Sony Xperia XZ1 with Android Oreo and 19 MP camera likely to launch in India today

Sony Mobile India today is scheduled to launch its current flagship, the **Xperia XZ1** smartphone in India today. The event will begin at 11:30 am today and while Sony did not explicitly reveal that the device being launched is the XZ1, it did leave certain clues. [caption id=“attachment_4078221” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Sony Xperia XZ1 Moonlit Blue[/caption] Sony had earlier shared media invites for the launch event on 25 September which reveal bits of the flagship Xperia XZ1. The phone along with its smaller sibling, the **Xperia XZ1 Compact** , were unveiled earlier this month at IFA Berlin and promised to come with Android Oreo out of the box. While being the first smartphone to ship with **Android Oreo** , the Sony flagship has a competitive hardware sheet to boot. The XZ1 comes with a 5.2-inch Triluminous full HD display with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5 on the top. Below it sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset paired with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage. AS for the camera setup, Sony has decided to stay away from the fast-shifting smartphone trend of sporting dual rear-facing cameras. Sony has stuck with a single lens system here comprising of a 19 MP Motion Eye primary camera featuring a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS mobile memory stacked sensor. On the front, we get a bigger 13 MP sensor. The device also comes with the usual stack of connectivity options found on flagship smartphones. [caption id=“attachment_4078223” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”] Sony Xperia XZ1 comes with Sony’s Exmor RS sensor.[/caption] With pretty standard 2017 flagship hardware, the Xperia XZ1 running Android Oreo should be no slouch of a performer. Sony has refused to introduce ‘mini’ or ‘compact’ variants of devices in India in the past suggesting that the XZ1 Compact could be doubtful entrant this year.