Sony Xperia 1 II may get 12GB RAM variant, Geekbench listing suggests

Sony Xperia 1 II debuted in February with 8GB of RAM and Snapdragon 865 SoC. The phone is offered in a single 8GB + 256GB storage. A new leak now suggests that Sony Xperia 1 II global variant may see an upgraded 12GB RAM option at the global launch. The phone was also spotted on Geekbench with 12GB RAM. For now, there is no information on when the Sony Xperia 1 II will make its way to India.

As seen in the Geekbench database website, the Sony Xperia 1 II global variant (with the model number Sony XQ-AT42) has managed to score 908 in the single-core test and 3,387 in the multi-core test. It is running on the Android 10 OS. Furthermore, the device will be powered by a 1.80GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, which will be paired with up to 12GB of RAM.

Sony Xperia 1 II Specifications

Sony Xperia 1 II flaunts a 6.5-inch (1644×3840 pixels) 4K HDR OLED display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The display comes with Motion Blur Reduction and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. Under the hood, it packs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC coupled with Adreno 650 GPU. It has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The storage is further expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card.

In terms of optics, the phone features a triple-rear camera setup with a combination of a 12-megapixel 1/1.7” Exmor primary lens with Dual PD AF and OIS, a 12-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2 aperture and dual PD AF, and a 12-megapixel telephoto shooter with OIS, 3x zoom, f/2.4 aperture and there is also a 3D iToF (indirect Time-of-Flight) sensor. Upfront, it has an 8-megapixel selfie shooter with an f/2.0 aperture.

Backed by a 4,000mAh battery, it supports 21W USB-PD fast charging, Qi Wireless charging. The phone comes with a 3.5mm audio jack along with a stereo front speaker with Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, DSEE Ultimate with 2360 Reality Audio, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The handset ships with Android 10 OS. It measures 166 x 72 x 7.9 mm and weighs 181 grams.

The phone is fitted with dual front-firing speakers. It is water-resistant with IP65/IP68 certification. Connectivity features on the handset include 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C, and 3.5mm audio jack.