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Sony Xperia Rumours 2017 |
ascariss
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Last year sony brought the X, XA, and X performance. If they copied this pattern and released the same updated devices we would get, new X (SD652 or SD653), new XA (helio P20) and new X performance (820 or 821?, assuming it is updated). Why I wrote 652 or 653 is because there is little difference apart from faster clock speed on 653 and a newer faster modem.
The UAProf shows 2 mediatek devices, one with 720p and one with full hd, so XA2 and XA2 ultra, seems to match with previous XA models. The device on the FCC that appeared last week had a 2700mAh battery so either it is the XA 2 ultra or a new X performance, since both had 2700maAh batteries. I guess it only makes logical sense to release the XA 2 with the normal 5in and 6in ultra at the same time.
Now onto the leaked photo.
http://www.xperiablog.net/201[....]xperia-will-come-with-4gb-ram/
Looks like the 4GB device is the one with the cam and flash in the front and dual sim but the picture in the corner. This might be a move by sony to offer 4GB on its midrange to compete better with cheaper brands. This device feels like a XA ultra successor but if it is 6in, then the device in the photo next to it seems a lot larger, so perhaps this 4GB device is not the XA ultra and instead the new X performance? Assuming a new X performance exists.
For now, we only know that 2 devices are coming, G31XX and G32XX, anything beyond that is speculation. |
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HxH
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Hopefully to see SMC introduces couple new devices
XA and XA Ultra (P20/4GB)
X Performance+ (SD821/4GB)
SMC should keep X for Computex (Taiwan event late May) and equipped new SD660
in order to make 2017 portfolio in premium tier 14/16/10 nanometer chipset family
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ADIDA
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In the process of testing
1xSnap821
1xSnapdragon 653
2xHelioP10
1xSnapdragon 835 |
supercoolman
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somehow I feel we won't be able to buy SD835 devices made by Sony until 2H |
Xajel
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On 2017-02-21 07:33:18, supercoolman wrote:
somehow I feel we won't be able to buy SD835 devices made by Sony until 2H
I think somebody here mentioned that already.. but I don't remember if it was 2H17 or mid17
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Detox
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IIRC Qualcomm will exclusively supply Samsung with the 835 until April 2017. Only after the release of the Galaxy S8 the chips will also be sold to other manufacturers.
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badassmam
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On the subject of bezels, it seems like every flagship will have minimal bezels all the way round the device. Regardless of whether people like curved screens or whatever, the Sony flagship has to have an eye-catching design. I think the XZ footprint could easily be reduced and waterproofing is no excuse because everyone has achieved compact devices with this feature. For me a phone has to have some bezel for comfort but not so much top and bottom. A part of me says that the XZ2 will be very similar to the XZ and that the XZ Premium will have the same look. I don't see why there needs to be another X or X Performance because both flopped, just have XZ, Compact, Premium and Ultra. Keep the XA and XA Ultra but either make them cheaper or bump their specs up, if these were waterproof and had a midrange SD procesor then I'd take them over the flagship for sure. |
josephnero
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Top bezel has nothing to do with water proofing .it,s for the camera sensor.but overall the design isn't very popular.(not my opinion,I love it) |
badassmam
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Well all phones can do most things as well as each other and share most of their internals so how else can you differentiate? Design suddenly becomes very important. The Galaxy S8 and G6 look like they'll have a weird aspect ratio screen so I wonder if apps will be shrunk to fit or whether videos will have big black borders etc. As nice at they may look the functionality needs to be considered but not at the cost of aesthetics. XZ does look nice but curved screens and no bezel make phones look modern or futuristic. The XZ volume rocker needs to move back to the top as well, that really bugs me. Its time for a bold change, perhaps we need another Arc design. |
josephnero
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@badassmam
overall I agree.wish Sony had a bezeless(kinda) phone beside the main flag.like ZL |
-XYZ
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As a side note, as far as I know the lack of availability of SnapDragon 835 is more than likely because Samsung have basically locked down all of the available stock in the first half of 2017. |
badassmam
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The leaks of the S8 with curved screen and absolute minimal top and bottom bezels look amazing, especially the picture with the screen on (gsmarena). It's a flagship device that has everything that you expect in a flagship all crammed into that body. There is no point in Sony slightly tweaking last year's designs because it will get left behind, there is no need for those top and bottom bezels to be that gigantic. I fully expect the S8 to break all previous Samsung sales records. Come on Sony, lets see what you can do. |
XperiaJunkie
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The design of the S8 does look great but it has one big flaw, that ridiculously fragile curved screen. The amount of friends that have smashed the display on their S6/S7 Edge is way more than iPhones or other Android devices and the fact that the display is larger than ever the weak point of the screen is now even worse. I'd hate to be the person who needs a replacement screen for an S8+, got to be pushing on £450 which is pretty much the cost of a new S7!!
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Archdragoon
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So long... yet I still don't understand why SONY mobile keep focus on Video instead of still picture...
[ This Message was edited by: Archdragoon on 2017-02-22 23:18 ] Device : Xperia 1 II
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josephnero
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Now that you mention it,that's true.Z5 videos are top notch.much better than the pics. |
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Posted: 2017-02-21 04:46
