The Xperia 1 features an eye-catching and distinguishing 6.5-inch (3840 4K HDR ultra-tall CinemaWide display with a 21:9 aspect ratio and Gorilla Glass 6 protection on top. Under the hood, it is powered by a 7nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, along with an Adreno 640 GPU, coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage (expandable up to 512GB via microSD card). In terms of other hardware, the device features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication, USB Type-C  for data transfer and charging, and a 3300mAh battery to power up the device. It also features NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, stereo speaker with Dolby Atmos, and runs on Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. In terms of optics, the Xperia 1 sports a vertical triple camera set up on the rear with a 12MP Exmor RS sensor with f/1.6 aperture and Hybrid OIS/EIS, a secondary 12MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 135° ultra wide-angle, and a 12MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 2x optical zoom, and 960 fps Super slow motion. On the front, it has an 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 84° wide-angle view for selfies. The Xperia 1 comes has a Creator mode that ensures consistent and natural colour reproduction so that the Movies and TV Shows look natural and real, just like the creator wants them to be.

Sony Xperia 1 Specifications

6.5-inch (1644x3840pixels) 4K OLED HDR Display with 21:9 aspect ratio 7nm Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 with Adreno 640 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB internal memory (expandable memory up to 512GB via microSD card) 12MP Exmor RS sensor with f/1.6 aperture and Hybrid OIS/EIS, a secondary 12MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 135° ultra wide-angle, and a 12MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture, 2x optical zoom, and 960 fps Super slow motion; 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 84° wide-angle view USB Type-C audio, Stereo speaker, DSEE HX, LDAC, Dolby Atmos Side-mounted Fingerprint sensor Android 9.0 Pie 3300mAh Battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi Wireless charging

Sony Xperia 1 Price and Availability

The Xperia 1 is priced at £799 and comes in Black, Purple, Grey, and White colours. As for availability, the company says that the device will debut in the US from late Spring, and will be available there in Black and Purple colours. Whereas in the global market, the device will be available in Black, Grey, Purple, and White colour options.