Sony is planned to bring back its “Compact” line of phones in 2021 with a new Xperia Compact model. It will offer a 5.5-inch screen and dimensions more in line with Apple’s (relatively) tiny iPhone 12 mini than the ever-larger phones Sony has been offering in recent years.
The new device, according to the well-known phone leak OnLeaks, which also posted renderings of the next phone on Voice, would have dimensions of 140 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm (5.5 x 2.71 x 0.35 inches), making it slightly larger than the iPhone 12 mini (which measures 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.4 mm or 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches).
The new Xperia Compact also offers an 8 megapixel selfie camera in a teardrop notch, a dual camera setup with a 13 megapixel main camera on the rear, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a print reader digital integrated in the on / off button. Notably missing are any details about the specs, however.
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Image: OnLeaks / Voice
The (still unnamed) 2021 Xperia Compact would be the first Sony phone to bear the name “Compact” since the 2018 Xperia XZ2 Compact, which had dimensions similar to the leaked specifications of the new 2021 device (although the screen on the 2018 model was a slightly smaller, with 5 inches, thanks to the larger sockets). But it is still a much smaller piece of hardware than other recent attempts, like the Xperia 5.
The biggest question, however, is whether the new Xperia Compact will offer flagship-level specs or fall into the same trap as other shrunken Android devices and offer downgraded specs to match its smaller size. Sony has avoided this problem before – the said XZ2 Compact offers specifications almost comparable to its big brother – but it remains an open question whether Sony will actually deliver an Android 2021 phone with top-of-the-line specifications that also do not require a massive display. .
It is also unclear whether there is really a market for smaller flagships. Apple’s iPhone 12 mini, while offering specifications virtually identical to those of the larger iPhone 12, has seen poor sales compared to the larger models on offer (despite its lower price). There are additional reports that Apple is shifting production from the smaller model to focus more on full-size phones.