Sony unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, last month, and it’s already available to purchase in some markets. If you’ve been wondering what it looks like on the inside, Chinese YouTube channel WekiHome has you covered – it published a comprehensive teardown and reassembly video, which you can find embedded below. Note that the video is obviously in Chinese, but YouTube’s auto-translated closed captions do a great job, as always – just hit the CC button in the player and then make sure you get the auto-translation by using the Settings cog.
Sony Xperia 1 VII 5G
The Xperia 1 VII has that quintessentially Sony design that’s unmistakable and very different from any of its competitors’. That said, it’s not exactly identical to its predecessor, with a variety of small details having been tweaked. Sony isn’t willing to let go of its unique design, but is constantly working on improving it.
As in most cases, the disassembly starts from the rear panel. As a first, the Xperia 1 VII has two ambient light sensors, one of which is on the rear. This should make auto-brightness better react to changes in ambient lighting that are happening behind the phone.
The RAM is provided by Samsung, the storage by Hynix, and the big new ultrawide camera is clearly different from its predecessor. The speakers and vibration motor seem to be very similar to those in the Xperia 1 VI, and the mic hole has an L-shaped design to avoid being destroyed by accidental use of a SIM removal tool – even though, ironically, the Xperia 1 VII doesn’t need one as it features Sony’s trademark tool-less SIM tray. The battery is not only identical in capacity to the Xperia 1 VI’s, it’s actually the exact same model. The screen is made by Samsung.
If you want to learn more about the Xperia 1 VII, read our in-depth review or take a look at our video review above.