The host of the Smart Life channel on YouTube evaluated the discounted Sony Xperia XZ1 and found out what advantages and disadvantages it has
Included with the Sony Xperia XZ1 from China you will find a cable, headphones, 16W charger. At the same time, there is no cover or protective film in the box.
The smartphone is equipped with an IPS-screen with a diagonal of 5.2inches, Full HD resolution and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The device also has a colored event indicator, which is located in the upper left corner. The body of the device looks like new, although it is a discounted model. The same can be said about the build quality.
The device works on "pure" Android, but the 9th version. There are Google services. You can also customize the system for yourself, as on all Android.
You can only unlock your smartphone withpressing a key. The Snapdragon 835 processor is installed on the Sony Xperia XZ1. This is generally a top-end chip, but at the same time a little outdated. The amount of memory is 4/64 GB.
In the Antutu test, the device scores about 269,000 points. Sony has throttling, but in general it works quite stably.





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The screen of the device has an IPS matrix. The display is quite bright, the colors on it – saturated. Although the minimum brightness margin could be a little lower.
Sound here – stereo. Music is played quite normally, but the volume of the smartphone is still not enough.
The device handles games quite well.Genshin Impact will be comfortable to play only on minimum settings. With the maximum preset you can run, for example, World of Tanks, but it still works best with average graphics. Sony's case heats up to 38 degrees during games, and the processor heats up – 56 degrees.
The main camera is here – in 19 MP,front – 13 MP. The device supports 4K video recording. In general, the smartphone takes photographs quite acceptable. In pictures from the front camera, there is noticeable strong noise in low light, which means that this lens is generally quite weak. Examples of photos – below.








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As for autonomy, it is bad.The battery capacity is 2700 mAh (according to the USB tester - about 2600 mAh). After 7.5 hours of watching video, the device was completely discharged; after an hour of playing, 28 percent of the charge was consumed; overnight – 18 percent.
Conclusion
In general, the expert notes that this is quitegood device. But its significant drawback is autonomy (despite the fact that the battery of the discounted model was replaced). Otherwise, the Sony Xperia XZ1 shows itself very well in work.
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