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Ambroos
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I tried one out yesterday, and damn, it feels fast. My Xperia Z is no slouch either but the Z1 is something else. Not a single hiccup anywhere.
And the camera is great. There's always noise in low-light pics of course, but it's better than average. Plus, the AR and Timeshift camera apps are insanely fun and work really well.
Most of the people I've met had theirs for a little over a week now and were pleasantly surprised with the battery. Especially if you use Stamina Mode correctly and give the right apps an exception it was great according to them. |
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randomuser
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@Ambroos
Comment on viewing angles and screen please.  |
Ambroos
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Right, forgot. Compared to my Z the contrast was much improved. Blacks were really black and the notification bar and softkeys blended very nicely into the nothingness of the phone. Simply lovely. Colours were deeper and more nuanced than the Z. The difference isn't extreme (it's no AMOLED), but for my preference it was perfect. I want my skin tones to be natural, on an AMOLED display everyone looks like they have an orange tan. Pretty nice. Viewing angles were maybe a bit improved but similar. Which in my opinion good enough since you look on your phone straight on and not from an angle.
All in all it's a nice improvement over the Z. It's not a revolution, but the logical evolution. It's visibly more related to the Z than the Z Ultra (which I also had the chance to try). |
bulacaneo
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@Ambroos
Maybe you can tell us also something about the speaker... |
Ambroos
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Haven't tried it, was a noisy place and I was just having WAY too much fun with the AR and Timeshift camera (and both QX cams).
And oh, there are some very nice video ads coming!
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Shino03
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"The screen, which features Sony's TVs' TriLuminuous technology, is utterly gorgeous, throwing up bright, vivid colors even in bright daylight. Readers who held back on the Z because of the 'whitewashed' effect on viewing angles can rest assured that the Z1 doesn't suffer from the same problem." - hardwarezone |
razec
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That Z1 sample was shot at ISO800, and needless to say the amount of details on this ISO level is impressive 
as usual I post process that sample to rid the luminance noise out of it and this is what I got 
This just proves that no android smarphone comes close to its image quality, not even the zoom bricks from Samsung could be this detailed 
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XperiaJunkie
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Here is a review of the Xperia Z1 from CNET UK I dont know if it has already been posted but they say the camera isnt that good. Iam currently using a Z1 on and willc post some full res photos soon.
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mob[....]ony-xperia-z1-review-50012187/
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Miki69
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@razec,
thanks mate! Really brilliant indeed
Cheers,
Miki |
razec
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Just the usual CNET "junk"nalism crap they are always fond of. I still remember how they poke fun with SAR about the QX lens rumors. I wonder what happened with Andrea's challenge to them? 
On 2013-09-12 12:24:23, Miki69 wrote:
@razec,
thanks mate! Really brilliant indeed
Cheers,
Miki
Being a RAW shooter myself, I could care less about noise as long as I could fix them with simple NR on my PS lightroom, which is the case with Z1's JPEG engine. I think Z1's approach to keep noise for higher overall details is a good move. People who rely alot on auto settings would find the Luminance noise bad though.
[ This Message was edited by: razec on 2013-09-12 11:28 ] ~19 years at Esato |
Miki69
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true! You can reduce noise but can't add details
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randomuser
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Greek Review
http://www.thegang.gr/110913/sony-xperia-z1-review
They mention that the Superior Auto mode doesn't take great pictures if quality is what you're after. But when using Manual mode with the right settings Z1 delivers photos much superior to any other Android smartphone.
And for the screen they mention the word - FLAWLESS. So two reviews so far claiming no viewing angle issues whatsoever. Let's wait for more reviews and we should have a clear picture on the screen quality. |
ZappyDen
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On 2013-09-12 08:14:19, moogoo wrote:
yea night video is a bit soft..
camera was probably having trouble focusing with all the moving objects coming at it and also all the changes in metering from the advertisements to the headlines to the dark areas.. definitely a GOOD test for Z1's night video capability. I'd like to see that scene with One/1020/GS4 to see how it compares.
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here's HTC one in a similar scene for comparison. it's about the same, if not worse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FegRo7EO7IE
and for kicks, here's 1020 in a night video in good ole NYC this was taken while moving, so take that into consideration. but image quality seems comparable to me..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf03E4fZ4vM
with these as comparisons.. Z1 night time video looks pretty good
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2013-09-12 07:19 ]
Nice
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ZappyDen
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Xperia Z1 ISO 800
Lumia 1020 ISO 400
why they put ISO to 800 on Z1 ??
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razec
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^^ They probably shoot with both phones at Auto settings.
Judging from the articles I read by far, I think that at manual mode, Z1's camera could possibly outperform 1020's
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