Sony announced the Xperia 1 flagship powered by a Snapdragon 855 chipset at MWC 2019. There are indications that an Xperia 2 flagship will also be released before the end of this year. While this sounds plausible, it is not out of place considering the company aims to improve its standings in phone shipments with improved design. A short video of the Xperia 1 CAD images created by OnLeaks has appeared online. The short video gives us a 360-degree view of the device.
The renders show the device will come with much thinner bezels at the top and bottom edges. Sony’s new design has seen the company finally ditch its trademark wide bezels for a more streamlined design with ultra-thin bezels. The top bezel is just wide enough to house the selfie camera and speaker.
There is also one at the chin which isn’t too wide. The side bezels are almost non-existent. The rear design is also modified from that of the Xperia 1. The triple rear camera setup is still aligned vertically but the sensors are located at the top left corner instead of the centre.
The specification of the Xperia 2 is certainly not yet in the public domain but the device is expected to feature a 6.2-inch CinemaWide display that will offer an aspect ratio of 21:9 along with a screen resolution of 2880 x 1234 pixels. The handset will be measuring 161 x 70 x 8.1mm. It is rumored to be powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform and 6 GB of RAM. It could be fueled by a 3,000mAh battery that will be equipped with support for wireless charging. The handset is unlikely to feature a 3.5mm audio jack and sure, we couldn’t find one on the CAD images.
Sony has a reputation for using IFA Berlin tech trade show for announcing its new phones. Hence, it is speculated that the Xperia 2 will debut in September this year at IFA Berlin 2019. That is still a long time away. SO, we expect to get more details about the device before then.
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