I remember some of this same rhetoric when the original Rx1 was released, and the test charts show this and show that, soft here, fuzzy there. I remember a lot of Fuji folks claiming the Rx1 wasn't as good as the Fuji offerings, ect. I read it all, and even tried some other gear to see for myself, needless to say, I got rid of my Fuji gear rather quickly when I compared them on the big monitor, as for my eyes, the Rx1 killed the Xtrans APS-C images in a rout.
The Rx1r MII might not live up to the hype, I don't know yet, until I get the files on my screen. But when you pair a world class sensor with a world class lens, I have to think it will be incredible, but time shall tell. Don't sweat the test charts folks, they only tell part of the story, some of us will bring you real world images, using the camera as it should be used.
I have said this repeatedly, the Rx1 needs to be shot in full manual mode, you must have full control, that's where the magic files happen. If you shoot this in automatic, yeah, some of the other camera makers files are not far from it.
The color, the pop, the richness, comes from large apertures and that Zeiss Sonnar.
World class IQ in a tiny footprint that one can hold in the palm of their hand. A camera that is easy to take with you everywhere you go and not give up a thing in IQ to any other full frame offering out there...