Behold the decidedly familiar but neatly refined Sony Xperia 1 V in high-res renders

Something old and something new 

At the same time, of course, Sony is evidently trying to do a few things differently on the Xperia 1 V (pronounced Xperia One Mark Five) as it continues its pursuit of the perfect tall smartphone. 

Since the 6.5-inch screen size is likely to go unchanged, that can only mean one thing – the already beautifully symmetrical bezels will be reduced to produce a (slightly) more compact body. Under the hood, of course, a state-of-the-art Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor is all but guaranteed to run the show, possibly alongside as much as 16 gigs of RAM and almost certainly with a 5,000mAh battery also on deck.

Same ports, same buttons, same classical appeal

Perhaps the most important change could see the secondary wide-angle snapper joining a primary 12MP camera and a tertiary 12MP telephoto lens on the Xperia 1 V’s rear go up from a 12 to a 48 megapixel count, although that’s far from etched in stone and obviously impossible to corroborate with the help of factory CAD-based renders like the ones we’re looking at today.

These presumably reliable computer-generated images only seem to confirm the survival of the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack and pretty much the same placement of the same buttons and ports on the Xperia 1 V as on its forerunner.

It remains to be seen if those hopeful pricing rumors that essentially pop up every year will materialize at last with a more affordable new Sony flagship in a few weeks or so. Yes, the Xperia 1 IV only saw daylight in May 2022, but the Xperia 1 V is tipped for an official announcement by the end of this month by a number of credible insiders. Who’s excited?