Images of the Sony Xperia 2, expected to go official
at IFA next week, surfaced yesterday giving us a quick glimpse of the device.
And today, a full set of official-looking press renders of the handset
surfaced, showing the phone from multiple angles, in several colors too. The Xperia 2 looks similar to the
Xperia 1, except for the triple camera setup at the back which is now placed in
the top-left corner of the device, as opposed to being along the central axis.
On the left side of the Xperia 2 is the SIM card
slot, and on the right side is the fingerprint scanner flanked by the volume
rocker and power key. There's also a dedicated camera shutter button further
below, a long-standing Sony-exclusive feature.
The bottom of the phone is home to a USB-C port
which is flanked by the primary microphone and a speaker grille, with the top
of the phone housing the secondary mic. The Xperia 2 doesn't come with a 3.5mm
headphone jack, but then neither did the Xperia 1.
As far as the specifications are concerned, the Sony
Xperia 2 will sport a 6.1" 21:9 display which is 0.4" smaller than
the Xperia 1's. As a result, it will likely pack a battery smaller than the 3,330
mAh cell on the Xperia 1. The Xperia 2 is expected to have a Snapdragon 855 SoC at the helm
with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
We don't have details about the selfie camera but
the source says that the triple camera setup at the back is likely to be the
same as that of the Xperia 1, which seems to make all the sense. There's no word from Sony about
the Xperia 2 yet, but we will know more about its specs, pricing, and
availability next week if the Japanese tech giant does indeed make it official.
