Sony Xperia 1 VII launches today, but the phone has already gone through its review. We have full Sony Xperia 1 VII Review here, and when I usually like the phone, there are some places where it doesn’t compete.
This is a funny thing, but in 2025, Sony phone cameras are not equal to the competition. And the reason is that it is so contradictory that most smartphones – from value midharaners to some of our favorite flagships, to start using Sony sensors.
Even more troubles that the super -advanced zoom camera does not just develop photo standards to justify its existence.
Yes, it’s amazing that you have a real optical zoom. But does it improve photos?
Since Sony Xperia 1 IV, these phones were original, real variable zoom. The ingredients inside the camera module rotate to produce zooming zoom between 3.5x and 7.1x.
The advantage is that you get the necessary increase-instead of using and sharpening in the digital crop to get a standard zoom shot, it should be perfect and ancient as it is.
But that’s not. The fact is that smartphones have small sensors and small lenses. This extends how much the light and detail they can capture, and they cannot change the good, large sensors of the DSLR. In fact, Scratch, Sony – camera Behemut, which has a real zoom telephoto lens – nowadays uses smaller sensors from competitive “camera phones”. When I talk about hardware upgrades, I would say that the priority is a memory.
Phonexi Expertia 1 Vyasamsing Galaxy S25 Ultraviovs 15 Ultravioo X 200 Ultrazom Camera 112 MP Tele Photos (3.1x-7.5x)
Sensor size: 1/3.5 “
Pixel size: 1.0 μm10 MP telephoto (3x)
Sensor size: 1/3.52 “
Pixel size: 1.12 μm50 MP telephoto (3.2x)
Sensor size: 1/2.51 “
Pixel size: 0.7 μm200 MP telephoto (3.7x)
Sensor size: 1/1.4 “
Pixel size: 0.56 μmzome camera 2 — 50 mp telephoto
Sensor size: 1/2.52 “
Pixel size: 0.7 μm200 MP telephoto (4.3x)
Sensor size: 1/1.4 “
Pixel size: 0.56 μm —
And most of them are Sony sensors! To eliminate this, competition phone manufacturers have been completing the software after posting post -processing for the past few years. And the results, nowadays, are very good!
But no, Sony refused to use the software for a long time to expand her photos. That is why it is a bit behind the rest right now.
Don’t pay us tech that is not yet available
The cost of a big thing that keeps Sony Xperia’s flagship back is cost them. With the price of € 1,499, the Xperia 1 VII was better and reached every front. Especially at its major sales points.
In fact, I do like a phone. Design, style, feeling. Low -price tag l’D, I will be ready to work with the camera and accept its limits. But as it is, I can’t really recommend it. Yes, the new ultra -wide camera is very good, if not very ultra wide. But the main camera’s auto mode is still hard behind, and this zoom camera is just for the rights of boasting, not the original zoom quality.
And yes, I know the price includes a set of Sony WH -000xm5 headphones, which are really good with honesty. At the same time for the small percentage of the market for fine flagship and high -end headset.
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