Big fat pixels really do hide a multitude of sins
It’s probably lucky that Sony don’t make a larger version of the IMX183...that’d embarrass a few big name scopes I’d imagine...
My 2c on the 1600...it’s been out a few years now and it’s behaviour, and how to get the best from it, are well established. As Colin says, it’s really a question of use case. Not very long ago, 12 stops of dynamic range would have been considered good, and along with the 8300, its reported limitations don’t stop folk making great images.
Prior to the 533/2600/6200, the Sony sensors have had pretty horrendous amp glow. The 1600 calibrated cleanly every time, no ugly surprises.