Sony Xperia 1V - PROS & CONS of Switching From iPhone

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January 10, 2024
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June 29, 2023

Introducing the Sony Xperia 1 mark 5. Now as a tech YouTuber I’m constantly testing new devices and quite often I find myself between the iPhone, the Pixel and the Galaxy S23 ultra … .but over the past two years my sim spends more time in the iPhone than anything else.

And I’ll explain why that is & I’ll also explain why I’ve made the decision to return to the roots of this channel by switching to the Sony Xperia 1V. And all the pros and cons of doing so.

Design

Let’s start with design. As you know Apple’s iPhone design has kind of been set in concrete. Flat display (which is samsung btw) and one of the brightest on any phone to date rounded corners. Flat sides and the best a man can get in camera layout.

Dynamic island in the display. Which yes is distracting when watching movies full screen. But the upside is the interactive controls & 3D face unlock is so convenient and secure. I’m going to miss that. Annoying lightning cable…yeh I won’t miss that.

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Now the Sony unit uninterrupted 4K HDR 120hz flat screen 21:9 ratio forward facing stereo speakers, the loudest Sony have used in an Xperia to date. So it’s fair to say the viewing experience for wide screen movies or games that support widescreen will be better.

Then there’s the headphone jack, the hybrid sim tray with SD expansion, a feature that will likely never exist on iPhone. As well as the dedicated shutter button and rear facing microphone in the camera.

So that’s a lot of pros for Sony’s design. The tall narrow frame is something I’m going to have to get used to again & the side-mounted fingerprint reader is nice but not as effortless as Apple’s Face ID.

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Customisation

Now this is the age-old debate. Customisation is just better on Android but saying that Apple has made some serious steps towards bridging the gap. With the customisable Lock Screen and widgets and widget stacks.

But of course with the Xperia 1V you get all of that and then some.

one of the cleanest stock Android experiences out there. And an ungodly amount of options when it comes to third party launchers & icon packs…And even stock customisation options are superior.

Do I do a lot of that kind of stuff on Android? No…but I could and that is exactly the point. Like Mel Gibson once said in a weird Australian, Irish, Scottish accent Freedom.

Camera

Ok now this is a big deal, it’s cameras. I think the benchmark for a good camera experience is the iPhone. It does use Sony sensors but it also uses a lot of Ai and post image processing to make anyone feel like a brilliant photographer or Videographer.

The Xperia 1V does not do that automatically, despite arguably having the better camera hardware and the most powerful chipset for Android right now.

Sony wants you to use Xperia 1 V like one of their mirrorless cameras. They want you to learn about the exposure triangle and learn how to set the white balance and use burst shooting a lot.

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