Five new Sony Xperia handsets could land at MWC 2017

Sony solely released  a couple of Xperia handsets in 2016, and struggled even then to form them stand out, nonetheless we’re solely a couple of weeks into 2017 and already it's like Sony is also getting ready to launch 5 new phones.

According to Japanese website Sumaho info, the corporate can unveil all 5 phones at MWC 2017 in late February, and therefore the handsets appear split between the high-end and mid-range.

The good news although, is that if this information is correct the flagship phone may in fact stand out both among Sony’s domain and within the wider smartphone world.

Listed below the codename ‘Yoshino’, it apparently contains a 5.5-inch 2160 x 3840 screen, a snapdragon 835 chipset, 4GB or 6GB of RAM and a Sony IMX400 camera searchlight.

The most notable specification there after all is the 4K screen, that isn’t a very new factor for Sony, like the Xperia Z5 Premium has one too, however the majority of Sony’s flagships have stuck to 1080p displays, whereas rivals have jumped to QHD. The other specs square measure less shocking, however would still make a top-end phone.

Next within the list there’s the ‘BlancBright’, that apparently features a 5.5-inch 1440 x 2560 screen, 4GB of RAM, a Sony IMX400 camera and either a snapdragon 835 (which may be a top-end chip) or a snapdragon 653 (which is more upper mid-range).

Given its specs it’s probably that the Yoshino would launch because the Xperia XZ 2, whereas the BlancBright could land as the Xperia X2. Although if the BlancBright will use a snapdragon 835 chip then that would be the XZ 2, with the Yoshino launching as one thing even higher end.

Next there’s the ‘Keyaki’ that sounds way more mid-range, with a 5.2-inch 1080 x 1920 screen, a MediaTek Helio P20 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 23MP main camera and a 16MP front-facing one.

And moving even then down there’s the ‘Hinoki’, that apparently includes a 5-inch 720 x 1280 screen, a Helio P20 chipset, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 16MP rear camera associated an 8MP front-facing one.

Then, perhaps at the lowest of the range, there’s the ‘Mineo’, however no specs are listed for this, simply a price of apparently $350 (around £275/AU$465). With a price like that it may well be a successor to the Xperia XA or a brand new entry within the Xperia M range.

Of course that’s supposing  the leak is even precise, and there’s no guarantee that Sony can really begin selling all these phones any time shortly – it’s potential that they’ll be shown off at MWC however  then spread across the year. With this year’s show beginning on February 27 we should always have a higher plan shortly.