Sony Xperia 1 VII CAD renders surface

02 April 2025
The new Xperia 1 VII looks identical to its predecessor.

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Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025Regarding 4. How long have you not used an in-display finge... moreI use both daily. Xperia 1 III and a Galaxy S23. The in-display fingerprint reader on the S23 is absolute garbage compared to Xperia's, despite the fact that the Xperia is two generations older.
Astonishingly unreliable, much slower... makes me almost throw the phone against the nearest wall pretty much every time I have to use it, and I'm normally a very, very chill person.

Tried reregistering my fingerprints once or twice (which never even occured to me on the Xperia because that one just really works flawlessly every time for years now) but nothing helps, it's obviously simply garbage tech in comparison or a garbage implementation by Samsung. 🤷‍♂️

edit: Another huge difference is that the side-mounted reader can easily be used when the phone is e.g. laying on the table. The in-display readers require some very unnatural finger stretching to unlock the phone without lifting it up.

    'same outdated design' - You probably meant 'iconic'. When you see an Xperia, you know exactly what it is. Sticking with design language rather than chasing iphone's camera placement. lol
    What is this phone missing? notification light and IR blaster? It has every other feature.
    Best phone on the market, given the feature set and who is making it. I could never afford one though.

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      • 7XH
      • 03 Apr 2025

      Sony is rare. That's it. Special about it is if you're professional enough to use it. Sadly, not everyone is pro for it. I will only consider to buy if they improve screen pwm flicker.

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        • Osiris
        • JhV
        • 03 Apr 2025

        Rip Sony

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          • Anonymous
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          • 03 Apr 2025

          YUKI93, 03 Apr 2025All I want for the 1 VII (and hopefully, the return of Xper... moreits already confirmed that there is a new ~1/2" tele sensor by the best sony leaker spektykles

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            • 03 Apr 2025

            Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025Remove all bezels. Its time.Unless smartphones with an under-screen camera can offer image quality comparable to that provided by Sony's current system, it's not time. And I don't think it is.

              All I want for the 1 VII (and hopefully, the return of Xperia 5 series as well) is a bigger telephoto camera sensor. I never doubted Sony's excellent photo processing, but they really need to move on from 12MP 1/3.5" sensor. Never mind IMX858, even LYT-500 is a good start.

                YUKI93, 03 Apr 20251260p screen is already more than good enough, especially s... moreSony doesn't like using in-between resolutions.

                  Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025Hopefully Sony puts a better screen on this one, FHD+ on a ... more1260p screen is already more than good enough, especially since it serves as the best balance between higher screen resolution and longer battery life.

                    Akinaro, 03 Apr 2025With those prices Sony will soon just stop making phones. A... moreThe pricing depends on where you live. In my country, the Xperia is actually cheaper than the Galaxy, iPhone, and Pixel equivalent.

                      Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025Hopefully Sony puts a better screen on this one, FHD+ on a ... moreRumor has it that the Xperia 1 VII will again feature a 4K display this time.

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                        • Jimbob
                        • am0
                        • 03 Apr 2025

                        Same old phone.. do better sony

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                          • Anonymous
                          • IVT
                          • 03 Apr 2025

                          Same old same old 🤷‍♂️

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                            • 03 Apr 2025

                            Anonymous, 03 Apr 2025Hopefully Sony puts a better screen on this one, FHD+ on a ... moreHolding onto my Xperia 1V because of its 4K screen

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                              • 03 Apr 2025

                              I'm still rocking my Xperia I V because of the 4K screen

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                                • 03 Apr 2025

                                Froggie, 03 Apr 2025Their design is the best. And the reason is because they ch... moreNo notification light - whoever cancelled this in Sony is a ...rk. I hate those beancounters.

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                                  • Mrj
                                  • 03 Apr 2025

                                  Hopefully Sony puts a better screen on this one, FHD+ on a $1400 phone is a running joke.

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                                    • 03 Apr 2025

                                    I love it. I hope Sony doesn't muck it up. Give at least 16GB RAM and a screen with high minimum PWM, upgrade the chip to Elite of course, otherwise keep everything from the 1 VI version.

                                      With those prices Sony will soon just stop making phones. As even if Xperia phones have few interesting features that are skipped by competition, overall they are still ok at best but asking 1300 for phone when competition give you almost the same hardware and in other aspect even better results for like 700-900 show you that Sony is just looking for "not that bright" fans...

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 03 Apr 2025

                                        for that price they need to give atleast 5yr major os upgrade & dedicated dac & not just crappy qualcomm generic sound.

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