The Xperia XZ2 Premium has only just been revealed, and the XZ2 is barely in long trousers, but there are already rumors of Sony’s next inclusion in its flagship XZ range. But what can we expect from the Sony Xperia XZ3? Here’s everything we’ve been able to dig up about Sony’s upcoming phone.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium is fresh out of Sony’s design pits, and it only seems like yesterday that the Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact were new and gleaming, but that isn’t stopping rumors about an upcoming Xperia XZ3 from knocking on our door.
As you might expect, details about this phone are extremely scarce at the moment, and we expect more and more details to come trickling in as we get closer to a possible release date. For now, here’s everything we know about the Sony Xperia XZ3.
The most recent leaks were a collaborative effort between OnLeaks and CompareRaja, with both photos and a 360-degree video (which you can watch below) that show what the Xperia Xz3 could potentially look like. The device seems to look similar to the prior renders that were leaked — it features a rectangular display with rounded corners along with a single front-facing camera.
But on the back is where the photos seem to be a little different — while it still seems to be made of glass, the recent renders only show one rear camera rather than two. As seen in the images below, it does still appear to include a fingerprint scanner along with LED flash on the back as well. However, it seems that there’s no headphone jack included.
Last month, a leak surfaced suggesting Sony will likely be sticking to its new “Ambient Flow” design with the Xperia XZ3, so expect to see a display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, and slimmer bezels along the sides of the phone. At least part of that seems to be the case in the leaked images of what we assume is the Xperia XZ3.
The front of the phone showcases the same chunky (for 2018 design) chin and forehead we’ve seen in the Xperia XZ2 range, so anyone hoping Sony would go for a more bezel-free look could be disappointed. A single front-facing camera is in evidence too, and some are postulating that the chunkier top and bottom of the phone could end up with front-facing stereo speakers, like the XZ2.
Around the back of the phone, the dual-lens setup is extremely obvious and very similar to the setup on the XZ2 Premium. The lack of a border around the lenses sets it apart from the XZ2 Premium though, so it’s fairly safe to assume this isn’t just that same phone in different trousers.
The gleam on the camera and the reflected light leads us to assume that the phone will come with a glass back — though that is just supposition for the moment. It seems like a safe bet though, since the XZ2 was a glass and metal sandwich.
We may have also had something of a snapshot into the planned specifications for the Xperia XZ3, thanks to a leaked spec sheet .
It’s always worth taking spec sheets with a grain of salt since a list of specifications is rather easy to fake. In this case, it seems fairly close to what we’d expect from the XZ3. The Snapdragon 845 is in attendance, as expected of a 2018 flagship phone, as is 6GB of RAM, the choice between 64GB and 128GB of storage, and support for MicroSD cards up to 400GB. The battery is also larger than the XZ2, but not by much.
One of the other key elements to note here is the 2160 x 1080 resolution. Sony has generally restricted 4K resolutions to its XZ Premium line, and this looks set to continue with the XZ3, which will apparently stick with the same Full HD resolution as the Xperia XZ2. It’s also the same sized 5.7-inch screen.
That’s everything we know about the Sony Xperia XZ3 for now — but stay tuned for more as we hear it.
Updated July 24: New renders of the Sony XZ3 have been leaked.
