Sony has formally unveiled the Xperia 1 VII, the newest flagship in its venerable Xperia smartphone brand, which has many AV upgrades over its predecessor.
A new cooperation is expected to “take sound quality to the next level” and offer an image and sound-first approach, which we have supported for many generations.
To improve the audio quality of this new phone, Sony’s smartphone team has sought the Walkman division’s assistance. One of the only flagship phones with a 3.5mm headphone jack is still the Sony Xperia 1 VII, but Sony has gone one step further in its commitment to smartphone audio quality.
In order to “enhance the reproduction of subtle sounds” and “improve the soundstage and directional accuracy,” Sony says it tested a variety of high-quality internal components from its Walkman portable music players. The result is a new headphone jack made with premium solder that contains gold.
The LDAC and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth codecs are supported for high-quality wireless audio, which is good news for people who love to listen to their music using the best wireless headphones. Additionally, it supports Dolby Atmos through headphones and speakers.
Sony has also enhanced the full-stage stereo speakers on this phone, as if those audio improvements weren’t enough. It claims a “even more realistic” sound, which isn’t exactly a measurable improvement, but we’ll take an improvement regardless.
Additionally, Sony is extending its collaboration with its Bravia TV business, which was more thoroughly defined last year following the introduction of the upgraded Bravia TV lineup (which includes the Bravia 8 OLED TV, which won an award).
Bravia has modified the 6.5-inch Full HD+ OLED screen of the new smartphone, which also offers a dynamic refresh rate of 120 Hz. We recognize the advantages in terms of usability and battery life, even though we do miss the Xperia 1 V and IV’s excessive 4K 21:9 display. Furthermore, we shouldn’t be concerned if the performance is comparable to that of the five-star Xperia 1 VI.
According to Sony, an artificial intelligence system has been put in place to help replicate some of the best features of its Bravia TVs, such as color, contrast, texture, and three-dimensionality.
Additionally, Sony is upgrading the display’s brightness by 20%, claiming that it is the brightest screen in an Xperia handset to date. In order to adjust the display settings to a variety of ambient light conditions, it is combined with a new rear light sensor.
In addition, the Xperia VII runs Android 15, the most recent version of the operating system, and has the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite processor with 12GB of RAM. With its new Xperia Intelligence package, which contributes to the device’s image, music, and photography capabilities, Sony has joined the AI bandwagon.
The Xperia 1 VII has three rear sensors in total: a 48MP ultrawide camera, a 12MP telephoto lens, and a 48MP primary camera. For a whole smartphone photography experience, these ought to work well with Sony’s professional camera software and dedicated camera shutter button.
The Sony Xperia 1 VII comes in three different finishes: Orchid Purple, Moss Green, and Slate Black. It costs £1399, which is £100 more than the Xperia 1 VI. Additionally, Sony is offering a promotion whereby pre-ordering the Xperia 1 VII will get you a complimentary pair of the superb, award-winning WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones.
Similar to the devices in this series from the previous generation, it looks like Sony will not release the Xperia 1 VII in the United States.
