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At the end of February, Sony Mobile presented several new smartphones at MWC 2019: the flagship Xperia 1
What is it?
Sony Xperia 10 Plus - mid-price smartphonesegment with a 6.5-inch IPS display with an aspect ratio of 21:9, a Qualcomm processor, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal memory, a dual main camera and Android 9 Pie.
What makes him interesting?
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Elongated displays with aspect ratio 18:9, 19:9 or 19.5:9 is now used by most smartphone manufacturers, but Sony decided to go even further. The Sony Xperia 10 Plus (like the Xperia 10 and Xperia 1) has a cinematic display. 21:9 ratio and 2520×1080 resolution. At one time, LG had a similar experiment. In theory, such a screen can provide several useful advantages: watching movies without cut-off black bars (the most obvious), more information in all sorts of news feeds, social networks, and working with two applications in split-screen mode. Inside, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor with a clock frequency of 1.8 GHz, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory is installed, which is quite modest by today’s standards. It is possible to expand the capacity with a memory card without having to give up a second SIM card: the trays are separated. The main camera is dual, consists of a 12 MP, f/1.75 and 8 MP, f/2.4 telephoto module, there is a 2x zoom function and background blur. Front camera - 8 MP, f/2.0. The smartphone is powered by a 3000 mAh battery and runs on the latest Android 9 Pie with its own shell.
What is in the box?
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We decided to make the packaging as simple as possible: White cardboard box with model name, logos and necessary technical information. Inside - a smartphone, USB Type-C cable, charger and documentation:
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What does the Sony Xperia 10 Plus look like?
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An elongated screen with a large diagonal determineda great length of the smartphone, as much as 167 mm. For comparison, the Huawei P30 Pro with a 6.47-inch display is almost a centimeter shorter (although you should take into account the different aspect ratios of the screens). At the same time, the width was very comfortable, it is convenient to perform basic operations with one hand. The frame on the sides and bottom of the display is very thin. But the gap above the screen was impressive. It housed a speaker, front camera, sensors and LED notification indicator:
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The smartphone body is made of plastic, whichsomewhat confusing considering the price tag of 11,500 UAH. Although the plastic itself is of good quality, with an interesting “metallic” spraying. All ends have a rounded shape, so the smartphone does not dig into the palm. At the bottom there is an external speaker, a speaking microphone and a USB Type-C connector:
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At the top end there is a second microphone and a 3.5 mm headphone jack:
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Perhaps the most controversial point in the design -right side with all the buttons. In the middle there is a fingerprint scanner area. This is not a power button, but simply a scanner that does not look logical at all. The power button and the volume rocker are located below and above the scanner, respectively, but the problem is that they are very small and very slightly raised above the body, finding and pressing them is quite problematic. And one more dubious innovation - the smartphone lost its hardware camera button. In the flagship Xperia 1, it remained, but lower-level smartphones seem to be no longer equipped with it:
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Card tray on the left. The possibility of extraction without the additional tool, which has already become familiar to Sony smartphones, has been preserved:
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Two nanoSIM cards can be inserted into the tray, and the MicroSD card slot can be next to it:
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The back cover forms a single unit with the edges,no joints, only smooth transitions. As I wrote above, this is plastic with a coating that creates an association with metal. Tactile – comfortable and pleasant rough coating, the smartphone does not try to slip out of your hand:
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At the top of the back panel is the main dual camera, dual flash and NFC just below. The camera module protrudes slightly above the body of the smartphone:
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Thanks to the narrow body width and roundededges, the smartphone fits perfectly in the hand and is quite comfortable to use with one hand for basic tasks. The fingerprint scanner is placed well: the finger fits exactly on it, regardless of the hand used. The only complaints I have are about the hardware buttons.
How good is the screen?
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Sony Xperia 10 Plus has 6 installed.5-inch IPS display with an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a resolution of 2520×1080 without any cutouts, pixel density is 422 ppi. It is covered with 5th generation Gorilla protective glass with high-quality oleophobic coating. Visually, the screen makes a very good impression: rich, saturated colors, high brightness margin and, of course, maximum viewing angles.
There is a standard set of settings in the settings.brightness, font, scale, interface elements, as well as color settings. There are three modes: no enhancements, standard and bright. It is possible to manually adjust the color temperature and color components:
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In standard mode, maximum brightnessmade up a very impressive 509.719 cd / m2, the brightness of the black field - 0.509 cd / m2, and the static contrast ratio - 1001: 1. The color rendition is slightly inclined to cold shades, the color temperature is about 8500K. The color gamut is close to sRGB:
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In bright mode, the indicators differ little:maximum brightness is 509.3 cd/m2, black field brightness is 0.513 cd/m2, and static contrast is 993:1. Color rendition is also not too different. Fans of warmer color rendering can adjust in the settings:
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Comparison with other models:
Device name
White field brightness,
cd / m2
The brightness of the black field,
cd / m2
Contrast
Sony Xperia 10 Plus
509.719
0.509
1001:1
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
415.638
0.562
740:1
Samsung Galaxy M20
375.216
0.369
1017:1
Huawei Y7 (2019)
473.777
0.533
889:1
Nokia 6.1 Plus
401.813
0.44
913:1
What about performance, memory, sound and autonomy?
The Sony Xperia 10 Plus is pretty installedmodest in performance, an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor with a clock frequency of 1.8 GHz and a graphics accelerator Adreno 509. RAM - 4 GB. This bundle gives quite a good level of performance, which is more than enough for the smooth operation of the shell and applications. But still for the price I would like something more powerful. For games, such a filling is not suitable in the best way, although everything goes, including PUBG (albeit at low graphics settings). But the game easier to feel quite adequately. It is logical that the display resolution and aspect ratio is not supported by all applications and games. Somewhere there are black stripes, and somewhere the image is adequately scaled. By the way, the same PUBG supports 21: 9 and goes to full screen:
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Built-in memory is 64 GB, which is quite normal forsmartphone in the mid-price segment. Moreover, you can install a MicroSD memory card without sacrificing anything. Performance in synthetic tests is quite expected, at the level of other mid-range and mid-budget models.
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At the same time, the smartphone works very stably. The case practically does not heat up, and throttling in the stress test is 92%, which is a very good indicator:
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Everything is fine on the wireless interfaces,there is all the necessary set: dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 and support for aptX and LDAC codecs, FM radio, NFC and GPS. A 3.5 mm headphone jack is present. There is only one speaker in the smartphone, but it is quite loud, although it cannot be said that it sounds super-quality. In headphones, the sound quality is very pleasing and (subjectively) the power reserve is sufficient for typical portable headphones. Of course, high-impedance studio models will not cope, but there is no particular point in this. The music player is standard for Sony smartphones and has not changed significantly for a long time. There is a whole standard set of functions, including an equalizer, enhancers and the ability to play music from cloud storage:
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Sony Xperia 10 Plus has a battery installedwith a capacity of 3000 mAh, which looks a little small with such a screen. In practice, there is no need to worry, just like there is no need to worry about records for battery life. In real conditions of a fairly active load, the smartphone can withstand a day without problems, which is quite an average indicator. For emergency situations, there are two energy saving modes. There are also useful bonuses in the form of Adaptive Battery (auto-closes rarely used applications, which almost all manufacturers have) and Battery Care to extend its service life. USB Power Delivery fast charging is supported, but the corresponding power supply must be purchased separately:
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What's up with the firmware and interface?
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Sony does not change its traditions and supportsup-to-date software on your smartphones. Sony Xperia 10 Plus runs on Android 9.0 Pie OS with its own skin. At the same time, the shell is not much different from stock Android. In fact, only slightly redrawn some elements and a number of our own additional features. And, of course, there are features taking into account the 21:9 screen, which really fits more information and is convenient not only for films, but also for all kinds of feeds on social networks or news aggregators. But not all third-party applications can work correctly with such a screen yet. There are standard navigation options with three and two buttons, and there is a separate application menu:
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Horizontal carousel with large cards in the application manager and split-screen mode:
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Chip Side Sense migrated from the flagship XperiaXZ3 and here, but in a slightly modified form due to the absence of screen bends. This is a panel with quick access to the most used applications and wireless interface switches, which is triggered by double-tapping a thin strip on the side of the screen. A set of applications can be edited independently, and the strip can be moved to the right place on the screen:
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There is an adjustable mode of the reduced screen, which will be very useful with such a diagonal:
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To identify the owner, a fingerprint scanner on the side panel or a face is used (using the front camera and standard Android algorithms). The finger scanner is fast and accurate.
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The application for creating 3D models has not gone anywhere, maybe it will be useful to someone:
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How are things going with the camera?
The main camera consists of two modules:12-megapixel (matrix size 1/2.8″) with f/1.75 aperture, 27 mm EGF and 8 MP 1/4″ telephoto with f/2.4 aperture and 53 mm EGF. Phase detection autofocus is used, there is a dual LED flash, the camera can blur the background, and there is a 2x zoom. Front camera - 8 MP, f/2.0. The camera application is very close to the Xperia XZ3, except that there is a zoom button on the main screen. Switching between photos and videos is done by swiping; on the left there are quick settings for flash, aspect ratio, timer, white balance and a button for switching between the main and front cameras. Additional modes are available in a separate menu in the lower right corner. There is also a quick access button to the last used mode. There is a completely manual one (by the way, it also includes HDR):
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The daytime shots of the smartphone makes it pleasant thatexpected. The color rendition, white balance and detail are very good (although the machine sometimes slightly misses with exposure). At night, the detail is reduced, noise appears, but it is quite possible to get a decent photo without using a tripod:
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Blurs the background very well, the algorithms do not work too aggressively. As a result, the blur does not look too unnatural:
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In the dry residue
The main feature of the Sony Xperia 10 Plus (and allnew line, with the exception of the budget Xperia L3) is a display with “cinematic” aspect ratio 21:9. And in this case, this feature is also quite practical: in addition to films and TV series, such a display is convenient for scrolling through news feeds and social networks; it contains a lot of information. And the quality of the display used is very good. Also worth noting among the advantages is a full set of modern necessary wireless interfaces, separate slots for 2x nanoSIM and memory cards, as well as the current version of Android with a shell close to stock. A smartphone is also quite suitable as a player: there is a 3.5 mm jack and the sound in the headphones is very good. The Sony Xperia 10 Plus turned out to be pleasant to use, but despite all its strengths, the smartphone also has some not very good moments: modest hardware, mediocre quality of evening photos and inconvenient physical buttons. The smartphone is now worth11 500 UAHand for this price there are a lot of interesting competitors(both Chinese and Korean). Moreover, the company began to compete with itself and last year’s flagship Xperia XZ2 now costs only 400 UAH more.
6 reasons to buy Sony Xperia 10 Plus:
- cool display without cutouts with a large margin of brightness;
- convenient form (considering the size of the display);
- availability of all modern wireless interfaces;
- separate slots for 2x nanoSIM and MicroSD;
- Android 9 Pie with a convenient and fast shell;
- High-quality sound in headphones and a loud speaker.
3 reasons not to buy Sony Xperia 10 Plus:
- modest performance;
- There are competitors in this price range with better cameras;
- uncomfortable physical buttons.
Sony Xperia 10 Plus
Xperia 10 Plus - a smartphone with a ultra widescreen 6.5 ”display 21: 9, dual main camera, Qualcomm Snapragon 636 processor, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory
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Specifications Sony Xperia 10 Plus
Display
IPS, 6.5 inches, 2520x1080, 422 ppi, 21:9, Gorilla Glass 5
Housing
dimensions 167x73x8.3 mm, weight: 180 g
CPU
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, 14 nm, Kryo 260, 1.8 GHz, Adreno 509 GPU
RAM
4 GB
Flash memory
64 GB, MicroSD
Camera
Main: 12 MP, f/1.75 + 8 MP, f/2.4 telephoto, PDAF, 2x zoom, front - 8 MP, f/2.0
Wireless technology
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 (aptX, LDAC), NFC, FM
GPS
GPS (plus A-GPS), Glonass
Battery
3000 mAh, non-removable, fast charging USB Power Delivery
operating system
Android 9.0 Pie
Sim card
2хnanoSIM
For those that want to know more:
- Sony Xperia XZ3 Review: Special
- Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium review: flagship with dual camera and 4K HDR display
- Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact review: unbridled power in a compact format
- Review of the smartphone Redmi Note 7: the best camera and display for modest money