Sony Xperia 1 with CinemaWide 4K Display Unveiled at £799 (INR 74,700)

MWC 2019 was also graced with the announcement of Sony’s latest flagship smartphone Xperia 1, the first in the world to get CinemaWide 4K HDR display with a ratio of 21:9. The smartphone has been equipped with X-Reality for the mobile phones allowing you to switch in the creator mode for improved and consistent colour reproduction. The Sony Xperia 1 gets a price tag of £799 (INR 74,700) and will be available for sale in Europe in the coming weeks, and in the US market later this year.

The Sony Xperia 1 is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with Adreno 640 GPU mounted on it. It gets a 6.5-inch 4K OLED HDR Display with 21:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 for protection. The smartphone runs on Android 9.0 (Pie) while gets a side mounted fingerprint sensor.

It packs up a 3300mAh battery and gets a triple rear camera setup with a 12MP primary camera with 1/2.6″ sensor, a secondary 12MP camera with f/2.4 aperture and a 12MP camera with 45° telephoto lens. The Sony Xperia 1 also gets an 8MP front camera with 84° wide-angle lens. As of now, Sony has not revealed anything officially regarding the launch of Xperia 1 in India.

Sony Xperia 1 Specifications

Display Size & Features

• 6.5-inch (1644x3840pixels)
• 4K OLED HDR Display 21:9 aspect ratio
• TRILUMINOS Display for mobile
• X-Reality for mobile
• Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection

CPU & GPU

• Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
• 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU

RAM & Storage

• 6GB RAM, 128GB internal memory
• Expandable memory up to 512GB via microSD card

Operation System & General Features

• Android 9.0 (Pie)
• Single / Dual SIM
• Side-mounted Fingerprint sensor
• Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)

Rear Cameras

• 12MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.6″ sensor, f/1.6 aperture, Hybrid OIS/EIS, 1.4μm pixel size, Predictive capture
• 12MP f/2.4 aperture 1/3.4″ 1.0μm 135° ultra wide-angle
• 12MP f/2.4 aperture 1/3.4″ 1.0μm 45° telephoto lens, Hybrid OIS/EIS, 2x optical zoom, 960 fps Super slow motion

Front Camera

• 8MP front-facing camera with 1/ 4″ Exmor RS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size, 84° wide-angle lens

Connectivity & Dimensions

• 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) MIMO
• Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C
• Dimensions: 167 x 72 x 8.2mm

Battery & Sound

• 3300mAh Battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology
• Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi Wireless charging
• USB Type-C audio, Stereo speaker, DSEE HX, LDAC, Dolby Atmos