Sony has just pulls the wraps off its 2023 flagship, the Xperia 1 V, a successor to the last year’s Xperia 1 IV. The latest device features top of the line hardware, mighty improvements in the camera department with an addition of Exmor T sensor and special heat sink technology to overcome the heating issues found in the earlier released devices.
Xperia 1 V Display!
The device features a 6.5-inch 4K OLED classic minimal bezeled display with 21:9 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. The Gorilla Glass Victus 2 provides extra durability on the front and the rear.
Hardware!
IP65 and IP68 certifications mean you don’t have to worry about dust and water either.
Being a flagship device of 2023 the smartphone features all the bells and whistles of a modern market requirements! Talking about the internals, the Xperia V is equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of expandable storage up to 1TB via the microSD card slot which is a kind of rear to be seen these days.
Since top of the line hardware has to pay the price in the form of extra heat generated by high end processor, the last year’s flagship Sony Xperia 1 IV bear lot of critics regarding the thermal throttling issue, so this time Sony is keen not to repeat the heating fiasco and equipped the Xperia 1 V with a 60% larger heat diffusion sheet volume to solve the issue.
Camera!
Since popular modern smartphones come with competitive camera and mostly target the photography and video enthusiasts, the Japanese manufacturer has brought the camera to an extra mile by the addition of Exmor T stacked sensor, giving the photographers an edge over the night photography.
Xperia 1 V features a triple camera array, a 52MP OIS + EIS wide angle camera with a 1/1.35-inch sensor large then the last year’s Xperia 1 IV, a 12MP telephoto camera with continuous zoom as last year and another 12MP sensor ultrawide camera with autofocus
The bigger addition is the new Exmor T a tri-layer transistor pixel only with two-layer transistor pixel technology which doubles the amount of light getting to the sensor thus resulting great night photography shots. Apart from that Sony has worked alot in the AI department to further enhance the image quality.
Here is the Sony’s official statement regarding the Samsung’s utilizing AI to fake a moon zoom image “we will not add moons or clips or something else into our images, but using it to enhance the performance of the device”. A direct hit to the Samsung’s latest software department.
Audio, powerhouse and more!
The audio department of the Sony Xperia 1 V brings tweaked and improved stereo speakers with enhanced loudness and bass. The most missed feature in todays smartphones, the 3.5mm audio jack is here to stay for those that still prefer to use wired headphones.
The whole Xperia 1 V package is powered by a giant 5,000mAh battery, that can be recharged using a 30W wired charging. You’d be able to get 50% of battery juice in just 30 minutes.