Sony's Radical Redesign: What Does it Say About the State of Flagship Phones? For years, Sony's Xperia 1 series has been a stalwart of Android's high end segment.
The latest iteration, the Xperia 1 VIII, is a radical redesign that suggests the company was stuck in a design rut for too long.
The vertical camera arrangement that defined the series has given way to a chunky square block. This change is not just cosmetic; it acknowledges that Sony had been playing catch up with its predecessors.