No controversial notch, front-facing speakers, and more cameras

As indicated by today’s renders, Sony has included a primary camera on the rear of the Xperia 1.1 (or Xperia 5 Plus) and coupled it with an ultra-wide-angle alternative and a telephoto shooter rather than a periscope-like implementation. To ensure things are still relatively competitive, though, the company has added a Time-of-Flight sensor which should improve portrait photography.

For those of you wondering how these changes affect the physical size of the phone, the dimensions provided by Steve Hemmerstoffer suggest the Xperia 1.1 (168.2 x 71.6 x 8.1mm) won’t be that much bigger than last year’s Xperia 1 (167 x 72 x 8.2 mm). If anything, it should be a little more comfortable to hold because the width has been reduced slightly.

Completing the entire package is a boxier display than previously seen that’s home to a USB-C port along the bottom and the usual power key on the right side. However, in a bid to stand out from the competition, a shutter button has also been included alongside a reliable side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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