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With the cancellation of MWC you may not have
heard too much about this new Xperia yet,
but it's a game changer. We're going to get
into all the specs and everything we know
about this new phone today. But first to all
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So I have to admit. I've been expecting the
camera makers and the smartphone makers to
converge their technologies.
But the other way around where the camera
makers would be using computational imaging
to augment the capabilities of their sensors
and enhance the dynamic range or maybe the
zoom capabilities but Sony has gone on the
other direction and they're using the Sony
Alpha technology to enhance the smartphone.
I mean, it makes perfect sense when I think
about it and it also explains the naming logic
behind this phone the Sony Xperia 1 Mark 2,
in other words the second version of the Xperia
1.
First of all, let's run through all the upgrades
you get from the first experience. You get
a 4000mAh battery up from 3300, you get the
IPS 6568 water industry systems you get fast
and wireless charging and then you get the
newest snapdragon 865 5G chipset, which is
about 25% faster CPU than the first edition.
Oh and for you audiophiles, you get the return
of the physical headphone jack.
I don’t personally notice a difference in
Bluetooth, but some people do, so that may
be worth it to you.
You also get 8 gigabytes of RAM 256 gigabytes
of storage and the signature six and a half
inch 21 by nine cinema wide 90 megahertz 4K
643 pixels per inch HDR OLED display. Oh and
you can custom set the white balance for viewing
on this. Now, let's get into the good stuff
the camera.
Most importantly. Sony integrated the Sony
Alpha camera division into the Sony Xperia
development process and that brings us all
host of features that we didn't see before.
First of all, you get three 12 megapixel sensors
behind Zeiss T star coated optics, which have
been shown to significantly reduce glares
and reflections a pretty logical and smart
move from Sony considering their long-standing
partnership with Zeiss and I'm happy.
The main lens is 24 millimeters F 1.7 with
OSS optical image stabilization. There's an
ultra-wide at 16 millimeters F 2.2 and a zoom
70 millimeter F 2.4 lens also with OSS. There's
also a 3D iTOF type of flight sensor wedged
in between all these for low light auto focus
giving us up to 60 times per second continuous
autofocus and auto exposure on the main camera
and up to 30 times per second on the
other two lenses the camera can shoot up to
20 frames per second and burst mode so with
that time of light sensor you're getting three
calculations per frame every second. It also
has real-time eye autofocus and not just for
humans but also for animals and to maximize
these features we get the Sony Pro photo app
which kind of mimics the Sony alpha interface.
In a separate Cinema pPro app allows us to
connect our phones with our Sony Alpha cameras
for touch autofocus and an accurate rendition
of white balance. Assuming that the phone
screen gets bright enough and daylight to
see it. And then there's the Xperia Pro Edition,
which is still in development phase but truly
has some pro-features.
It's got a custom graphene sheath inside with
a vapor chamber and an air gap to keep the
device and components cool. And then the outside
casing is made of a low dielectric constant
material giving it that rugged graphite look
which is engineered to allow high-speed millimeter
waves to pass through un-interfered at 5G.
Four antennas surround the device for maximum
connected 360 degree antenna coverage to take
advantage of this we also get a mini HDMI
so you can connect the phone to any camera
not just a Sony and use it for video monitoring
or for vlogging for instance or you can also
stream 4K video to the internet over 5G shortwaves
the faster more stable version of 5G. We'll
also get dual SIM card slots 512 gigabytes
of RAM with an extra slot upgradeable to a
terabyte. It made my favorite little features
an extra button on the side which can be programmed
for just about anything. I'd probably program
it for focus hold.
Anyway the non-PRO models are due to be out
late spring and are supposed to be 1,100 dollars
US since the PRO version is still in development
we don't know exactly when that's going to
come out hopefully later this year. So, what
do you think will you get one? I'm personally
pretty excited.
I mean, I played with the Xperia one and it
was good, but just not good enough to switch
away from the Pixel, but now with the Sony
alpha features and the interface that's integrated.
I'm pretty excited. But what about you? Is
it enough to make you switch from your current
phone?
I mean, this is a pretty big leap for camera
technology in a smartphone, especially with
the connectivity. But the fact that Sony is
now integrated all their most exciting technologies
together between the smartphone and the Sony
Alpha and the Sony Bravia giving us awesome
sensors continuous autofocus eye autofocus
custom white balance all in a beautiful display.
That's pretty exciting. The real question
is does this mark the beginning of the end
for the big cameras and I would say not quite
yet. First of all, the megapixel sensors on
the phones, even if they got up to 42 or we've
heard over a hundred megapixels, the pixels
are smaller, so they still can't compete.
With the dynamic range and capabilities of
the larger format cameras Also even though
these phones now have Zeiss glass in them
which is exciting it can't reproduce what
this lens can capture in the field. Still
the gap is closing and pretty fast and I just
think that this is going to press the camera
manufacturers to continue to innovate which
is a good thing for everybody.
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