Sony Xperia Z1 Review!

A brand new, tuned up Sony Xperia Flagship!

Intro Track: ASDF Movie Song
Outro Track: "Channel 41" by Deadmau5

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[alexdiezg]

2013: Does anyone even need IP54 dust and water resistance in a phone?
2017: Every phone must have at least IP67 dust and water resistance!

[Darkhellonnight]

Sony Xperia Z1 changed my life. It will change yours to, trust me.

[arsenalr]

No one:



Me: Watching this video in 2019 with a Sony Xperia Z1

[AlejandroDeLaRosa]

funny how here you complained about phones being waterproof and no one needing them, yet now you complain when phones aren't waterproof. How ironic

[techbd]

Watching this video in 2021 on my Galaxy Note 10 Plus. I still love this phone and miss that magical moments of my life . Hope Sony will bring something fresh and exciting for us again. 🙂
I am a fan of Samsung but I always respect Sony.😊

[CodexHunter-tnjx]

Still using it in 2020. This device fulfills all my needs : YouTube, email, browsing, occasional photography, and watching movies(if travelling). It is as fast as day 1 and I find no reason to upgrade.

[fchho]

you seem to
 have a personal issue with sony, i don't get why you don't do the reviews for z2 and z3, you gave z and z1 average rating but when z2 and z3 basically fixed all your criticism and receiving great reviews from everywhere, you totally ignored them?

[XxiiNoobxX]

Actually you can remove the screen protector, and are you seriously complaining about this phone being waterproof?

[JVlapleSlain]

I just got one a couple days ago and after extensive usage, and to be honest after revisiting this, this is a completely biased review.

For Camera: After the firmware update, the camera on manual 21MP deliver extremely crisp images, even the downsampled 8MP superior auto delivers nice pictures. Try it and tell me it's worse than that from an S4/Note, and make sure it's not about 'dull' colours. Colours are not dull but infact;realistic, too used to the flowery bright colours of Samsung phones. It's not bad, just different.

For Display: Neutral, 'poor' viewing angles depends on personal preference, i like privacy and 'good' viewing angles don't fulfill the purpose. Nobody is going to be using his own phone 30 degrees off axis when vertical. If you're sharing your phone you would tilt it slightly towards him/her unless you're a selfish ass|He/She is sneakily watching. And when on horizontal for videos, viewing angles are fine up to ~40 degrees.

For Ruggedness: Did you even see Android Authority's drop test? This phone is easily the most rugged piece of shit there is available right now, the screen disconnecting is -not- a problem either, there is a hard reset switch in the SIM card latch for such occurences, which is a built-in feature of the Xperia Z1 to protect your data in the event of possibly-damaging drops. Josh Vergara missed that in his video and he should redo it as well. And don't tell me Aluminum + Gorilla glass is less rugged than plastic, Hint: it isn't.
The only point you got correct in your video was that the speaker may have suffered due to the IP58 implementation - but hey, is any other phone waterproof?

The shortfalls of this phone is rather, not anything you bashed about it on your video, but rather the low output volume during a call[Even when maxed] and somewhat-lackluster speakers, although the headphone output is great.
Android 4.4 Kitkat update would also be highly anticipated, although 4.2.2 at the moment is fine due to the lack of bloatware on this phone. It is also a fingerprint magnet.

Please use it more after all updates and redo a more accurate review video...
Edit: I am in no way affiliated with Sony, but i cannot stand to see a distinct and blatant biased bullshit review of a flagship product from any tech company. Hence this post.

[supercakefish]

My brother as a surfer has decided to get this phone due to its waterproof capability. There is actually more of a market for waterproof premium phones than you give Sony credit for in this video.

[pkishomenow]

Just got this phone, I absolutely love it. First phone I've had in 5 years that isn't an iPhone, really impressed by it, never going back to iPhone again

[Chihaya_]

Still using this phone in 2015 and my it is one good device! Loving it

[MickehPuppeh]

I've owned this phone since September, and boy, I can say that it is a very impressive device.

For starters, the entire thing just works. The setup process takes just a few seconds to complete and after that it just... works. USB connectivity is flawless, and it never disconnects/bugs out. 

The software on this is quite similar to stock Android. There's no useless gimmicks, keeping this phone nice and zippy.

And of course, the build quality and performance is absolutely superb. Never stutters the smallest bit. I do recommend getting a screenprotector, however, as the built-in screenprotector is not very scratch-resistant.

The cons of this phone are, as mentioned in the review, generally terribad speaker performance (though for some reason, only music sounds bad: games generally sound loud and clear), the flaps, and the fact that there are no "hardware" buttons on the screen, causing soft keys to take up unnessecary screen space. 

As a former HTC Sensation user, I heartily recommend this phone to anyone looking for a fast, premium device that just works!

[predragmarijana]

Why you did'nt rewiewed Z2, Z3 ...? tell as, we are your fans, we need to know !!

[Sukir]

Please MKBHD start reviewing Sony phones in 2018 please!!!

[ekklesiast]

Your reviews are interesting to watch even when I'm not interested in the reviewed product.

[reallyryan_]

"Does anyone really need water proofing in a phone" 2018 it's a standard feature so fuck yes

[calamonster]

I enjoyed your input on sacrificing screen and speakers for waterproofness. As an HTC one user, my biggest fear is water but I realize that boom sound probably would not boom if it were waterproof. I think many people share this fear and I guess the z1 could appeal to the people who don't mind the adjusted physical features for the added security against water. Great video!

[erdem]

This is the best phone that I ever used and the most steady and solid one even though the negative sides. I still miss it😢

[saiyagneshch]

Why don’t you do Xperia phone reviews anymore?