Yesterday two unannounced Sony devices got leaked
CAD-based renders and videos, namely the Xperia XA3 and L3. Now the exact same
thing has happened for the Xperia XA3 Ultra. Like the name implies, this is
likely to launch alongside the XA3 as its bigger sibling. And it's definitely
going to be large, sporting a 6.5-inch touchscreen with 1080x2160 resolution
and 18:9 aspect ratio. The bezels are uncharacteristically small on all sides
for a Sony handset, and that's refreshing to (finally) see, even if this will
be nothing more than a mid-ranger.
The XA3 Ultra is said to measure 167.4 x 73.3 x 8.3
mm. It comes with dual rear snappers housed in an island that protrudes from
the body - so there's definitely going to be a camera bump here. The
fingerprint sensor is on the right side of the device, sandwiched in between
the power button and volume rocker.
A USB-C port is on the bottom, the 3.5mm headset
jack lives at the top, and that's about everything that has been outed
regarding the XA3 Ultra alongside these images. A past benchmark run implied
that both the XA3 and XA3 Ultra might be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660
SoC, and rumor has it the phones will be offered with up to 6GB of RAM (though
the exact amount you get may depend on where you're located). As for storage,
64GB could be the baseline.
The XA3 Ultra should run Android 9 Pie out of the
box. Given that its predecessor was released in February, we might see it
becoming official very early next year.
