£850 / stuff.tv/Xperia1
Words Basil Kronfli
You can’t blame Sony, off the pace in the smartphone arms race for years, for deciding to try something different – something for those punters who pine for a genuine alternative. But does anyone really want longer phones? The Sony Xperia 1 is a beast. Packing the world’s first 4K HDR OLED smartphone display, a triple camera loaded up with Sony Alpha eye-tracking tech, advanced video features and stacks of power, it’s most definitely a flagship – with a price to match.
That just leaves the question of whether there’s enough innovation and sheer quality in this phone to make it stand out in the face of stiff competition from Apple, Huawei, OnePlus and Samsung.