This is what the Sony Xperia 1 V could look like

The Sony Xperia 1 V from the Japanese smartphone manufacturer may be coming onto the market soon. While the company is yet to reveal any details about the handset, purported images have recently surfaced online, giving us a sneak peek at the design. Sony is yet to announce plans to launch such a handset, but its key specs have already been spotted on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. The phone is expected to debut as the successor to the Sony Xperia 10 IV launched last year.

According to a leaked image Esato Forums (above Sumaho Digest), the alleged smartphone is said to have a triple camera and an LED flash on the back. Interestingly, the LED flash is inside the camera island, unlike last year’s Xperia 1 IV which has an LED flash outside the camera island.

Sony Xperia 1 V will have an LED flash in the camera island
Photo credit: Sumaho Digest

The leaked image of the Sony Xperia 1 V also shows an NFC logo on the right side of the camera island. In addition to the picture also a report from Sumaho Digest conditions that the company will unveil the Xperia 1 V at MWC 2023, which is scheduled to start on February 27 in Barcelona. One second report quotes a tipster on Weibo claiming that the Xperia 1 V will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

The Sony Xperia 1 V should be the successor Sony Xperia 1 IV that was started last year in May. The phone cost US$1,599 (approximately Rs.1,23,500) in the US. The phone features a 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED display with bezels. The display has a refresh rate of 120 Hz and an aspect ratio of 21:9.

The phone also offers 240Hz touch sampling rate and 240Hz motion blur reduction technology for gaming. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage and runs on Android 12. It comes with a triple rear camera setup with three 12MP Exmor RS image sensors.