
After all, these are both areas the company excels in, and often even becomes the supplier to other phone-makers to enrich their products. Sony phones coming with a fairly decent display or camera experience is nothing new. Sony's New Phone Is More Predictable Than Noteworthy

On paper, it doesn’t sound like a bad phone, but that's half the problem. Although its big selling point appears to be its positioning as the world's first phone capable of “up to 20 fps continuous shooting.” Other major points to note include a 21:9 aspect ratio 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display, the inclusion of a Snapdragon 865 SoC, and 5G support. According to the press release, the “Mark two” is a smartphone that comes with a focus on camera abilities thanks to its triple camera array and 3D iToF sensor. In spite of MWC 2020 having been cancelled, Sony Mobile made its announcements this week as scheduled and one of them was for the Xperia 1 II. Related: Sony Says PS5 Reveal Timeline Will Be Similar to Past Consoles That appears to be exactly what has happened once again with the Xperia 1 II. In spite of this, Sony seems intent on not actually doing much to change the situation and instead just continues to release another smartphone each year, as if nothing is wrong.

While that’s not unusual considering every other phone-maker does the same, Sony has continually fallen out of contention outside of its home market. However, it remains to be seen if it will help the company gain any more market share, and in many ways, the latest smartphone is a perfect example of many of the problems facing Sony Mobile.Įvery year Sony Mobile releases a new smartphone. Sony has now announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 II.
