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.

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Sony is one smartphone OEM that has been using the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech expo platform to announce new smartphones. The Japanese tech giant has now sent out invites for its Feb. 25 event at the MWC 2019 to Russian and Italian media channels. Even though the image press in the invite does not reveal the names of the devices it will be announcing on Feb. 25, speculations are rife that it will be unleashing the Xperia XZ4 handset on the said date. Newer information has claimed that the Xperia XZ4 may go official as Xperia N1.

At MWC 2018, Sony had unveiled the Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact smartphones. At the IFA 2018 event in September, it unveiled the Sony Xperia XZ3. The company did not announce the Xperia XZ3 Compact phone alongside it. Few weeks ago, popular tipster @OnLeaks had shared renders of the Xperia XZ4 Compact smartphone. Hence, it was speculated that the Xperia XZ4 and Xperia XZ4 Compact would be announced at the MWC 2019 tech trade show.

Information from the previous week had revealed that the Japanese tech giant will be skipping the Xperia XZ4 Compact. Instead of it, the company may announce the Xperia XA3, Xperia XA3 Ultra and Xperia L3 smartphones along with the Snapdragon 855 powered Xperia XZ4. The probable reason why the company is skipping the XZ4 Compact is that the Sony Mobile Vice President of Marketing for North America, Don Mesa had recently said that the consumers need a lot more surface area for their content now. He had also stated that the upcoming Sony phones will deliver better camera experience.

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Sony had unveiled multiple phones such as Xperia XZ2, XZ2 Compact, XZ Premium and Xperia X at MWC 2018. Hence, it is very likely that the Japanese firm may debut multiple smartphones on Feb. 25. Recently, a new case listing for a Sony phone called Xperia N1 was spotted on Amazon Spain recently. The case images revealed that the phone will come equipped with triple rear cameras. Since the images of the phone resembles with Xperia XZ4 renders, it is now being speculated that XZ4 may get unleashed as Xperia N1.

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Sony one of the few companies that use the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) tech trade show platform to announce new smartphones. Last year, the Japanese tech giant had announced Xperia XA2, Xperia XA Ultra and Xperia L2. This year also Sony will be present at the CES 2019 event on Jan. 7. It is speculated that the company will announce the Xperia XA3, Xperia XA3 Ultra and Xperia L3 smartphones.

As it can be seen in the below invite, there is no information on the devices that will be announced at Sony’s CES 2019 booth. The event will take place at 5 PM on Jan. 7 at LVCC, Las Vegas.

Sony Xperia XA3 Specifications (Rumor)

Few months ago, at OnLeaks had shared the CAD renders of the upcoming Xperia XA3. It revealed that the handset will be sporting a tall form factor since it will be measuring 155.7 x 68.3 x 8.4mm. It is expected to feature a 5.9-inch full HD+ resolution notch-less screen with 18:9 aspect ratio. It is rumored to be fueled by Snapdragon 660 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. It may come equipped with 23-megpixel + 8-megapixel dual camera setup and front-facing shooter of 8-megapixel. For storage, it may feature an inbuilt storage of 64 GB. The handset may receive power from 3,600mAh battery. It will be preinstalled with Android 9 Pie OS.

Sony Xperia XA3 Ultra Specifications (Rumor)

The larger Sony Xperia XA3 Ultra is expected to come with a 6.5-inch display with full HD+ resolution with 18:9 aspect ratio. It may borrow some specs like chipset and dual camera setup from the Xperia XA3 model. The SoC of the smartphone could be supported by 6 GB of RAM. For capturing selfies, it may feature 13-megapixel frontal shooter. It may draw power from 3,700mAh battery. It could be priced around 519 euros.

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Sony Xperia L3 Specifications (Rumor)

The Xperia L3 is expected to house a 5.7-inch display. It could be fueled by Snapdragon 660 or lower chipset. The SoC of the smartphone could be coupled with 3 GB of RAM. Other rumored specs of the phone include 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup, 8-megapixel selfie camera and 3,400mAh battery. All the three phones are expected to feature side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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Sony had announced the Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra smartphones through the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January this year. The XA2 came with a 5.2-inch display whereas the Xperia XA2 Ultra featured a 6-inch screen. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus handset with 6-inch display was announced in September. Rumors are rife that the Japanese tech giant will be announcing new smartphones at the beginning of the coming year. According to Droid Shout, Sony will be announcing Sony Xperia XA3, Xperia XA3 Plus and Xperia L3 at (CES) 2019 show. The publication has also shared the color variants and pricing of the upcoming large-sized Xperia XA model.

Multiple leaks have claimed that the Sony Xperia XA3 Ultra will be launching alongside Xperia XA3 and Xperia L3 at CES 2019. However, the publication has mentioned XA3 Plus instead of XA3 Ultra as the one of the Sony devices that are pegged to go official at CES 2019. Could this mean that Sony will releasing the Xperia XA3 Plus instead of XA3 Ultra? Newer leaks are expected to confirm on the names of the Sony phones that will be announced at CES 2019.

The publication has claimed that the handset will be carrying a price tag of 519 euros (~$595) in Europe. Also, the handset will be announced in color options such as Black, Gold and Silver.

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There is no information available on the specifications of the Xperia XA3 Plus. The handset is expected to feature an 18:9 aspect ratio display like its predecessor. The Xperia XA2 Plus has Snapdragon 630 onboard. Hence, it is likely that the Japanese tech giant may opt for a more SoC such as Snapdragon 636 or Snapdragon 660 or higher. The Sony Xperia XA3 will be featuring smaller display, lesser RAM, smaller storage and a weaker battery than its larger sibling. However, it could be powered by the same SoC. The handset was spotted on Geekbench a few months ago with Snapdragon 660 chipset onboard.

The Sony Xperia L3 will be an entry-level smartphone. The handset is rumored to feature a 5.7-inch display that supports HD+ resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio.

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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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