It's been 7 years since the first Xperia 1 came out. Or is it VII years? The Sony Xperia VII has just made its official debut, and we've had one for a while now to test just how well it's keeping up with the times.
Their engineers have not been sitting idle. Perhaps the most notable generational change is the new ultrawide camera, its 1/1.56" sensor being larger than most on the market. Aside from that, the telephoto with continuous zoom capability between 85mm and 170mm and the main camera hardware remain unchanged, for better or for worse.
The display has gotten some tweaks, the headphone jack circuitry has been treated to some extra attention, the speakers are supposedly better - that's the kind of improvements that we're being promised. Well, that, and the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite, of course, but not a whole lot of other major changes can be spotted in head-to-head specsheet examination.