Sony’s first 5G flagship has a 6.5” 4K HDR OLED screen, ZEISS optics

The phone promises to deliver an unrivaled camera experience.

What you need to know

• Sony unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at an online-only global launch event today.
• The new Xperia 1 II is the brand's first 5G-enabled smartphone.
• It comes with a 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display, quad rear cameras with ZEISS optics, and a Snapdragon 865 chipset.

Sony today expanded its Xperia smartphone lineup with the introduction of its latest flagship, dubbed the Xperia 1 II. The phone offers next-gen 5G connectivity and incorporates Sony's Alpha AF technology to deliver unrivaled high-speed shooting performance.

The new Xperia 1 II is powered by a Snapdragon 865 processor, paired with Qualcomm's X55 LTE modem. Sony's latest flagship phone has a similar 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display as last year's Xperia 1, but now offers Motion Blue reduction. According to the company, this provides an "equivalent benefit" to 90Hz refresh rate displays.

In the camera department, Xperia 1 II has a triple-camera array at the back with ZEISS optics and technologies borrowed from Sony's Alpha cameras. The phone boasts real-time eye tracking autofocus and up to 20fps AF/AE tracking burst. For selfies, the Xperia 1 II has an 8MP camera on the front, just like its predecessor.

Sony says the Xperia1 II will begin shipping in select markets from late spring in Black and Purple. Unsurprisingly, the phone will ship with Android 10 out of the box.