In our overall battery rankings, the Sony Xperia 1 VII ranks number 45 for phones we have tested in the past couple of years, so it's right in the upper middle part of the charts.

Sony's Xperia 1 VII is a $1,700 niche flagship built for camera nerds and audiophiles—not mainstream users. Here's who it's really for.

The Sony Xperia 1 VII has the same size/footprint as its predecessor, the exact same. The device is 162mm tall, 74mm wide, and 8.2mm thick. Those are the exact same measurements a