Sony Xperia 1 V image leaks, it could literally be the hottest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 device

Sony’s Xperia 1 V may or may not go official at MWC Barcelona later this month. While we wait to see if that actually happens, let’s enjoy the first leaked image allegedly showing off the upcoming flagship smartphone.

If you compare this camera island to the Xperia 1 IVs, you’ll instantly notice that the ToF camera and RGB IR sensor are gone. Thus, we are left with three large sensors (they seem larger than on the 1 IV), the lowest of which houses a periscope camera. The LED flash moved into the island in the upcoming model, while it was outside the island above in last year’s handset.

Sony Xperia 1IV

You can spot the NFC logo to the right of the camera island which means this leaked unit is the international version of the Xperia 1 V – if it was the one for the Japanese domestic market we would have gotten the logo Felica instead.

According to a Chinese leakster on Weibo, the Xperia 1 V will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which comes as no surprise. It will also be the thinnest smartphone to use this SoC, which could make it the hottest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 device. Literally. Of course, Sony should have some sort of cooling solution, and hopefully that will alleviate the thinness, but that remains to be seen.

If the Xperia 1 V will indeed be announced at MWC, we are only a few weeks away from finding out all the possible information about it, so stay tuned. In the meantime, we’re sure more leaks will appear.

Thanks for the advice, Joschi!

Source 1 | Source 2 (in Chinese) | Via 1 (in Japanese) | Via 2 (in Japanese)