Sony was expected to launch the Xperia XA3 and Xperia XA3 Ultra/Plus smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 tech event in January. The Japanese tech giant will be holding a press event on Feb. 25 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 tech trade show. It is speculated that the company be using the MWC 2019 platform to announce multiple phones such as Xperia XZ4 flagship phone, Xperia XA3 and Xperia XA3 Ultra/Plus mid-range phones and the Xperia L3 entry-level smartphone. Today, popular tipster Ishan Agarwal has revealed that the Sony Xperia XA3 and Xperia XA3 Plus could be respectively rebranded as Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus.
The tipster claims that the reason rebranding the upcoming XA models to Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus could be because of their revamped design. The renders revealed by WinFuture.de show that the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus will be sporting a tall aspect ratio screen. Rumors have that the Xperia XZ4 flagship smartphone as well as the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus phones will be equipped with 21:9 aspect ratio displays.
The leaked renders of the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus show that both phones are equipped same design. The upper bezel of the Xperia 10 series are quite thick, but its other bezels are quite thin. The only difference is that the Xperia 10 is a smaller device than its Plus sibling. The back panels of the Xperia 10 series feature horizontal dual camera setup with dual-tone LED flash placed above it. The recession on the right side of the phone is for the side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The Xperia 10 Plus may feature a 6.5-inch display whereas the Xperia X10 could be equipped with a 5.9-inch screen. Rumors have it the Xperia 10 will be packed with specifications such as Snapdragon 660, 4 GB of RAM, internal storage of 64 GB, 3,500mAh battery and 23-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera. The Plus edition may carry similar specs. As of this writing, there is no information on the pricing of the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus smartphones.
What’s your opinion on the rebranded names for the Xperia XA3 and Xperia XA3 Ultra/Plus? Do you think that the Xperia XZ4 will also debut with some other named as recently rumors have claimed? Share us your views by posting your comments below.
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