Sony doesn’t benefit from the share within the smartphone it as soon as did. Its Xperia line has all however light into obscurity (or reasonably failed to face out within the current smartphone panorama), however the model is as soon as once more making an attempt to revive the cellphone with a brand new yearly flagship. However will it handle to carry the Xperia again to life? Let’s speak concerning the upcoming Sony Xperia 5 II.

The cellphone is approaching September 17 subsequent month, in line with a put up Sony made on its social media. It doesn’t announce the product however does characteristic the hashtag ‘SonyXperia’. Except Sony is switching to a brand new naming scheme for its smartphone portfolio, this cellphone needs to be the Xperia 5 II. 

The Sony Xperia 5 II teaser marketing campaign doesn’t give us something past a launch calendar, however the flagship has already in press mockups. Printed by Android Headlines, the posters present the all-new Xperia’s digicam and design.

Proper out of the gate, you’ll discover that (unsurprisingly) the Xperia 5 II is just not an formidable design — very similar to its lengthy line of predecessors. Sony sandwiched the show between two fats prime and backside bezels. It’s the identical story on the again: the digicam bump is recycled from the Xperia 1 II, besides it appears extra polished.

However the cellphone’s appears apart, the model has tailored to the specs race, a minimum of for those who imagine the report. Sony Xperia 5 II will likely be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 cell platform, making it the primary 5G Sony smartphone. The show allegedly operates on a contemporary 120Hz refresh charge with a excessive 240Hz contact sampling. The show is fullHD+ with a uncommon 21:9 facet ratio filling it. There’s the usual 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 4,000 mAh battery.

For the cameras, Sony has as soon as once more partnered up with ZEISS. On paper, the {hardware} appears nice however it stays to be seen if the Xperia 5 II will finish the poor streak of smartphone cameras from the phone-maker. Despite the fact that Sony provides cameras to nearly each main smartphone model, their cameras on the house turf have at all times been a hit and miss.