REVIEW: Sony Xperia 1 in 2023 - Super Tall, Cinematic 4K OLED Display Android Smartphone - Worth It?

Revisited review of the original, Sony Xperia 1.
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Details:
- 6.5 inches 4K OLED smartphone with 21:9 Cinema Wide display.
- Triple lens camera system with Eye auto focus and up to 10 fps burst shooting with AF/AE tracking for precision focus and exposure, Alpha Lens technology
- Enhanced display setting Creator mode (ITU R BT. 2020 support and 10 bit tonal gradation) and new cinema recording function Cinema Pro “Powered by CineAlta" to reflect the creator’s intent
- Immersive multi dimensional Dolby Atmos. Durability : Water resistant (IP65/68). Corning Gorilla Glass 6
- Game Enhancer mode optimizes the game’s processing performance

6.5" 4K HDR OLED Display
Xperia 1's cinematic aspect ratio and accurate color reproduction is true to the creators’ intention

All Your Content Remastered To Perfection
The X1 for mobile engine from Sony’s BRAVIA TV technology delivers more color, detail and contrast.

Be Immersed In Cinematic Dolby Atmos Sound
Immersing yourself into the story with moving audio that flows above and around the environment with stereo speakers.

See Color The Professional Way
Creator Mode powered by CineAlta offers the same color accuracy that films are created in.

Be the Director with CinemaPro Powered By CineAlta
Shoot 4K HDR at 24 fps in 21:9 ratio with cinematic tone and expression-based color management.

More Screen, More Gaming
Get a deeper unrestricted field-of-view of your game play.

Our Most Powerful Processor Ever
Game online with Qualcomm's latest 855 CPU and GPU and the fastest download speeds thanks to 4X4 MIMO.

More Screen, More Possibilities
A 21:9 display and fast processor is perfect to run two apps at the same time.

The new Xperia® 1 was made with the advanced technology from Sony’s professional monitors, cameras, and audio devices, to deliver the best experience in a smartphone. It features the world's first 21:9 CinemaWide™ 4K HDR OLED display and a pro-quality triple lens camera.

World’s first 4K HDR OLED smartphone with 21: 9 display (6.5”) and HDR remastering technologies. World’s first Eye AF in a smartphone with triple lens camera and up to 10 fps burst shooting with AF/AE tracking for precision focus and exposure. Enhanced display setting Creator mode (ITU-R BT. 2020 support and 10-bit tonal gradation) and new cinema recording function Cinema Pro “Powered by CineAlta” to reflect the creator’s intent.

Sony's first triple-lens camera system featuring Eye AF eye-tracking technology seen in the company's Alpha line of professional-grade cameras. The Xperia 1 is capable of capturing 4K HDR video, and the two sensors (primary and telephoto) are optically stabilized, a first for an Xperia device, dubbed Optical Steady Shot. It has an Intelligent Active Mode where it which alongside the standard electronic Steady Shot (5-axis EIS + OIS) for better video stabilization. Exclusive for the Xperia 1 is the BIONZ X for mobile image-processing engine, borrowed from Sony's Alpha professional cameras. This brings pro camera Alpha technologies to the Xperia line for a more professional approach to mobile photography.

The front selfie camera has a 1/4" 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.0 lens and Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization).

The Xperia 1 also has Predictive Capture. When it detects fast-paced movement, the camera automatically captures a maximum of four photos before the shutter button is pressed, and lets the user select the best one afterwards. This is done without any user intervention and is possible due to the same built-in DRAM chip on the image sensor used in capturing the 960 fps super slow-motion videos.

It also has microSD card expansion of up to 512 GB in a hybrid SIM 2 slot setup.

LDAC, an audio coding technology developed in-house by Sony which is now a part of the Android Open Source Project, that enables the transmission of 24-bit/96 kHz High-Resolution (Hi-Res) audio content over Bluetooth at up to 990 kbit/s, three times faster than conventional audio streaming codecs, to compatible audio devices.

Other connectivity options include Bluetooth 5 with aptX HD and Low Energy, NFC, 4x4 MIMO antennas for fast Wi-Fi and cellular upload/download speeds, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, GPS (with A-GPS), GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo satellite positioning.

Highlights -
21:9 CinemaWide™ 4K HDR OLED display
Triple lens camera system with 2x optical zoom and wide angle lens
4K HDR video recording
Cinematic Dolby Atmos® sound
High capacity 3330mAh battery