The Sony Xperia 1 II is an Android

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manufactured by

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. Part of Sony's Xperia series, the phone was announced along with the mid-range Xperia 10 II on February 24, 2020. Key upgrades over its predecessor, the

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, include support for 5G connectivity and Qi wireless charging, and a triple-lens camera which incorporates

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-branded lenses with T✻ (T-Star) anti-reflective coating as well as technology brought over from Sony's

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camera lineup. The Xperia 1 II ships with support for

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in Europe and Asia (making it Sony's first Xperia device to support this network), while the United States ships with a 4G variant. Although 5G networks are supported, it only supports "sub-6" 5G, meaning it is not compatible with millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks.

Design

The Xperia 1 II retains Sony's signature square design that is seen on previous Xperia phones. The phone has Corning

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6 protection on the front and back as well as IP65 and IP68 certifications for water resistance. The build has a pair of symmetrical bezels on the top and the bottom, where the front-facing dual stereo speakers and the front camera are placed. The left side of the phone contains a compartment for a SIM card and a microSD card, while the right side contains a fingerprint reader embedded into the power button, a volume rocker and a shutter button. The rear cameras are arranged in a vertical strip. The phone shipped in five colors with the first three: Black, Purple and White available globally. There are also two colors exclusive to East Asian markets, Frosted Black for Japan and Mainland China and Mirror Lake Green for Mainland China and Taiwan.

Specifications

Hardware

The Xperia 1 II has a

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Snapdragon 865 SoC and an

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650 GPU, accompanied by 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB storage space (which can be expanded up to 1 TB via the

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card slot), and one nano SIM card slot. The display is identical to the one on the Xperia 1, a 6.5-inch 4K HDR

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with a 21:9 aspect ratio, which Sony claims offers "unprecedented color accuracy". It is also capable of displaying one billion colors; most smartphone displays have sixteen million colors. The phone has a 4000 mAh battery, and supports

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. The phone has front-facing dual stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The latter feature was not present on Sony's previous flagship phone, and

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noted it as unusual in a flagship smartphones in 2020.

Camera

The phone has a triple 12 MP camera setup and a 3D iToF sensor on the back, and an 8 MP camera on the front. The rear cameras comprise the main lens (24 mm ''f''/1.7), the

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(16 mm ''f''/2.2), and the

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(70 mm ''f''/2.4); each uses

' T✻ (T-Star) anti-reflective coating. The phone has support for 4K video recording for up to 60

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and for 2K for up to 120 FPS. Android 11 update enables 4K video recording up to 120 FPS

Software

The Xperia 1 II released with

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, now updated to

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. Sony has also paired the phone's camera tech with a "Photo Pro" mode developed by Sony's camera division α (Alpha) and a "Cinema Pro" mode developed by Sony's cinematography division

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, whose features take after Sony's Alpha and CineAlta cameras.

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* {{Sony phones Android (operating system) devices Flagship smartphones 1 II Mobile phones introduced in 2020 Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras Mobile phones with 4K video recording