The new Sony Xperia1 is presented during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 25, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
BARCELONA: Japan’s Sony, which has fallen way behind its South Korean and Chinese rivals in the smartphone sales race, aims to capitalise on its movie pedigree with new devices featuring 21:9 ratio screens, the dimensions used to film blockbusters.
The company announced a new flagship Xperia 1 handset at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, which has an HDR OLED screen, optimised using Sony’s Bravia TV technology. It also has the ability to take photos and record 4K video in a 21:9 ratio.
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