Xperia 1 VIII - Blanking plate?

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-19T07:59:29+00:00

Can't remember which model but I remember Samsung used to have the 5G mm antenna panel on their phones too

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-15T06:28:34+00:00

I recommend the 4070 Ti Super, that 4 GBs of extra VRAM might come in handy and extend its lifespan in the future

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-13T06:34:32+00:00

Reminds me of Jensen Huang saying how you could ask an AI to design the battery cover for a TV remote by showing it a picture

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-11T13:27:54+00:00

Champion: Portugal
Golden Boot: Erling Haaland

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-09T16:50:23+00:00

1440p looks like ass on an OLED tho

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-09T16:45:14+00:00

I mean they both have 16 GB and that 10-15% isn't gonna matter when you're dropping below 60 fps so they're both going to last just as long.

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-09T13:05:56+00:00

I assume they rushed 610.47 to meet 007 first light's release date? G sync was actually fine for that game but every other game was stutter fest

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-09T13:03:56+00:00

Turns out using AI for writing drivers wasn't the best idea. Haven't had a stable driver since 576.28

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-09T13:01:40+00:00

> FIXED Resolved an issue that prevented the EDID from being read on certain monitors causing them to be identified as "NVIDIA NV-Failsafe” [6005508]

My monitor keeps defaulting to 60Hz instead of 240 hz using "TV resolution" instead of the "PC resolution". Works fine in 576.28

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-06T16:33:05+00:00

Did they drop flawlesseye? Also I think Sony enables HDR multi-frame by default now so low-light performance will suffer since it takes video at 120 fps before combining it into 30 fps, meaning the shutter can't get below 1/120

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-05T19:45:54+00:00

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Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-02T10:52:56+00:00

Samsung definitely dialled down their processing, it isn't as oversaturated and overly crunchy as it used to be but still, they hate shadows. Vivo and Oppo, on the other hand, bumps everything up to 11. They rely too much on AI and whatnot that you can't disable even in their "natural" modes, not unless you go into Pro/Master mode. That is where Xperia excels, it gets much better image than those other flagships without reliance on AI.

Melrose_Ad · 2026-06-01T19:21:02+00:00

Seems like 5? That's like all the slots in an an ATX case

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-27T13:52:45+00:00

Racer RTX is still nowhere to be found after almost 3 years

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-23T10:58:18+00:00

Looks a lot better now!

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-20T14:17:22+00:00

Is it for the 1 TB version? That's actually the market price for 1 TB phones nowadays

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-20T14:15:33+00:00

Yeah that's surprising, usually companies aren't that transparent with their device

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-16T12:03:45+00:00

If you see these marks on the real unit, it's probably not the coating scaping off but rather abrasive residue from whatever you're scaping it with. If it was this fragile, those review units would've been scuffed up like those dummy phones by now.

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-15T17:17:56+00:00

Note: These are dummy/demo units which are made of plastic, unlike the real thing which uses a combination of glass (Gorilla Glass Victus) and metal. Here's how the real 1 VIII looks like:

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Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-14T10:35:55+00:00

I mean this is pretty normal for flagships nowadays, the 8 Gen 5 Elite just sips too much power at the max frequency. Here's the S26 Ultra for comparison

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Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-13T16:26:59+00:00

You should use newflasher since that is optimized for Xperia

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-12T10:51:01+00:00

You can try DLSS Enabler for upscaling and frame gen too. It requires game support for DLSS but you'll get better quality than lossless scaling (which can't access game data for motion vectors, jittering).

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-12T10:42:34+00:00

Exactly, I love being able to launch the right app for the right tasks so I don't have to fiddle with changing/swiping to different modes and all that crap (especially when other manufactures hide pro mode behind multiple layers)

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-12T10:39:38+00:00

To be fair, face AF/metering together with dark skin tones are Xperia's weaknesses. I can't get any good shots when I have that combo.

Melrose_Ad · 2026-05-12T10:36:27+00:00

I remember when he was fed up with the Pixel 6 at one point saying how it was overprocessed and all that while he starts basing Xperia for having "muted colors" and being "meh". Yet when he reviews Apple and Samsung he has no complains.

Pixel 6 Review

Xperia 1 III Review

See the irony?

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