I've just got my xperia yesterday and have now noticed in Facebook when I'm scrolling down my feed when I see a video it's very sharp and pixely. It's driving me mental.. In the YouTube app all the videos I watch are very sharp/pixelated, lower the quality the worse it gets but in full HD 720p 1080p it still looks bad but it's not pixely it's just very sharp.. Dont know how to post pics to show you. I've went through the phones screen setting and tried everything but it's still pixely and sharp it's driving me insane.. Anyone else have the same problem?
Xperia XA1 videos in apps (Facebook/YouTube) sharp and pixely
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I know what you mean. It's a big screen, but I think the PPI is not that high. I also took out an Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom with the Xperia so I could compare both, and the Asus' screen is miles ahead in video and graphics quality. That being said, the Xperia's shine is in it's .5 inch larger screen.
Didn't noticed. For me works great. Of course depends on uploaded film or photo quality
Yours does it too. Looks horrid. My Z3 was betterDidn't noticed. For me works great. Of course depends on uploaded film or photo quality
I think you overreacting. On smaller TV everything looks better too. On YouTube HQ videos looks normally. I don't speak about 360p, cause it looks horrible even on my XZ.Yours does it too. Looks horrid. My Z3 was better
Sorry I'm asking, but are you tried to change image enhancement and display size?
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I'm not. I was just so excited for the phone to come out to only find that what ever format of video being played looks horrid. I've tried every setting but still any video I watch looks like something from 2004. I've replaced this phone 3 times now and same issue.
I'm really trying to catch similiar cutscene
This is how it looks without image enhancement and smallest screen size,
https://ibb.co/i7Liga
and this is in super-vivid mode and (also) smallest screen size
https://ibb.co/eqeb1a
so maybe try some settings one more time (take three deep breath). I fully understand your excitement
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I feel like an idiot haha. I turned off image inchancement and tried watching videos and they look way better. Tried super vivid and they looked horrid. Turned off image inchancement and everything looks beautiful thanks ..
Sometimes the simplest solutions lead to the best results
I'm glad i can help.The issue we're experiencing on this phone with video playback is flash in browser.
Tried with Chrome, Opera, lightning browser, same issue. In-app video playback is decent. Maybe not as good as other Android phones, but still good enough to enjoy.
Flash just doesn't deliver a good experience on this phone. The XA1 Ultra is otherwise nice and good value, just too bad it doesn't deliver good video playback in flash. Probably not a big deal, as flash will hopefully soon be a thing of the past. Haven't tested HTML5 in browser yet.
I see this phone can be rooted, so a custom ROM would probably fix this, but no idea what the camera compatibility would be with custom ROM's on this handset.
On a side note, didn't like the UI of the stock Album app, so installed ported Moto G4 gallery via APK.
Tried with Chrome, Opera, lightning browser, same issue. In-app video playback is decent. Maybe not as good as other Android phones, but still good enough to enjoy.
Flash just doesn't deliver a good experience on this phone. The XA1 Ultra is otherwise nice and good value, just too bad it doesn't deliver good video playback in flash. Probably not a big deal, as flash will hopefully soon be a thing of the past. Haven't tested HTML5 in browser yet.
I see this phone can be rooted, so a custom ROM would probably fix this, but no idea what the camera compatibility would be with custom ROM's on this handset.
On a side note, didn't like the UI of the stock Album app, so installed ported Moto G4 gallery via APK.
It's an easy fix guys. Just turn off image enchancement in display settings
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