Techno Gage

Tuesday 25 May 2021

Sony Xperia 1 II in the test

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Last year, Sony relaunched its in-house smartphone division and made the 21: 9 format in smartphones socially acceptable with the Xperia 1. The successor, the Xperia 1 II, is primarily aimed at smartphone photographers; Sony upgrades the notches with all sorts of pro features.

In addition to the conventional camera applications, the Xperia 1 II has two additional apps, Cinema Pro and Photo Pro. This allows you to make numerous features and settings that you would normally look for in vain in the standard camera app. for more latest updates and news about technology Visit: https://technogage.com/

Among other things, a video in the 21: 9 aspect ratio can be recorded in the Cinema Pro app, while this setting cannot be found in the conventional camera app. A display in this format is a nice feature.

Great screen with a flaw:

Speaking of the screen: Thanks to its 4K resolution, it is crisp and offers a pixel density of an outstanding 643 ppi. The brightness values are okay, but they cannot keep up with the competition in this price segment. In addition, the display only has a 60 Hertz refresh rate. The screen is ideal for viewing films in widescreen format.

The Xperia 1 II can display this optimally without borders. Thanks to the stereo speakers, the sound comes pleasantly from both sides. The fingerprint scanner was built into the power button in the frame, which is very easy to reach.

There is also a jack connector on the top. In general, the very good workmanship of the phone should be emphasized. The back of the glass makes it look very noble, you won't find any gaps or other anomalies.

The performance of the Xperia 1 II is excellent; in our benchmark tests it delivered values that can be placed very close to the reference. The runtimes of the 4,000 mAh battery are okay, although the 4K resolution is a bit too much of a problem for the battery. The phone is fully charged in one hour and 51 minutes, in 34 minutes it is 50 percent.

With its Xperia 1 II, Sony is clearly targeting smartphone photo enthusiasts. Pre-installed pro apps get the most out of the notch and deliver impressive results. Apart from the camera, the phone can also convince with an excellent display, high-quality workmanship and strong performance.

Christoph Lumetzberger (Editor-in-Chief):

Pros Potent camera with professional modes, crisp, sharp display, excellent performance

Cons refresh rate only with 60 Hertz, battery life only average

Specs

Dimensions 165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm

Weight 181.4 g

Price (currently) 1,220.68 €

Furnishing

Operating system Android 10.0

Processor & cores Snapdragon 865/4 x 3.37 GHz + 4 x 1.8 GHz

Adreno 650 graphics unit

RAM 8 GB

Internal memory 256 GB

microSD (maximum) 1000 GB

Camera (main / front) 12/8 MP

USB port USB Type-C

Bluetooth 5.1

LTE: yes WLAN: a, b, g, n, ac

Fingerprint sensor: yes NFC: yes

Battery & runtimes

Battery - size 4000 mAh

Replaceable battery no

Charge wirelessly, yes

Fast charging yes

Charging time 0-50 34 min / * 47 min

Charging time 0-100 109 min / * 121 min

Runtime browser 661 min / * 650 min

Video streaming duration 787 min / * 530 min

Running time 3D game 435 min / * 312

Display

Size 6.5 ″

Type OLED

Resolution 3840 x 1644 pixels

Pixel density 642.63 ppi

Brightness Ø 548.78 cd / m2 / * 424 cd / m2

Brightness (max) 578 cd / m2 / * 449 cd / m2

Performance check

Power ¹: 13289 / * 3921

Graphic ²: 11523 / * 1189

¹GeekBench 4 multicore ²GFXBench T-Rex Offscreen

* Average of all devices tested so far

Test result

Display 5

Speed (performance test) 5

Speed (hardware) 5

Battery (runtime) 4.1

Battery (hardware) 4.5

Features 4.8

Camera 5

Processing 5

Design 4

Out of a possible 5 points

Overall grade: VERY GOOD (94%) *

Price / performance: Sufficient

* The overall grade is made up as follows:

Display 15% - Speed (performance test) 22% - Speed (hardware) 10% - Battery (runtime) 24% - Battery (hardware) 4% - Features 4% - Camera 15% - Processing 3% - Design 3%

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SMARTPHONE Magazin Awards: The best devices of 2020

The old year is slowly coming to an end and so it is traditionally time for us to vote for the best smartphones, gadgets and apps. Smartphone magazine presents the awards for the outstanding technical innovations and the best applications of 2020 on a total of 16 pages.

Best Smartphone 2020:

1st place || OPPO Find X2 Pro:

The OPPO Find X2 Pro won the title of “Best Smartphone 2020”. It is not wrong to use the suffix Pro, the 6.7-inch AMOLED display is outstanding and, thanks to a refresh rate of 120 Hertz, it displays screen content extremely smoothly.

The camera provides satisfactory results and the built-in battery can be operated thanks to 65 watts. Fully charge the power adapter in less than 45 minutes. It only takes 13 minutes for the battery percentage display to change from zero to 50.

A striking feature of the phone is the synthetic leather back, which makes the phone resistant to annoying fingerprints and also ensures that it can cope with everyday life in a reasonably robust manner. At least a cover can be dispensed with.

Screen: 6.7 “AMOLED, 3,168 x 1,440 pixels

Hardware: Snapdragon 865, 12 GB RAM, 256/512 GB storage

Camera: main: 48/13/48 MP; Front: 32 MP

Connectivity: WiFi: a, b, g, n, ac, 6; Bluetooth: 5.1, NFC

Extras: IP68, In Screen Fingerprint, Fast Charge

Price: 797.00 euros

2nd place || One Plus 8 Pro:

An outstanding display is the big highlight of this very successful phone. The screen of the OnePlus 8 Pro offers outstanding brightness and strong contrast values, and thanks to the 120 Hertz refresh rate, image content appears fluid and clear.

Even away from the screen, the device can score with a very strong performance and - for the first time in the OnePlus universe - with an IP certification and wireless charging. A good camera that delivers high-contrast results even at night rounds off the superior overall picture.

Price: 699.00 euros

3rd place || Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G:

Our podium is rounded off by the flagship model of the Samsung Galaxy series. The S20 Ultra 5G is a phone that fires the credo of “clumping instead of messing” and offers high-end quality in almost all areas.

The camera shoots great photos and the "Space Zoom" enables the object to be enlarged up to a hundred times. In addition, videos can be recorded in 8K. The built-in 5,000 mAh battery is refilled in under an hour and the performance values of the Ultra are all in the reference range.

Price: 849.99 euros

Best camera smartphone

1st place || Huawei P40 Pro

The question of the best camera smartphone has long since ceased to be answered in good lighting conditions. The results, even from smartphones from the upper middle class, are simply too good for that.

The wheat is separated from the chaff when the challenges of the notch increase, such as when there is little light or when zooming is necessary. The close race this year goes to the Huawei P40 Pro, followed by the iPhone 12 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G.

Price: 568.00 euros

2nd place || iPhone 12 Pro

3rd PLACE || Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Most innovative smartphone

1st place || ZTE Axon 20

ZTE is the first manufacturer to manage to put the front camera behind the display. This enables it to see through the screen and snap selfies. This is made possible by potentially transparent pixels in the smartphone's OLED screen, which make the camera “invisible”, but can also display conventional screen content. Thanks to this, the ZTE Axon 20 5G deserves the title of “Most Innovative Smartphone 2020”.

Price: 399.00 euros

2nd place || Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

3rd PLACE || Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro

Best outdoor smartphone

1st place || Gigaset GX290

Robust, enduring and potent. These three attributes outline the Gigaset GX290 and entitle it to receive an award in the “Best Outdoor Smartphone” category. The device is protected against water and dust in accordance with IP68 and also cushions falls thanks to the TPU injection-molded housing reinforced with a metal frame.

Another big plus of the GX290 is the impressive battery life. In our ranking, the device delivered the second-best runtime results that we have ever measured.

Price: 231.00 euros

2nd place || Cyrus CS22X

3rd PLACE || CAT S42

Best budget smartphone

1st place || Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

The Redmi Note 7 from the Xiaomi subsidiary wins the race in this category. For less than 180 euros, the buyer gets a high-performance phone with a powerful dual camera and great battery life.

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Elegant mobile phone restart: LG Velvet

LG's mobile phone division has given itself a new coat of paint. With the Velvet, a 5G smartphone comes onto the market, which scores with a modern look, a powerful camera and extensive equipment.

We were amazed when we got the Velvet into the editorial office. We already knew the device from pictures, but in reality it is much more impressive. Above all, the smooth workmanship and the high-contrast display are very appealing at first glance.

If you are looking for a predecessor in the line-up of the technology giant, the G8 has to serve, but LG's real goal was to breathe new life into the somewhat outdated smartphone segment. And it succeeded.

Discreet- The Velvet's triple camera was placed discreetly on the back. Only the main notches are slightly raised, the other lenses and the LED flash are completely embedded in the back of the case.

Nice body:

The LG Velvet is flawlessly processed. No gaps or material irregularities disturb the overall picture. The front consists almost entirely of the 6.8-inch P-OLED screen. If you are right to ask yourself what is the difference between P-OLED and OLED? Well, first and foremost it is a marketing formulation, the technique behind the name is basically the same.

The resolution of the display is 2,460 x 1,080 pixels, the maximum brightness around 500 candela. In short: You just like to look at the display, it is crisp and sharp and all content can still be read without any problems even in direct sunlight. It is perfect for any type of app use or Mobilebet voucher, whether at home or on the go. The options for the voucher are varied, from handicap and result to goal scorer bets. Every common betting option is available.

In addition, thanks to the elongated design and the aspect ratio of 20.5: 9, the device is safe and secure in hand. While the display bezels are practically non-existent on the left and right, they disturb the otherwise modern overall picture a bit above and below. LG installed the front camera in a drop notch in the middle and dispensed with experiments such as a punch hole (display notch) or even a retractable lens.

The optical fingerprint scanner is located under the display glass and is perhaps a little too far below. It takes a comparatively long time to set up, but we didn't notice anything negative about the operation. The sensor could be operated easily at any time and responded quickly and reliably. The buttons on the left and right all have good pressure points.

In addition to the power button and the volume buttons, the Velvet also has a button for the Google Assistant. Those who use the digital helper will appreciate this. The USB-C and jack connections are on the bottom, the SIM card tray and a micro SD card are on the top.

Potent Triple Camera:

On the back, LG has managed to make the triple camera appear extremely discreet. The main lens is slightly raised, but both the wide-angle camera and the sensor for depth information are flush with the back of the display.

In general, it can be said that the back has been given an extremely chic coat of paint. Our test device came in the color Aurora White and looks really great. However, the glossy glass back also has to be referred to as a fingerprint magnet.

It is a double shame that LG does not include a case in the scope of delivery. In addition to the cell phone, there are only charging cables, power adapters and the SIM card tool in the packaging.

The quality of the camera is impressive, especially in good lighting conditions, the notch reveals its full strength and produces crisp, high-contrast and colorful images. When dusk falls, however, the results are a little washed out and also begin to rustle. This may also be due to the fact that an optical image stabilizer was not installed.

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If you take pictures in poor light conditions with the help of a tripod, the results are much better.

With us: only two colors:

Even if LG advertises the Velvet in a number of color variants on its numerous international channels, the phone is only available from us in two versions (Aurora White and Aurora Gray).

Almost nothing to be desired:

The equipment that LG has given the Velvet is also very commendable. Dual speakers, IP68 certification, the latest 5G radio technology and wireless charging are real highlights, especially for a device from the mid-range price range. We have already mentioned the fingerprint scanner under the display, but the lack of a dual SIM function is a bit of a shame. From

How modern technology has changed our lives

Smartphones, video conferences and digital audio books - thanks to technical progress, our everyday lives have already changed drastically.

Modern technology influences, for example, how we communicate with one another, how we inform ourselves and how we work. And with the growing use of artificial intelligence and automation, there is still no end in sight to this development.

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Modern Technology:

Because what was thought to be inventions from a science fiction film ten years ago is already part of our reality today. But what exactly has changed?

Job:

The beginning of digitization was first felt in the world of work. This is not at all surprising. The free market economy is all about efficiency and productivity, so digital “novelties” such as computers, electronic databases and websites for selling products immediately caught on.

In order not to be left behind by the competition, many companies had to adapt quickly, so that nowadays there is hardly a business without an online presence. However, the digitized world of work did not only bring financial advantages. It also gave employees the opportunity to work more flexibly, for example in their own four walls.

Thanks to e-mail and video conferences, today's home office is not just something for the self-employed. Digitization also created many new jobs and new branches of industry such as online marketing or software and web development.

Living:

Whether we notice it or not, how we live has also changed in recent years. While the smart home used to be ridiculed and viewed as a gimmick for tech-savvy or lazy people, it is contemporary living today. Because with intelligent devices that are centrally controlled by the mobile phone, a lot of money and resources can be saved.

That is why more and more homeowners are switching to smart heating systems that save heat and thus protect the environment. Intelligent power strips, which switch off automatically when a device is not in use, also save electricity. Incidentally, many of them already have clever household appliances. The best examples are induction cookers or programmable dishwashers.

Entertainment:

When it comes to entertainment, a lot has happened recently. This is particularly true of television. Modern people no longer rely on the offers available from TV stations, but put together their own "TV menu".

Video streaming services such as Netflix allow selective entertainment, regardless of whether you are sitting on the couch at home or killing time at the airport.

The same goes for music, of course. Fewer and fewer people are listening to the radio as music apps like Spotify offer a personalized selection of songs. Incidentally, technical progress has also revolutionized the gaming world, because video games are becoming more and more realistic.

The best example here is PokerStars Vegas, which transports users to virtual casinos.

Communication:

There are now a number of apps that enable easy communication with video. Of course, this is not only used in the world of work. Friends and relatives who live on other continents can easily meet and see each other virtually. And social media has a huge impact on how we communicate with one another.

Whereas in the past you still had to write letters or look up a person's landline number to congratulate them on their birthday, nowadays we send a short message via services such as Facebook Messenger or Instagram.

However, although the Internet connects in many ways, experts warn that online communication cannot completely replace interpersonal communication. This is mainly due to the fact that there are no non-verbal signals online, i.e. body language is missing.

Education:

It is not for nothing that it is said that we live in the information age. With a few clicks, we are able to look up words, translate a sentence and get the latest news from distant lands. While this seemingly unrestricted access to information was once considered a positive side effect of the Internet, today we speak of a flood of information that can overwhelm and misinformation. It is therefore essential to deal critically with unknown sources.

When it comes to continuing education, there are many reputable educational opportunities available on free e-learning platforms. More and more universities are also offering online courses aimed at working people.