Sony to unveil new Xperia phones on May 11 Comments
Sony IPSLCD, 28 Apr 2022I'd prefer to buy an IPS LCD smartphone. The sole newest option for IPS LCD-type display Sony phones are Xperia Ace II from 2021 and probably the upcoming Xperia Ace III, and those are exclusive to the Japanese market, leaving all current global Xperia phones in the market pure OLED-type display since Xperia transition to OLED since 2018 with XZ3.
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Looks like they're aiming for more "World's first". I'm excited to see what they'll bring to the smartphone world!
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Bobi, 27 Apr 2022Who cares about sonyHello, it is I, the person that cares about Sony.
- Anonymossy
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YUKI93, 27 Apr 2022Lol, how do they cut cost when they use the latest version of pretty much all hardware in the ... moreYeah, this. There's a reason why the US gets Xperia phones like 2+ months later while other countries get it on the month of announcement.
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2022I love Sony mobile, but this is probably the main disappointment to me. How can your $1200 fl... moreAnd exactly this is why I haven't get a song phone in years. Update cycle sucks even back then when I had Xperia XZ1. Note 9 in comparison was getting monthly updates, and still receiving updates till now (nearly 4years since released).
Sony biggest fail, aside from the slow availability, is the short update support (2years) and what makes it worse the delay roll out of said update (like u mentioned).
For the same price I'd get a Samsung with a clearly stated 5 years of support. Not like Sony who we have to guess how long the phone would be supported.
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why put 3 cameras to Xperia 10 IV? Just use one lens similar to pixel 4A, iphone se 2022 and do the software right. I had Xperia 10 III and it was worst camera setup ever, Xperia V III and I III for me were insanely too expensive and risky, Sony has to understand that they are in level of no name manufacturers right now and in market we can buy ihone 12/13 for 550-700EUR, you cant cant ask more than that.
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updates suck, but at least you can unlock the bootloader (they'll remove proprietary stuff) and also they provide SDKs for AOSP so the phone can live much longer
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2022Sony does not send device to dxomark and pay costs of tests. . Will never be top10 doing this... moreBecause Sony always acting as a premium brand but apart being overpriced just like apple they will never be a premium brand.
The only premium brand i ever accepted and existed was Vertu.
Compared to that we have just low cost or huigh cost brands but no premium.
Only extra credit for Sony is fact they are made in Japan not in china, India or Vietnam like Samsung or Apple which also cost fortune but are nothing special just very overpriced non premium brands.
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Exyvia, 28 Apr 2022True, limited to the technology of the time - it doesn't have phase detection autofocus. ... moreAgreed. The '4K' resolution on Xperia 1 series is called 'CinemaWide 4K', a standard SONY made SPECIFICALLY FOR its OWN SMARTPHONE displays. Since this display is not capable of showing a DCI-4K video at its true native resolution, a sslight subpixel sampling process in fact blurs the details, meaning the final output would be never as sharp as what you would see on a proper 4K panel. Sony's terminology is ambiguous or very confusing at best.
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DMX, 27 Apr 2022These guys who come here would never understand that, they are people who buy Chinese phones f... moreRumor is that the SD card slot is omitted on Xperia 1 IV..............hmmm
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2022So is Sony planning to improve its abysmal software update policy (2 years of OS updates AND g... moreThey just don't care. They throw whatever together they can, release and maybe update it for the 2-year period - then nothing. :) That's the Sony way of doing business.
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2022Pansonic CM1 = 2014 True, limited to the technology of the time - it doesn't have phase detection autofocus.
Which is why Sony loves to market it as 'worlds first' with a giant asterisks.
Especially like the 4k Screen is marketed as 4k 'cinema wide' - creating it's own 4k category of 3840 by 1688.
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Nick Tegrataker, 28 Apr 2022Assuming you're correct about this, I'm excited about the revival of high-res Bayer ... moreAgreed. I think Apple might be able to do fine with the Night-time shots if they got a new and more powerful processor and improved software, but Sony doesn't have that computational software yet for its phones.
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kevinmcmurtrie, 28 Apr 2022I'm using the US model Xperia 1 III. It just now, at the end of April, updated from the ... moreI had a 1ish, it had terrible battery life because the reception on all networks was so weak, it would drop GPS constantly, overheat, disable the app drawer at least one a week and the fingerprint sensor only worked 1 in every 4 or so times.
None of the updates fixed any of those issues and by 6 months in the security updates were lagging.
Add to that the incredibly fragile anodised finish and it really was a poor device overall.
Never again.
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Critic, 27 Apr 2022Tell me which phone brand are you using right now and I'll find a tone of bad things abou... moreI'm using the US model Xperia 1 III. It just now, at the end of April, updated from the January security patch to the March security patch. The lagging security patches hardly matter because the phone still randomly unlocks itself. This originally "US model" is still being called a Verizon phone by tech support because it malfunctions on all other carriers.
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I'd prefer to buy an IPS LCD smartphone.
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 2022Yes. That is why main camera is still Bayer, just like iphone 14 pro. Nokia 808 can wipe ... moreI don't believe 48 MP is Bayer. It leads to super noisy images and takes up way too much storage space.
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Anonymous, 27 Apr 20226,5" 4K 21:9 LTPO 5000mAh, 33W Qualcomm Waipio 48MP Bayer 1/1.3" (dual pixel, ... moreHow is 48 MP still Bayer?
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2022Camera of iphone and xperia will be same. Difference xperia has one glass or two, while iphon... moreAssuming you're correct about this, I'm excited about the revival of high-res Bayer sensors but disappointed about the inevitable degradation in nighttime performance at the same time, especially for Xperia.
- Nick Tegrataker
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Anonymous, 28 Apr 2022Default setting of Z5 was 8MP. Z series had ability to downsampling like nokia 808. 8MP... moreSo-called "special" firmware is always a firmware that the device will end up receiving as a part of its future updates, because why not if it improves the final image quality? For instance, Mi 11 Ultra literally had the update dubbed as "DxOMark Update" (https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/04/30/xiaomi-mi-11-ultra-miui-12-5-4-0-update-dxomark-camera-optimizations/).
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