Pronounced as the Xperia One, Mark Two
Written by Aqil Nasri
The first-ever 5G smartphone by Sony has just been announced by the company, and it is called The Xperia 1 II.
Sony’s president of mobile communications, Mitsuya Kishida, claims that having 5G on smartphones will take mobile experiences to the next level.
Besides obviously 5G their main attraction for their newly announced smartphone, their new flagship smartphone also emphasizes heavily on its camera, with the phone having three rear lenses with a 12MP sensor that offers a selection of focal lengths (16mm, 24mm, and 70mm) for capturing different type of photos such as super wide to portraits and the front lens having an 8MP lens. Zeiss optics is being used by Sony for the first time in a smartphone, extending a long-running collaboration to a new device. The camera also boasts ultra-fast, low light autofocus, with it supporting up to 20fps autofocus an auto-tracking burst.
Video makers also need to not worry as the phone carries a built-in video editing interface that offers features such as touch autofocus, custom white balance, and noise reduction features as well to further improve audio capture.
The Xperia 1II will also contain the use of an AI technology called DSEE Ultimate, which is said to upscale sound signals to “near high-resolution audio”, even when streaming.
The flagship smartphone will have a 6.5in 21:9 “CinemaWide” 4K HDR OLED (3840×1644) display and is powered by a Qualcomm 865 Snapdragon chip with 8GBs of RAM. The phone is also touted to be packing a 4000mAh battery with fast wireless charging as well.
Also, the Xperia 1II comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack as well, so users wouldn’t need to worry about finding external adapters to use their wired earphones or headphones with.
So, do you think you’ll cop this new smartphone when it comes out? Let us know in the comments below!
