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Funerals of the future? Sweden sees sharp rise in burials without ceremony

Plants can recover after being burned, so why might some species in the Amazon face local wipe out?

Eric Cantona’s ‘science will make us eternal’ speech was funny – but he has a point

Why do people believe in curses?

Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene

Building a moon base is a huge task – here are the tiny satellites that will pave the way

Curious Kids: how do mobile phones and tablets work?

Humanitarian forensic scientists trace the missing, identify the dead and comfort the living

Europa: there may be life on Jupiter’s moon and two new missions will pave the way for finding it

Sony Xperia 1 front camera review

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The Xperia 1 is Sony’s most recent flagship smartphone, featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset and 6.5-inch OLED display with 1644 x 3840 pixels. It’s also the first Xperia device to feature a triple-camera with super-wide and tele lenses. However, this review is about the front selfie camera — a 8Mp device that features a 1/4″ type sensor with a pixel pitch of 1.12μm. It’s fronted by a f/2.0 lens with an effective focal length of around 24mm. There are also helpful features such as HDR (High Dynamic Range ) photo, 5-axis stabilization and both Hand and Smile Shutter onboard. Read our full review to find out how the Xperia 1 front camera performed in our tests. Key front camera specifications: Single-camera setup 8Mp 1/4” sensor with 1.12μm pixels f/2.0- aperture lens 24mm-equivalent focal length SteadyShot with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization) 4K OLED display About DxOMark Selfie tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone front camera reviews,

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Sony Xperia 1 camera review

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Appearing on the market at the end of May 2019, the Sony Xperia 1 is the Japanese manufacturer’s flagship device and features a triple-lens camera, along with the world’s first 21:9 CinemaWide 4K HDR OLED display — an exciting development for people who want to watch stunningly hi-def movies on their smartphone. In addition, the phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of expandable storage. Read on to see if the Xperia 1’s top-of-the-line hardware translates into superior still and video image quality. Key camera specifications: Triple camera Primary: 12Mp 1/2.6″ sensor, 26mm-equivalent f/1.6 aperture lens, OIS , dual- pixel AF Ultra-wide: 12Mp 1/3.4″ sensor, 16mm-equivalent f/2.4 aperture lens Tele: 12Mp 1/3.4″ sensor, 52mm-equivalent f/2.4 aperture lens, OIS, PDAF LED flash 2160p (4K)/30fps video (1080p/30fps at default settings) About DxOMark Mobile tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DxOMark engineers capt