Exclusive: Sony Xperia F8331 photographed, shows brand new design

18 July, 2016
The Xperia X series so far was based on the Z series, but Sony's upcoming flagship will reboot the design.

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  • Xperiafan324
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  • 19 Jul 2016

I fail to understand why Sony doesn't put in capacitive buttons on a chin that big. Overall the design is more Lumia-esque (or to be more precise, like the Nokia N9, which I really liked design-wise) There seems to be a third sensor alongwith the dual leds below the camera, laser autofocus? Heartrate sensor?

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    • AnonD-226698
    • 8Fs
    • 19 Jul 2016

    Anonymous, 19 Jul 2016Sony please minimize those bezels! The prize to pay for water resistance. all of the no bezel models are not water resistant like sony's on C series.

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      • AnonD-331984
      • 7tA
      • 19 Jul 2016

      Slightly bigger? Please Christ let it be 5.2... Pleeeeaaaassssseeee

        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2016Ugly AF. Phones didn't have such a big bezels in 2006. This... moreAgreed. It is a rectangle phone. If this is a flagship, its a total downgrade from Z5. Its like an uglier version of Z5. Too much going on. Sony need to learn to be more minimalist just a tiny bit more. It is a good design overall. If only they stretch that screen to body ratio more. Give me a 85% screen to body ratio Sony.

          This is concept tube design from Sony itself, leaked since January 2015 if I remember correctly...
          Nokia 735 had the design language....
          But this one more refined of course: 2.5d front glass, steel back wigh a strap on the lower(antenna?), camera position and that dual led and sth else near them....
          Its quite premium good looking...
          I like it

          But, I think this is fake, shots look tampered

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            • Anonymous
            • YP9
            • 19 Jul 2016

            Lol at all the mobile fashion police posts. I miss the days when tech was less about looks and more about owning, using and enjoying the device. Less about the ermgahgurd berzerlz.

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              • Anonymous
              • YP9
              • 19 Jul 2016

              Looks OK. Hopefully we get a compact version too!!

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                • Anonymous
                • xj5
                • 19 Jul 2016

                Ugly pos sony should pull out from the mobile market already

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                  • AnonD-542706
                  • 3Nh
                  • 19 Jul 2016

                  Fake!!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Kg%
                    • 19 Jul 2016

                    Sony please minimize those bezels!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • KSu
                      • 19 Jul 2016

                      Praveen, 19 Jul 2016somehwhat resembles nokia x6 Ahh Nokia X6... my first phone

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                        • AnonD-507785
                        • 9F6
                        • 19 Jul 2016

                        I like Sony. They have a good hardware, they keep their software up to date fast and fix the bugs very often, but I must say I'm a bit tired of their screen to body ratio. Ugly bazels on top and bottom of the screen, sides nothing special. Somethings not right here and having said that, I will look the other way this time.

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                          • AnonD-510098
                          • m5I
                          • 19 Jul 2016

                          Anonymous, 19 Jul 2016You say bezels are the reason why low sales for Sony phones... moreThis has bigger bezels than iphone

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                            • 3@K
                            • 19 Jul 2016

                            Praveen, 19 Jul 2016somehwhat resembles nokia x6 indeed

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                              • Anonymous
                              • v3F
                              • 19 Jul 2016

                              at least it is revamped. nice one, Sony.

                                Dual heatpipes, 19 Jul 2016Qnovo battery tech, durable, wifi mimo, finger print unlock... moreAlso Cec compatible via mhl allowing to use your TV remote to control the phone

                                Ps4 dual shock controller support

                                Digital noise cancellation for music, films games built in

                                Ldac high resolution wireless which is 3 times higher bit rate than standard Bluetooth

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                                  • DaMan
                                  • 38E
                                  • 19 Jul 2016

                                  Reminds me of Lumia phones (which I love). Very excited for this.

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                                    • mkara
                                    • Sj@
                                    • 19 Jul 2016

                                    It's a completely different design for Sony, I was shocked. Ha ha ha ha....

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                                      • Alien
                                      • ndn
                                      • 19 Jul 2016

                                      Nowadays you can measure the level of success of a brand by the number of hate and troll comments.
                                      Looks like Sony is doing excelent!
                                      Troll this monkeys!

                                        Anonymous, 19 Jul 2016Sony seriously needs a design reboot. From Z3 onwards I see... moreThe new design should not and must not mean to go downhill. From 1st Gen Z till Z5 (except Z1 & Z3+) all phones are widely acclaimed. Z2 was better than Z with respect to screen, camera & battery. Z3 was better than Z2 in same aspects plus the design was better but the Z5's design is above all, the frosted glass back is some achievement here as previous phones' back got fingerprints all over them. Z5 is just completely fingerprint resistant with nice battery backup and very good low light camera. I havent seen the X yet but i see that the brushed metal will be good too. This, the new reboot on the other hand is a little too much to launch, why cant they stick to the same design for at least an year? Sony needs to focus on their marketing not on their phones, their phones are just perfect. They only need to sell them in an aggressive manner like Samsung does.