Sony Xperia just went live as the successor to the XZ line up of Sony smartphones while also bagging two titles of both the world first smartphone with a 4k display and also the world’s first smartphone with a new aspect ratio – 21:9. It also embodies all the necessary flagship features right from the Snapdragon 855 SoC, multiple camera setup, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and a 3,330mAh battery with fast battery charging and Qi wireless charging. Let’s find out more.
Sony Xperia 1 Key Specs
・6.5-inch OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1644 x 3840 pixels
・Android 9.0 Pie, 6GB Of RAM
・Snapdragon 855, Octa-core 2.84GHz
・64GB/128GB built-in storage
・12MP + 12MP + 12MP rear camera and 8MP selfie camera
・3,330mAh non-removable battery
Sony Xperia 1 Design And Display
Sony Xperia 1 has a tall 6.5-inch 4k OLED display with a new 21:9 aspect, first in a smartphone. The display which is covered with a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 also has HDR10. The back as well is also covered with a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 with an aluminium frame all around. Not notch cut out on the display as the 21:9 has more than enough at the top for the front-facing camera.
At the back is the Triple camera setup with an LED flash. There is no fingerprint sensor at the back as this device uses a side-mounted fingerprint sensor – it stands alone and doesn’t double as the power button. It is also IP65/IP68 certified. Overall, the device weighs 180grams and measures 8.2mm when it comes to thickness. Colour options available are Black, White, Gray and Purple. It has a single SIM Variant and a Hybrid Dual SIM variant.
Sony Xperia 1 Camera Review
Sony Xperia 1 has a total of 4 cameras; 3 at the back and 1 up front. The triple camera setup at the back comprises of a 12MP wide-angle camera with an f/1.6 aperture, predictive dual Pixel PDAF and 5-axis OIS, alongside a secondary a 12MP telephoto lens with an f/2.4 aperture, also with predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS and 2x optical zoom. Lastly, we have a 12MP ultrawide camera with an f/2.4 aperture. Features of the rear camera include an LED flash, HDR, Panorama and Eye-tracking. It can also shoot 4k videos at 24/30fps with HDR turned on while 1080p video recording can be done at 960fps, 30fps with 5-axis gyro-EIS.
For selfies, the single 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture does the job. It also has HDR and is capable of shooting 1080p video at 30fps, also with 5-axis gyro-EIS.
Sony Xperia 1 Hardware and Software
Snapdragon 855 drives this device with an octa-core processor clocked at 2.84GHz paired with an Adreno 640 GPU. It has 6GB of RAM with two storage options to choose from – 64GB or 128GB. Storage space can be expanded up to 512GB on the dual SIM variant as the second SIM slot on that Variant doubles as a microSD card slot as well. Sony Xperia 1 shipped with Android 9.0 Pie with Sony’s UI slapped on top.
Battery & Network Connectivity
The 3,330mAh battery on the Sony Xperia 1 is equipped with both an 18W fast charging through it’s USB Type-C port which is compatible with USB PD 2.0 and Qi wireless charging. No 5G or 3.5mm jack here but there is 4G LTE, dual-band WiFi, WiFi hotspot, WiFi direct, GPS, Bluetooth and NFC.
Sony Xperia 1 Price and Availability
Currently, there is no pricing or release date for this device but it is expected to go on sale during Q2 of the year.
Sony Xperia 1 Full Specifications
Design
Dimension: 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
Material: front/back glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), aluminium frame
Weight: 180g
SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type: OLED Capacitive touchscreen
Size: 6.5-inch
Screen Resolution: 21:9, 1644 x 3840 pixels, 643ppi
Multi-touch: Yes
Software and performance
Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie
Chipset: Snapdragon 845, Octa-core 2.84GHz
RAM: 6GB RAM
Internal Storage: 64GB/128GB
Card Slot: Yes, up to 512GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM variant only
Camera
Primary: 12MP + 12MP + 12MP with f/1.6 + f/2.4 + f/2.4 – predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS, LED flash, HDR, Panorama, Eye tracking
Secondary: 8MP with f/2.0 – HDR
Network and Connectivity
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi direct, DNLA, hotspot
Network 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G: 2100 MHz
4G: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, aptX HD
USB: Yes, USB Type-C
Loudspeaker: Yes
Audio Jack: No
Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (side-mounted)
NFC: Yes
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Sensors: Gravity, Proximity and Light Sensor
Battery
Capacity: 3,330mAh non-removable
Type: Li-Ion
Fast Charging: Yes, 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0), Qi wireless charging
OTG Support: –
Price and Availability
Recommended Retail Price: Unknown
Availability: Coming Soon
