Tech Advisor – October 2019

38 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

REVIEW

OnePlus 7 Pro is only faster because of its rapid

animationsandslightlybetterRAMmanagement.

Theraw processing power score from the Geekbench

app is neck and neck with the iPhone XS:

Features

Sony has added some excellent touches on the Xperia

1,butfrustratinglyleftoutothers.It hasexceptional

callquality, something the modern smartphone

sometimes neglects. Calls to all networks in the

UKwerecrystalclearandneverdroppedout,and

I noticedtheimprovementin qualitycomparedto

myusual iPhone XR.

There’s also IP68 water resistance, perfect for a

podcast in the shower. If only the stereo speakers

weren’t so trebly. Many high-end phones can easily fill a

small room with podcasts or radio, but with the Xperia

1 I was reaching for my headphones.

Despite the glass

construction

that would allow

wireless charging,

the Xperia doesn’t

have it