Sony Xperia 1 V Real-World Test (Day in the Life Review) 

I gotta say, thanks for this review! Refreshing to see a content creator actually review this beyond the auto settings. It's clear you know your way around the Xperia. Much appreciated!

I loved how you actually reviewed the "tech" inside the phone and didnt just continue blabbering about your biased opinion and whine about how the "auto" mode is not good enough like 99% of the reviewer who made a video on this phone. 🙌

Sony phones are so unique! Love them 🤘

The photos are amazing! The Building at @10:10 side by side shows what's happening here.. The road, the foreground detail are cared for and the footpath on the left goes deep it looks 3D unlike the other phones where it's absolutely flat image. Even the left side of the building you see shadow on the ground (so that side is not in direct sun obviously), so the brick building is darker yet some of the phones brighten the bricks, or color boost them and then leave the ground shadow as is. The Sony you see nice darker shadow on the ground but the highlights on the parked car (under the tree) the rear bumper has a natural shiny reflection still! That's insane. The other phones wash that out or flatten it. There is also a 'warmth' to the light on the staircase and bike on the Sony, where the other phones feel like it's just 'brightness' and has like a white flare'y haze- that especially bounces off the Car windows and paint in the other phones. You can even see the light reflection on the ground from the car reaching to the manhole in road. Looks real nice on Sony and defined clearer. Also at @4:31 the foreground is soo interesting with amazing detail on the hyrdant, and the power pole colour seems natural. Amazing how the colours are SOOO different between phones. This can be seen even more in your photo with the stage (cannot find the timestamp again) where the stage is green. All phones show different shades and I doubt 3 out of 4 are even accurate. Some look like they were shot on an overcast day and that's stressful when you're preserving a moment or sharing where you are with someone and it's nowhere near a representation of reality. I also think this phone needs to stop being called a creator phone specifically even with all those specific apps. I for one prefer to shoot a 4K image on the phone and be able to look at that image in 4K resolution back on the 4K phone display. How many people have 4K monitors at home where they go view their photos from? They may never see their own images in 4K as displays are never that high on phones. These flagships specs are for anyone and with micro-sd storage and battery health options it's allowing people to use this device for a long time, unlike iPhone or Samsung that make last year's phone seem irrelevant and embarrassing to own. Sorry for the length. I vote for innovation and am not biased to any brand.

thanks so much, it seems to me that sony has finally nailed it with this one... i'm preordering. especially after my iphone 13 pro tortured me at the beach last night with focus lock issues... nice bright hazy moon but no dice. i miss my old LG phones which gave me total manual control.

I've been loving mine so far, I got mine at the end of June (in the UK) Other things I've noticed compared to the Xperia 1 IV is the front camera can do 4k 60fps in the Video Pro app, also it will allow 4K 120fps recording on your SD Card, which my 1 IV did not. The running cooler when taking pics and videos with no more overheating was one of the main reasons I upgraded to this

This video is a testament to the greats and flaws of the new Xperia. From the multiple functional camera, improve software processing, great thermal and battery performance, to the good but shaky telephoto, ultrawides, purple tint in low light and and probably some software issues mentioned by users and reviewers alike. Xperia hasn't been this good for quite a while. It doesn't beat the competition but it sures shakes hands with them. It's more than a phone or a companion. It's a tool.

The Xperia V's photos look way better than its predecessors. Though it 's pictures are less contrast-y, they do have the feel of the traditional cameras: a bit soft, not too aggressive, slight washed off feel, which gives off a lot of style-y nostalgic vibes.

As a keen photographer/Astrophotographer I love my Experia V but, for instance would not recommend it to a party goer who, when something suddenly crops up, suddenly needs a photo of somebody who has fallen down drunk for instance - grab the Google pixel for that auto-shot! I find your Test refreshing in delving into what it can do for the photographer who may normally have their DSLR in a bag but today has forgotten it. There has been a lot of reviews looking at the price then simply comparing it to other flagship phones mainly in zoom and auto modes and these people are simply not qualified to review this phone! well done Sir!

I think they can do a more mainstream model because they for sure have the tools, this one is really approaching that. Great video my friend

Xperias tend to get overlooked by most Techtubers so there aren't that many reviews of the 1 V out there. This was hands down the best I've watched. Good job, sir.

The Xperia is the best Perfect and real color ❤❤❤

Finally someone who knows how to use those cameras! Thank you! My dream phone, but way way too expensive for me sadly 😔.

Thanks for the video. I have the silver 1 V and absolutely love it. Like you, i had the same issues on the 1 iv last year and was hoping they remedy said issues. They most definitely did. I have had my 1 v for about 3 weeks now and they battery keeps improving, definitely with the chip and its qcom ai learning use etc. I totally missed the cinetone aspect and literally paused your video was like wtf i missed this, and found it in settings. Thanks for that as well! Every since getting this my other devices have sat in a drawer. I find it has absolutely slaughtered my pixel 7 pro in all photo tests and in my opinion with your samples as well, even beating out the s23 u photos. They look more "real" to me. Great work as usual and thanks for sharing!

I don't think I would buy one without seeing your review first. Now I am tempted. Thanks as always for the great review and format.

Fantastic review as always! The technical analysis is insane. And the trip around neighborhoods is a beautiful touch. Oh yeah. The 1 V is an overloaded smartphone and I'd live to get my hands on it sometime in the future.

Even as an average user, I would have gone with this phone if Sony support software updates more than 2 years. A 3.5mm headphone jack, MicroSD card, this phone is everything I would want if there was better software support. not to mention the phone is $1300. So why not support your flagship phones little longer than 2 years?

I kinda dream of Xperia 1 V. But the one thing that stops me is the Night VIDEO quality and details

hope they improve the software support since we are paying the premium and the competition is doing much better in that aspect

Honestly for $1400 or £1300 in the UK I still think it is a good deal specially if you start counting the things you get with the phone (p.s mainly matters to me) SD card slot, headphone jack, front facing true stereo speakers, clean operating system, DSLR look alike camera system which is 10s of the price of a proper apha camera and it's lenses and that 21.9 aspec ratio. Btw r.i.p notification light lol I been using the Xperia 1V for nearly a month now and it is the best £1300 I've spent so far ❤

Sony believes smartphones to eventually succeed cameras

I just left Sony after three years , I bought the s23 ultra. Sony is great . But they never provide any updates .

Honestly, if sony had a decent trade in system, id totally trade in my phone and pay whatever's left for this beauty.

This is the best mobile this year Good job sony The Xperia team has done good things in the last few years and this year I think they have made the best phone

I'm just super happy with the biggest 3 updates, less overheating (as I've had to use my IV without a case) because it'll over heat after a minute or two recording. Then also cinetone-s mode to make everything more consistent and then also the vertical camera apps. My understanding is the thermals also were improved because of the chip now also being made by tsmc instead of Samsung like the current IV. I'm just excited to get mine in a few weeks as my daily. Along with my 14 pro max and soon nothing phone 2

I wish sony still retained the 512gb version for the u.s. model on the xperia 1 v while upgrading the display brightness to at least 1,600 nits with extra brightness as an option to enable in the display settings. I'm just glad that the xperia 1 v still has the 4k 120 hz 21:9 aspect ratio with the micro sd card slot, headphone jack and dual physical sim card no e-sim.

Damn on the "mornin'" opening the sharpness and saturation is taking us back some good 10-15 years ! It improves later. The simplicity of this Xperia is nice, doesn't appear as a road to cheapen out on the phone (the glass back and ridged edges). Strange to see fixed 120 hz forever, thought manufacturers are proud of the adaptive feature and jump to have it as fast as they can. These Bushwick graffitis sure took the cameras of all the compared phones for a ride ! Cool to see so much optical mechanical zooming happening, real shock ! Loving that. Xperia's photos seem better than S23 Ultra but not that much than Iphone and keeps juggling places with Pixel. Sure burns out the neons at night. Cool to hear it doesn't overheat now !

Can't imagine all the work you gotta do for those 'David enters a room' shots, and then come back, pickup the camera/phone and continue filming at other spot lol Result always is amazing tho 👌🏻 Cheers from 🇲🇽

Xperia phones have an unnecessarily high bit rate recording where most companies would limit 4k 60fps at 60 mbps the previous sony was at 120 mbps but the 1v has a 150 mbps bit rate which is testament to how much of an improvement sd gen 2 is compared to gen 1

Finally an Xperia review that's not "Well it doesn't work as an iPhone or Samsung so it's bad". Well done, man!!!

Great review I loved the graffiti art shots and the electric chopper bike shots were immense.

I have the M IV and I am looking to upgrade. With some of the issues with the IV, I was gun-shy about the V. This video and others I have seen has convinced me that I will be getting a V. The one thing I love about the IV is the way it takes the pics. I am no content creator, but I take plenty of pics of my hobby, cars. So yeah, I'll be picking up the V.

Refreshing real world video testing out the cameras. I wish Sony would test out their 1" sensors on their own phones. Lol hoping for an Xperia Pro I-ii later this year.

Looks to me you can't go wrong with any of those four phones. I'll probably never buy an iphone again, but it looks great on every photo.

Most of the clips recorded on the XPeria seemed to have too much noise, like having too high of an ISO.

Great review as always - and you gave me another couple of places to check out when i am in NYC in a couple weeks! I have always liked Sony phones (since back when they were partnering with Ericsson); my latest one was this phone's predecessor, the PRO I (which i only sold because i still prefer to use a real camera when i shoot images or video, for me the phone is always a last resort back up). It looks like, with the exception of the 1" sensor, this one has all the same functions - and some - plus, the proper zoom is great. Maybe when the price (which is actually not unreasonable, considering what you get) drops a bit i will consider getting one!

Im portuguese and I live in Lisboa when I feel I need to chill I come to see this guy's real world tests, this is really calming and chilling for me. I would never buy a sony xperia I only buy samsung S line or Iphone but I love the content format. Really nice content, thanks from across the world good friend. keep up the good work.

Hands down, one of your best - the comparison between 4 and 5 cameras...pff, I think you should write a book

Thanks for the details on the camera sensors 👍

I really wish I could get one of these 😠 dream phone for sure

Looks to be the new king to me!! My Sony should be in my hands sometime this week!

Native resolution of the screen is 4k. Now, whether it's always running at native or not is a matter of settings, either user or manufacturer. Being set to run lower resolutions most of the time to save battery doesn't make the panel less of a 4k.

Another informative review and tour! Holy Cr....Cow, I never noticed how many phones you compare in one video. Yeah, how have I not noticed this before? How many phones do you take with you for a Real-World Test? Overall the pictures of the Xperia 1 V looked good with a few where the white balance was off. The videos looked good but the shot at the beginning of the review (and some others) seemed very harsh. This is the type of phone/camera that makes me want it and at the same time realizing that spending the same amount of money for a DSLR is a better option. Keep up the great work!

Another interesting and informative review.

I watched this video at 1x speed so I could get all the photo & video technical awesomeness - THANK YOU for going in-depth on Sony's sensor build details and the differences on each one that was 💯💯

Thank you, i really enjoyed the stuff about the sensor-tech!

11:54 I actually like the night mode on the Xperia 1 V more

With a Sony camera smartphone you need to do some basic settings. Try to use vivid mode, and then it exceeds the color in the iPhone. It is no useful comparison if you do not set the camera up properly as they are made with a different ideology behind them. Sony is a camera with smartphone capabilities and the iPhone is a gadget phone with camera a with "point and shoot" for the ladies taking party pictures (yes I'm joking).

Really need this phone for my content 😅

le xperia est le meilleur couleurs parfaites et réelles

Terrific review. I'm waiting for mine and this answered a number of questions. Thanks.

Will the phone slow down if i insert a sd card in it ?

huge different between 1iv in auto mode camera! kudos Sony!

i have this phone. And i would say that i am a bit annoyed by the noise in the telephono camera.

2:17 exactly how I hold the phone and unlock using left hand. 100percent same

cant wait for pro i2

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very beautiful video I liked it a lot, thanks

Really love your vids, the day in a life mixed with some learning is really creative 🙏

Loving my MK5 It feels like the phone to redeem sony as i love how xperia 1's looked all of them 1-IV but they always had same problems heat bad battery etc Mk5 fixes all of that and I love it

Very realistic sensor.

Very unlikely you will read this but I will try, I love your knowledge and how you present these videos however the quality degradation of the original footage by RU-vid compression is rendering the Xperia videos to very bad levels, terrible level, it looks quite washed out and pixelated, I think they don't represent the full potential of these flagship phones, I am a Sony fan so I had to say it, I don't mean to bother, I hope you don't hate me for it, please keep making this great content, you are great at it.

2:50 oh thats good, I was wondering why you would buy a 4k screen since its basically impossible to tell with most media at most distances

The portraits were telling. This camera has better pixel depth with less overall image compression- to hide noise

Samsung made the Galaxy K Zoom in 2014, which has a range of 24-240mm completely optical zoom and 1/2.3 inch sensor, i wonder what manufacturer could do in 2023

Cuando habrá una revisión del Xp1-Vl??

Mate if you have a racing car, it will still be able to race, even if you don't use it to drive fast. Same for the 4k display.

Can you review realme phones? Great review on the Xperia 1 V btw.

The Pixel Fold is the one I'm really waiting for!

this phone exist as a test mule to eventually move their cameras to the Android platform thereby gaining all the neat features of computational photography with a full-frame sensor

a magsafe vlog monitor would be a game changer for my iPhone vlogs 😭

I like niche phones i like this much thanx

Exclusively talking about the phone's use as a camera but not mentioning some basics about how it functions as a phone. Xperia phones are nice but they have always had some heavy dealbreakers: - No WiFi calling. This is a feature that, when enabled, allows your phone to use wifi to connect to the cell networks when a cell signal is not in range. Very must-have if you travel. If you live in your 15-minute city prison, then I guess it's not a big deal. - Generally questionable reception. Compared to other phones, the Xperia tend to have lower quality reception for both wifi and cell signals. In places where a Galaxy may have no trouble connecting, Xperia tends to struggle to maintain a few bars. - Verizon Support...hit or miss on a good day. Usually a miss with Xperia. Now if all you want is an expensive pocket camera then this is probably the one to get, but if you actually want a reliable phone then the Xperia may not be a wise choice.

I want a Sony so bad. But the camera just looks too lit up for me. I don’t want to have to get technical with every photo. It is tough. Only thing keeping me from getting one. As an a pixel fan in an iPhone the last 3 years. I just wish Sony would get it together. Can you port the pixel camera over? If so, does it work well? 🍻

Anyone know the exact name of the cable he has at 14:16 ? Everytime I try to find it online people just say I need to buy a 3rd party capture card first.

Love your vids and reviews, if you are in Chicago again hit me up

Thinking of getting 1 V for myself. As main camera. I have canon 5D mark 3. For product and vlog, podcast. Have light and sound equipment ofc. But..what will happen with this phone after 4 years of using?

My next phone. My Pixel 7 Pro is ok but the screen isn't as good as my XZ3. Not bright enough under the sun and colors not as vibrant. I miss the dual front speakers too.

10:18 @TheUnlockr Xperia 5 V - what kind of witchcraft is this? Time travel? 😂

This would be my.back up phone if S23 Ultra drops.... 😎😎

Great phone, waiting the Xperia 5 v badlyyyy

I mean if it doesn't overheat, its worth it to upgrade from the mk4. Once it overheats, you cant really use it.

Watched on my Sony Xperia 5 ii

Another thing abother camera optically from 5 to 10 I would rather have that .

I have an xperia 1ii and I don't mind about the low-contrasty photos from the Xperia because I love to edit photos and the result is great.. The only thing I do not like is people from the mobilegraphy group will not like photos from Sony Xperia maybe they think I use the photo pro manual mode. Or they are biased, iphone fans will like photos taken by iphone, xiaomi by xiaomi fans, samsung by samsung fans, and pixel teams.. I know because when I post photos to Xperia Fans I got more likes than the mobilegraphy group

Great review buddy, how's the screen brightness like under direct sunlight? As I found previous models to be too dim

Great review 👍 if I don't chose Sony what will be my gain? 😅 Let assuming Sony equiped this phone with 200MP camera what will be the result. Kudos to Sony 👍 they've been my fav as always.

Price and software update is the key factor for me getting this phone

Hi there. After seeing your video would you say the camera system in the 10 v for an everyday phone is above average & very decent? White balance, autofocus, dynamic range, natural colours, video stabilision and audio pickup all good? And apart from Android 14 have you have any more updates?

Does it produce bookeh when shooting videos?

Interested to know if the photo samples with the Xperia and S23 ultra were both taken auto = phone out, camera app and shoot pics or if there was alot of tweaking within the apps on the Sony??

Great Awesome valuable review. i rely value your honest clear reviews as they make perfect sense. And evenen inspire me to step over again to Sony instead of Samsung. Kind healthy regards from out of Finland.

Great review, Question,Does the Xperia 1 V compatible with AT&T HD voice and 5G?

What carrier were you using? I'm considering this as a replacement but I'm worried about coverage.

​ have you had any over heating or the phone getting hot atall? I just upgraded to this phone will be here tomorrow ive read alot of people saying it gets to hot to touch??? Worrying abit now

This comment is from India, and Sony doesn't sell their phones in India, and when I'm actually looking at the footage and everything. I'm stunned by the capabilities of this phone, it feels like it's a phone from the future?? And I'm looking at Xperia 1 V? There's Xperia 1 VI as well? People go crazy about getting an iPhone, I mean? This is the phone of the future!

came for the phone stayed for the bike

One question how much it heats up on sunny day at around 35-40 degrees celzius?

Loved your Volcon Brat !

Why is the Pixel 7 Pro always coming up on top on the still pic department?