Sony Plans to Announce Its Next Xperia Phone on April 14

Rumour is Sony could launch the Xperia 1 III, or the Xperia Compact that rivals the iPhone 12 mini at the event.

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By ANI | Updated: 3 April 2021 10:46 IST
Highlights
  • Sony Xperia 1 III will have a periscope zoom lens
  • The phone is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC
  • Sony may also unveil the Xperia Compact at the launch event

Sony's new product announcement happening at 4:30pm Japan Standard Time (1pm IST

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The Japanese multinational conglomerate company, Sony Corporation is planning to launch its latest model of Xperia phone on April 14, this year.

According to The Verge, Sony has, in a very low-key way, just announced that its upcoming Xperia event will be on April 14 (via Droid-Life). The news has been obtained from the Xperia YouTube channel's banner, where it lays out that there will be a new product announcement happening at 4:30pm Japan Standard Time that''s 3:30am EST, or 12:30am PT (or 1pm IST).

The standard gives no genuine clues with regards to what will be declared, yet there have been a couple of bits of gossip gliding around one about another model, the Xperia 1 III, and one about the arrival of the Xperia Compact, which could wind up being an Android answer to the iPhone 12 Mini.

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The Verge reported that there are different rumours that notice new forms of the Xperia 5 and 10, leaving out the Compact completely. In any case, practically every rumour shows that the users will see another section in the lead Xperia 1 series.

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Reports demonstrate that the 1 III will have a periscope zoom lens, and Techradar recently published what could be the full specs. It''s for the most part what''s normal from a leader Android telephone: Snapdragon 888, 12GB of memory, 5G, and a 4K 120Hz screen.

The rumours also indicate that the new model will have a 5.5-inch display, which is only a tiny bit bigger than the screen on an iPhone Mini.

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Both potential phones are also rumoured to come with headphone jacks, reported The Verge.


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