There's a lot of rumors on the new experia handsets so I thought it'd be nice to compile them together here.
So PhoneArena seems to running a wild rumor regarding the Sony Xperia line-up for the rest of 2013. The most interesting part is Sony having 3 different flagships launching in Q3, each tailored to a different demographic:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...for-Q3-to-lure-camera-and-music-buffs_id41337
XperiaBlog are already warning against believing too much in this rumor, saying:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/2...-shot-and-walkman-xperia-phones-coming-in-q3/
The PhoneArena rumor also confirms that Xperia A, UL and phablet will launch this summer. For those that need more info on these, here's a quick summary from Xperiablog:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/2...ul-sol22-gaga-to-launch-in-japan-this-summer/
Lastly, rumor has it that Sony is going to be releasing a budget 1080p 5 inch phone powered by a Mediatek quad-core processor. The phone will be manufactured by Arima, just like Xperia E:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/28/sony-prepping-5-inch-handset-with-mediatek-quad-core-soc/
EDIT:
So from what I've read PhoneArena got it wrong (again). There will be one one 2H flagship, a One Sony phone, that will have that walkman and cybershot technology together and should be used to battler the iPhone5S.At least so do people at Esato say: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...753&start=6315
So PhoneArena seems to running a wild rumor regarding the Sony Xperia line-up for the rest of 2013. The most interesting part is Sony having 3 different flagships launching in Q3, each tailored to a different demographic:
1. This one is 5 inch xperia cybershot. It will be equipped with best camera so far in smartphones. With sensor size almost equal to pureview 808 and carl zeiss optics it will stand out from the rest of the crowd. Other specs will be top of the line. Also, the waistline of the phone is well within limits.
2. This one is 5 inch xperia walkman. It will come with integrated amplifier chip and all other goodies of sony walkman series and same top specs.
3. This one is a direct iPhone competitor in a small form factor and small screen size with camera and other specs same as xperia cybershot.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Rumo...for-Q3-to-lure-camera-and-music-buffs_id41337
XperiaBlog are already warning against believing too much in this rumor, saying:
All of this sounds something to look forward to if true, but we cant help but think this reads like a fanboys wishlist to us. We have not heard anything about these devices from our own sources. Thats not to say there isnt any truth to them, but if there is, we havent heard about them yet. Wed take all of the above rumours with a mountain of salt.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/2...-shot-and-walkman-xperia-phones-coming-in-q3/
The PhoneArena rumor also confirms that Xperia A, UL and phablet will launch this summer. For those that need more info on these, here's a quick summary from Xperiablog:
Xperia A (SO-04E), codenamed Dogo. It is expected to launch in the summer with a 4.6-inch HD display (were not sure if this is 720p or 1080p, most likely the former). It will be powered by a Snapdraon 600 chipset, 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Other features include a 2300mAh battery, water/dust resistant body, mobile wallet, One Seg and infrared. Variants of this handset are supposed to launch globally.
The AU handset will be the Xperia UL (SOL22) codenamed Gaga. This handset is also expected to launch this summer with a design similar to the Xperia ZL. It will have a 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 600 chipset, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, removable 2300mAh battery. This will also have mobile wallet, One Seg, infrared and will be water/dust resistant.
One last rumour, there is also meant to be a 6.4-inch handset (Togari) with 1080p display that will launch on NTT DoCoMo. The handset is currently being paraded around and whether it is actually released or not remains to be seen.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/2...ul-sol22-gaga-to-launch-in-japan-this-summer/
Lastly, rumor has it that Sony is going to be releasing a budget 1080p 5 inch phone powered by a Mediatek quad-core processor. The phone will be manufactured by Arima, just like Xperia E:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/28/sony-prepping-5-inch-handset-with-mediatek-quad-core-soc/
EDIT:
So from what I've read PhoneArena got it wrong (again). There will be one one 2H flagship, a One Sony phone, that will have that walkman and cybershot technology together and should be used to battler the iPhone5S.At least so do people at Esato say: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic...753&start=6315
@vivftp
Like I said before, the PA rumors are stolen from Esato but misinterpreted. So the final article is utter BS.
There are no Cybershot and Walkman Xperia phones.
Only one 2H flagship - Honami aka the first One Sony phone.
Only it will have everything, there is no walkman centric phone let alone a flagship.