First impression of Sony's new smartphone "Xperia 10 II"! Introducing the appearance and basic functions. Released from NTT DoCoMo, au, and Ymobile [Review] --S-MAX

The release of the new standard smartphone (smartphone) "Xperia 10 II (Xperia Ten Mark Two)" introduced by Sony Mobile Communications (hereinafter, Sony Mobile), a Sony subsidiary, is finally approaching in Japan. It was announced that it will be released in Japan from the beginning of the announcement, then "Xperia 10 II SO-41A" from NTT DoCoMo, "Xperia 10 II SOV43" from au, "Xperia 10 II (model number) from Y! Mobile" : A001SO) ”has been announced to be released. Ymobile has already announced that it will release the Xperia 10 II on May 29, and is currently accepting advance reservations at Y! Mobile dealers such as Ymobile shops and mass retailers and the official Web shop "Ymobile Online Store". We are carrying out. NTT DoCoMo and au are also planning to release it after the end of May. The price at the Y-Mobile online store (all prices include tax) is 54,000 yen, and for new contracts and transfer from other companies (MNP), the smartphone basic plan S is discounted by 12,240 yen to 41,760 yen, and the smartphone basic plan M / R is 15,840 yen. The yen discount is 38,160 yen, and the model change (including from PHS) is 7,200 yen discount, 46,800 yen. Transfers from SoftBank are 54,000 yen without discount. Also, for all those who purchased Xperia 10 II and "Xperia 8 (model number: 902SO)" on Y-Mobile and applied from the dedicated campaign Web page, the PayPay bonus equivalent to 5,000 yen for Xperia 10 II and 2,500 yen for Xperia 8 We will carry out a "Buy Xperia and get PayPay campaign" to present. In addition, Sony Marketing will present the "Xperia 10TH ANNIVERSARY Campaign 2nd", which will present luxurious prizes such as "Collaboration commemorative T-shirts with popular artists and brands" by lottery from those who purchased Ymobile's Xperia 10 II. It means to carry out. On the other hand, NTT DoCoMo and au have not yet announced the price, but NTT DoCoMo said that the main unit price is expected to be 47,520 yen as a preliminary price. So, in this article, I actually tried the Xperia 10 II before it was released, so I would like to introduce the appearance and basic functions with photos. The color variations of the Xperia 10 II are black, white, mint, and blue from the left, but only au is available in 3 colors except blue. The edges (bezel) around the screen are unified in black for each color. The Xperia 10 II is almost the same as the aspect ratio of 2.35: 1 of the screen of a very vertical movie following the "Xperia 8" released last year in Japan 9 : A low-priced mid-range model equipped with a "cinema wide display" that has no notches such as 21 notches and punch holes. The screen has the same size and resolution as the Xperia 8, but the ISP LCD has been newly changed to the same organic EL as the upper model, becoming about 6.0 inch FHD + (1080 x 2520 dots) OLED, making it thinner and Sony's organic EL TV "BRAVIA" With the technology cultivated in ", the image quality optimization during video playback is newly installed, enabling a striking and powerful video experience. I have an Xperia 10 II. There are no notches or punch holes on the display, and although it is vertically long, I felt that it was easy to hold in my hand and had a good balance. What I tried this time is the white of Xperia 10 II SOV43 for au The overall design also follows the high-end model and Xperia 8, and it has a simple but notched ultra-vertical screen that gives it an "Xperia" feel. In 8, the bezel at the bottom of the screen was very narrow, so there was a case that it was erroneously operated just by holding it, but in Xperia 10 II, the bezel at the bottom of the screen has become wider and improved. The size is about 157 × 69 × 8.2 mm for the Xperia 10 II, about 158 ​​× 69 × 8.1 mm for the Xperia 8, the screen size is the same, but the vertical is slightly shorter, and the wider bezel on the bottom is the upper part. Bezel is narrow. The front camera is the same 1/4 type CMOS / wide-angle lens (angle of view 84 °, focal length equivalent to 24mm, F2.0), which is the same as the Xperia 8, and supports the portrait selfie function. Xperia 8 on the left and Xperia 10 II on the right. You can see that the height is shorter and the lower bezel is wider, while the upper bezel is narrower. I would like to introduce a comparison between the Xperia 10 II and the Xperia 8 in a separate article at a later date, but the weight of the Xperia 8 is about 170 g, while the weight of the Xperia 10 II is about 151 g, which is considerably lighter than usual. As a writer using the Xperia 8, there is a difference that makes me think "light!" The moment I hold the Xperia 10 II. Also, the side frame of the Xperia 10 II feels more rounded, and the width is the same, but the impression it has is also very good. The exterior uses tempered glass "Corning Gorilla Glasss 6" not only on the front screen but also on the back to achieve a luxurious appearance, strong impact resistance and resistance to cracking, waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8 compliant) and dustproof (IP6X). ) Is also supported, and the front is black for each color, but the frame on the side is matched with the back color, and if it is white, it is white. According to the specifications, the mass of the Xperia 10 II is 151g, but the actual measurement with the microSDXC card and nanoSIM card installed is 152g. Heavy smartphones of around 200g are increasing mainly for high-end smartphones, but I feel that it is easy to hold at this level The logo on the back is the same as the global version, "SONY" in the center, "XPERIA" at the bottom, The NTT docomo version has "SONY" in the center, "docomo" and "XPERIA" and model number "SO-41A" at the bottom, the au version has "SONY" in the center, and "XPERIA" and model number "SOV43" at the bottom. increase. In addition, the Ymobile version has the NFC mark in the middle of the top height of the rear camera, and the NTT DoCoMo version and the au version have the Osaifu-Keitai mark, where the FeliCa / NFC Type A / B antennas are placed. When using touch payment or data communication using a non-contact IC, hold this area over. White of au version Xperia 10 II SOV43. An LED light is placed above the parts of the rear camera. Recently, it does not look different depending on how the light hits, and the flat design makes you feel "Xperia" on the contrary. This is the back of the global version of Xperia 10 II taken at the Sony Mobile briefing session. .. The Ymobile version is equivalent to this. In addition, NTT DoCoMo and Ymobile are sold in 4 colors, but au does not have blue Xperia 10 II triple camera. From the top, a super wide-angle camera (equivalent to 0.5x), a main wide-angle camera, and a telephoto camera capable of shooting 2x optical. The ZEISS lens used in the high-end model Xperia 1 II is not installed in the Xperia 10 II. CMOS "Exmor RS for mobile" / wide-angle lens (angle of view 77 °, focal length 26mm equivalent, F2.0) and 1 / 4-inch approximately 8 million pixel CMOS / ultra-wide-angle lens (angle of view 120 °, focal length 16mm equivalent)・ F2.2), 1/4 type approximately 8 million pixel CMOS / telephoto lens (angle of view 45 °, focal length equivalent to 52mm, F2.4) triple configuration. This supports ultra-wide-angle (equivalent to 0.5x optical) and telephoto (equivalent to 2x optical) shooting, and in addition to 13 types of scenes such as food, people, night views, and backlight, it distinguishes four conditions such as walking detection. In addition to "Premium Omakase Auto" that automatically shoots with the optimum settings, it also supports "Night Mode" that allows you to shoot beautifully dark scenes with a wide dynamic range. The camera's bulge isn't that great, but it definitely has a bulge. Xperia 10 II on the left, Xperia 8 on the right The main specifications are Qualcomm chipset (SoC) "Snapdargon 665 (SM6125)" (octacore CPU "2.0GHz Kryo 260 Gold core x 4 + 1.8GHz Kryo 260 Silver core x 4", Adreno 610 GPU), 4GB internal memory (RAM), 64GB or 128GB internal storage, microSDXC card slot, etc. Please note that the Xperia 10 II software you have tried may differ from the final version to the retail version. After that, when I tried the benchmark application "AnTuTu Benchmark", the total was less than 180,000 (CPU: about 70,000, GPU: about 35,000, MEM: less than 40,000, UX: about 32,000 yen). It was about the same as the other Snapdragon 665. Left and right sides of Xperia 10 II. Volume up / down keys and power key are located on the right side, and microSDXC card and nanoSIM card slots are located on the left side. The card slot is the upper and lower sides of the type Xperia 10 II that can be opened with a nail etc. instead of sticking the SIM pin and pulling it out. A 3.5mm earphone / microphone terminal is located on the upper side, and a USB Type-C terminal (USB 2.0) is located on the lower side. Also, the power key on the right side has a built-in fingerprint sensor like the Xperia 1 II and Xperia 8, where the card slot is pulled out. Each product for Japan is a nanoSIM card (4FF) size single SIM, and in Xperia 8 it was necessary to pull out the microSD XC card and nanoSIM card separately, but in Xperia 10 II it was put together in one part OS is Android Pre-installed 10 and supports dark mode and gesture navigation. The battery capacity has been increased to 3600mAh, the battery life has improved, and the load on the battery has been reduced by the unique charge control technology such as gentle charging, stamina mode, and Xperia Adaptive Charging, and it does not deteriorate easily even after 2 years of use. It has become like. In addition, IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac compliant (2.4 and 5.xGHz) wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth 5.0, location information acquisition (A-GNSS, etc.), acceleration, gyro, ambient light, It supports proximity sensor, FM radio, high resolution sound source, LDAC, aptX HD, "DSEE HX" that can be upgraded to high resolution equivalent. Since it is Android 10, it also supports dark mode and gesture navigation.There is no dedicated camera / shutter key, so if you use the camera often, you can easily start the camera by assigning "camera" to the double press of the Android standard power key. .. On the right is a list of unique functions "Xperia Assist". "Side Sense", which allows you to activate frequently used functions by double-dupping the edge of either the left or right screen you have set, is also supported. If you set it properly, it will be much easier to use. It seems that the user interface (UI) of the camera has not changed significantly from Xperia 8. While the rear camera was wide-angle / telephoto on the Xperia 8, it became super-wide-angle / wide-angle / telephoto on the Xperia 10 II. You can use functions such as "Manual", "Panorama", and "Portrait Selfie". Night mode is a function that uses so-called AI (artificial intelligence) to combine photos taken several times in a dark place over several seconds with software processing and take bright pictures. Manual mode is ISO or white balance (WB). You can make detailed settings such as, but it does not support saving files in RAW format, including third-party camera apps. Below, the software is not the final version, but for reference, I will introduce some examples (link destination is the original image) 1x (wide-angle lens), 2x (telephoto lens), 0.5x (super) from the left Wide-angle lens) Left is under fluorescent light, right is portrait shooting with blurred background Left is shooting in normal mode, right is shooting in night mode Overall, is the operation heavy on Xperia 8 or is the accuracy of the touch panel not good? I don't know, but although the operation may not work, the Xperia 10 II was still able to operate firmly even though it was a prototype version, the bezel at the bottom of the screen became wider and the battery capacity increased. It seems that the problems of Xperia 8 have been improved exactly including such things. In addition, the author was not particularly dissatisfied with the Xperia 8 because it is light and easy to hold, so it is a very enviable product for Xperia 8 users. As for the camera, I don't have the ability, so it may not be very helpful, but I felt it was better than the Xperia 8. At the moment, we are planning to sell from NTT Docomo, au, and Ymobile, but Xperia 8 was also sold from UQ mobile, and there is a possibility that the sales channel will expand in the future, so the price is suppressed midrange smartphone It's a very competitive market, but I would like to pay attention to how well the Xperia 10 II will be accepted. Article writing: memn0ck ■ Related links ・ Esmax (S-MAX) ・ Esmax (S-MAX) smaxjp on Twitter ・ S-MAX --Facebook page ・ Sony's new midrange smartphone "Xperia 10 II" to be released in Japan Introducing with photos! Equipped with 6-inch cinema wide organic EL and triple camera [Report] --List of related articles on S-MAX / Xperia 10 II --S-MAX Tweet