We’ve been hearing rumors of a new Sony Xperia Compact phone since the dawn of time – or 2018 – and here’s what we know.
Rumors of the Sony Xperia Compact have abounded for years, since 2018’s Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact which was the last mini-mobile the company put out, but these rumors have hit fever point in 2021. Many people are expecting the small-body Sony phone to come out alongside the Sony Xperia 1 III line in mid-2021, giving people top specs but in a small body. Those people might be disappointed if one rumor is correct though, as a leaker thinks the Sony Xperia Compact will only launch in Japan, under a different name. Bad news for people who want a new easily-totable phone. It feels like we’ve been through this before – there was no compact Xperia 1 II, or Xperia 1, or Xperia XZ3 – but that hasn’t stopped some leakers getting excited by the prospect of the phone. We’ve collected all the leaks below, so you can see what people are saying about the Sony Xperia Compact, and we’ll keep this article updated as new credible information comes in. And no, this isn’t an article about the Sony Xperia 5 – while that and the Xperia 5 II are certainly smaller than their 1-series equivalents, they’re still not small enough to count as ‘compact’. We’ve been hearing rumors of a Sony Xperia Compact phone since 2018 – every year the prospect rears its head, only to ultimately not pan out. As such, we can’t say with even a shred of certainty that it’ll come out any time.
