Rumours are starting to flow into about what we may see when Sony pulls again the covers on its newest flagship telephone – the Xperia 1 V. Right here’s all of the information and leaks we’ve gathered to this point about what could possibly be a really particular machine.
When will the Sony Xperia 1 V be launched?
There’s no official announcement from Sony on the time of writing, however a number of rumours counsel it could be revealed at Cell World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, which runs from 27 Feb to 2 Mar 2023. If that is true, then we don’t have lengthy to attend.
Trying on the previous debuts of Sony’s Xperia flagships does counsel that whereas the machine is likely to be introduced, it could possibly be a number of months earlier than you may get one in your fingers.
Right here’s when the earlier generations launched, allowing for that a number of have been introduced months beforehand:
- Sony Xperia 1 IV: June 2022
- Sony Xperia 1 III: August 2021
- Sony Xperia 1 II: Might 2020
- Sony Xperia 1: Might 2019
As you possibly can see, the corporate tends to attend till summer season earlier than making the telephones out there, so we expect it’s possible this occurs with the Xperia 1 V.
How a lot will the Sony Xperia 1 V value?
As this shall be a contemporary flagship, and a Sony one at that, you will be fairly certain that the value tag shall be excessive. As a information, right here’s the launch costs for the earlier fashions:
- Sony Xperia 1 IV: $1,599/£1,299
- Sony Xperia 1 III: $1,299£1,199
- Sony Xperia 1 II: $1,199/£1,099
- Sony Xperia 1: $949/£849
The Xperia 1 IV value is a bit misleading, because the UK and European market variations got here with 256GB of storage, whereas the North American variant doubled it to 512GB – therefore the disparity.
Both manner, the costs for know-how have been going up over the previous few years, as the consequences of Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine proceed to trigger disruption within the manufacturing and distribution areas of manufacturing. We will’t see Sony slicing the asking value of its flagship in 2023, so anticipate related figures to that of the Sony Xperia 1 IV.
What options will we see within the Sony Xperia 1 V?
Whereas strong details are a bit skinny on the bottom in the intervening time, we’ve got come throughout photographs and leaks from sources that can provide us a clue as to what would possibly seem within the Xperia 1 V.
Design
When it comes to design, it appears that evidently Sony will observe the sample laid down by the Xperia 1 IV (and the previous few fashions earlier than that).
We’ve seen a picture on-line that claims to be the rear panel for the brand new machine, which was intently adopted by rendered photographs from @OnLeaks and GreenSmartPhones that present an aesthetic hardly altered from the earlier mannequin.
The rear panel stay house to a triple-camera array, though there could possibly be some upgrades to the sensors. The tall, slim building stays, however some rumours counsel the brand new machine could possibly be slimmed down this yr.
Within the renders you possibly can see the identical button format, headphone jack and USB-C ports that ought to adorn the reported 161.0 x 69.3 x 8.5 mm body, which is certainly a bit shorter and thinner than the earlier era. If that’s the case, then we hope Sony has addressed the heating/cooling points with the Xperia 1 IV that meant it may get fairly toasty within the hand.
Right here’s a video that accompanied the pictures:
In any other case, it ought to sport the identical sized 6.5-inch 4K OLED show with its 21:9 facet ratio, albeit it with the potential improve to a full LTPO panel that may go from 1-120Hz reasonably than the extra restricted scaling out there on its predecessor.
One change talked about is a barely larger digital camera bump which Sony will alleviate by giving it bevelled edges to seem much less distinguished.
Processor and reminiscence
Sony hardly ever holds again on its flagships, and the Xperia 1 V is predicted to come back fitted with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Maybe extra impressively, rumours are saying that the 12GB of RAM from the Xperia 1 IV shall be upgraded to a whopping 16GB within the Xperia 1 V.
Cameras
Cameras are an space that all the time will get some severe consideration from Sony when designing its smartphones, and the upcoming mannequin appears more likely to proceed this pattern. Whereas the Xperia 1 V appears set to get the same triple-camera array to its predecessor, there ought to be some upgrades included.
NotebookCheck stories that the primary shooter will go from a 1/1.7-inch 12Mp sensor to an even bigger 1/1.28 12Mp sensor. However it additionally states {that a} CMOS sensor of that dimension and pixel rely doesn’t presently exist, so it could possibly be a brand new one or an misguided hearsay. The opposite two cameras are considered in line for upgraded sensors, whereas the variable zoom launched on the Xperia 1 IV could possibly be refined from its present 85mm-125mm to 70mm-105mm.
The Greensmartphones report additionally states that the 12Mp ultrawide digital camera from the Xperia 1 IV shall be upgraded to a 48Mp sensor within the new mannequin.
Except for these adjustments, it appears possible that all the pieces shall be fairly near the specs discovered on the Xperia 1 IV, together with a 5000mAh battery, embedded fingerprint sensor, stereo audio system, and an IP68 waterproof score.
That’s all we all know for now, however test again repeatedly as we are going to updating this text as extra particulars come to mild.
Till then, you possibly can take a look at our present favourites in our roundups of one of the best smartphones and finest Sony smartphones.