Sony Xperia 1R will be the world's first smartphone with 5K resolution
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 19-07-2019
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Sony Xperia 1R could be the world's first smartphone with a 5K-resolution screen. The resolution of the upcoming smartphone to be 5040x2160 pixels, making it the first 5K-resolution screen on a modern smartphone. The device is now believed to be called the Sony Xperia 1R, and not Xperia 2 as was suggested in earlier reports. The phone could be launched at IFA 2019, and has a model number of J8220, according to the leaked UA profile.
The size of the screen isn't known, but as pointed out by GSMArena, it could be a 6.5-inch screen at the very least given that the Xperia 1 has a 6.5-inch 4K screen. This would put the pixel density at 899ppi. The resolution further indicates that it will be a 21:9 aspect ratio screen, like that of the Sony Xperia 1.