty you're playing a 4k HDR YouTube video, it looks stunning plus the mark 2 seems brighter and the colors more vibrant in the mark 1. You can also now switch to creative mode in the display options, which is kind of like cinema mode, giving us less vivid but more realistic, colors and again closer to that cinema. Experience all that paired with Dolby Atmos supporting front firing speakers and support for high-res audio yeah, it's good, but the problem is not all games support this. What a 21 by 9 aspect ratio and while movies look great if you're, watching, YouTube videos or regular, shows shot in 60 by 9, then you're going to have big pillar boxing, either side.

Then there's the 4k resolution, which Sony have been pushing on their phones since I, think that said, 5 thinking I was back in 2015, but to be honest with you, I still don't think it's really worth it. I love the idea, but it's just not that useful I mean Netflix. Prime video and play movies are all still capped at ATP on mobile and well. If you do find some good native 4k content, say on YouTube and take full advantage of that crazy 643 pixels per inch sharpness I mean put it right up to your eyes and, yes, you can see the difference. It's incredibly sharp, but I.

Just don't think most people are gonna, get much benefit out of the 4k screen in real life plus. It only gives you 4k. Well. Actually, slightly less than 4k 38 forty by sixteen three four to be exact when it detects 4k content. Why is it staking to 2560 by 1096 to save battery? The thing is I wouldn't really have as much of a problem with the 4k screen if it wasn't for the fact that it compromises so neat to stick with a 60 Hertz, refresh rate screen.

So, unlike most other flagships in 2020, which give us you know 90 or 120 Hertz, because of that 4k resolution, we're still stuck at 60 here now to be fair, they have added a reduced motion blur feature that is supposed to kind of simulate a smoother 90 Hertz refresh, and it helps it feels kind of like when you turn on the motion. Smoothing Rev, but it's just not quite the same as a proper 120 Hertz screen and in my mind, while 4k is something you might enjoy every once in a while. A high frame rate would make the whole experience of using your phone feel faster from scrolling through menus, apps and importantly playing games. So, unlike other phones that offer faster 120, Hertz and also more responsive, 240 Hertz touch latency. It means that while immersive the Xperia 1 mark 2 just isn't a great gaming phone.

But what about you? If you had to pick between 4k and 120 Hertz, which would you go for? Let me know in the comments below for putting all that to one side, it's still a lovely phone to use. We get Android 10 with Sony's UI on top left of the home screen is the Google News Feed. We also get the multi window app for easy multitasking, with two apps on top of each other, which makes sense, given a tall screen, there's also side cents for quick, apps shortcuts and, of course, Sony's pro photo and video modes. If you want to tinker and get the most out of a camera, we also get a game boost mode with a few options to boost performance, stop applications and record gameplay won't criticism. I do have, though, is that there's no face unlock option with this.

The only biometric security option you have is the fingerprint reader, which is fine. It's fast, it's reliable, but it seems quite odd to not have any face locking at all- and maybe it's not as big a deal these days, because everyone's wearing face masks when you're out and about but at home I'm, just kind of used to picking up my phone, not even thinking about it and it just you know automatically unlocks with my face with this I have to make sure my therm or my index finger is planted on the power button each time to unlock it. It's just kind of a weird omission: ok, let's talk about this camera, and here are the key specs and most notably the main 12 megapixel camera has a 50% bigger sensor than in last year's Experian I'm paired with a three times photo ultra-wide and Newton flight lands. Furthermore, it's a pretty versatile camera setup now, first things! First, if you want to get the most out of this camera, you're going to have to get familiar with the pro photo and video apps, it's not for everyone, but part of maybe why you want to buy. This is the ability to fully control the camera.

However, I'll be honest and say that I'm not a pro photographer, so while it's fun to dabble in these apps, most people, including myself, will just be using the regular camera app. Although to be honest, you could give most of these features just by downloading film pro on any other phone. So here's a few snaps from the mark ii when, along with a bigger sensor, they've also improved the real-time eye. Autofocus tracking, and you can see Davey here- is Unfocus every time despite moving around so focusing is snappy. The colors look realistic, and the dynamic range is also better than last year, something that Mark one really struggled with more detail in the darker areas and less blown out highlights.

It also holds up pretty well against the iPhone 11 Pro, although I have noticed in a couple of shops, there's a slowly purple, tint to Sony's photos, and it still can't quite match the iPhones aggressive HDR. Although I know it can sometimes give the iPhone shots than a natural look. So it's definitely a step-up from the mark 1, but it does still fall down a bit in low-light shots. There's no dedicated night mode; instead, it'll automatically sense low-light and give you a 2 or 3 second long exposure, but again compared to the iPhone. It can fall behind in terms of white balance, detail and dynamic range when in tricky lighting.

Also, just look at these portrait shots dynamic range just goes have the window in. Quite honestly, it looks like something you'd get from a $300 phone. As for video, the mark 2 can shoot up to 4k at 30fps, but there's no 4k, 60 or even 8k, unfortunately, and the HDR mode is still limited to 1080p, but here's a side-by-side with the iPhone at 4k and there's a clear difference in terms of brightness and vibrancy. The iPhone definitely looks more appealing and looking in the sky, you can see your handles or highlights better. You can see as I'm walking the stabilization can't quite match.

The iPhone I've also had some issues with the Sony getting very dark, while filming something I just couldn't fix, even by tapping on the screen and trying to adjust the exposure and finally, around the front. We have an 8 megapixel selfie camera in good light. Quality and detail is solid, but it definitely struggles in low lights either under or over. Exposing and a lot of detail is lost. So then should you buy the Sony Xperia mark -? Well, this is undoubtedly Sony's best phone.

In years, it's a solid upgrade over the Mach 1 and with a headphone jack Pro photo modes and a 21 by 9 4k screen. It does have a lot to offer, but it is very expensive and personally I. Don't really feel that 4k adds a lot, especially the expense of not having a high refresh rate and also while the camera is definitely an improvement and in good light it can take a great photo. It's still 4th buying a competition in low-light, selfies and video I genuinely really do like the mark, 2 and I. Think by now, you'll probably have a good idea.

If this is the phone for you, but I, don't think it's for me, especially at 1,100 pounds. I think. Maybe if Sony was a little more aggressive with the pricing say if it came in at 900 pounds, then it'll be a lot easier to recommend. But, as always, that's just my opinion, I'd love to hear what you guys think of the mark -. Would you be tempted to buy this, and do you think you get much use out of that 4k screen? Let me know in the comments below and if you do want to see more from me, don't forget to hit a little subscribe button below and ping that notification bell and all those YouTuber clich?s I'll, see you next time right here on the tech jab thanks for watching.

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