Sony Xperia XA1 Plus – a balanced middle peasant. The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus review is a middle class with an improved X -UXPIA camera A 1 plus Sony Xperia XA1 Plus is an average smartphone
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus – a balanced middle peasant. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Review – Middle Class with an improved X -Uxpery Camera Ix A 1 Plus
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus is an average smartphone in the modern XA1 line. But, surprisingly, they ask for him in retail, as well as for the larger XA1 Ultra, although by filling it is closer to the base model Sony Xperia XA1.
Sony became one of the few large and eminent manufacturers who decided to build his smartphones based on the SOC from MediaTek. In the case of the entire XA1 line and the Plus model in particular, this is MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757). The displays of all models of the line of the line are different. The youngest is equipped with a 5-inch HD display, XA1 Ultra-a 6-inch FullHD display. The tested smartphone got a display with a diagonal of 5.5 inches and a resolution of 1920×1080 points. The cameras at the base model of the XA1 line and the tested smartphone are the same, while the senior smartphone of the line is equipped with a more advanced selfie camera. But XA1 Plus has an advantage in the form of a much more capacious battery. In general, it is clear that the manufacturer tried to expand the range of devices presented in such a way as to prevent cannibalism inside his own lineup.
Specifications
| Display size and type | 5.5 inches, 1920×1080 points, IPS |
| CPU | MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757), 8 nuclei (4 × 2.3GHz, 4×1.6 GHz) |
| Graphic accelerator | Mali-T880 MP2, 900 MHz |
| Built -in memory, GB | 32 |
| RAM, GB | 4 |
| Expansion of memory | Microsd (up to 256 GB) |
| The number of SIM cards | 2 |
| Communication standards 2G | GSM GPRS/Edge |
| Communication standards 3G | UMTS HSPA+ |
| Communication standards 4G | LTE (4G) categories 6 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11b/G/N/AC, 2.4/5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 |
| NFC | There is |
| IRDA | Not |
| USB connector | USB Type-C |
| 3.5 mm connector | There is |
| FM radio | There is |
| The fingerprint scanner | There is |
| Navigation | Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS |
| Built -in sensors | Accelerometer, gyroscope, light sensor, magnities, gravity sensor |
| The main camera | 23 MP, f/2, f = 24 mm |
| Front-camera | 8 MP, f/2.0, f = 23 mm |
| Operating system | Adroid 7.0 |
| Protection class | Not |
| Battery | 3430 mAh |
| Dimensions, mm | 155*75*8,7 |
| Weight, g | 190 |
Appearance and ease of use
The design of Sony smartphones, referred to as “Loop Surface” or “Closed surface”, has already managed to shore some for several years, and some are still delighted with it. In general, there is no common opinion, as in the case of Samsung or Apple smartphones. Opponents of this approach in design complain about the absence of at least some development, wiping pants pockets due to sharp corners, as well as large dimensions. Supporters are emphasized in recognition in the total mass of faceless devices. Yes, and what a sin to hide – the design of smartphones I liked the rhinestone. But only if in senior models the lower and upper end are made of aluminum panels decorated with small chamers, then the entire XA1 line is content with plastic inserts, which is why the smartphone looks much easier.Yes, here they did not regret metal on the left and right side faces, but this is not so striking.
With visual inspection to the quality of assembly, there are no comments. When trying to twist the smartphone, it lends itself a bit, but does not make any sounds. Unfortunately, during such executions, rainbow divorces appear at two points of the screen. It seems that this has already become the tradition of the entire modern line of Sony Xperia smartphones. However, with ordinary everyday work with a smartphone of distortion on the screen, it is unlikely that it will be possible to notice.
The display is frameless, which, taking into account the use of 2.5d glass and the bend of the side panel, looks very interesting. Above the display is an LED indicator, a window of the front chamber, a light sensor, as well as a spoken speaker.
Sony has a little cheat, setting a decorative lattice in the lower part of the front surface, under which, by analogy with the XZ line in theory, there would be a second speaker that ensures the reproduction of stereo sound. Could, but there is only a microphone.
Only the camera module and the built -in LED flash are noticeable on the back.
On the left side surface, the SIM-cards pair of Nanosim format pair is visible, as well as a separate slot for installing Microsd carriers, for which the smartphone gets a plus in a piggy bank.
On the right side surface there is a volume control key, locking key with an integrated fingerprint reading sensor, as well as a selected photography key, which allows you to call the camera application and photograph even in winter gloves. A trifle … and hands are warm.
On the upper end there is a microphone and an analog audio separation mini-jack (3.5 mm). In the lower part, the USB Type-C connector and a system speaker are installed.
Display
The tested smartphone has a half -inch diagonal more than the basic model of the XA1 family – 5.5 versus 5.0 inches. But the difference is not only this. Higher and permission – 1920×1080 versus 1280×720. In addition, the display supports up to 10 simultaneous touches, while Sony XA1 allows no more than 4. The IPS matrix viewing angles are very large, and the colors are not inverted even when viewed at an acute angle. But the contrast, when the examination angle is deviated, falls quite significantly, and dark shades brighten. However, this often does not become a problem. The brightness of the display is quite high. With maximum backlight power, the level of 473.99 KD/sq.m was recorded in the white field. Unfortunately, the brightness of the black field is also quite high (0.53 kd/sq.m). Static contrast – 894: 1, which is a very good result.
The display settings provide three operating modes: standard, “image improvement” and “maximum brightness mode”. As the measurements and visual observation showed, there are practically no differences in these modes, so the test results are given only for the standard regime.Deviation of color on the shades of gray is relatively small – from 1.5 to 10.2 (increases as the lightness grows). On the primary colors (CMYRGB) Delta E does not exceed 5.2 at all. Of course, this is more than the limit value 3, above which the human eye is already able to catch the difference, but in practice it is difficult to notice. The balance of colors is shifted towards cold shades, and the color temperature is slightly overstated – 7544 … 8343 K. The settings provides manual regulation on RGB channels, so if you make some efforts, then the color rendering can be pulled to more correct. Surprisingly, the settings do not provide the function “blue filter”, which reduces the load on the eyes during prolonged reading, although this function gradually goes into the category of standard, such as adaptive adjustment of the brightness of the backlight.
The smartphone is equipped with only one system speaker, although with all its appearance it hints at the presence of a pair of dynamic emitters. However, the only speaker sounds unexpectedly good. There were no obvious defects like creaking and noise. Of course, there is no bass here at all, and the RID range has been worked out weakly, so even to listen to audio roads a musical video, the speaker is suitable with a stretch, but it is quite suitable for watching a film in the field. In addition, the volume supply is quite sufficient – when reproducing a test sinusoidal signal with a frequency of 1 kHz at a distance of 1 meter, the level of 75.3 dBA was recorded, and this is more than twice louder than in the case of Sony Xperia XA1, as well as commensurately from The result of the current flagship, XZ Premium, which is equipped with a pair of speakers. The power of the signal on the analogue audio output is low, but sufficient for headphones with low impedance, which among the headphones are the majority. When playing a test signal with an operation of 32 Ohms, the level of 262.2 mV was recorded.
A variety of improvement has a smaller test smartphone than the recently considered, but still they are. There is a dynamic normalizer, the Clear Audio+function, the function of setting up volumetric sound, as well as the usual 5-strip equalizer with a selected bass regulator (Clear bass). To assess the sound quality, the Right Mark Audio Analyzer package was used, as well as the sound interface Creative E-Mu 0204 USB. All special effects during testing were disconnected.
General result 24 bits/48 kHz
Performance
The smartphone is based on the MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757) system. This SOC is equipped with 8 cortex-a53 cores, half of which operate at a frequency of up to 2.3 GHz, and the second half at a frequency of up to 1.6 GHz. The video subsystem is based on the MALI-T880 MP2 with a frequency of 900 MHz. The volume of RAM is 4 GB.
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The system performance was measured in the synthetics of PCMARK, 3DMARK, GEEKBENCH 4 and Antutu V6. The speed of working with memory was estimated using the Androbench application. Testing was also carried out in the cross -platform tests JavaScript (Mozilla Kraken JavaScript and Sunspider).The results of these tests significantly depend on the browser used, therefore, to minimize the impact, all reviews will use Google Chrome, as the most common one. The following smartphones were chosen as opponents:
: Samsung Exynos Octa 7880 8-core (1.87GHz) 3GB RAM 5.7 1920*1080;
: Qualcomm Snapdragon 630, 8 cores (4×2.2GHz+4×1.85GHz), 4GB RAM, 5.5 1920*1080;
: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, 8 cores (8×2GHz), 3GB RAM, 5.2 1920*1080.
Camera
The main camera is based on a Sony Exmor RS IMX300 sensor with a physical size of 1/2.3 inches and a resolution of 23 MP. Of course, at this resolution, the pixel size is small – only 1.08 microns. In automatic shooting mode, the user can only select the resolution. In the manual setting mode, you can control the focus, shutter speed, exposure shift, select the white balance setting, as well as select the metering mode and sensitivity level. But the last two options are not in the quick menu, but are hidden in the main camera menu, which is a little inconvenient. The power of the LED flash turned out to be low – at a distance of a meter from the smartphone, a level of 18.15 lux was recorded.
To evaluate the image quality, the test pattern was shot on the main camera with sensitivity from ISO 50 to ISO3200 in steps of 1 EV.
The results, frankly, are far from the best. But it is based on a very worthy 23 megapixel Sony IMX300 matrix, which was used in Sony Z5 Premium smartphones and last year's flagship! Software image processing, which is extremely important in mobile photography, is lame on both legs. This has been a long-standing problem with cameras in Sony smartphones, and it's time to start doing something about it, especially given the fact that competitors with matrices from Sony themselves are able to take better pictures. Fortunately, it is possible to transfer control of the camera to third-party applications using the Camera 2 API. The RAW format is not supported, so getting raw raw photos will not work. But you can compare with photo processing in the mobile version of Lightroom. The test template was shot from the same angle in the same lighting as when using the standard photo control program. As you can see, the third-party shooting application did a much better job. It is worth noting that Lightroom did not correct for barrel distortion.
Snapshot examples
macro photography
Conclusion
The smartphone has not so many clearly expressed shortcomings, but, on the contrary, it has decent advantages. But the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus is not the only smartphone from the middle price segment, and there are enough competitors even among eminent manufacturers, not to mention the “Chinese”. In the range of $300-360, regardless of the screen diagonal, you can look towards the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), Motorola Moto G5s Plus, Huawei Mate 10 Lite. Yes, even in the Sony lineup there are very interesting offers. For example, with a smaller display, but with exactly the same main camera, a better front camera, a much more powerful system-on-a-chip, excellent sound quality and a very high signal level at the analog audio output.
Minuses:
– dimensions and weight;
– relatively low signal level at the analog audio output;
– weak LED flash;
– software image processing does not stand up to criticism.
Pros:
— design (subjectively);
– a separate slot for installing a microSD memory card;
— high brightness of the display;
– fairly loud system speaker;
– sound quality on the analog audio output;
— NFC;
– WiFi-module with support for the 5 GHz band;
— USB Type-C;
– good main camera (requires the use of third-party software);
– the presence of a dedicated physical camera key.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus – another representative of the XA line of smartphones, which are distinguished by improved camera modules and a relatively low price. It occupies an intermediate position between the Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra.
They fixed it there, corrected it, played a little with the hardware and got a new smartphone – let's get to know it and find out what's what.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus video review
Thanks to TOLOKA coworking for the shooting room:
Design and materials
Sony, it seems to me, have found their ideal and are trying to stick to the standard in the appearance of their smartphones. Is he good? Is it right for you? Here you just need to personally look and feel.
The frames at the top and bottom of the smartphone have already become the brand's hallmark of the manufacturer – they are wide. Few on the market are ready for such a bold design. Yes, due to this, Sony phones are recognizable. Yes, you get used to the limits. But! Why can't we move down the on-screen navigation buttons, which decently take up space on the screen for themselves, if we have such a useless wide frame at the bottom?
Symmetry is always good, because symmetry is an important component in human ideas about beauty. But I want it to be not only beautiful, but also practical.
The frame around the perimeter of the smartphone is metal. The back panel is made of pleasant matte pleasant plastic with a bevel under the metal, but it's still plastic, which oh, how easily scratched. For a week of careful use of the device on the back cover has already managed to form scuffs. Why? From what? No idea, but as they say – what is, is.
The smartphone is quite thick. After that, the Xperia XA1 Plus seemed to me like a huge brick at first. Such a specific smartphone for specific boys. It will definitely be felt in your pocket, do not even doubt it.
Layout of elements
Now about the location of the elements. On the front panel above the screen there is a notification indicator, a front camera, a Sony logo, an ambient light sensor and a speaker. Under the screen – only a microphone.
On the top you'll find a mini headphone jack and an auxiliary microphone, on the bottom you'll find a USB Type C charging port and a speaker.
On the left side there is a slot for SIM cards and a memory card – not a hybrid one, so there will be no problem choosing between a second SIM card and additional memory.
On the right face – the volume control key, the power button in which the fingerprint scanner hid, and yes – the button of the camera is also in place.
On the back panel, everything is without excesses. Camera, flash, Xperia inscription and NFC icon.
Printing scanner
Wait! Medium -budget model from Sony so what? Yes, they still installed a fingerprint scanner here, and even what! It works really very quickly, without delay and errors.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus screen
The smartphone has an IPS display with a diagonal of 5.5 inches with a resolution of Full HD 1920×1080 points. It is bright and contrasting. The viewing angles are good and I generally like color reproduction.
If you are not satisfied with the balance of white or the level of brightness, then all this can be corrected in the settings, not a problem. I am a lover of night modes and on each device I set up warmer colors. In such vile weather, I really want warmth, well, at least on the screen of a smartphone …
The screen is covered with glass Corning Gorilla Glass. Oleophobic coating is good – the surface is almost not dirty, you can forget about the films, everything is already good. The joint of the glass with the body has smooth rounding and due to this the lateral frames seem less than it is actually. You look at Sony soon they will completely abandon them and be directly non-frame-crazy smartphones! Or was I noticed?
Cameras
The camera in the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus came straight from last year's flagship. Resolution as much as 23 megapixels! Yes, and with an image of the Exmor RS images and optics with aperture f/2.0. The novelty also supports the function of five -time zoom without loss of quality Clear Image Zoom and Steadyshot to stabilize the image. The speed of starting the camera is very pleasing – less than a second. And the camera application is simple and intuitive. Both the schoolboy and your grandmother will figure it out.
As for the quality of the pictures – the photo is really excellent in good lighting. Noise? Yes, if you take pictures in conditions of insufficient lighting, then you can’t get anywhere from noise.
On the official website, I was convinced that in conditions of low illumination, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus gives powerful photos, but either I don’t know how to take a handle, or the manufacturer’s marketing is slightly exaggerated. If you know? Well, personally did not go.
The “plus” version of the popular Sony Xperia XA1 smartphone is a bright sample of a medium -sized balanced device with a decent hardware base and an elaborate appearance.
Recognizable design
Thanks to the characteristic crushed forms, the model is recognizable among thousands of the same peers. Only the large upper and lower overhangs slightly spoil the picture in the appearance, which in the era of immune does not look in the best way. Between the “forehead” and “chin” on the front panel of the gadget, a FullHD screen with classic proportions of 16: 9 and a diagonal of 5.5 inches is clamped. Traditionally for Sony, the image on it by default is slightly “cold”. However, the color temperature of the display easily changes in the settings.
Hardware base
In the heart of the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus hardware platform, an 8-core chip is not the first freshness of the MediaTek Helio P20. “Gaining” in the synthetic test Antutu over 62 thousand “parrots”, a trio in the central processor, 3/4 GB of RAM and ARM MALI-T880 MP2 graphs demonstrates an acceptable reaction rate of the apparatus to the user actions, if they are not aimed at turning the application of serious level of severity. By the way, only in the version of the device with 4 GB of “RAM” there is a side scanner of a fingerprint. In the youngest configuration of the model with 3 GB of RAM, its place is taken by the most ordinary unlock key.
Pros to karma
A separate plus in the karma of the smartphone – for a strong main camera that uses an image sensor with physical dimensions of 1/2.3 and has a resolution of 23 megapixels. In contrast to it on the front panel, you can detect 8 megapixels of a selfie camer. The model also biases praise for the presence of a chip NFC and the USB C port. Through this interface connector, a gadget battery is charged, the capacity of which is 3430 mAh. Given the effective energy -saving Sony smartphones, without recharging, the device is kept “afloat” up to 2 days in a row.
Advantages: + 1080p display + 4GB RAM + good cameras at 23 and 8MP. + 2 SIM – cards and a place for a memory card in one tray. + Quite capacious, battery for 3430 mAh. There is enough active use for a day with 80-85 percent of the brightness of the display. + Classic strict Sonykovo design. + Very convenient for working on the Internet. A large bright screen, all applications are quickly loaded. There were no branding. + Relatively inexpensive.
Disadvantages: – Quick enough – the sensor on the edges of the screen does not always react the first time. – A thin rear plastic panel. Be sure to purchase a cover, otherwise it gets scratched quickly. – From the built-in 32 GB, only 9 GB is occupied by the system, plus about 1-2 GB of the default application that cannot be removed. As a result, about 21-22 GB remains for everything else. – As a game device is not very good. Most games, of course, run, but for example, Remote Play with PS4 will not work. Or the recently released Final Fantasy 15. The game simply does not support this smartphone, although it passes according to system requirements.
Comment: +- 5.5 inches. Big enough. But this is already a matter of taste. Such a “shovel” may seem uncomfortable for someone. +- not the most powerful processor, but in the ratio of price-quality is very good. +- Android 8.0 (became available on 03/16/18), but 7.0 will be preinstalled, so you have to update. +- a camera, although 23 megapixels, but only in a ratio of 4: 3. If you want 16: 9, then be content with only 20MP. The front is a similar situation. 8MP – 4: 3 or 5MP – 16: 9. +- a speaker on a trie. +- not the most convenient fingerprint scanner. If the finger is at least a little wet, or suddenly cut or scratched the skin, then you cannot unlock. You can, of course, add several prints, but this usually does not save.We have to unlock the password. And if you do not have a corporate case, then in order to turn on the smartphone, you will need to click on the power button, and then once again bring your finger to the scanner for unlocking. Xperia XA1 Plus is a smartphone of medium price category with a large FullHD display, good cameras, a capacious battery and a very good filling. If you want a high -quality device, and you are simply not able to spend 50 or more thousand rubles on the flagship, then I definitely recommend the acquisition.
Advantages: 1. The undoubted main advantage is sound. Over the years, I managed to evaluate the sound of various manufacturers, and exactly Sonya holds the brand in this aspect. 2. A pleasant bright screen. Nothing “floats”, not lubricated, the picture is juicy and clear even with bright daylight 3. Camera. There are probably smartphones with a better camera. But there are no complaints that the main one, to the frontal. Bonus is a hardware button to simplify the shooting and quick call of the camera, as in old models. 4. The case is very pleasant in sensations. Although I liked the embossed rear wall on the old ZL, which helped retain – on the XA1+ the wall is smooth and strives to slide in wet hands. 5. Nimble filling, Android 8.0 6. pleasant glass. And by the way, it did not scratch, even lying in a pouch with keys.
Disadvantages: 1. Battery. Even with a vaunted Stamina, with active use of the Internet and player in the background, the battery begins to be sad and discharge. However, there is enough for a day. Yes, and such are the realities of modern smartphones on android, and it is difficult to call it the minus of a particular model. 2. The sidewalls of the screen are really not always as convenient as beautiful. The screen is rounded from the sides and often has to be “reached to the pixel”, for example, when dragging shortcuts on the desktop on different screens. Perhaps it’s just a matter of habit. And perhaps a dumb chase for fashion. 3. Again, it is difficult to call this a minus of a particular model, but the antenna (rarely!) Loses the signal literally out of the blue. So far, there were no problems in conversations or an Internet connection, but still.
Comment: having tried various devices on android for several years, from budget dumplings Xiaomi to the reference and space samsung, returned to Sonya and was not disappointed. XA1+ gives everything that a typical flagship model promises, but does not stand like a gold ingot. Well, sound. I will take the courage to declare that Sony gives the best sound quality in the market.
Advantages: a beautiful case, very convenient, without lateral frames, screen colors, nothing superfluous in programs, the work of the print is impeccable and is in a convenient place for me, the connection and the Internet holds perfectly, two system updates were established at once, contacts from the old Samsung have easily transmitted the program Xperia Transfer, but it needs to be installed on both phones, this is for those who are not in the subject. He tested the asphalt game on the phone, just with a bang at the maximum wipes, the screen is again impressive.
Disadvantages: the phone has no shortcomings, this is a real flagship, whatever they say there, the only thing you can complain about, this is that there is no possibility of a quick set, I could not bind my favorite numbers to the numbers, but there is a similar option with an intellectual set, need to try.
Comment: I figured out the days of both cameras, the photos are very high quality, if you understand how the settings work, the sound in the headphones is excellent, but to listen to FLAC files, you will need to download another player, and also who needs a recorder, it will not be in the programs and will need it Download very high quality from Sony – Audio Recorder. In comments about the phone, people write a lot of stupid things, apparently many have crooked hands and many smartphones simply do not need to have such smartphones, buy something cheaper and easier, for example LG. And yet, maybe someone will be interested in hearing about Nano Sim, on all new phones, the nests under nano became even less than they were previously and it will be necessary to carefully cut both SIM cards, with my old nano I had to do it or maybe I just didn't In the know that the new nano sim is already released less in size, then I will check this information.
Advantages: I compare with my old Samsung Note 2, which served me faithfully for 5 years. A chic screen, battery (more than a day with active use), appearance (especially black), there are no extra full -time applications. Android, in my opinion, is more interesting than Samsungovsky. Communication, where the old bodies did not catch.
Disadvantages: There is a controversial question. The camera is not enough optical stabilization, a little hand flutters and the photo is smeared in the same way. And so, compared with my former Samsung Note 2, the pictures are juicy and better. The fingerprint scanner does not always scan the finger. I'll try to redo more if I change the review. The sensor does not always react on the bend of the screen. The sound volume is quieter than the old phone, the quality is the same good.
Comment: I do not consider the shortcomings significant, I was satisfied with the purchase. I will complement the review by pictures from this phone.
Advantages: The prospect of Android 8.0 by 2018; Two slots for SIM cards and separately for Micro SD; Good image Full HD; Good camera 24 mm f2.0; Capacious battery; Fast charging function; Good sound; The presence of a fingerprint scanner.
Disadvantages: slippery housing; Decently scratches the screen; Lack of a simple cover and headphones; Judging by the indicators, it does not catch in touch; There are mocking; Bright screen on minimum backlight; Bright lower keys that are not built into the lower strip of the case.
Comment: And now about everything. Two phones were purchased, so the review is common from two users. For December 2017, Android 7.0. In the future, update is promised to 8.0. Let's hope. It’s good that you do not have to choose between SIM and SD cards. RAM in fact 3.7 GB. Usually freely 1.0-1.5 GB. The screen is good, but not excellent.White balance is not normally configured, only in three colors that will not give any particular. You have to get used to the BB. The contrast is good, the colors are pleasant, to view the photo is a pleasure. The resolution of 1920×1080 does its pleasant business. But scratches on both phones appear with a bang. The camera is a separate large topic. It is very, very good. Together with the processing algorithms, as a result, you will get pleasant photos. Excerpts from 1/4000C 1C, ISO 50-1600. The light of the flash is moderately soft. The batteries are enough for the entire active day. After the transition from 4000mach, they thought it would be Not enough, but everything is fine. For the PUMPEXPress+ mode, you need to buy special. Excessive. Vibration for 3 out of 5. Sony stepped forward by sound. The victim of moisture resistance has become loud. There is an equalizer. You will be glad to have a print scanner! Try to take at least a minimum cover. . The case is not grabbing, dimensions 5.5 include to break out of the hand. Also immediately remove all the stickers, otherwise the traces will remain later. In large cities, the connection into 1-2 divisions of their 4x. There are rarely 3 divisions. 4G flies steadily. Voice communications are not the best. Rarely, but already skip software permission, including related to communications, and the programs/games work rapidly. And here is the main minus: the lower three keys are on the screen, not on the case. Everything would be fine, but their brightness does not decrease programmatically and they must be separately called with a full -screen mode of any program/game. At night, with a dull screen, you will fuck three bright spotlights in your eyes.