24 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 64
REVIEW
The Xperia 1 has the first
ever 4K HDR OLED displayDisplay
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 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
more than half its films in 21:9, meaning movies on
the Xperia 1 are full screen with no letterboxing.