IGEEKPHONE News, May 13th: SONY’s new generation Xperia 1 VII (Xperia One Mark Seven) was officially released today. The lockless version is expected to be available on the market in early June and will start accepting reservations on May 20th. The carrier-customized version will also be released in early June and the price will be announced:
Xperia 1 VII (12GB / 256GB) approximately 205,000 Japanese yen (IGeekphone Note: The current exchange rate is approximately 9,972 RMB), 10,199 Hong Kong dollars (the current exchange rate is approximately 9,433 RMB)
Xperia 1 VII (12GB / 512GB) approximately 219,000 Japanese yen (about 10,653 RMB at the current exchange rate) and 10,999 Hong Kong dollars (about 10,173 RMB at the current exchange rate)
Xperia 1 VII (16GB / 512GB) approximately 235,000 Japanese yen (the current exchange rate is approximately 11,431 RMB)
Xperia 1 VII Special Fashion Protective Case (with stand) : Approximately 5,000 Japanese yen (Current exchange rate approximately 243 RMB)
This model, like its predecessor Xperia 1 VI, adopts a 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED panel with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. Compared with the peak brightness of the previous generation, the peak brightness has increased by 20%, and it also has the color, texture and contrast performance inherited from BRAVIA TVS.
The Xperia 1 VII mainly upgrades the wide-angle camera and audio aspects, enhances the video recording performance, and supports AI photography (always placing the subject at the center of the frame) and the auto-framing function (simultaneously recording wide-angle and telephoto information).
SONY stated that this model incorporates the DNA high sound quality of Walkman and adopts a 3.5mm gold-plated audio jack to minimize transmission loss. It also adopts high-quality resistors with a non-magnetic copper coating, which can reduce distortion caused by magnetic interference.
In addition, both sides of its display screen are equipped with “full-range stereo speakers” jointly developed by SONY Music, which are claimed to improve the overall sound quality from bass to midrange by 10%. It still supports high-resolution audio sources, LDAC and DSEE Ultimate.
In terms of imaging, the rear camera of the Xperia 1 VII adopts a 48-megapixel ultra-wide-angle (16mm, F2.0, 1/1.56Exmor RS) and a 48-megapixel wide-angle (24/48mm, F1.9). 1/1.35Exmor T), 12-megapixel telephoto lens (85-170mm, F2.3-3.5, 1/3.5Exmor RS, 7x optical zoom); It is equipped with a front camera of approximately 12 million pixels (F2.0) for selfies.
Among them, the ultra-wide-angle sensor has a size of 1/1.56 inches, which is equivalent to 2.1 times that of the Xperia 1 VI sensor. It is claimed to be able to achieve image quality comparable to that of cameras equipped with full-size sensors.
In other aspects, this device is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and supports up to 2TB microSDXC card expansion. It is equipped with a 5000mAh battery, which can be charged to 50% in 30 minutes and has a standard battery life of 36 hours. Supports IPX5 / IPX8 water resistance and IP6X dust resistance.
Its body dimensions are approximately 74 (width) x 162 (height) x 8.2 (depth) mm, weighing 197g. It is available in three color options: SLATE black, moss green and orchid purple. Pre-installed with Android 15 system, it promises to provide four major version updates and six years of security updates.
Sony said that the Xperia 1 VII experience event will be held at the Sony Store from May 20th to June 8th. This event will be held in five directly-operated stores (Sapporo, Ginza, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka), and visitors will be able to experience its display screen, camera (AI camera/auto viewfinder, low-light shooting, telephoto macro) and speaker functions.