Tech Advisor – October 2019

28 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

REVIEW

Display

The screen is the place to start with the Xperia 1. After

2017’s Xperia XZ Premium boasted the world’s first

smartphone with a 4K HD LCD display, the Xperia 1

brings you the first ever 4K HDR OLED. Sony loves to

be first at smartphone achievements and the display is

thankfully excellent.

The resolution is a staggering 3,840x1,644 and has

643 pixels per inch. It’s every bit as good as on the

industry-best Samsung Galaxy S10, but does not have

as good daylight visibility. I struggled to see the Xperia

1’s display in the brightest conditions.

The move to an incredibly uncommon 21:9 display

is so that the Xperia 1 can playback in the same ratio

many movies are filmed in. Netflix already displays

morethanhalfitsfilmsin 21:9,meaningmovieson

theXperia 1 are full screen with no letterboxing.

The Xperia 1 has the first

ever 4K HDR OLED display