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Sony Xperia 1

Sony Xperia 1
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  • Released 2019, May 30
    178g, 8.2mm thickness
    Android 9.0, up to Android 11
    64GB/128GB storage, microSDXC
  • 2.9% 8,018,101 hits
  • 941 Become a fan
  • 6.5"
    1644x3840 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 6GB RAM
    Snapdragon 855
  • 3330mAh
    18W
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Previously known as Sony Xperia XZ4

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2019, February 25. Released 2019, May 30
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm (6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM · Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type OLED, HDR BT.2020
Size 6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
 Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 640
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 UFS 2.1
Main Camera Triple 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Features Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 4K@24/25/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No
 Hi-Res audio
Dynamic vibration system
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Battery Type Li-Ion 3330 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, PD2.0
Misc Colors Black, Gray, Purple, White
Models J8110, J8170, J9110, J9150, SOV40, SO-03L
Price About 500 EUR
Our Tests Performance AnTuTu: 356734 (v7), 418206 (v8)
GeekBench: 10985 (v4.4), 2753 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 665 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -26.7 LUFS (Good)
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 79h

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Sony has completely revamped its Xperia series yet again, and this year the common denominator is the cinematic screen. Every new Xperia smartphone gets a 21:9 panel for the most immersive...

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  • sinyorendra
  • txn
  • 06 Aug 2026

I bought it secondhand in August 2022, at a fairly affordable price at the time, in pretty good condition. To this day I still use it and the battery capacity has decreased to 2,255 mAh. It's still quite reliable to use today, even though I no l...

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  • nEg
  • 05 Aug 2026

So this phone will mostly run at 429 ppi density. The 4k will only kick in if you pay premium subscription price on Netflix etc. Add that together with no headphone jack and small battery it's a no for me. Shame really because I could have had a...

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  • mFd
  • 02 Oct 2025

Very nice phone. Design is excellent

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