After being absent from MWC for the second year in a row, it looks like Sony will repeat the same 2021 strategy to renew your family of Xperia phones. Yes, a month later. Last year it was mid-April when we encountered the new Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III and Xperia 10 III, but this time it will have to wait until May.
The Japanese company’s mobile division has confirmed an event in mid-May where we’ll see the next generation of its Xperia family. The video that accompanies the announcement suggests that we will finally meet the Xperia 1 IVbut we cannot exclude that we will also see the new Xperia 5 IV and Xperia 10 IV.
The next generation of Xperia is ready
Sony is now ready to announce its next generation of Xperia phones to the world. The Japanese manufacturer released a video confirming that will host an event on May 11 at 4:00 p.m. local time (9:00 a.m. Spanish time) to show us the next chapter of the Xperia line. The presentation can be followed on the Sony Xperia YouTube channel.
Under the slogan “The next ONE is coming”, the video reviews the three generations of the Xperia 1, the years in which they were presented (2019, 2020 and 2021) and the innovative technologies they introduced. It ends with the year 2022, the phrase “next level of evolution” and the edge of a phone that turns into a “1”which indicates that with almost total probability we will see the Xperia 1 IV.
Leaked renders of the Xperia 1 IV have already shown us a continuous design with a 21:9 screen, fitted frames (the top one would house the front camera), fingerprint reader integrated into the side power button, USB-C port and 3.5mm jack. It’s also expected to include Qualcomm’s latest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and a quad camera.
If Sony repeats last year’s strategy, we might also see at this event the new Xperia 5 IV and Xperia 10 IV. Rumors about the first of them also point to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, in addition to a 6.1-inch screen, a larger battery and a triple camera with 12 MP sensors.
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