Sony's "Xperia 1 II" is one of the "best smartphones in 2020": Product Review

The last time I saw Sony's Xperia was when I visited Japan in 2018.When I got on the subway in Tokyo, which came to a constant (and on time!), There were a lot of people with Xperia or "iPhone".And sometimes they used "Nintendo Switch".

It is probably only in Japan in the world that can see such a sight.Unfortunately, Sony's smartphone is less than one percent share in the global market.Nevertheless, the new Xperia 1 II has become one of the most favorite smartphones this year (so far).

If there was a person who wrote such an impression as of January, he would have been laughing.But as you know, 2020 is a turbulent year.

The best smartphone as Sony

None of Sony's smartphones that I tested in the last few years have not been right, but why is this product so wonderful?The reason is that all factors, such as beautiful displays like a movie screen, long battery life, high -performance camera system, solid texture, and simple software are well packaged.Xperia 1 II is the best smartphone that Sony has made so far.

However, there is no shortcoming.For example, let me talk about the name.For strangers, Xperia 1 II pronounces "Experia One Mark Tou".This reading is the same as Sony's digital single -lens camera "α9 II" and Ironman's armor.However, it is inevitably called "Experia One Two" (most people will call it so).

And the price is 1,999 in the United States.It is $ 99 (around 120,000 to 130,000 yen in Japan).Even if you put more than 40 million Americans losing your job, it's a fairly high price.

The image quality of the camera is equivalent to "pixel 4" or higher

Xperia 1 II is worth considering if you value the camera experience of a smartphone.The biggest feature of this smartphone is the camera system jointly developed with the engineer team of the popular Sony camera.

Most people would be enough to take a picture just by tapping the button to the subject with the smartphone.Of course, it is possible to shoot that way with Xperia 1 II.However, Sony dared to target camera lovers and professional photographers.These people prefer to be able to control the camera settings and control all the elements of the photos to be taken.

Xperia 1 II has three cameras with about 12.2 million pixels.Telephone camera and super wide -angle camera, 1/1.It is a standard camera equipped with a large image sensor of 7 inches.The larger the sensor, the more light can be taken, improving the image quality of the night view photo.By the way, the size of the standard camera sensor is larger than "iPhone 11 Pro".

I liked the smartphone's camera system since Google's Pixel 4.In fact, Xperia 1 II may even exceed the Pixel 4 image quality.

The photos I took during the day were reproduced in detail and color.The photos taken at night are surprisingly bright, even though there is no night view -only mode, but there is almost no noise.Photos taken with telephoto and ultra -wide -angle cameras have a similar finish, although the image quality is slightly lowered.