A few years ago, Sony released the compact flagship mobile phone Xperia XZ2 Compact, but then this series of mobile phones slowly faded out of people’s vision. The launch of the iPhone 12 Mini, a small screen flagship It sparked heated discussion again, and many Android fans also hope that manufacturers can launch similar small-screen phones.
Sony will indeed launch a new Xperia Compact model this year. Recently summarized the Xperia Compact news. There are rumors that the new Xperia Compact phone is only an extended version of the flagship Xperia 1 III.
It is expected that Xperia Compact will be launched sometime in February 2021 (Xperia 1 III Compact name), and Xperia 1 III was released at the same time. But if Sony wants to take the time to build this product, then the actual release time may be postponed to September 2021, and it will be released together with Xperia 5 III.
In either case, the new Xperia Compact will most likely be released in 2021. Sony wants to compete with Apple in the field of compact flagship products, the company must find a way to reduce the price of the Xperia Compact.
The launch cost of the Xperia 5 phone is about US$950 that is too expensive, especially when compared to the iPhone 12 mini and its US$699 value. Therefore, speculate that the cost of the new Xperia Compact maybe around $699.
About Xperia Compact renderings and a large number of configurations have been exposed, unfortunately, Sony Xperia Compact seems to be equipped with a 775G chipset to reduce costs, rather than equipped with Snapdragon 888.
According to a report from IT House, the former’s running score on Antutu revealed that it had a high score of 530,000+. The 775G is built on a 6nm process and uses a ‘4+4’ eight-core architecture with a clock speed of 2.4 The A77 core at GHz is therefore an excellent mid-range chip.
Sony Xperia Compact measures only 140 x 68.9 x 8.9mm that is much smaller than most flagship products, but slightly larger than the old Xperia XZ2 Compact (135 x 65 x 12.1 mm) and the aforementioned iPhone 12 mini (131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm).
Sony Xperia Compact specifications are as follows:
- 5.5-inch FHD + display (waterdrop screen)
- Snapdragon 775G platform
- 13 million main cameras (the second lens is unknown)
- 8 million proactive
- 5G support
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Stereo speakers
- USB-C
- 140 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm
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