It won’t be made official until 25 February, but the specs for Sony’s next flagship phone have leaked in full, along with live images. Here’s what we know about the Sony Xperia XZ4.
Live images of the Sony Xperia XZ4, which is not expected to launch until 25 February, have appeared on Weibo. The image follows the outing of a full specs list, and leaves very little to the imagination for the new Sony phone.
We predict that in keeping with Sony’s six-month update cycle of its XZ flagship line that the XZ4 will be unveiled in February 2019 at Mobile World Congress. This marks six months on from the launch of the XZ3 at IFA, and the XZ2 launched at MWC six months before that.
Sure enough, Sony has confirmed there will be a MWC press conference on Monday 25 February at 8.30am CET.
We think that Sony will stick with its relatively competitive pricing on its next phone. The Xperia XZ3 retailed for £699 in the UK, though it cost an unreasonable $900 in the US.
We think Sony will keep the price of the XZ4 at around £699, though it might push to £749.
Even before the first leaks hit we were pretty sure that the XZ4 would look quite like the XZ2 or XZ3. Sony likes to stick with a certain design language but it looks like the XZ4 will make a few tweaks to the existing designs.
Here are the first CAD renders of the Xperia XZ4 published by MySmartPrice and reputable leaker OnLeaks. Take these renders with a slight pinch of salt, as leakers don’t tend to reveal their sources, so this is unverified and the leaks have since become more solid.
It looks from this like the XZ4 will not have the curved display of the XZ3, instead opting for a flat panel.
