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Sony is the definition of "he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit" when it comes to phones
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The problem with Sony's phone is that by the time they arrive on the stores, the competition may have a new model already. Yep they are very slow on logistics their phone to the stores.
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Since Sony aren't really popular in the smartphone department, i feel like that gives them the freedom to try more ambitious stuff. I owned a sony xperia phone back in the day and it was an amazing phone. Hope they do something big in the near future.
I guess it's our job to recommended it to ppl...Sony creates more ambitious stuff if it's getting support from ppl, we need this innovative company
So what phone ur using now?
Sony Xperia forte is in its manual setting. They are not meant for automatic or point and shoot mode. They are for people who wanted to experience "professional camera" at the same time being creative in some ways.
Unfortunately not for every xperia, cant shoot manual mode fully, either you chose exposure manually or iso, the other is then forced automatically which gives zero freedom or Control over the shot, great auto mode in daylight, horrible night photos in my xperia 10 3
20 years ago, who would have ever thought we would be describing Sony's phone department as a small/niche team considering the consumer electronics behemoth they once were (and still are with the Playstation and cameras).
And tv’s and medical equipment
They still are a behemoth of a company! In electronics and media. They just don't put much funding into their smart phone department because the competition is way too high and risky.
Nokia's department is even smaller now than it was before.
And film and cinema
@@helenHTID I know they're still a massive company but they were ubiquitous in every sphere of consumer electronics when I was a kid (late 90s/early 00s). They have obviously cut back on the majority of their consumer electronics to focus on more profitable divisions. They ruled the roost with TVs, audio equipment and media and has a pretty successful Laptop and phone division. Now their TVs and phones are just made to remind a few people they still exist in those sectors.
The fact that they have an SD card slot, a headphone jack, an innovative zoom and very clever specs is why I love Sony smartphones.
There's phones without an sd card slot? Wtf?
@@robertpaulson8790 all the flagships lack one and most mid range ones too
I want to see this phone success because f*ck every android phone maker and Crapple. They keep making nonsense ugly piece of sh*t phone by making notch, water drop or whatever kind of bullsh*t is that, while at the same time removing feature such as Micro SD and 3.5mm jack audio. Sony showed that you can still makes bezel less phone without removing features in phone which exists for decade.
Whenever I buy a new phone, first I see if they have a 3.5 mm jack and SD card slot. These two things are non negotiable!
@@AdityaSingh-xu6yb exactly!
Personally, I have been very frustrated with newer smartphone cameras moving away from camera-like interfaces and function, and I like that Sony is using a more photographer-focused UI that leaves the editing to the user.
I'd like a hybrid. I'm into amateur photography and would love a true manual camera experience. That said, with two kids under 3, I really appreciate being able to get a quick, easy picture of good quality of rambunctious kids, that I'd otherwise miss with a fully manual camera. A hybrid would be best. All you really need is two software packages on one phone, it should've be that hard
Yep, one of the reasons why my phone is a phone and my full frame camera is my camera!
@@LetsDIYIt Sony gives you a hybrid camera though, for both video and photo.
So weird, why Sony's phone getting a lots of love in the comment section but the first thing I've seen in goole after typing "Sony phone" immediately followed by "failed" hmm.. The biggest improvement they made was having the camera app crash on you after 15 minutes so you can be spared the embarrassment of using this phone. If they are lucky enough in the next 5 yrs maybe Sony would finally appear on the top 20 list of best smartphone maker company...I really hope they can atleast sold 100 phone a year now that would be record breaking for them. If this keeps up maybe its time for Sony to hang the gloves and stick on creating a next level over priced televisions.
I'm on a Samsung S10+ and it comes with a Pro-Photo and Video Mode in which you can manually adjust aperture, shutterspeed etc. Sometimes you just don't have the time to customize each value or even have the ability to catch all details in high contrast dynamic surroundings, therefore i appreciate having the choice between both modes.
Sony's been in the business a long time, I genuinely hope this is the start of them finally becoming competative.
They lack competition, they had more than a decade to do so, they should gave up at this point like LG on smartphones. Apple & Samsung are too big.
They are not competitive at all and they do not need to be. They know exactly what they are doing. They know who their customers and market are. I have been using Sony phones for almost my whole phone-using life. And I hope they keep doing this. The pricing too is perfect. It keeps the average Joe who is always concerned about money spent on unpopular phones, away from Sony phones. Anyone can buy Samsung and Apple phones given the money. But you need more than money to buy a Sony phone. And all the Genuine Sony fans know this and do not want to change that part about Sony marketing. Its like the difference between Buying a Lamborghini and any other sports car like Ferrari, Aston, McLaren. Any guy with money can buy a Lamborghini. And I am definitely not saying Lambo, iPhone, galaxy are bad products. And neither I am saying that Xperia, Ferrari, Astons are best products. My point is that some products are exclusive to Limited people who truly appreciate differences. Let Sony Xperia stay one of those product.
@@siddharthchakravarty2099more people buying the phone would literally make the experience better with more cases and likely software updates too. Gatekeeping phones is fucking stupid.
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Honestly I want Sony to succeed in making smartphones
i love the hardware in the phone but 2 yrs of support and that price tag makes it hard to appreciate
I want Sony to tell Me why they still won't sell xperia mobiles in Australia
need to fix fucking software and pricing
Sony is the best tech company in my opinion
No if it did anothere war like samsung vs iphone Now it will be sony vs samsung
As a person who likes to tweak settings... I kinda like the idea of all the cameras on the Xperia having their own setting menus. The AI and auto tuned cameras in modern phones should have redundant manual option modes. _(all the options, not the limited stuff that look like them)_ One of my biggest issues is that with all the pixels in these new cameras, most of it is noise, the end result no better than a professional 1-3MP shot. So in most cases good enough, and fast, but they could be much better.
@@cristianroth4965iphone overprocess it so much though. in the camera app it looks so great but after hiting shutter button and go to photos.... its ruined...
I used to own the Xperia 10 IV, there were many features that I liked about this phone but as a mid range phone it was way too underpowered and slow in my view than other phones within this segment. However the key thing here is Sony Xperia phones only come with 2 years of software support which is the lowest out there and if your spending £500-£1000 on a new phone that is only going to last you two years, it makes no financial sense (poor investment). On the other hand Samsung phones, many of their phones provide 5 years of software support, which makes more sense so no Sony is not better. If money is no object and you want to change your phone every year then no problem. £500-£1000 your talking iphone money here and Apple also provide 5-7 years software support, why would you go for one that only provides two years before you have to buy another phone?
I really want to see Sony succeed in the smartphone market, great review Arun!
They are gradually doing so
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@@samnevada1233 lmao
same here
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I bought a Sony Xperia III, since I wanted to support the underdog. Man, the headphone jack came in handy a few times. And the screen without a hole punch is...awesome. I love it. I want Sony to succeed, so I put my money where my ideals were. No regrets!
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@@SonyEnthusiast nice username lol
@@RL_Happy thanks! I'm actually a Sony TechTuber 😃 that focuses on... You guessed it... Sony products, which I buy myself
Same as well. Had a couple of Samsungs in a row, just wanted a different experience.
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I love my sony mark 4. Sometimes, taking the camera brain out of the phone software and putting it into the input of the user is a big plus depending on who you ask. Me myself prefer the more manual experience, which is why I love my Sony phones, plus a headphone Jack, SD card port, things phones these days have forgotten about. Maybe I just want to take all my photos move it to SD card and plug that into my computer to dump it onto a massive 8tb HDD… with this phone i can and I have
When LG ceases to release updates for my V60, this may be an enticing upgrade for me. While I'm unsure if any other phone on the market will ever match and/or incorporate the complexity and attention to the audio playback like the V series, I'm all about hanging onto the headphone jack as long as I can!
You got a V60? So cool! Me and my friends love it!
Man, I was looking forward to the LG V70, I'm pissed at LG for not marketing their phone more cleverly. Their phones where overkill compared to the mainstream crap out today.
I really wish phone companies would stop this stupid trend of giving less things in the box, especially when they're keeping the prices of the phones more or less similar. It really cheapens the experience of buying something that's supposed to be the top of the line, end all be all product of the company.
So true...
This is probably more of a prototype phone.
From other coverage I've seen, this is only the case with the pre-production sent to reviewers, the real production one will come with a charger and, presumably, more.
I just add the price of the products that are supposed to be in the box like the charger and that would be my phone price
So true. Yet companies are so proud of it
I think it is a disservice to other companies to call Sony "small". While it is true that their phone division isn't massive, they are an absolutely GIANT company with their hands in maybe more pies than Samsung. They should have no trouble putting in as much, if not more, money into R&D and optimization. Not to mention, they have a PS, which is almost all about software as the hardware comes from other companies. Sony should have no excuses for their lackluster software experience
They haven’t had as much luck within the smartphone departments as other companies have. It’s a risky endeavor and a bad financial decision to invest in such a saturated market, with no guarantee for success.
That's where xbox comes in to beat them in terms of cpu and gpu power :)
@@kelechiosuji5705 and yet, every time the Playstations end up beating the Xboxes in sales. Sometimes by a small margin (there is like a 5 million difference between the PS3 and thr Xbox 360) othertimes, it's not even funny (the ps4 has sold more than more than the Xbone 116 million vs 53 millions) even the PS5 is at the moment selling more than the series X/S even tho they are more available than the PS5, so you really have to wonder if having a better GPU and CPU is as much of an advantage for Microsoft than people says it is?
Samsung is an absolute behemoth of a company, they make so many random things to the point of absurdism, for example, they make tanks.
No Samsung is definitely bigger.
I just bought the S22 Ultra, upgraded from an S9+. I've only just heard about this Sony phone and while I certainly wouldn't swap it, I really want to try it out. Headphone jack, SD CARD, that is big thing, I want an SD card. It's display is 4k, more than the Ultra. It's processor is Snapdragon, which is apparently better than my Exynos Ultra. If I had money I'd buy both.
Damn, the Exynos version is a scam
Perfect 4k 120hz screen with no hole, notch or 'dynamic island'. 12gb ram, expandable storage up to 1tb. This phone is a beast and deserves to absolutely dominate. It's a shame it's so niche in comparison to Samsung and Apple offerings.
5:16 absolutely phenomenal how you ended the burst shots at *69*
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Absolutely the best review out there, i have seen so many influencers giving biased reviews, this one here is pure comparison of the two phones, I'd say the only thing you missed was the camera functions of a sony alpha camera, when we switch the mode from basic to, shutter speed priority or auto, or manual, we get to set the ISO, shutter speed, AF, and eveything that we can do in an actual DSLR.
only holds true if you're lucky enough to have the snapdragon version of the s22 ultra ...
Great video, really impressed with how far you've come. Keep it up. I love the novelty and the inspiration Sony has and I hope they keep pushing out these great phones. Best phone by far for media consumption.
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Although I understand the beauty of pre-processed photos, Sony has stated before that their ideal of photos is not processed, their idea is to hand over that assignment to the photographer.
This is why I am interested in this phone. Getting things right "in the moment" is how I learned photography and how I still use my cameras.
That's.. a really cool thing. I like that. A lot. Too bad I got a s21 recently so I can't ever take authentic photos 😬 But this phone looks really good, and I really hope Sony survives in the smartphone market. The way they are going, I will consider them for my next phone for sure.
Can't market a $1700 phone to the pro Photographer mindset
@@rrocckky that's not what it's about though, it's about being able to edit the photos to your liking, if you don't like the competition as is since they are pre-processed and still being able to do everything else a phone is capable of
@@rrocckky Yup, that's the problem. If they were smart, they could give you a setting to switch between Pro, and AI mode, for example
I used to have a Sony Xperia Ion smartphone, one of the first smartphones in the market. And i have never seen more vivid photos being captured from any other phone i have held since. It only had a 12MP camera but awesome software. I don't get the same quality in my 48MP Camera, which evidently has a Sony lens right now. 😌 I wish Sony came back on the smartphone scene with a bang.
Great video, man. That was really informative.
I remember in 2014 buying the Sony Xperia Z3, I loved that phone, nobody else I knew had one and it looked and felt like a much more premium built android flagship compared to most of the competition then and had some great features for it's time, just a clean design, also makes me think of my other favorite brand of Androids at that same period the HTC M's, my HTC 10 was the last of the great HTC Flagship devices, hope Sony keeps pushing forward in the smartphone arena, they make cool designs and offer an alternative.
HTC one M8 was the greatest phone I’ve ever had. It literally was unmatched. Front speakers and metal casing, design. I loved it. Now not one phone makes me want it extremely bad. I didn’t even need a case for it. Why buy a beautiful phone if you just cover it up with a $20 case? The phone should be designed to not need one except just changing the color or adding outside features for cards or coins.
@@rhuckabee44 I agree, HTC flagships were my favorite android devices, my last two I had were the M9 and then the 10, I loved those phones, nothing like that all aluminum build, you could feel the quality, nobody did android like HTC, on top of the dual front facing speakers they had the DAC audio which almost nobody else offered, just great devices, it's ashame they're no longer producing, those were the days of actual variety.
@@Daavi85 I had the M8 and M10. But I think the M9 looked like the best. M10 was ok. But the M8 I’ve never seen a phone I was so excited to see and have it. Quality.
@@rhuckabee44 yeah, that M8 was a game changer device, no other brand had an answer to that when it was released and for quite some time after, I still think they were the best made, my cousin had the M8 which made me have to get the M9 that replaced my Xperia Z3 after handling it, I appreciate quality as I can tell you do as well, I even remember the sharp clicky detent of the volume and power buttons that stood out to me on M8 through 10, little things like that just tied that full build quality all together, yes, definitely quality.
Had a Z3 Compact and shut off all the radios except for LTE so that I could use it on Verizon’s network (used Google Voice for phone calls). I was so jazzed at the time, to this day it’s still one of my fav phones. The camera was the weakest bit, but overall it slapped
I remember back in the early 2000's when Sony Ericsson had designs for phones and they looked awesome. But, nothing ever came of them. Which was so disappointing! Still, nice to see them still in the fight! Because I love their products. I'm from the Walkman days. And Sony dominated!
And if they want a comeback, they should start with low and mid range smartphone. Just like the old days
Sony still are making amazing smart phones but idiots like this guy in the video are trying to convince people that Sony is inferior to other smart phones & people sub consciously start believing that. Do your own research & please take words from people as a grain of salt
Sony Ericsson was ahead of its time. The phone market is sketchy. Sony always did great with their product but North America and Europe cared to sell i devices and samsungs over everything else for some reason
@@SuplexCityF5 it’s a phone not made for the average customer. So he’s not wrong, stop being a fanboy and realize most people don’t care about these features. A good enough camera, high quality software, and a normal looking phone. No one needs this kinda camera on a phone.
Their Walkman series were quite successful -- considering competing in market share against Nokia and Blackberry in their absolute prime.
The thing about the image quality which is explained fairly well in this video, but not well enough is that the phone itself is meant for professional use, they don't focus on the utomatic features of the camera, because learning how to use the manual settings is quite easy on this phone, AND once you learn to use them, it competes with the iPhone 13 Pro Max easily! The potential in this phone is so much bigger than most people see, and Sony will definitely become much bigger now!
Sony making a phone fun to explore. Not everything auto
I think you are missing the point of a smart phone. the average consumer just wants an easy to use interface and not have to mess about with manual settings. Whilst the Sony looks tempting, I would much prefer the Samsung interface with intelligent automatic settings. A professional camera is a professional camera. A phone is a phone
@@spaceman111 That's the crux of it, most people who use their phone for photography are 'happy snappers', a photographer wants the creative process and experience from start to finish. I use my Huawei P30 Pro for quick snaps and fun photos but for professional images my Canon 5D
@@spaceman111 if u that obsessed with a phone camera, why not just get use to a real camera, new generations are weird
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify exactly my point!
I literally get the goosebumps when Aaron tells how much work a phone does behind the scene to produce a photo 😊
Sony has beautiful display and cameras and back in the day when we had physical buttons they had the best design especially in the Xperia s where the hardware buttons lit up and you could see the home and recents icon .... I hope they don't die out like LG because I would really like to try out their new stuff.
@@Instabruh.User.. agree
Sony Ericsson ftw
@@mehshutup3041 one kid using second account to reply on his own comment that's why he comment on top comment or else he wouldn't found his own comment to reply to it
@@laddaevolta I loved those phones.... especially my Xperia s
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9:14 Arun really waited to get them both at 69% battery XD
5:17
In the past I always had Sony mobile phones, they were the ones with the best câmeras, had the Carl Zeiss lens and one little thing that I loved: dedicated camera button hahaha seemed like you had an actual camera in hands. They always had a spectacular design to me, always beautiful
Your videos are great! keep up the good work 😸
I own an s21 ultra, my previous phone was a Sony flagship. It only had a single camera but due to the pro mode the pictures look just as good as my s21 ultra despite being 4 generations behind it. It also had a 4k display and was the first phone to have 960fps slo mo. Sony has always been underrated for their phone's.
Тhey're not underrated, they just provide to powerfull specs with out normal optimization, like 4k screen, but in KZhead to some how use that resolution they just oversharp total image which looks bad, and that 4k 120fps is just a gimmict, while the sensor is so small and it overheats so easily
That's definitely false lmao. Pro mode from a small sensor phone will never give you more or the same compared to a phone with good computational photography
@@propersod2390 It could, the computations could go wrong when they don't know what you want.
And it also takes much more work and time to get a photo out of that Sony phone that looks as good as a point-and-shoot photo from an S21 Ultra. For the majority of people, that's not acceptable.
@@propersod2390 I was thinking the same lol
I have an older Sony phone (Xperia XZ2) and I have to say that Sony really know how to create a great interface, this is easily the smartest and easiest to use phone that I have ever owned, hopefully they are still leading the way there. In theory Sony should have a decent advantage for audio and video too.
Yes but XZ1 premium is way better than xz2.
I really love the design, also owning a sony is niche in a nice way these days. Also love the possibility to use it like an actual camera.
I still have my first Xperia z1s from T mobile, never liked anything else after it. I even bought a handful of flaps that covered the charge port, but that phone I could take it in the lake or pool for 20 30 minutes at a time and it would be fine. No one else I knew had one or have heard of it, definitely felt like the Premium Device
I remember having the Xperia Z3 back in the day. Best phone I've ever had. Thinking about giving this thing a try but I feel like it costs $300 more than it should. Hopefully the price will drop a bit in the next few months.
Z3 were amazing phones. The wife and i both had them and loved them!
I remember having Xperia Z1, shitiest phone I used, used to heat up every now n then
the camera on xperia z3 is shitty
@@vanmr6523 If you don't know how to take photos and just used all the auto things it was bad, the same on all Sony phones back then.
find a shop that does discount or flip the earphones and whatever you don't need bundled with it
If the camera takes what you actually see, that is the one single thing I wanted for years the most. Including night time, when I want to see the night, not artificial day. Coming from S21U... my next flagship might be exactly this.
Samsung and Apple phones use heavy AI software. It's not realistic as a Mirrorless or DSLR camera. This Sony phone shines when shooting in manual and in raw.... The way anyone who takes photography seriously
At 6:25 the photo comparisons between the two cameras, I felt that the Sony Xperia images were consistently better, in every way other than reducing lens flare.
I love my Sony Xperia HPs ..it was an accidental choice after Nokia, Samsung...at one point of time, no stock or no supply to replace my 6-7year old Samsung clam shell HP .. contemplated for quite some time before getting the my first Sony XZ...in 2016.. still love it..
4:00 "SO NYce" missed opportunity
We can't keep letting Samsung and Apple to control the cellular experience. The best example of this is Apple trying to go subscription based where you don't own the phone. You know damn well Samsung is just a few minutes behind and will do the same thing. I'm sure if given enough power so would Sony but we need a more competitive market now! I'm at the level of carrying two phones. I personally think it's where we are going as a society. Given that, I'm seriously thinking about using another manufacturer for my next phone. We need that company who actually listens to the consumer. If people want the 3.5 Jack back then do it. Stop trying to find new ways to screw the public by squeezing more money from them.
Samsung made fun of apple in ads for getting rid of the headphone jack and then turned around and did the same thing. Now almost every new phone has no headphone jack. They also copied apple and got rid of including a charger so ya apple is ruining not only apple but android as well.
@@demonocusmetalocus3558 the worst thing is samsung is removing chargers now on budget phone like A series That kinda defeats the whole budget thing if you have to buy a charger for the already ''budget'' phone they're selling
@@enisb5488 budget devices that even cost over $400+ The A53 especially is a joke. First it's worse than the A52s value-wise, and now you have to buy a charger and a silly dongle for your wired headphones if that's what you have. No more listening to music while working/doing homework and your phone is plugged in to charge. "Budget" my foot. Way more money spent there than a good value for money midrange from other companies. With a charger in the box + headphone jack But it's *Scamsung* right? People will still buy their value malnourished phones. Even if it's just to flex.
once customers were kings...but now...?!
plz enlighten me but what is this subscription based & is it happening or going to happen. I'm genuinely curious since I've never used apple
Great review - just bought the Sony. But more that this - your video is hands down the best, slickest, most creative and well produced I have ever seen on youtube. Well done, Subscribed!!
My first smartphone was a Sony Xperia SP with a brilliant transparent bar at the bottom. Nostalgia man !
1:08 : "they've given us a headphone jack" Me who prefers cable over wireless: SHUT UP and *_TAKE MY MONEY_*
1:14 now, any kid can stole my sim card or sd card lol
dude the work and time put into these videos is insane, the quality is beyond anything ive ever seen
Very well produced and informative comparison, thank you. I would never spend a thousand dollars to buy a phone with no headphone jack and a meager 128Gb of memory, so Samsung isn't even on my short list. A brand-new S22 Ultra 128Gb model only has 88Gb of free memory when you un-box it. The OneUI and other Samsung crapware consume nearly 20Gb of a Samsung's memory, and you can't delete most of it. (Pixel 6 has 108Gb free space out of the box). I enjoy high fidelity music with my phone, and that requires a good DAC and a headphone jack.
5:50 That casual catch by Mrwhosetheboss literally gave me a heart attack 😂
Hey Arun, I never thought you will give attention to my comment ❤
8:35 A Back to the future reference, Brilliant!
@Mrwhoestheboss great vid *BUT*, your analysis on the company size (Samsung vs. Sony) misses the component business business (and subsequent low level driver work (?) they have to do for *CRAZY* high volumes ). Software / UIX makes total sense.
That yellow tshirt with the vhs effect at 1:03 gave me backroom vibes ngl
My first smartphone was Sony Ericson Xperia Mini. That was a legend. After using so many phones I still remember how good it was.
I think LG should look after the way Sony is doing business in the mobile space - making niche smartphones which cater only to a specific audience. This might perhaps be the only way back for them if they ever want to come back.
I wish they make a comeback. Their hardware was top notch, and software was pretty okay too. But they lost over pricing and marketing.
My wife had one of the last LG phones that came out and it was horrible. The software was glitchy and garbage. They lost the market due to poor phones
@@seantucker9394 which model was it?
My last phone was an LG and I was really happy with it, was surprised that they got out of the market.
Lg actually made way better and innovative phones than Sony. They shouldn't have exited the smartphone market
Only found out about this phone today and already looking for one to buy. The headphone jack alone spoke to my heart, not to mention I owned a sony phone before and loved it.
Still getting updates for my Z5 Premium. I also prefer to use the Sony camera in manual mode on all their devices as their automatic camera app is pretty poor . If you play around with the exposure and white balance you can easily get much better shots . The Xperia Pro I got mixed reviews for image quality but rated as far superior to its competitors when used properly by a decent photographer. Also Sony's battery technology is the best around for protecting the battery . I have an original Xperia Z and also a Sony Satio which are still able to hold a day's charge on their original battery.
You have a talented team Arun! Loving the effects, transitions, and text animations all around, freaking tremendous!
Every complaint I heard was regarding the average consumer experience. I feel this is more geared toward the professional that really knows how to get the best from their equipment. For example you mentioned no night mode but clearly it's in the pro app if you use the settings to get the desired look you want to achieve. I think Sony is doing good in their approach. This phone is definitely geared to a specific consumer/professional market or those interested in learning about it.
100% of KZheadrs consider packaging a quality of a product while we only care about what's in the box that gets tossed after we open
thanks for the Mine! and the review , i was trying to decide between Samsung s22 and xperia, also you're really cute
I had a Sony Xperia back in like 2011/2012 I loved it. It did everything I expected it to do and did it well. It was an absolute TANK too, if I dropped it my heart wouldn't skip a beat, I'd pick it up and give it a little wipe then carry on. I miss it.
Xperia Z1 compact was my first true smartphone and wow was it a beauty, I keep taking my case off because I love it’s design so much. Hope Sony succeeds in the mobile market.
I am using Sony Xperia 5 bought in 2019, but now i would like to upgrade to Sony xperia I IV it's really out of my budget, have to wait till it's comes around my pocket buck... also Sony Xperia 5 IV is also the beast in Flagship category... thanks to Sony and you for your great Reviews..
I think that they must include the multithreading feature on their products because that is very helpful for people who work with documents
I got Sony Xperia 5II few weeks ago and I am pretty happy with it. It got Android 12 update and works smoothly. I really wanted headphone jack and SD card slot and Sony was the only high end model that offered it that was in my budget. Though I got it for cheep, I don't think I would buy it for full price.
Here's my thoughts on the modern phone cameras. Too artificial. When I am looking at an object I expect the camera to take the exact picture. Not just make the thing bright, flashy new. People just made it standard for phone cameras to recreate the picture in attractive way. I appreciate the improvements of the Ai and technology but making things unrealistic is not something I prefer. Almost all of us like to live in a false world.
yeah bro even i too feel the same,but people forget to live in real life world and there always dreaming
I agreed, I want my picture natural, just the way the real image is, I don't want any filter, flashy or AI doing, that's why Sony will forever remain my number one smartphone brand
@@araoyegbadebo3569 thats basically a niche group of people wanting the photo as it is, the rest 99% will not like it, thats just how humans work
@@venumadhav1035 just see the blind camera test...
@@davel7037 Sony and some other smartphone brands are never bad camera phones, but people just want too much, even over too much
Your presentations are at another level. Very impressed.
4:20 DUDE USED MOON KNIGHT I FREAKING LOVE THIS
No one will talk about how precisely Arun stopped at "69" burst photos 😂😂 5:10
Woah, A Headphone Jack! I hope more companies start giving headphone jack in smartphones as wired iems are much better in sound quality and have less latency than wireless buds.
Meh
wired airpods are dead
@@StevenChris wired airpods never existed my guy
@@StevenChris I'm not talking about airpods, I'm talking about wired iems make by moondrop, KZ, etc. Watch youtubers like Crinacle, dankpods, dms, etc to understand what I'm trying to say.
The problem is that most people don't care about good audio. I mean, a proper 30 euro wired headset sounds better than all TWS earbuds, yes, that includes something like the WF1000XM4's
Thanks so much for this outstanding video!
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If we can get some kind of DEX experience and relatively smooth rooting/bootloader unlocking, I am all in. Super excited for what Sony is bringing these days.
isn't the mk3 easily rooted?
@@asclepius.dionysus I had not realized that Sony supports bootlocker unloading. And I am even more embarrassed that Sony has pure Android. I am absolutely jumping on with these guys.
Bought my XZ2 in 2008. Still running like new. With a lot of drops!
You are really growing to fast. Congrats
Overheating is one negative aspect of any Sony smartphones, I noticed this when I maximize the performance of 4k video recording and gaming from my previous Xperia Z
This time is not just about Sony but about that trash Gen1 Snapdragon. That thing gets hot like no other.
Z was LONG TIME AGO 😁. My 1III doesn't get as hot as the Z.
my xz premium no problem still using until now, no overheating issue better than my Note 9 screen, battery and performance
better to blame Qualcomm with this. Remember, every android phones using the same tech are always having same issues.
Lmao... That's a common thing... U will always get the same result even though you're using either Samsung or iPhone.... High resolution requires more power, gpu and backlight... Of course your phone will get overheat bruh.... 🤦
5:32 "I honestly don't think any other company cares to be honest" Samsung: Am I a joke to you? Buyers: Yes
I had once Sony Aqua m4. Was quite good midrange at his time. See if they can compete nowdays with Motorola which last phones are really, really ok in many terms.
My first andriod phone was a Experia Z loved the phone. I'm now going for a Nokia not because I hate the Brand but for the price I want longer support and OS updates.
Can we just applaud a flagship phone for having a headphone jack and SD card tray? they should have gone the whole hog and had a user replaceable battery too.
I would immediately buy it if they put in a user replaceable battery.
still a bit pissed that they followed the trend of not including the charger with the phone
@@kriskale I know last year's wasn't difficult to open and replace, if anything.
I bought my first Sony Xperia when I was in high school, it was the Xperia Z, I completely loved that phone and it is still working (obviously not great), then got the Z3 Plus (still working pretty well), when Sony decided to disappear from pretty much 90% of the global market I had decide which brand I was going to move to, went for iPhone, hated the UI, hated the OS, hated how overpriced everything was, got rid of it quickly, then I decided to try Samsung, it's the brand I'm currently using, not bad, but not even close to Sony, I am a 100% sure my next phone well be an Xperia again, those phones are the only ones that I feel that meets all of my standards.
Agreed. However, Sony has been pretty expensive too, so I ended up with Samsung again
Yes thank pls, you should
Used the Xperia Vivaz and then the Z3 and then XZ2. Now using the iPhone 13 Pro Max(hate the OS to this day) because Sony just stopped selling phones where I stay. Pretty sad tbh.
@@heyramineni sony stopped shipping phones to iraq (where I live) that didn't stop me from getting the new Xperia 5 from Sweden back in it's time, I asked my relatives to purchase it and deliver it to me from Sweden where they live, I just can't imagine my self using a different smartphone other than sony, hate iphones UI, and I hate Samsung designs and cameras, and all other smartphones like Huawei and google pixel and other their designs are just off, none of other smartphones suits me
Same, gone from sonys to an iPhone 7 and have gone back to Sony Xperia 5ii and it's brilliant
8:45 pretty sure you're using the camera wrong. You can hold down the shutter button to instantly open the basic camera app. You can shoot portrait mode by just rotating the camera. You can switch to front camera by tapping on the switch to front camera button at the top right. Rotate for desired mode. Any other apps are for enthusiasts who want finer controls for their cameras.
I received my Xperia IV on Wednesday and I sent it back on Friday when using the 85mm and 125mm telephotos and shooting in raw, the images just come out soft and blurry you would think my shutter speed was wrong for the focal length or I had not focussed properly. As for the DNG files even at low ISO they was extremenly noisy . I am a sony alpha shooter and love Sony products but I have got to say it was a massive disappointment. I likely either buy S22 ultra or wait for the iPhone 14 now. If you look on reddit there's people discussing how soft the telephoto shots are apparently there is a update releasing to improve it For the price it is not worth it massive disappointment.
Gotta give credit to Sony for headphone jack, sd card slot, and toolless sim.
yeah, for 1600$
And physical camera shutter button.
Yeah then they over charge you for it. Find some logic bud
better than competitor with same price but don't have all that features
@@vijeykumar7429 well worth
I feel like I'm watching an apple conference: "it is beautiful" ; " it's special" "phenomenal" "incredible" a lot of big words.
Dislike the comment above me
Now there is another company which people have an insane impression of. I wouldn't trust either Sony or Apple these days. They've both just become ripoff artists.
You could tell Sony is trying to make a comeback with the Phone industry. They want that a piece of the pie.
I don't think this phone is aimed at most users; it may be for the creative types with its mass of manual controls and continuous zoom which was not mentioned.
In terms of camera, I'm only hoping it will be one that shines when used in manual mode. If it has good (for a phone) hardware and an app that lets you set everything manually, then I think it will be great in hands on someone who knows what they're doing. I do kinda hope it also comes in white though...
They have a rendering on the product page of black, purple and silver. No option to pick the sivler though.
Sony does create the best designs I've seen on smartphones. Quality is almost always premium, at least their flagships. But their support is trash and as someone said further down. By the time their phones come out, there's already a whole new generation of phones from other companies.
Nah other smartphones have good much better design then Sony and much better quality than sony
Sony's customer support is abysmal compared to Apple's and Samsung's. I've had instances where Samsung will replace a product for free outside of the warranty period for some issues, while Sony will refuse to refund/replace a product within the warranty. Things might have changed but that's just my experience.
@@theoutcastvirus2792 also, while talking about hardware: we stopped repairing Sony phones in our stores altogether. They are somehow always breaking when you repair them, change the battery and some mic dies, swap a screen and all of a sudden WiFi not working. Stuff like this should never happen (we only employ trained technicians btw, so they know what they're doing). It's just Sonys internal shit design that leads to this. I myself have stopped buying Sony products when they butchered the PS portable family and the Vita. Sony literally lost me as a customer forever.
@@theoutcastvirus2792 well that's aload of tosh.
@@adithyansunil1153 Design is subjective. I do like Sony's take. Clean, classy and very practical. Again, very subjective.
Sony phone looks good. A lot of the time you did photo phot comparisons saying it was lacking computation, I actually preferred the sony image, outside of the indoor night shot. Sony are slowly catching up, but, do agree, the aony camera interface is very clunky and my initial regret leaving Canon. So not sure its the best idea for phones. If anything, I always thought, the camera that can get a mobile phone interface in the camera first, would be the overall winner.
I needed this video SOOO badly , I searched for it everywhere and now it just popped out itself
I actually like how they made it feel like an alpha camera with it's settings in the phone camera. I wish my S22 Ultra had that Sony layout. I would love this camera almost as much as my Sony SLR.
Sony SLR? Sony's now making SLRs lol?
@@Chopper153 do your research. Sony made DSLR before. Lol
@@SonChae21 to be fair Sony has discontinued making SLR's and hasn't made one since 2016. They're all in on mirrorless so it would be sweet having that layout for Samsung's Pro Mode.
bozo brought an S22 crap and dreaming sony features, just change the phone dude!
I've been and still using Sony phones since my very first phone, by that time it was a Sony Ericsson, so almost 15 years now. Even though I am always supporting Sony, it's undeniable that they are not able to compete with the other phones like iPhone, Samsung or Huawei in some features, but overall, they keep their spirit. I hope they can get back to the race with more creative innovations, instead of just focusing on camera hardware (which is, by the way, already top).
Simple. Rolex can't win any competition with swatch or apple watch. They can always build better. Like ferraris , sells less than Toyota, but they better.same as sony
Me too but the truth is that Sony is no longer as good as it used to be. Samsung is much better.
@@de_yo9919 I don't agree. But ok. My youtube gets frozen in image all the time. Bugs all the time. Can't make a call with the wired headphones without people complaining . Can't add more memory. The chip set for audio is crap. For me. That's it. No more Samsung. I will move to sony
@@paulosilva8200 Look, I'm a Sony fan. And I think Sony is better overall. But due to some circumstances, I'm using a Samsung right now. And got to admit. It's a nice phone. Still not good as Sony phones. But don't bash them like they are THAT bad
@@paulosilva8200 It is clear why Sony is selling fewer smartphones than Samsung. Samsung's UI is convenient and accessible to consumers, but Sony's smartphone is less accessible than Samsung's. So I mean you are just Sony fanboy.
What's the skin brand used for the thumbnail image before video, for the S22 Ultra?
Great quality as usual!
don't harshly criticize Sony, remember one of the best smartphones makers LG gone, it is best smartphone for its audience but not for other brand fans
The worst phone I have seen in that price. No wonder Sony isn't able to become popular in the smartphone world
@@destroyinghaters You know how dumb he looked when he say it doesn't have HDR when HDR was obviously turned off