A new Sony Xperia phone will be announced on October 26

12 October 2021
That's two weeks from now and the rumor mill hadn't even heard a peep about it. What is this mysterious phone that Sony successfuly kept under wraps?

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  • 12 Oct 2021

How do you know it is a smarphone? lol, it could be a new tablet, smartwatch or some gadget.

    AnonD-994853, 12 Oct 2021Yes, and it will still have bad auto mode shotsSurely it takes better photos than your phone with a shitty camera

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      • 12 Oct 2021

      A new portable gaming console to compete with Switch Oled ಥ_ಥ

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        • Anonymous
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        • 12 Oct 2021

        i0S.- Never.- Again, 12 Oct 2021Samsung has already mastered the foldable... Sony's f... moreWould be better.

        Because while sony made a phone like Xperia Play.
        Your beloved brand just slaps vampor chamber inside the phone and call "gaming phone".
        So pathetic ....
        Did they replace all the burnt motherboard for free? Because when their phones explode they blame the costumers.

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          • 12 Oct 2021

          Anonymous, 12 Oct 2021NO! There is no excuse for the auto camera to be an absolut... moreDear, manual mode just lock setting.
          It does not make difference when it comes to noise, artifacts etc ..

          Sony does not use HDR as default. All other do.
          Turn off HDR and you will have issues with excess of light same way.
          Auto uses HDR when it wants only. Since Z series.

          If it was software issue, not even using HDR would solve. People that make work on the phone are same people that work on A9.

          Should read opinion of people who understand of the subject. Not MB or MWTB.

          I have seen samples of iphone where HDR did not trigger. Background was completely white, not even possible to see anything. Person's face was still poorly exposed.

          HDR is positive points, but downsides as well. If it was perfect, pros would use image stacking everytime. They do not.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 12 Oct 2021

            Please be a true Compact, something similar to the Zenofone 8 but with wireless charging.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 12 Oct 2021

              cozxta, 12 Oct 2021You know you can have curved design with flat display, right? Do not compare design like Xperia Arc, HTC One series or even 2.5/3D glass with edge screen.

              Curved display has zero utility.
              When you watch video, part of the image taken by the curves. Same for photos.
              When you read website news, part of the text is there as well. Even worse with the waterfall screen seen on few chinese phones.
              Unwanted touches, glare, reflection, fragility.
              At least they know xz3 was mistake.

              Best of all. The useless curves cost to the OEMs about $20-30 more per panel compared to flat version with same specs. Be sure they charge people more than this $20-30.
              Not even counting the repair prices.
              In my location, the price charged to replace s8 screen was same value samsung sold A3 2016.

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                • 12 Oct 2021

                please be compact please be compact pleessseee so I don't have to go buy big asus zenfone 8 please don't be ridiculous long

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 12 Oct 2021

                  AnonD-1016461, 12 Oct 2021Professional camera for professional photographer Sony isn... moreNO! There is no excuse for the auto camera to be an absolute piece of sh*t it currently is. Sometimes you just want to snap a quick picture which is basically impossible with the main camera because it has been coded by a mentally challenged donkey with seven crayons up its nose. Fck Sony for cheaping out on the software.

                  Xperia 5 II owner here btw.

                    Anonymous, 12 Oct 2021Zenfone 8 has 14,8cm. This is larger phone than even XA. ... moreThat's why a compact with 700 series processor that's half that aspect ratio (18.5:9) to also squeeze a wider battery (possibly in the 3,500-3,700mAH range) would work for a compact device. I don't see compact lovers wanting an ultra-powerful processor like the 888 when 778/780/790 can get the job done for 99% of those users.

                    Also, 120Hz can be turned off to preserve battery. Heck, throw in LTPO and that would get it done too.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 12 Oct 2021

                      i0S.- Never.- Again, 12 Oct 2021Samsung has already mastered the foldable... Sony's f... moreToo bad you would not be able to afford anyway.
                      Cant even get iphone SE 2.

                      Instead of spending money on redmi note or realme narzo every year. Just make yourself happy and buy iphone 12. Keep it until 2026.

                      Anyway, the company has money to do own projects, unlike a chinese brand that often goes to kickstarter to ask for money.
                      Because what this company makes in 12 months, is less than Sony makes in 3 months.

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                        • 12 Oct 2021

                        Since the XZ2 Premium, Sony knows how to hide the game on its Xperias, that's what is good and exciting. We can only speculate.
                        1- Xperia Pro II or III
                        2- Xperia 7,2" snapdragon 7xx
                        3- Xperia Tab
                        4- Xperia gaming

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                          • 12 Oct 2021

                          I really hope it's a flagship compact phone.

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                            • 12 Oct 2021

                            i0S.- Never.- Again, 12 Oct 2021Samsung has already mastered the foldable... Sony's f... moreStop talking nonsense, do you work at Sony?

                              Anonymous, 12 Oct 2021If Samsung barely sells 5 million units of Flip/Fold, what... moreSamsung has already mastered the foldable...
                              Sony's foldable would be a predictable chunky boxy design which throttles with basic use and gives terrible image quality.
                              Most people don't want to invest in a company that has been kicked out of major markets by its competitors.

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                                • 12 Oct 2021

                                cozxta, 12 Oct 2021You know you can have curved design with flat display, right? Sony's been making curved frame (fillet edge) since 2018. Xperia 1II/PRO/III has chamfered edge frame unlike iPhone which is completely flat while the rest of the phones are all round.

                                  Anonymous, 12 Oct 20211000x better than soap stile used by phones like S21U and O... moreYou know you can have curved design with flat display, right?

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                                    • 12 Oct 2021

                                    Itstoday, 12 Oct 2021Perhaps it's the phone they showed when Samsung was in... moreIf Samsung barely sells 5 million units of Flip/Fold, what chances sony have?

                                    It is not worth spending too much R&D budget on this kind of device if they would not sell more than 40.000 units.
                                    According to interviews given to media in Japan and Taiwan , zero interest in foldable phones any soon.

                                    This may be single cam with 1" sensor. With SD750 or 778.

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                                      • 12 Oct 2021

                                      looking forward for a xperia mobile shredder.

                                        Perhaps it's the phone they showed when Samsung was introducing the first flip phone.
                                        If you remember Sony's idea was a second screen underneath the top screen which slid to the left revealing the second screen and making 1 big oled glass screen thus making a perfect non flip phone all bets being taken.

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