Back in August, it was reported that Sony has plans to convey again its Compact line of telephones in 2021. Japanese weblog Android Next (by way of GSM Arena) has reiterated the rumor.
Per the publication, the Japanese conglomerate will launch an Xperia Compact model within the first half of 2021.
Sony’s Compact fashions provided high-end specs in a small kind issue. That would not appear to be the technique any longer, as the newest report says that the upcoming Compact telephone will be fueled by the
Snapdragon 775G, a 6nm 5G-enabled chip that Qualcomm is rumored to be working on.
This should not actually be a trigger for concern, because the Snapdragon 775G will reportedly be a flagship-rivaling chip, and it’s anticipated to be extra carefully associated to the upcoming Snapdragon 875 silicon than Qualcomm’s present 7-series chips.
The subsequent Sony Xperia Compact may cater to Android customers searching for an iPhone 12 mini different
The Japanese weblog additionally says that Sony’s new Compact telephone will characteristic a 5.5-inch show and it’ll be primarily based on an present model, in all probability the
Xperia 1 II or
Xperia 5 II. This partially aligns with a year-old report which had alleged that the subsequent Compact model would sport a 5.5-inch display screen, and it will be underpinned by the
Snapdragon 665.
Sony’s final Compact telephone, the
Xperia XZ2 Compact, got here out in 2018. It was outfitted with a 5-inch show and the Snapdragon 845 silicon.
In September 2019, the corporate introduced the not-exactly-small 6.1-inch
Xperia 5. Although it did not have the Compact moniker, it was marketed as a system sufficiently small to suit “in the palm of your hand.”
The launch of the new 5.4-inch
iPhone 12 mini has reignited the talk concerning the lack of small smartphones and though it is too early to speak concerning the telephone’s market reception, releasing an Android different may assist Sony money in on the hype.