– Benchmarks: typically competitive but Antutu results are low compared to other 8 Elite phones. – 3D Mark stress test was favourable, though, bottoming out higher than some competition like the Vivo X200 Ultra and S25 Ultra but falling behind more gamer focused phones like the Poco F7 and Redmagic 10 Pro, suggesting it should deliver more consistent performance for long sessions without getting too hot. Only hit 40°C after stress test. – Charging times: Full charge in 80 minutes, 50% in under 30 minutes. – Sony leans into HDR and computational photography more which is great, with results still being much more subdued than the competition.
The good: – can't cover up front firing speakers – no punch hole selfie camera – no giant camera bump – headphones jack – microSD card – premium build – improved ultra-eide – pro video mode on launch
The bad – limited meaningful updates over predecessor – so expensive – slower charging than many competitors – tele camera close focus only available in macro mode – battery doesn't seem fantastic but too early to call it – evident throttling even day to day when using the phone with frames dropped in the UI
Still a lot to do on it, and I've read all your comments: speakers, battery, audio quality from headphones jack, fingerprint scanner reliability and more to be tested. Any other questions please leave a comment.
TechEdit
Early testing with the Xperia 1 VII
– Benchmarks: typically competitive but Antutu results are low compared to other 8 Elite phones.
– 3D Mark stress test was favourable, though, bottoming out higher than some competition like the Vivo X200 Ultra and S25 Ultra but falling behind more gamer focused phones like the Poco F7 and Redmagic 10 Pro, suggesting it should deliver more consistent performance for long sessions without getting too hot. Only hit 40°C after stress test.
– Charging times: Full charge in 80 minutes, 50% in under 30 minutes.
– Sony leans into HDR and computational photography more which is great, with results still being much more subdued than the competition.
The good:
– can't cover up front firing speakers
– no punch hole selfie camera
– no giant camera bump
– headphones jack
– microSD card
– premium build
– improved ultra-eide
– pro video mode on launch
The bad
– limited meaningful updates over predecessor
– so expensive
– slower charging than many competitors
– tele camera close focus only available in macro mode
– battery doesn't seem fantastic but too early to call it
– evident throttling even day to day when using the phone with frames dropped in the UI
Still a lot to do on it, and I've read all your comments: speakers, battery, audio quality from headphones jack, fingerprint scanner reliability and more to be tested. Any other questions please leave a comment.
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