Sony is gearing up to announce its next Xperia smartphone on May 11. The company posted a teaser video for the launch event which is scheduled to begin at 1PM Japan time (4AM UTC) on the second Thursday of May. Sony's YouTube channel will host a livestream for the launch event and you can already reserve your spot. We’re expecting to see the long-awaited Xperia 1 V which was seen in a scarce number of leaks over the last months. We can expect a familiar design in line with previous models in the Xperia 1 lineup. Xperia 1 V render Based on rumors, the phone will launch with...
Sony's Xperia 10 IV mid-ranger was announced last May and released in June, and so naturally we expect the Xperia 10 V to take its place at some point in the next few months. Today, a bunch of high quality CAD-based renders of the upcoming model have been leaked by a traditionally reliable source. If you were expecting a fresh new design compared to the 2022 model, you're in for quite the disappointment. The Xperia 10 V shown in these images has the exact same design language as the Xperia 10 IV, right down to button positioning, camera island size and shape, and LED flash...
Sony's Xperia 5 compact flagship seriesis about to get a new member, a new Geekbench listing reveals. It also reveals some of the specs of the upcoming phone. Geekbench 5 listing Perhaps it's no surprise that the device is running on the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, but the listing also confirms that Sony is preparing a 16GB RAM variant. It will match the iQOO 11 Pro and the OnePlus 11 among a number of other recently launched phones with 16GB of RAM. Back to the benchmark listing itself, the Xperia 5 V shows similar performance to other Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered...
The Xperia 1 V is hopefully right around the corner. There is still a distinct possibility that the phone will make an appearance at this year's MWC in Barcelona. In the meantime, leaks have started ramping up regarding Sony's next flagship. A set of new high-def renders now offers a great early look at what we think the device will look like. The short of it is that Sony won't really be changing much about its iconic design. If rumors are to be believed, that is. Well, rumors and a recent leaked photo of the back of the phone. Said photo coincides nicely with these renders. From...
Sony's Xperia 1 V may or may not be made official at MWC in Barcelona at the end of this month. While we wait to see if that actually happens, let's enjoy the first leaked image purportedly showing the upcoming flagship smartphone. If you compare this camera island to the Xperia 1 IV's, you'll instantly notice that the ToF camera and the RGB IR sensor are gone. Thus, we're left with three big sensors (they look bigger than on the 1 IV), of which the lowest one houses a periscope camera. The LED flash has moved into the island in the upcoming model, whereas it was outside the island,...