Specs and images of Sony Xperia Z4 show up

Monday, November 24, 2014

Specs and images of Sony Xperia Z4 show up

Not quite a year ago at CES 2014, Sony explicitly indicated they believed the market for flagship smartphone development was going to be on a semi-annual basis, so that is what they set for an internal target. After the release of the Xperia Z2 early in the year, Sony did indeed follow-up about six months later with the Xperia Z3. Sticking to that pattern, sources indicate Sony is ready to announce the Xperia Z4 at CES 2015 on January 5th in Las Vegas. Along with the Xperia Z4, Sony reportedly will also release a larger Xperia Z4 Ultra.

To go with this latest tip, sources provided some alleged details of the devices and images of the new look Sony is going for with their next round of flagship devices. Despite earlier rumors that Sony would opt for a Snapdragon 810 in the Xperia Z4, word now is that they are sticking with the more widely available Snapdragon 805. The processor will help power a 5.4-inch quad-HD display. Sony is supposedly still planning to load the Xperia Z4 with 4GB of RAM to help run Android Lollipop.

The larger Xperia Z4 Ultra will not be much different save for the size of the device. The Z4 Ultra appears to be getting the same combination of a Snapdragon 805 chip and 4GB of RAM. The larger display will be a 5.9-inch panel. Sources indicate Sony will put all of this in a device that is only 5.7mm thin.

One area where Sony hopes to set itself above the competition will be the camera sensor. The company has been working on a new generation sensor, the IMX230, capable of capturing 20.7MP images. The new sensor includes image plane detection auto-focus technology and 192-point auto-focus. Sony is reportedly developing a second sensor in the same family that is “only” 16MP capable. According to sources, these specs match the alleged camera sensors for the Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z4 Ultra respectively.

With CES 2015 just over a month away, we should see more rumors and leaks about new Sony flagship devices. What do you think of what has surfaced so far?