Sony Xperia 1 II

Overview

The Sony Xperia 1 II is one of the very first smartphones from Sony to feature a 5G connectivity. As one of the premium offerings from Sony, the handset flaunts an excellent triple-camera set-up to a powerful battery capacity equipped with a quick and wireless charging functionality. The flagship smartphone has a loaded 

Display and Design

The Xperia 1 II comes with a screen size of 6.5 inches 1,644 x 3,840 pixels screen resolution and 643ppi pixel density. The 4K OLED screen has an HDR-enabled display, which is tuned by a CineAlta and Creator Mode. For enhanced protection, the smartphone gets a Corning Gorilla Glass 6 layer with the water-resistant ability. Additionally, Xperia 1 II’s display features Motion Blur technology that can adjust individual frames that allows it to work like a 90Hz panel. 

For security, the smartphone features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. Sony has also brought back the 3.5mm audio jack, which was missing on the previous generation.

Cameras

The Xperia 1 II features a quad-camera set-up with three similar 12MP lenses, which comprises of  Exmor-RS sensor, telephoto lens, and an ultra-wide sensor, accompanied by a fourth ToF sensor. The ZEISS lenses are equipped with features like 20fps shooting in burst mode, Eye AF that can track animal eyes and can calculate AF/AE at up 60 times per second. Notably, these features are from Sony's Alpha line-up of cameras.

For selfies and smooth video chat, the front fascia sports an 8MP shooter.

Performance and Battery

Powering the Xperia 1 II is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, further backed-up by Adreno 650 GPU and 8GB RAM, which offers an efficient and seamless performance along with a smooth multitasking experience. The internal storage capacity of the device is 256GB, which can be further expanded up to 1TB via MicroSD Card.

The battery capacity of Xperia 1 II stands at 4,000 mAh, with wireless and fast-charging technology. The battery supports 18W fast charging that can charge it up to 50% within 30 minutes.

Software and Connectivity

Sony has pre-installed the Xperia 1 II with the latest Android 10. As far as connectivity is concerned, the Xperia 1 II features 5G Volte network, dual-SIM, USB Type-C port, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot, Bluetooth, NFC and A-GPS with GLONASS.