Just a couple of days back, real-life images of the upcoming Sony Xperia XA3 appeared online. Although the images were blurry, they show the device will have a tall aspect ratio, different from those on Sony’s current smartphones. The device has again appeared in a leaked video showing the model in all its glory. The video seems to be the source of the blurry image ad they give us a clear shot of the device.

The new video seems to confirm that we’ll be seeing a sort of thick-sized top bezel, but its bottom bezel will be extremely thin. The video also confirms the device will utilise a rather tall aspect ratio and looks quite tall but still fits the hand of the man holding it in the video. According to earlier leaks,  the top bezel only houses the usual components such as a selfie camera, an earpiece and some other sensors.

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The rear aspect of the Xperia XA3 is shown to have a horizontally aligned dual camera setup. The fingerprint scanner is not present on the rear shell of the device which means it will use a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device will run the Android 9 Pie OS and there are rumours of a Snapdragon 660 chipset onboard. Another rumour tips a Snapdragon 636 processor, though. The phone is expected to be unveiled on February 25 at MWC.

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Sony’s smartphone game hasn’t been impressive in the past couple of years. The company is still making flagship phones like the Xperia XZ3 powered by Snapdragon 845, but its mid-range models are likely doing better than its top-end ones. The company is expected to update its mid-range Xperia XA lineup at CES 2019 and before its launch, a couple of models seems to have been certified on EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission).

Three Sony models, namely I4113, I4213 and I4312 were spotted on EEC a couple of days back. Going by their naming scheme, they seem to be a part of the Xperia XA3 lineup. If you remember, the model number H4213 belonged to Xperia XA2 Ultra and the H4113 was the model number for Xperia XA2. Given that every year, Sony moves on to the next letter in the alphabet series (G in 2017, H in 2018 and hence, I in 2019), these models could very well be the upcoming Sony Xperia XA3 models. We saw the XA2 models back at CES 2018, so the new models could debut in January next year at CES 2019. There’s one more model with the number, I4312 but we are not sure of the identity of this particular one.

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We haven’t got a lot of details about the Xperia XA3 yet, except for a possible render from onleaks. We should also meet the Xperia XZ4 flagship in the next few months.

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A new Sony Xperia device identified by the codename H4493 has just been spotted on the known benchmarking platform Geekbench: it is supposed to be the upcoming Xperia XA3 or, more likely XA3 Plus given that it packs upper-midrange specs. According to the platform, the new handset boasts an octa-core Snapdragon 660 chipset by Qualcomm, which is currently the third powerful Qualcomm SoC in the midrange sector, after the new entrants Snapdragon 670 and Snapdragon 710.

It runs at a max frequency of 2.2 GHz and it is paired with 6 GB of RAM. If it is really the Sony Xperia XA3, it will be a big upgrade over its predecessors as the XA2 series came with the Snapdragon 630 chipset. As you would expect, the new device features Android 8 Oreo out of the box. The score obtained by the device in single-core performance is 853 points, while it has scored 4172 points in multi-core test. The XA3 was recently certified in China by TENAA regulatory agency with the codename H4413 (which makes us think that the above H4493 is indeed the Plus version).

However, the Chinese agency has not revealed any of its specs unlike most of the other certifications. According to a Japanese source, Sony Xperia XA3 will sport a display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. Judging from the aspect ratio and the resolution of the panel, the company has decided once again not to include the notch on its upcoming midrange line-up, so don’t expect very narrow bezels like other notched handsets. The company has not confirmed when the phone will be launched yet. The XA2 series was officially announced at CES 2018, but according to rumors, this line-up may join the Xperia XZ3 at IFA 2018 which will kick off on August 31.

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Sony is likely going to announce a couple of its new smartphones at IFA 2018 which would commence at the tail-end of August. Traditionally, the company will unveil its flagship Xperia XZ series models of which the Xperia XZ3 will be one of them. A new leaked TENAA document seems to suggest the company may also announce the Xperia XA3 as well. The Xperia XA3 was recently certified by the Eurasian Commission and so, is actually in the works.

The device is listed on TENAA with the model number Sony H4413. The document also reveals the presence of LTE support, Android OS and dual standby Other than those, there aren’t any other details revealed. We expect a more detailed listing featuring the photos of the device as time goes on.

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The Sony Xperia XA3 will be the successor of the Xperia XA2 which was launched at CES 2018 in January this year. The device packs a 5.2-inch FullHD 16:9 aspect ratio display. It is powered by a Snapdragon 630 chipset paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The device also offers a stunning camera department composed of a 23 MP f/2.0 rear sensor and a dual 16 + 8 MP front camera which is optically stabilized. We expect the Sony Xperia XA3 to improve on these specs.

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