Sony Will Release Xperia One Mark Two (Sony Xperia 1 II)
Following the cancellation of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this week, Sony inaugurated its latest flagship phone, Xperia 1 II. It is through an event that they held it online.
The Xperia 1 II, whose name reads “Xperia One Mark Two”, is a Snapdragon 865 powered phone. It is equipped with 5g sub-6 GHz connectivity.
following other flagship phones, it is different from the trends . Xperia 1 II still provides a 3.5mm audio jack connector for earphones.
Like its Xperia 1 predecessor, the Xperia 1 II still has a 6.5-inch widescreen (3,840 x 1,644 pixels). It is with a 21: 9 aspect ratio so it looks tall. But Sony overhauled the innards to make it more relevant to the latest technology, especially in the camera aspect.
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Xperia 1 II now has three rear cameras consisting of a 12 MP main camera with f / 1.7 aperture lens and OIS. The second is a 12 MP 3x zoom telephoto camera with an f / 2.4 OIS lens. The third is a 12 MP f / 2.2 ultra-wide camera. The front camera is 8 MP with an f / 2.0 lens.
In addition to artificial lenses Zeiss, Sony also buried a number of technologies taken from the Alpha mirrorless camera line made by him. For example, it is about the ability of the Eye-AF to lock focus in the eyes of subjects and a similar interface in Pro mode.
Other specifications of the Xperia 1 II includes 8GB RAM, 256GB internal media. Then, it has 4,000 mAh battery with wireless charging, water and dust resistance with IP 68 certificate, and Android OS 10.
Sony plans to release Xperia 1 II in Europe around the end of the first quarter of 2020. The price is pegged at 1,199 euros.
In addition to Xperia 1 II, in the same online event, Sony also indulged in another cellphone called Xperia Pro. However, Sony has not officially launched the device. It’s still in the form of a teaser.
Xperia Pro is a smartphone that targets content creators, as well as photographers and video professionals.
The specifications are actually similar to the Xperia 1 II. But, it is with a few additions such as 5G mmWave technology support with a 360-degree antenna.
Through the mini-HDMI connector, Sony make Xperia Pro connect to a Sony Alpha mirrorless camera to function as a large-sized viewfinder. Then Sony create a feature video content broadcast live through a 5G connection.
Compared to mobile phones for general consumers, Xperia Pro is more impressed as a tool for professionals. The internal media is also bigger than the Xperia 1 II, which is 512 GB.
Beyond a handful of this information, not much know about the Xperia Pro. Sony has not revealed The specifications, price, or release schedule.
