Newest Sony Smartphone First to Offer 4K OLED Display, Eye AF Camera Feature

Sony Mobile will launch the Xperia 1 July 12 on Verizon at Best Buy, Amazon, B&H Photo, Focus Camera and other retailers, it said Thursday. The $949 smartphone will be the first to include a 4K OLED display, said Sony. The 6.5-inch phone has a 21:9 widescreen display, a three-lens camera and will be the first smartphone to have Eye auto focus, it said. The camera offers 10 frames-per-second shooting and auto focus and auto exposure tracking. Additional features include Master Monitor color reproduction from Sony’s pro side, a “creator” mode, Dolby Atmos sound and a game enhancer feature that optimizes performance and blocks unwanted notifications.