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Introduction of Sony Xperia 1 ii
The Sony Xperia 1 II is here, was the wait worth it? Announced back in February, Sony’s latest ultimate smartphone is merely making it to plug now and we have got one to undertake and establish just how productively Sony has spent these months of final tweaking.
There are a few things to urge out of the way before we dig deeper. One, while the smartphone is, technically, available in Japan, in Europe and therefore the US, it’s still within the pre-order state, with units shipping between mid-June and late-July, counting on where you are and how lucky you get.
Sony Xperia 1 ii-Features
Two, it’s officially called the Sony Xperia One, Mark Two – don’t go calling it the Xperia One-Two, or the One-point-Two, or X1.2 or something along those lines. Sony’s bringing the naming convention from its full-frame mirrorless camera lineup to smartphones and generations are marked with an implied ‘Mark’ and a Roman numeral.
The A9, which the Xperia 1 II aspires to emulate, pairs nicely with a group of 16-35mm, 24-70mm, and 70-200mm lenses – Sony’s current combat what’s referred to as the holy trinity in the photographic world.
The phone has those too, kind of – it’s got a primary camera with a 24mm equivalent focal distance, a 16mm ultra-wide module, and a telephoto rated at 70mm – all three producing 12MP images. The ‘sort of’ bit comes from the very fact that each one the opposite non-native focal lengths are produced by digital zoom – it is a phone, after all. The A9 doesn’t have a selfie cam and Sony hasn’t bothered much with the Xperia’s either – it is the same 8MP unit from the previous generation. Ahem… Mark I, that is.
Sony Xperia 1 ii-Display
Straight from the Mark I, we have the industry’s only 4K display. It’s a 6.5-inch OLED with easily more pixels than you’d ever need, wide gamut coverage, and a bundle of software adjustment capabilities.
The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 and features DCI-P3 100%, HDR BT.2020, and 90Hz. The display comes with a 6.5 inches OLED capacitive touchscreen and 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution.
Sony Xperia 1 ii-Camera And Storage
The smartphone is pack with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage. The smartphone comes with a quad-camera on the rear side that consists of 12 MP (wide) + 12 MP (telephoto) 3x optical zoom, OIS + 12 MP (ultrawide) + 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth).
While on the front there is a single 8 MP camera. While considering the features of the rear camera, it comes with Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, and eye-tracking. The device is fueled with a Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery + Fast battery charging + USB Power Delivery.
Sony Xperia 1 II comes in two different colors such as Black and Purple. The smartphone features NFC, USB 2.0, GPS, and Bluetooth 5.0.
The sensors include Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, and color spectrum.
Sony Xperia 1 II – SPECIFICATIONS
General
Model
Sony Xperia 10 II
Released
February 2020
Status
Available
Design
Type
Bar
Dimensions
165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
Weight
181.4 Grams
Waterproof
No
Display
Display Type
OLED
Size
6.5 inches
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels
Display Colors
16M Colors
Pixel Density
643 PPI (pixels per inch)
Touch Screen
Capacitive touchscreen
Display Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
DCI-P3 100%
HDR BT.2020
90Hz
Hardware
CPU
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 640
RAM (Memory)
8 GB
Internal Storage
256 GB
Memory Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
Software
Operating System
Android 10.0
User Interface
Yes
Camera
Rear Camera
12 MP (wide) + 12 MP (telephoto) 3x optical zoom, OIS + 12 MP (ultrawide) + 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Image
2160p
Video
2160p@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Flash
Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Front Camera
8 MP (wide)
Network
SIM
Nano SIM
Dual SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Connectivity
Wi-fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Wireless Charging
No
Headphone Jack
Battery
Capacity
Li-Po 4000 mAh battery + Fast battery charging + USB Power Delivery
Placement
Non-removable
Media
Video Playback
Yes
Video Out
Yes
FM Radio
No
Ring Tones
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes
Handsfree
Yes
Data
4G LTE
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600)
5G NR Bands
5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
The Review
Sony Xperia 1 II
Xperia 1 II packs the latest high-end Snapdragon, and while RAM might be 'just 8GB, the 256GB of storage is more than plenty (it's the only option, and there's a card slot too). A bump in battery capacity means the 1 II now packs a 4,000mAh cell (up from the 1 I's 3,330mAh) with support for USB power delivery up to 21W and wireless charging
PROS
- Best-in-class 4K OLED screen
- Top-notch industrial design and build quality
- Solid performance
CONS
- High Price