Sony Xperia XZ4 Compact CAD-based renders leak, video too

07 December 2018
After a few XZ4 leaks, it's time to see its smaller sibling for the first time.

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  • 07 Dec 2018

At least somebodys doing a powerfull 5" phone these days. Well done Sony keep up the good work.

    xenon2, 07 Dec 2018too good to be true :)no such thing as good or not about it

      acemang, 07 Dec 2018Thanks for the response, but how regular are the updates? ... moreSo far i have received the security patch for every single month until September 2018. Usually the update arrives within the first two weeks of the month. Mine was a upper-midrange so it took a while for the update to arrive. Usually the Sony flagships get the updates before that

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        • Anonymous
        • EFP
        • 07 Dec 2018

        Anonymous, 07 Dec 2018Sony hasn't even launched an XZ3 Compact yet, what makes yo... moreThis is not new, sony always skips a number. Ever wonder why there was no Z2 compact or Z4 compact? There was Z1,Z3,Z5 compact etc

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          • Essen
          • UFB
          • 07 Dec 2018

          Still too early to comment on anything. However 139mm is too tall. A 5 inch 16:9 Redmi 4 is 139x70mm with a decent 71% screen to body ratio. And that has navigation buttons on the bottom bezel so you get the full screen experience and straightforward navigation without the gesture complications.

          I know many would think it as a step back, but after two phones with on screen navigation buttons and one with the buttons on the bezel, I prefer them on the bezel. Bezels don't matter. Screen size and your fingers' ability to reach all corners of the screen is what matters.

          Perhaps Sony should revert to the XZ1 Compact footprint and use the bezels for navigation and other components. For reference, a ZL had a 76% STB ratio. 73 to 76 in a footprint housing a 4.5 to 4.7 inch screen without navigation buttons eating up screen real estate is ideal. It gives some semblance of design and protection in this madness for fragile, massive screens. Only my opinion.

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            • Anonymous
            • Yde
            • 07 Dec 2018

            The design of the Z3 Compact is making a return!

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              • 07 Dec 2018

              It looks like they have brought the 3.5mm jack back.

              I don't like stock Android, it is very lack lustre. I used to like older version of Android, they looked a lot nicer, then today Android versions.



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                • 07 Dec 2018

                Anonymous, 07 Dec 2018It is in today's world. Large phones used to be considered ... moreNo, compact is compact, and that is a pone that measures 125×65 or less, regardless how big is it's screen.

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                  • xenon2
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                  • 07 Dec 2018

                  too good to be true :)

                    GihanPrabash, 07 Dec 2018Extremely punctual. I received OTA updates on my Xperia X f... moreThanks for the response, but how regular are the updates?
                    My Htc 10 got 2 years updates, 2 major updates, last beeing Android 8, and only got 3 updates in each year.
                    My Htc 11 got 1 major update, waiting for Pie (second update) and I guess it will die there.
                    Security updates are a joke, again, 3 in a year with luck.
                    I need a phone with regular updates (I'm an app developer). I don't care about 2 years updates or 3 years but if they only update the device once a year I can't tolerate that. Bugs can't take a year to be corrected. I'm pissed with HTC because of their updates (or lack off), so I will change brand next year.
                    If Sony gives good, solid constant updates I will consider. My friend have an Xiaomi Mi A1, and she have updates every month. If something is broken in one month, the next it will be fixed. With Htc, I pray nothing will be broken in next update, because I will wait 3/6months to get it fixed.

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                      • mtY
                      • 07 Dec 2018

                      I wrote a comment before but for some reason wasn't posted. Sony 139.9 mm tall is not compact at all. Just make a phone like sony xz1 compact ,with round corners instead, and volume buttons on the same place and not square . A little bit thinner also like 8mm, is that so hard to make a phone like that?

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                        • Fv4
                        • 07 Dec 2018

                        Don't you guys want compact phones? Why do you care about bezels? The bezels are there to rest our thumbs when we're watching content without touching the screen. I don't want our fingers to block content.

                        According to YouTube, Sony fans don't exist.

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                          • 07 Dec 2018

                          Shak23, 07 Dec 2018Xz1 compact wasn't worthy of upgrading from what i remember... moreIf my Z5C "DIES" right now, I would go for XZ1C. But if I actually wait and save money, therefore I want the device I choose to have the longest possible period of usage before it's dropped by Sony, XZ1C does not stand strong, as it is already over 1 year old (usually Sony devices are dropped right after 2 years, where they enter an unpredictable state, where it's up to Sony to make such decision and they don't even express it clearly so you don't know)

                            guv94, 07 Dec 2018Same here. Plucky Z5C still soldiers on, waiting for a wort... moreXz1 compact wasn't worthy of upgrading from what i remembered that 810 processor was plagued with heating issues the 835 processor is a beast in that xz1 compact

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 07 Dec 2018

                              shortkey, 07 Dec 2018Anything above 4.6" and 125mm height is NOT COMPACT.It is in today's world. Large phones used to be considered 5.7" and the average was 5". Now we get 6.4" phones and the average is around 5.8". So this is compact compared to the current average.

                                surreality87, 07 Dec 2018I find these renders hard to believe as there is no dedicat... moreGood spot.

                                I'd not welcome that but would I accept it to get back the 3.5mm jack and the fingerprint sensor back where it should be? Maybe.

                                  I find these renders hard to believe as there is no dedicated camera button. Sony has always had a dedicated external camera button along side of the power and volume rocker buttons and that doesn't show here. especially given that these renders seem to suggest a throwback to the older phone design I find it even harder to believe there'd be no camera button.

                                    Anonymous, 07 Dec 2018Wrong. I represent 99.9% of consumers. Ugly design is the... moreNo, susceptibility to Apple style 'Form over Function' advertising is why people don't consider alternative options like Sony.

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                                      • puk
                                      • 07 Dec 2018

                                      I was waiting so long for new compact from Sony and they screwed up the compact name.
                                      13.9cm 65% screen. Omg, can't go worse then this.

                                      I realy hope this is not true. Sony fan.

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                                        • 07 Dec 2018

                                        Willow, 07 Dec 2018Z5C does have side fingerprint sensor and is IP68. Using... moreSame here. Plucky Z5C still soldiers on, waiting for a worthy Sony Compact successor :)

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