This year at MWC 2019, various manufacturers showcased their abilities endeavouring the new 5G technology. Majority of the manufacturers announced the 5G supported devices which are slated to make debut in Q2 2019. In latest, Sony has joined the list of awaited 5G supported devices with its prototype device. The new device has been showcased at the MWC 2019 in Barcelona at Sony and Qualcomm booths.
It seems a decade of new technologies have just started with the announcement of folding smartphones from Samsung and Huawei. On the other hand, 5G technology support is gaining pace, and the initial batch of compatible devices have made an appearance at the Mobile World Congress.
As per our folks at Pocket-lint, they have spotted a Sony 5G prototype device at both Sony and Qualcomm booths. It was unlikely to get the full information about the device by just looking at it as the device was encased. Later talking to Adam Marsch, Sony’s global communications team, our source came to know that it is not a commercial but a testing product. Although, they even confirmed that the actual models would differ from the current prototype. Currently, multiple devices with minor hardware changes are going through different tests. The real purpose of minor hardware changes is to“trying to understand [what would happen] if you take an antenna away from a certain place and make it thinner”.
The prototype models are running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. It is even likely that the company would have coupled Snapdragon 855 with the X50 5G modem. The display measurements were not available, but it showed 21:9 aspect ratio. Sony has labelled the new device as “AG-1” internally as told by Adam Marsh. It uses 5mm wave for the 5G transmission along with sub 6 spectrum support.
Speaking further, Adam said that Sony is working on 5G technology but don’t have plans for any commercial product launch yet. It might come with a 5G device in the near future. The exact time frame is still unknown, although, it has been made clear that Sony is working on new 5G technology.
It has been speculated that Sony could come with a commercial 5G smartphone at IFA 2019 in September. It could be another version of recently launched Sony Xperia 1 which runs Snapdragon 855.
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