I can't see on the spec sheet.. 🤔
Sony Mobile also omitted Clear bass, Dynamic normalizer, VirtualPhone Technology(VPT), S-Force front Surround... 
Only DSEE HX survived...
Sony placing Dolby Atmos to the forefront at MWC 2019:
Xperia 1 Launch at MWC 2010 in 5 minutes, YouTube.
Dolby Atmos forging the relationship with Sony:
It mainly started with Sony Soundbars CES 2017, CES 2018, CES 2019. Featuring Soundbars with wireless Blu-ray box, wireless Subwoofer, and Surround Sound 3.1.2 and 7.1.2
Meaning; .1 is bass, .2 is sound shooting up at the ceiling (up to 17 feet*) and reflects back down effect.
CES 2019 Sony + Dobly Atmos announced their "360° Audio Reality" room.
- 3D audio, in a new format branded “360 Reality Audio” and reminiscent of the already much-hyped, surround-sound technologies employed by Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.
- MPEG-H 3D audio format, a standard audio format that supports multi-channel encoding/decoding on up to 64 loudspeaker channels and 128 codec core channels.
- 360 Reality Audio format started, by giving them the technical tools to map their audio tracks in space, working on vocals and instruments as “objects” evolving in a 360 environment surrounding the listener.
- demo at CES, Sony showcased its 360 Reality Audio format on no less than 13 speakers
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/sony-360-reality-audio
Why is Dolby Atmos a big deal for home theaters?
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/dolby-atmos-surround-sound/
If you watched: Sony - Bigger Than You Know, YouTube (aka How Big is Sony?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpMVGJlWnNk
You kinda know where this partnership is going. ahhuumm...
1. Form a Joint Venture
2. Buy 50% of the shares
3. Buy the whole Company
4. REPEAT
