The Xperia 1 VII is a greatest hits of Sony R&D

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Sony has announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, and it fits right into the company’s wheelhouse: a familiar design, tech cobbled together from across Sony’s other hardware brands, and a price tag that’ll sting. Sony’s last few flagships have been technological powerhouses that eschewed tech industry trends in favor of enthusiast features like expandable storage, headphone jacks, and an emphasis on Sony’s hardware know-how. In recent years, Sony has leaned on the expertise of its Alpha camera and Bravia TV teams in designing its Xperia handsets, and this time it’s added the Walkman department into the mix for upgraded audio. On the camera side, the big Alpha addition is an AI-based auto-framing mode, which recognizes human subjects and automatically crops videos to keep them centered in the frame (though the max resolution drops to Full HD due ... Read full article.