The Sony Xperia 1 II

The Sony Xperia 1 II, from Sony’s Xperia series, is a flagship smartphone built for the best of so many experiences e.g. entertainment, photography and so many other things. As a matter of fact, this is probably my best phone right now.

For those of you who play games, this is your phone. As it was built in partnership with CODM( Call of Duty: Mobile) for the best gaming experience you have ever witnessed.

It was announced on the 24 February, 2020. Although, it was first released on 22 May, it was later released again on the 24th of July, 2020. It is a fast, efficient, comfortable and powerful phone. You will see that as we run through the specs.

Compatible Networks

• 2G
• 3G
• 4G
• 5G

Dimensions

• 166mm x 71.1mm x 7.9mm

Mass

• 181g

Operating system

• Android 10

System on chip

• Qualcomm snapdragon 865

CPU

• Octa-core (1x 2.84 GHz Gold Prime, 3x 2.42 GHz Gold, 4x 1.8 GHz Silver) kyro 585

GPU

• Adreno 650

Memory

• 8 GB LPDDR4X
  12 GB LPDDR4X (XQ-AT42 only)

Storage

• Universal Flash (UFS 3.0) 128 GB (SO-51A and SOG01 models)
• 256 GB (XQ-AT42, XQ-AT51, XQ-AT52 and XQ-AT72 models)

Removable storage

• microSDXC,expandable up to 1 TB

Imagine having a gaming phone that has storage that can be expanded all the way to 1 TB. Isn’t that insane?

Battery

• Non-removable Li-ion4000 mAh
  USB PD 3.0 21W Charging
  Qi 11W Wireless Charging

Data inputs

• Accelerometer
• Barometer
• Fingerprint scanner(side mounted,always on)
• Gyroscope
• Proximity sensor
• Colour spectrum sensor

Display

• 6.5 in (170 mm) 4K 21:9 (3840 x 1644) HDR OLED CinemaWide™ display, ~643 pixel density
  Gorilla Glass 6
  HDR10
  HLG
  10-bit color depth

Rear Camera

• 12.2 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX557), f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7″, 1.8µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
  12.2 MP (Samsung ISOCELL S5K3T2), f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
  12.2 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX363), f/2.2, 16mm (ultra-wide), 1/2.55″, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF
  3D iToF sensorZeiss optics, HDR, eye tracking4K@24/25/30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps

Front camera

• 8 MP (Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7), f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4″, 1.0µm, 5-axis gyro-EIS, HDR Photo, Portrait selfie, Display flash, Hand and Smile Shutter

The Sony Xperia 1 II has amazing camera quality for taking beautiful pictures and videos.

Sound

• Front Stereo speakers and 3.5 mm headphone jack
  4 Pole
  Cirrus Logic CS35L41 Speaker Amp x2
  High-Resolution Audio
  High-Resolution Audio Wireless
  360 Reality Audio hardware decoding
  Dolby Atmos tuned by Don’t pictures and Sony music
  DSEE Ultimate
  Stereo Recording
  SBC
  AAC
  Qualcomm® aptX™
  Qualcomm® aptX™ HD
  Qualcomm® aptX™ adaptive
  Qualcomm® aptX™ TWS+
  LDAC

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi 802.11802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz)
• Bluetooth 5.1
• USB-C
  NFC
  GOS with Assisted GPS
  Galileo
  GLONASS
  Beidou
  1seg (SO-51A and SOG01 models only)
  Mobile FeliCa/Osaifu-keitai(SO-51A and SOG01 models only)

Other

• 1P65/IP68 Water/dust resistant
  PS4 Remote Play
  DUALSHOCK®4 Control compatibility
  Game Enhancer
  Dynamic Vibration System

It has an amazing water and dust resistance system/build which makes for a long lasting, durable phone to give you joy whenever you use the device instead of having you worry.

I mentioned gaming earlier, not only is it the best for mobile gaming, it is also compatible with the PS4 for wonderful gaming experiences and so many more.

This is an amazing phone that is worth getting. The cost for the Sony Xperia 1 II here in Nigeria starts from N480,000 and it can be found to buy on Jumia. Yes, expensive but worth its salt.

Author: Flamez

OPPO smartphone fan. Basketballer. Games lover.