I have The Sony Xperia 1 II with me in the studio today.
This is a review unit that I received for 14 days.
It can be called Sony Xperia 1 mark 2 or just Sony Xperia 1 2. Sony is known for its weird namings lol.
I like the fact that it's a simple white box without too much going on.
This phone is the second generation of Sony Xperia 1, hence the 1 mark II.
As soon as you open the box, the phone is the first thing you see.
Other than that, you have some papers/manuals and instructions.
18W Power brick, 3.5 mm headphones, USB-C charging cable, and some ear tips.
This box was already open because this is a review unit as I told you. Someone else had it before me and most likely will go to someone else after me.
You have 3 color options: black, white, and purple. I have a black Sony Xperia 1 II.
The first thing you'll notice is the 4K OLED screen with a 21:9 screen ratio.
This is longer than it is wider and is easy to hold, as was the Xperia 5.
The front has an 8 MP selfie camera. You can record 1080p videos at 30 frames per sec.
The front also features the speaker grill. The notch is non-existing. Body to screen ratio is 84%.
On the right side, you have the volume keys, power/fingerprint button, and camera shutter button at the very bottom.
This camera shutter button is specifically geared towards pro photographers to help with focus and manual controls.
On the left, you have the sim tray. You don't need the sim ejector tool to open it. Just use your fingernail.
Along with a sim card slot, it has a microSD card slot. Sony Xperia 1 II supports up to 1TB microSD card.
Small details like these show the heavy thought process of phone companies, which I appreciate.
Although Sony phones are not really popular nowadays, I still think they are one of the best phones.
The bottom holds the USB-C port and headphone jack on top, which you rarely see anymore.
Besides Sony and LG, I doubt any other phone offers headphone jacks, so that's a cool touch.
This phone has a triple camera system. All 3 are 12 MP cameras.
1st camera: f/1.7 and 24 mm (wide)       
2nd camera: f/2.4 and 70 mm (telephoto)    
 3rd camera: f/2.2 and 16mm (ultrawide).
The white dot is the time of flight sensor to measure depth. The sensor size is pretty decent.
Since all the focus is on the camera, you can expect a camera review video from me in a few days.
The OLED display is 6.5 inches with a resolution of 1644x3840 pixels and a 21:9 aspect ratio.
Watching videos on this phone is an amazing experience. I said the same thing about the Xperia 5.
This smartphone has a 643 PPI 4k HDR OLED screen.
Most Netflix movies are filmed at 21:9, but you will run into problems when you watch regular videos that aren't 21:9. You will have black bars on either side of the video.
This smartphone doesn't have a notch; instead, Sony opted for slim bezels. Let me know in the comments your thoughts on this design.
If the video you're watching is 21:9, you won't have any problems watching. Camera cutouts are not a problem.
Sony's skin on top of Android 10 feels lightweight and doesn't add too much unnecessarily.
This is a 60 Hz panel but Sony claims that the motion blur feature makes it feel like 90 Hz, but haven't felt that yet.
Another feature is its dual sim feature. You need a physical sim and e-sim.
This phone has a snapdragon 865 processor, 8 GB RAM, and 256 GB storage.
In the US, you will find the 4G variant while in other countries, you will also get the 5G variants.
The battery capacity is 4000 mAh and supports fast wireless charging.
These are some selfies I took with the iPhone 11 and Sony Xperia 1 II. You can see the comparison.
Sony Xperia's pic is wide compared to iPhone 11, but the sky color is a bit off.
The iPhone pic is on point but I don't like the skin tone. Sony Xperia has a better pic overall.
I've clicked some random pics for you guys to compare. Let me know down in the comments which phone's camera you think is better.
In this side-by-side comparison, I find Sony Xperia's pic to be better. What do you think?
In this selfie, I just think the colors aren't right. I haven't played around with any settings. Let me know your thoughts.
The price is 1200 USD. In the UK, 1100 pounds. India hasn't announced the exact price but you can expect it to be around Rs. 90,000.
To hear more of its pros and cons, stay tuned for my review video.
Let me know what other tests you would like to see on this phone.
Currently, I'm working on the LG Velvet review so you can expect that soon. I'm done recording it; just need to polish the video a bit.
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And with that, I'll see you in the next video.
