Sony’s next flagship phone is expected to be the Xperia 1 V. And while silence has so far reigned on this front, we’re almost certain the device is being worked on. and a new image that has now surfaced appears to show the back of the phone.
As reported via Android Authority, this image was shared by leak resource ZackBuks on Weibo. ZackBuks states that the main and ultra-wide cameras look different from those on the Sony Xperia 1 IV, adding that he doesn’t know if this image is correct. So, for now, even the source of the leak is viewed with suspicion.
Lenses probably won’t be the only potentially positive change. The camera layout includes all the sensors this time, creating a neater look rather than excluding some.
However, this could have been achieved by removing the RGB IR sensor and ToF sensor found in the Sony Xperia 1 IV. The former provides accurate white balance adjustments, while the latter is used to determine depth and distance.
ZackBuks states that the phone’s AI focus tracking tech should be good enough to forego the ToF sensor, but there’s no such assurance in the absence of an RGB IR sensor.
It also looks like a new addition has been made, due to a spot on the camera block that looks like a microphone hole. This spot, which was previously featured on the Sony Xperia Pro-I, was designed for clear speech recording, but it’s unclear whether it will offer the same feature.
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