A recent report had revealed that Sony is working on the successors for the Sony Xperia 1 II and Xperia 10 II that went official earlier this year. The alleged Xperia 1 III and Xperia 10 III are expected to go official in the first quarter of the coming year. Fresh information reveals that the Japanese tech giant is working on a compact. Probably, the company will bring back its Compact Xperia lineup next year.

A Weibo user has claimed that Sony will release a new 5.5-inch Compact series smartphone in the first half of 2021. He also revealed that the device will be driven by the upcoming Snapdragon 775 chipset. It is expected to go official as a lower variant of an existing model.

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Probably, the compact phone arriving next year could be the lower variant of the Snapdragon 875 powered Sony Xperia 1 III that is expected to go official in Q1 2021. Hence, there is a possibility that its compact version could be dubbed as the Sony Xperia 1 III Compact. The Snapdragon 775 chipset is expected to go official soon as the successor to the Snapdragon 765 / 765G that went official earlier last year.

There is no other information available on the specs of the rumored Xperia 1 III Compact. It is likely that the device will borrow most of its specs from the advanced Xperia 1 III. It is speculated that the Xperia 1 III will be the company’s first phone with quad rear cameras.

The Xperia 10 III could be driven by the Snapdragon 690. It is speculated that the Xperia L5 could be equipped with the Helio P35 chipset. The L5 is also expected to go official in Q1 next year.

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