Sony Xperia 1 V: New flagship debuts for nearly US$1,400 with first Exmor T stacked camera sensor

[Redaktion]

Sony has lifted the lid on the Xperia 1 V, one of two smartphones the company has introduced today. Launched alongside the Xperia 10 V, the Xperia 1 V offers various improvements over the outgoing Xperia 1 IV, such as a new 48 MP primary camera and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Pre-orders will open next month in most markets but for more than comparable versions of the iPhone 14 Pro Max or Galaxy S23 Ultra.

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[S.Yu]

You missed the multi aspect issue. This is not good, the sensor is small for the price as it is, it has no room absolutely to be going multi aspect. Multi aspect without a larger than standard sensor is just a novelty or a slightly cleverer way to cut corners on the optics. The f/1.9 is slow by flagship standards, and even slower accounting for the subpar sensor size, and even more intolerable considering how the entire sensor cannot be fully utilized. The actual imaging area in 4:3 mode is likely equivalent to a type 1/1.5. Also 3:2 is the standard for FF and APSC, 3:2 has a sufficiently modern look, unlike 4:3, and yet they choose to make the sensor an awkward 13:9 and completely skip a proper 3:2 implementation even when this takes minimal effort in multi aspect. The fact that it's multi aspect makes this model even worse than I thought.
We HAVE been asking for multi aspect for years, but it's not for them to cut corners with, it's for them to save on optics space(thickness, mainly) while using even larger sensors, like using a type 1.2 sensor paired with optics that cover type 1. The final imaging area needs to be comparable to the state of the art!!