Sony’s Xperia 1 V may or may not be made official at MWC in Barcelona later this month. While we wait to see if that actually happens, let’s enjoy the first leaked image that supposedly shows the next flagship smartphone.
If you compare this camera island to the Xperia 1 IV, you will immediately notice that the ToF camera and RGB IR sensor are gone. Thus, we are left with three large sensors (they appear larger than the 1 IV), with the lowest one housing a periscope camera. The LED flash has moved to the island in the next model, whereas it was off the island, above it, in last year’s phone.
Sony Xperia 1 IV
You can spot the NFC logo to the right of the camera island, meaning this leaked unit is the international version of the Xperia 1 V – if it were the one aimed at the Japanese domestic market, we’d be getting the Felica logo instead.
According to a Chinese leakster on Weibo, the Xperia 1 V will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is not surprising. It will also be the thinnest smartphone to use that SoC, and that could make it the hottest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 device out there. Literally. Obviously Sony should have some sort of cooling solution, and hopefully that will alleviate the thinness, but that remains to be seen.
If the Xperia 1 V is indeed announced at MWC, there are only a few weeks left to find out all possible information about it, so stay tuned. In the meantime, we’re sure more leaks will emerge.
Thanks for the advice, Joschi!
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