[Sony Xperia 1 II Guides, News, & Discussion] BBEN66:
Received mine yesterday, in black. High expectations, low deliverance. That's not the Sony I know and want. Still using the XZ Premium and the XZ2 Premium from time to time, both are imho real SONY devices. Good devices. This MK2...I dunno...For 1200EUR I expect greatness, SONY gives me a good device, no question, but I miss the wow - effect. Body is ok, finish is ok. Design is likeable and yes, I like it much. But think the Xperia 1 was (slightly) better build. Finger - Sensor is as expected, good and fast. Bravo. Sound from both speakers is good, sound vibration also good and better than on both my older devices. But also the whole body vibrates massively. Volume is on the lower side. Screen is imho ok but not really as stated in adverts and expected. Using 4K material to show of, yes, here shines the screen. But not in "normal" mode and use, day by day. Also...the 60 refresh rate is here to live with it. And yes, I can see it. Especially after using my other phones with 90 or 120. Much disappointment comes from the camera system. The wide lens is not that good. The "normal" 24mm lens seems to be the best of all. Tele (70mm) give much noise. Also, 3 camera apps, is this necessary ? Sony have could make one single app for all. Front camera is...well...simply not good (trash). Back to the camera system, some quick shoots with all three cameras and using both camera apps makes me rethink what Sony has done or not done. As stated, using different lenses gives me different image quality back. Kinda disappointing. From good images to fuzzy and low rendered structures, I get all. In focus and also OOF. Disabling EyeFocus makes things a little bit better, but not much. Overall seen, the camera system is one main reason for me to return this device. And I am sad about it. Further, this MK2 comes naked. No more real SONY apps there, missing all that nice little things from my XZ Premium series. Where are all those great themes? Coming to the battery....this one goes down...and it goes the fast way down. Not amused. In the year 2020, with devices like the P40 Pro and PRO Plus, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Galaxy S20 Ultra out there...the MK2 has a hard time to get points. That comes from me, a long time SONY user and fan. Next days will show if the MK2 can give me some points back, the first impression was meh :(

24.06. Shoot more pictures with it, indoor in sunny environment, five from ten images are unusable. Fine structures are dissolved, hair looks like painted in some of them, mostly depending on wich lens was used. UltraWide lens with massive distortions, via build in software correctable. (Edit2: shoot some more images and short clips outside, sunny. Video is awful, not even worth talking about it. Images in outdoor shows the same issue, depending on what lens is used, yay or nay.) Zeiss Lens is with this Sony imho pure marketing, no more. Images from my S20 Ultra are way better in all senses and lenses (latest Firmware, Exynos). Finger sensor unusable with slightly wet fingers. Device blocked for 30 seconds, sure unlockable via pin code. Outdoors it heats quick up when brightness is full up. Some games like Asphalt 9 are not available for this device (yet?). Some would say now that i have a defect device. Nope, I don´t think so.

Update: Filesize with the Xperia 1 II is double (in most cases, sometimes even bigger) as with the S20 Ultra...the point is, this double sized file gives me half the quality of the S20 Ultra (also, in most cases).... :(