54 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 72
The new purple hue on the 1 II
is so much more sophisticated
than the Barney the Dinosaur
purple of last year’s phone
It also thankfully keeps the
dedicated camera button, a
great hardware feature more
phones should have.
The new purple hue on
the 1 II is so much more
sophisticated than the Barney
the Dinosaur purple of last
year’s phone. It also does
a great job of keeping the
uninterrupted 21:9 screen –
no notch, no cut out, and no
motorized cameras mean it’salsoIP68water
and dust resistant. All in all, apackedspecsheetthat’s
only really missing a high refreshratedisplay.Sony
says it has ‘motion blur’, but make no mistake, that
is marketing speak to cover up a 60Hz screen when
rivals are pushing 90Hz or 120Hz.
And of course, there’s 5G compatibility with sub-6
bands but like every other 5G phone, it’s all hype at
the moment.
Show me the money
What most concerns me is the price. Reports suggest
it’ll be €1,200, which might equate to a cool £1,000 in
the UK, more than the £849 the original Xperia 1 costs.
