Xperia 10 II dual issues...

[AlexandruRai]

First of all a BIG THANK YOU SONY for making a match for Sony Elm (my first and my favourite super high upgrade with this device). It have so much potential and if you could bring it earlier you were still the number one in every aspect! It's great also for now but look how many Chinese are pretending to do great stuff and you could do it in the first place and are fooling so many to but their crap.

Let me put some cons here that need firmware upgrade:

1. THE CAMERA. Yes indeed stock camera (like always for like.no.other). It's the most important  as it should be in first place because many will get fooled by it not to buy it (sadly I know fools that do that).

a) Focusing it's quite slow and it takes some time mostly on the zoom lens sensor to measure some things and it takes time. Usually the picture is took before the focus is made and for that the picture is in blur.

b) Textures are bad while zooming and the only setup that gives it perfect it's in the Backlight scene that cannot be selected manually (wrong option Sony for 10 II that L4 is having it) only when software is choosing it and in the rest textures are bad in superior mode.

Texture examples:

bb) With Backlight activated (very hard to shot because superior mode must be tricked):

bbb) Without Backlight only software's fast\first choice (it's as bad even worse the HDR shots in manual mode):

c) Manual mode is only for the 12mp sensor back and 8mp front (should be all 4 isn't it?!) and 1 sec shutter speed (low light windows example with zoom -flash on also- because without it exceeds 10 MB) is\are bad as like below: 

For camera conclusion make textures as the Backlight mode (in the first sample above) in every situation of light because it's simply amazing regarding the clarity and colours. Speed up sensors for focusing and fix the manual mode that is so incomplete (only 1 sensor active and so many bugs).

2. Torch light is low. I saw when using blitz the led can get much stronger light. Put that intensity for flashlight mode not only for camera blitz.

3. Phone speakers sometimes are low on calls and YouTube make a mode to give it more sound. Noise reduction from secondary mic still weak, make it stronger. 

4. Fingerprint have a delay on touch. Make it a little more responsive.

For now it's like that. If more issues appear I will write them here. Please take note of these and that I have 59.0.A.5.2 upgrade already installed.

Thank you!

Alex

[CosmicTomato]

are the issues with the camera still present in 3rd party camera apps as well?

[AlexandruRai]

While focusing yes, it's still a problem, imprecise (mostly for telephoto sensor) in all apps, so I use manual focus that still in stock camera is imprecise as hell because half of the image is in blur and other is focus and cannot find it's perfect set. Manual shutter speed and HDR is just a little better in third parties (bugs and freezing also there because front cam sensor won't accept third party HDR). Color\grain noise algorithm in api2 third parities over 800 iso still not as good as stock can do, so it's a mixed bag overall. For average user it's a flop camera. For me and our experiences with Xperia still it's a real struggle. Sony solved these in the past much faster not like now by months without answers nor fixing.

Thank you!

[CosmicTomato]

There's no doubt it's the camera of the phone itself, but was hoping the update would've enhanced compatibility of the other apps, bummer.

[AlexandruRai]

Every month from June to this date I (in fact I are we) wrote to Sony...

Imagine how bummer we feel when this device in terms of focusing is worst than ever with such powerful package. L4 is faster and more precise (with other weird issues of course). If Sony would listen to their die hard users it would have the best smartphones in all classes. Even 1II and 5II needs some development regarding quality of image processing but luckily with real facts for rear cameras keep Xperia over the top. Now it should get the front ones too and the competitors will be miles away behind. Sony can and must pay attention to details of some users that can test their devices better!

...I don't know you but it seems talking with you Sony takes note. Today I received the only confirmation that engineers are looking for it in the nearest future. Thank you for helping Sony to wake up! Blessings and cheers!

[CosmicTomato]

It's all thanks to you man, I only flagged your elaborate report. cheers fellow being!

[keichiro13]

Let me join you on this forum. I really like this phone, but indeed what you mentioned is really frustrating. I also have issues with the camera. It's really slow. Probably because of the focus. It's very hard when somebody just wants to take a quick photo, it not really possible. Sometimes it takes multiple seconds, and I already moved the phone, so the image happened to have just blur.

Also one more issue I found: I have voice echoed back to my meeting partners on some video chat platforms. So when they speak, they can hear themselves back from my phone. I just checked it with my older Xperia XA1, and that phone worked perfectly.

I hope you can try to enhance these issues in one of the new releases of Xperia software.

[AlexandruRai]

Glad that are still people to notice Sony about these. No Xperia had this kind of issues at least for so much time unsolved. Xperia devices are so great but still lately some Chinese influences like ZTE and Huawei are hidden in its software departments. Also with Samsung sensors Sony should change this crap situation. 10II except stock camera it's best mid ranger over all. L4 for it's low class but bad testing for this also. The worst is that without the help of Cosmic Tomato no one did nothing including Sony care where Mrs-server-replies-Ines and its group of so called CustomerCare...

Now 59.0.A.10.5 is rolling but not for my region yet and I will come with the real facts!

Cheers!

[EMS_MO72]

 I've had an issue before not the same one, but when escalated took 4 months but eventually was resolved with an update release rolled out on the device.

[AlexandruRai]

I know... Now more than 7 months...

[Hamed001]

Hi Alexandru

I have also experienced the same problems with the camera and it is almost impossible to take good pictures. 

And the microphone problem as well, I always hear my own voice when I am talking to my wife. She is not happy about her new phone. 

I hope Sony will fix the bugs on the next update.