[Sony Xperia 1 Guides, News, & Discussion] ramheer:
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I made this video and wrote this post to help anyone who is thinking about buying the Xperia 1 so feel free to read my post and watch the video to get some visuals of the Xperia 1 and please ask any questions you may have or anything you want me to test out ?

Today I am Unboxed the Sony Experia 1and thought I would share my experience with all of you, the box is nothing special, very unassuming in its white finish, Opening it up the phone is presented top and centre, underneath we have another box which only houses a start up guide, strangely no warranty booklet. Also present is the Sony fast charging brick to charge the 3330 mah battery, the Usb c to usb c charging cable, a usb c to 3.5mm headphone dongle and strangely enough some earphones with a 3.5mm headphone jack, thankfully all these accessories are in black.

Taking a closer look at the Experia 1 the first thing that’s striking is the form factor, that 4k, HDR, Oled, 6.5in screen has a 21:9 aspect ratio, the same as the films you and I watch in the cinema. Being a premium smartphone the screen and back of the Experia 1 are made from Gorilla Glass 6 which flank the aluminium frame in between them. The Back of the phone houses the triple camera set up which consists of a wide, super wide and telephoto lens, all of which are 12mp. There is a little Sony and Experia branding underneath the camera array but nothing too offensive in my opinion. On the top of the phone you can see the sim card tray which doesn’t need a sim ejection tool to open, and the tray itself can also take a micro sd card to expand the 128gb built in storage if needed. Along the right side is where all the buttons are housed, starting with the volume rocker, fingerprint sensor, power switch and the obligated sony camera button. At the bottom of the Experia 1 there is a usb c charging port and a bottom firing speaker but fear not as the earpiece also acts as the secondary speaker. Next to which is the 8mp selfie camera which has 3D support, all neatly housed in a slim bezel which mirrors the chin at the bottom of the screen.

The whole package is powered by a snapdragon 855 chip with 6GB of RAM and from my experience this is ample for a Sony device as its virtually running stock android with a few extras thrown in for good measure such as an cinema pro, an app that allows you to shoot pro grade videos using different effects and giving you a lot of manual control over those cameras. The compulsory Sony apps are also included such as PS4 Remote Play, PS App, movie creator and a couple of others which I find useful rather than bloatware which can be found on some other phones,

The Experia 1 comes with Android 9.0 out the box so runs extremely fast and fluid, no lag, no hiccups just buttery smoothness as intended. A few notable omissions are number 1 there is no headphone jack which is surprising considering Sony’s acoustic pedigree and number 2 there is no wireless charging which is a shame but the good news is ip68 water and dust resistance is correct and present.

Obviously the screen is the major talking point when it comes to the Xperia 1, I have to say that I love this screen, when watching Netflix the entire screen is fully utilised, no black borders, no notches, no pinching to zoom and no lose of any of the image. On Youtube I can watch content in 4K resolution as opposed to the 2K resolution I have had to settle for in the past. Detail is amazing as is the colour reproduction, this is thanks to Sony Using the all new X1 for mobile image processing engine from the Sony Bravia TV line up.

The feel in hand has surprised me, I was expecting it to feel top heavy and difficult to hold, but in all honesty it feels very comfortable, the weight is just right at 178grams, its very well balanced when I’m using the Experia 1 and I can say that I do use it one handed. Being only 72mm in width its easy to grip and I can reach the top of the screen just about.

Overall my first impressions are very positive, cameras which have been developed in conjunction with Sony’s legendary Alpha division, cinematic dolby atmos sound, that gorgeous screen that I love so much, the latest top end specs all wrapped up in a beautiful premium package for me makes this one of the best smartphones on the market right now. All you need to decide is which colour do you want to go for? Black, Purple, Grey or White?