*Edited title to accomodate newer Generation Xperia 1s.
ony done the impossible and actually returned Headphone out and dual front firing speakers to their flagship model.
Also mentioned to have a "... unique hardware decoding to optimize sound quality when listening to music on Tidal" not sure about what the marketing meant in this one.
I do like that Sony in their 360 Reality Audio effort has been advertising other less known streaming platform like Tidal, Nugs and Deezer. They involve the artists on the effort too.
Source: Sony.com post for the new flagship.
It has a lot of other improvements from Mk I as well, chieftly in its camera hardware&software, 4000 mAh battery, power button double function as fingerprint sensor, 5G (not mmWave, quasi 5G like S20 models) qi Wireless charging, etc.
But I'm most interested on people's impression on how they handle the H/O implementation. Hopefully it retains the ability to use their ANC 5 pole jack that the Xperia flagship used to have since Z2 (same jack as their Walkman).
The loss of H/O is still the most regrettable thing iPhone 7 give to the world IMO.
Its the most excited i ever been for a new phone as it seems to be the perfect upgrade to my XZ Premium.
Release date: Spring 2020
Anyone else agree that more manufacturers should abandon the trend and bring back the 3.5mm jack? Who do you think should go follow?
Update now with MarkIII version, Improved battery size, screen brightness+120Hz, Variable Telescopic Lens and many more basically just more refinement, smaller jump than from M1 to M2
The 1mk 4 is here, most of the improvements from mk 3 are new software and professional gear support. That came alongside a hike in price 300usd.
From that you get 5000mAh battery, same display, but 50% brighter, now it's actually legible under direct sunlight, better tuned speaker, same jack, better mic with pro software support with Music Pro,
And most of all, now all the lenses are capable of 4k120fps recording, plus the Telephoto is actual Optical zoom now, not just a 2 stage, real 85 to 125mm lens. With great bokeh.
And now, with the Xperia 1V, much changed photographically speaking from IV, the biggest internal upgrade being the non fire breathing Snapdragon 8Gen2, making the V a new champion on both battery life and heat management.
Sony doesn't say much about whether the internal DAC on the V has changed, but there's been some comments that it is doing better than ever, with 360RA and 360 upmix toggle built in for new features.
Personally I like the mk 2-4 output, it's just they are lacking in some driving power for some IEMs, like my Z1R and Ocharaku can be a tad quiet on some music. But hey Sony are consistent on upgrading their products in all their aspects (tho not about updating the software), so I'm hoping they will put some more effort in the future to integrate their Walkman software into their Xperia, even just having the same music app as the walkman would be OK.
Xperia 1 VI
The MK6 is here, The big upgrade is:
1) Same battery but now with VRR and lower res Display, the Xperia 1 now has one of the best Battery life in the market, on average use on 2 day use without charging
2) Wider range on their Telephoto Zoom. now 85-170mm, so zooming in from 3-7.1x now, way better reach
3) New Driver for the stereo dual front firing speaker, now with better low end range.
4)they say they put more emphasis on upgrading the 3.5mm jack. not sure what exactly they do to it. need more testing from someone who cares more. on the reviewers, mostly now i can only see ones that focus more on the camera than the audio aspect
5) it ditches the 21:9 aspect ratio. this one is 50/50 whether its an uprade or not, what matters is the wider aspect ratio is precisely what enable the wider range of zoom (more vertical range for the telescoping zoom to move back internally, also more popular aspect ratio: better battery life due to the VRR support, also 50% more brightness is great.
ony done the impossible and actually returned Headphone out and dual front firing speakers to their flagship model.
Also mentioned to have a "... unique hardware decoding to optimize sound quality when listening to music on Tidal" not sure about what the marketing meant in this one.
I do like that Sony in their 360 Reality Audio effort has been advertising other less known streaming platform like Tidal, Nugs and Deezer. They involve the artists on the effort too.
Source: Sony.com post for the new flagship.
It has a lot of other improvements from Mk I as well, chieftly in its camera hardware&software, 4000 mAh battery, power button double function as fingerprint sensor, 5G (not mmWave, quasi 5G like S20 models) qi Wireless charging, etc.
But I'm most interested on people's impression on how they handle the H/O implementation. Hopefully it retains the ability to use their ANC 5 pole jack that the Xperia flagship used to have since Z2 (same jack as their Walkman).
The loss of H/O is still the most regrettable thing iPhone 7 give to the world IMO.
Its the most excited i ever been for a new phone as it seems to be the perfect upgrade to my XZ Premium.
Release date: Spring 2020
Anyone else agree that more manufacturers should abandon the trend and bring back the 3.5mm jack? Who do you think should go follow?
Update now with MarkIII version, Improved battery size, screen brightness+120Hz, Variable Telescopic Lens and many more basically just more refinement, smaller jump than from M1 to M2
The 1mk 4 is here, most of the improvements from mk 3 are new software and professional gear support. That came alongside a hike in price 300usd.
From that you get 5000mAh battery, same display, but 50% brighter, now it's actually legible under direct sunlight, better tuned speaker, same jack, better mic with pro software support with Music Pro,
And most of all, now all the lenses are capable of 4k120fps recording, plus the Telephoto is actual Optical zoom now, not just a 2 stage, real 85 to 125mm lens. With great bokeh.
And now, with the Xperia 1V, much changed photographically speaking from IV, the biggest internal upgrade being the non fire breathing Snapdragon 8Gen2, making the V a new champion on both battery life and heat management.
Sony doesn't say much about whether the internal DAC on the V has changed, but there's been some comments that it is doing better than ever, with 360RA and 360 upmix toggle built in for new features.
Personally I like the mk 2-4 output, it's just they are lacking in some driving power for some IEMs, like my Z1R and Ocharaku can be a tad quiet on some music. But hey Sony are consistent on upgrading their products in all their aspects (tho not about updating the software), so I'm hoping they will put some more effort in the future to integrate their Walkman software into their Xperia, even just having the same music app as the walkman would be OK.
Xperia 1 VI
The MK6 is here, The big upgrade is:
1) Same battery but now with VRR and lower res Display, the Xperia 1 now has one of the best Battery life in the market, on average use on 2 day use without charging
2) Wider range on their Telephoto Zoom. now 85-170mm, so zooming in from 3-7.1x now, way better reach
3) New Driver for the stereo dual front firing speaker, now with better low end range.
4)they say they put more emphasis on upgrading the 3.5mm jack. not sure what exactly they do to it. need more testing from someone who cares more. on the reviewers, mostly now i can only see ones that focus more on the camera than the audio aspect
5) it ditches the 21:9 aspect ratio. this one is 50/50 whether its an uprade or not, what matters is the wider aspect ratio is precisely what enable the wider range of zoom (more vertical range for the telescoping zoom to move back internally, also more popular aspect ratio: better battery life due to the VRR support, also 50% more brightness is great.
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