Images of a Sony Xperia 20 case show the phone will keep the extra thick top bezel

11 July 2019
The design is nearly identical to the Xperia 10 with only one noticeable change.

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Is it you Pro, 12 Jul 2019Does the notch is the top dog design? No. If you hide it, i... moreI used to hate it. But when i used one (the teardrop one), i got used to it quite quickly. But something like apple or pixel 3 might be hard to get used to. Bezel is there maybe for ergonomic reason.

I still prefer something with bezel, tho.

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    • 12 Jul 2019

    Anonymous, 12 Jul 2019Sony was never a trend follower, but a trend setter. You mi... moreI am not talking about that. My concern is wrt design, not other features. I had owned many of Xperia lineup, Xperia ZR, Xperia L, Xperia M, etc. I mentioned the thing "iconic designs" for their Xperia line up.
    I am not a fan of notch or totally bezel-less design, but they can reduce the bezels as their form factor is already tall enough. It looks odd.

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      • Anonymous
      • nm8
      • 12 Jul 2019

      Anonymous, 12 Jul 2019Having made some innovations doesn't mean that they are tre... moreOf course they will. But that doesnt make them any less of a trend setter. The 960fps thing, for example, started with Sony, then Samsung adopted it, then all these Chinese brands. Enough with the Sony hatred.

        Anonymous, 12 Jul 2019Did you use a phone with a notch? Because it seems that you... moreDoes the notch is the top dog design? No. If you hide it, it's actually a bezel, then you show the notch and your display is not equal/balance while watching video etc because the notch is there, then you hide the notch to have the bezel back again...
        Yes you can get used to it or simply don't care. Just like people who watching movie in cinema don't care how many how many heads protrude, really!?

          Anonymous, 11 Jul 2019I remeber when everyone was bashing chinese phones and star... moreStop this nonsense.. All Xperias had camera at the left side before xz2. It seems you are born in 2017 for the smartphone era, camera at the left is not a copy cat thing but ui and speaker placement and shape and notch design is the real copy

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            • Anonymous
            • XFF
            • 12 Jul 2019

            Anonymous, 12 Jul 2019Sony was never a trend follower, but a trend setter. You mi... moreHaving made some innovations doesn't mean that they are trend setter. Do you think that sony won't introduce phones with under display camera when that technology will become ready?

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              • Anonymous
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              • 12 Jul 2019

              Is it you Pro, 12 Jul 2019Notch / Waterdrop / Punch hole isn't attractive at all, yet... moreDid you use a phone with a notch? Because it seems that you didn't notch is better than bezel you get used to it within a dayand you'll feel than the advantage of having it

                TheGoldenMellifluous, 12 Jul 2019AFAIK Walter, the reason why Xperia 10 family/20 has a big ... moreNotch / Waterdrop / Punch hole isn't attractive at all, yet it will be outdated sooner because it is a compromise design. A proper bezel would be fine and stay practical.

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                  • 12 Jul 2019

                  n3t3p, 12 Jul 2019What's wrong with this company? It used to be iconic with i... moreI was a big sony fan, but i think z5 premium was the last sony phone that i like, xz was good but those bezels instead of shrinking they got bigger, and the flow design is just not that good considered how tick the phone was, sony slowly is losing their drsign awesomeness

                    Walter C. Dornez, 11 Jul 2019What the hell? Just make the top bezel smallerAFAIK Walter, the reason why Xperia 10 family/20 has a big border on the top of the phone is due to how Sony put the components that used to be placed on the bottom/chin of a phone. I think Sony wants to use an alternative method on joining edge-to-edge display while keeping making it at least stand out from the crowd.

                    Notch, punch hole is still avoided by Sony at all cost. So their choice was to move the components on the chin, into top bezel, hence a thick bezel on the top, while keeping it thin on 3 sides. Yes, because of those components taking place on the top, and screen can't be widened more, creating a thick top bezel on Xperia 10 family/20.

                    I understand this method isn't the best one, but with Sony insisting an immersive entertainment enjoyment without any interruption (and water and dust resistant on flagship series), as well the in-screen camera is still far from perfect, this is the one currently possible for Sony. Yeah, possibly doesn't look attractive for 2019 standard, but if it works, I think it works for now.

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                      • 12 Jul 2019

                      Anonymous, 11 Jul 2019SONY is a brand with CLASS, unlike ALL OTHER OEM's who love... moreYou don't have a clue what are you talking about, Huawei has 4 phones with a square camera since 2018, go to sleep boy https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_20-9367.php and this https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_20_pro-9343.php and this https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_20_x-9369.php and this https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_20_x_(5g)-9705.php

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                        • 12 Jul 2019

                        n3t3p, 12 Jul 2019What's wrong with this company? It used to be iconic with i... moreSony was never a trend follower, but a trend setter. You might not know this, or act that you don't, but Sony was among the first to make waterproof smartphones, 960fps video recording, etc. Sony would never follow dumb ass trends like the notch. God lmao.

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                          • 12 Jul 2019

                          Kajzi, 12 Jul 2019Ám I really the only one here who really likes Sony'... moreA lot of people love Sony's designs. I work at a big smartphone retailer chain so trust me on that. The sales are low because, although people love Sony's phones, there are also many that don't know that Sony makes them. Ignore the nerds here, they're a small minority. Sony only needs to work on their marketing, nothing more, nothing less.

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                            • 12 Jul 2019

                            Ám I really the only one here who really likes Sony's design language?

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 12 Jul 2019

                              Ripcord, 11 Jul 2019Are you for real? With class???? What type of class do you... more100% CLASS...SONY is leader, innovator (not a meee tooo oem).
                              Quality materials, excellent craftmanship, distinctive looks...that is CLASS....SONY, APPLE, NOKIA are brands with CLASS...😁

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                                • n3t3p
                                • 7kj
                                • 12 Jul 2019

                                What's wrong with this company? It used to be iconic with its designs.
                                But for a long time, it's not taking things seriously; esp wrt market trends.

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                                  • 12 Jul 2019

                                  geekacontra, 11 Jul 2019out of curiosity: why do you need IP68? because is bigger t... moreDo you actually realise that IP70 is lower and less practical than IP69?

                                    I, for one, welcome (back) bezels! That is one place where I can hold the phone without touching the screen.

                                    Do you hold the phone by the screen? Or does it levitate in your hand?

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                                      • 12 Jul 2019

                                      I love sony, but lets face this, the design is horrible wTh is going on with that department on sony?? , and is not about the taller aspect ratio, is the whole phone.
                                      You follow up with the trends in the market or you fail is easy as that.

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                                        • 12 Jul 2019

                                        Agree about 21:9 screen ratio, disagree about the design. Looks hideous to my eyes lol. Every other mid range phones can shrink the bezel more. And comes to pricing, as usual Sony mid ranger fails hard for its specs, therefore bad sales than others.

                                        Honestly Honor View 20, Honor 20, Mi 9T, is about the same price as Xperia 10 Plus. It beats everything on all aspects, leave Xperia 10 far behind in the pricing segment. And i can bet these Xperia 20 will stick with the same pricing.