Xperia 1 returns to the square, which should be the design that SONY users like. Although it is square, the edges have a little curvature, and the grip is still good.

The mobile phone screen is 6.5 inches, the length and width are 167mm and 72mm respectively. With this screen size, it is obviously stretched and narrowed. The advantage is that it is easy to hold. should also be mentally prepared for the volume.

The upper and lower borders of Xperia 1 are already narrow in their own mobile phones. Compared with many mobile phones with narrow sides on the market, they are still a little wider, but such a width is acceptable and not ugly.

What I am more concerned about is that except for video games, the BUD42DT4 navigation bar will not be hidden (and there is no design for the program to be displayed on the full screen). It's a pity to play the big space of 21:9. (This seems to be a constant design of SONY mobile phones. The original users may be used to it, and those who skip it should have to adapt.)

The web page is fine. On the 21:9 screen, I would especially recommend using a browser such as Samsung Browser or FireFox that can install an ad blocker and hide the toolbar when swiping.

When SONY introduces the 21:9 screen, it will specifically mention that it is suitable for splitting the screen. There is also a built-in "21:9 multi-window mode" in the mobile phone, which is convenient for you to choose two programs to split the window. This ratio is especially suitable for Half of the movie is watching, and the second half is opening another program (such as LINE chat). At this time, I can't help but feel that the guide can be hidden. It's better...

Regarding long-screen operation, Xperia 1 has a built-in "side sensing" function, which is also considered a gesture operation.

Double click on the side of the screen, a menu will appear by default, there are 8 recently used, or 8 programs specified by yourself, and 3 quick switches, and then swipe down on the side of the screen to return, up Swipe away recent programs..etc, it has a smart thing about detecting locations and showing suggested features.

Like some floating ball apps, it can customize a lot of items. For example, you can set the double-click to execute the return, desktop, last used program, etc., and you can also specify the up and down. Click sensitivity, sensing area... etc. can also be set by yourself.

But.... this time, a transparent soft rubber protective case will be attached to the package. For protection, it is slightly wrapped around the edge of the screen, and it is higher than the screen, so I feel that the frame is a little bit hindering the side sensing during operation. Gestures, I personally think protection is more important, so I finally gave up using the side sensor, but installed the floating ball app myself.

appearance, sound

Although there is still a bit of forehead and chin, the Xperia 1 has speakers on the top and bottom of the screen (earpiece and bottom side), which makes watching movies and games sound very good.

Xperia flagship phones have always supported Hi-Res and stereo, such as DSEE HX for wired headphones, LDAC for wireless headphones, and Xperia 1 of course, and this time, the built-in Dolby Atmos sound effect makes the speakers sound directional and three-dimensional. It is more obvious and more open, and some games can also be equipped with vibration feedback to double enhance the sense of hearing and touch.

On the back of the glass, many mobile phones are now made of glossy colors such as phantom gradients. Xperia 1 still uses clean and pure colors (is it a rare thing?), very simple and focused style of SONY, they said " Functional beauty", I think people who like simple style will love it. The main color is purple, but this time, the silver gray is a rare color after the glass is generally used in mobile phones, and it is also very special.

It can be seen that this Xperia 1 also does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. There is a 3.5mm to Type-C cable in the package, or you can directly switch to LDAC wireless headphones!

The SIM card slot is at the top. It is a three-choice two-card slot shared with the memory card. Xperia 1 will automatically restart twice when the SIM card is inserted or removed. ..Orz.

There are many buttons on the right side. The volume, power button, fingerprint recognition and shutter button are all separated. In fact, there is no need to wake up when sleeping. Putting the fingerprint directly on it will wake up + unlock in one go. Although there are many buttons, it will not be too troublesome to use. I was not used to it at first, I would want to sleep by fingerprint recognition. The fingerprint recognition area looks narrow, but the response is quite fast, the allowable value of different angles is also high, and the shutter button is still reserved!

screen, video

Xperia 1 is equipped with a 4K/ HDR/ OLED/ 21:9 screen (so strictly speaking, it is 1644x3840 resolution, and there is no item to reduce the resolution in the settings), and supports DCI-P3 wide color gamut. This is the first day of release. Many people are familiar with it.

You can watch HDR movies, display ultra-wide color gamut, 10bit color depth, and more faithfully present the dynamic range and contrast seen by the eyes. For users, the most convenient HDR movie sources should be Netflix and YouTube.

YouTube can see the option to display 4K HDR in the picture quality settings, and the details and contrast are really good.

Searching for HDR videos on Netflix also supports playback in HDR format. It's beautiful to watch natural ecology documentaries like our planet~maybe more beautiful than the average 4K TV.

I have always felt that SONY's flagship phone, the screen color rendering is really comfortable, many mobile phones can be beautiful, but they still feel comfortable for a long time or watching various movies, which is their strength.

Built-in new mobile version X1 engine (software, non-hardware), responsible for computing display adjustment, mainly provide "standard" and "director" two display modes.

The standard mode contains the display technology of BRAVIA TV. Compared with the XZ3's X-Reality engine, it enhances the contrast of the entire screen. The new X1 engine also adjusts the resolution and color, as well as the HDR remaster enhancement technology.

This technology can enhance the color, contrast and resolution of ordinary SDR videos, making the picture closer to reality. In addition, it also has a new algorithm that will detect different objects on the screen, the brightness of each grid, and adjust the color contrast individually. This is a new, more advanced tuning on the Xperia 1.

"Director Mode" also supports 4K HDR. The technology is based on SONY professional screens. The purpose is to reproduce the picture the director/creator wants to present. Maybe the director has done some color correction on the film for a certain atmosphere. This mode It will appear in such a tone as it is, and it can be enabled when watching a movie.

When using Cinema Pro to shoot a movie, this mode will be forced to be enabled, and you can also set which programs are automatically applied, but currently only Netflix can be set, and some movies may not be able to see the difference between the two modes..

The phone has a night mode, as well as a dark theme.

Night mode is the kind that makes the screen yellow to achieve the effect of filtering blue light, while the dark theme just turns the program directory into a black background, not the dark mode that turns the system screen into a black background, which is a pity. ...Orz

electricity

The Xperia is 6.5 inches and has a built-in 3330mAh capacity battery, which is not much to say, plus it has a 4K screen. How about the power when actually using the function, try it out as usual.

Keep the screen brightness at 50%, connect with Wi-Fi, and test items such as Internet access, videos, games, etc. Both games are not equipped with a game booster, that is, there is no special priority for performance or power to play.

Watching a movie consumes about 9% of the power for one hour, which is a little bit more power consumption but acceptable. Games with more dynamic and special effects use more power, racing cars when measuring power, or playing Three Kingdoms Warriors at other times. , Shadow Gun and other games with a lot of dynamic screen, it also uses 10~12% of the power for about half an hour, but the temperature of the mobile phone is still normal.

In addition, the brightness of Xperia 1 is turned on at 50%, and it is not particularly bright. It is just the right brightness in a general room, so the above test should be able to represent the power consumption of daily use.

Using PCMark for Android, adjusting the screen brightness to 200nits to run the power test is 8 hours and 30 minutes, less than 9 hours seems to be a bit short, but it should be noted that the Xperia 1's 200nits is quite bright when viewed indoors, in automatic state It won't be as bright as this.

In Settings-Battery, you can see the prompt of higher power consumption. You can check it in time to know which programs are consuming power, and then stop the unnecessary resident programs from consuming background power. This trick is great for saving energy. Electricity also helps.

In addition, if you don't make special settings, Xperia 1 will still lose a lot of power when it is in standby (maybe 8~10% in one night). It is recommended to keep STAMINA open to reduce the frequency of program synchronization during hibernation. The standby effect is quite remarkable.

In addition, the Xperia 1 supports PD charging. The package includes an 18W USB-C charger. With this charger, it can charge about 50% in half an hour, and it can be fully charged in about 1 hour and 58 minutes.

The advantages and disadvantages of other features of the Xperia 1 are almost the same as before,

The screen, sound effects, games and other entertainment-related functions are well done, and they are above the level of the flagship mobile phone group.

However, the game's power consumption is slightly higher, the interface is still not thoughtful enough and not delicate enough... and other shortcomings still exist. (The interface is almost unchanged)

Take photo albums, for example, many mobile phones are now turned into smart photo albums due to the introduction of AI in the device, which can automatically recognize faces, search by keywords, automatically generate story videos based on events, and make album categories easier to browse, or It is a photo and video editor equipped with rich functions... Wait, these Xperia 1 albums are not yet available, and Xiaoyangchun's albums are considered by current standards. (so simply use Google Photos instead).

Or as mentioned earlier, the details of the game enhancer are not intimate enough

no dark mode

I did side sensing, but I still didn't expect to make the navigation keys hideable (because the functions of the two are a bit repetitive)...etc.

The appearance and entertainment functions have always been strong, but the delicateness of daily functions, I feel that there is still much room for improvement, which is still the conclusion of this time.