While the main hype for Sony products is for their high-end flagship models, there’s always room in the market for their mid-range devices and according to @vizileaks, that new handset will be the Xperia G.
Shown off initially with the Xperia Z to give an idea of the phone’s total footprint, ViziLeaks then proceeded to give some possible specs for the device :
#Sony pumping out devices here is the latest…D-Series LTE 4.8" 8GB 8MP 1GB RAM No IP rating #Xperia #XperiaG pic.twitter.com/gxbsK3t4Li
— ViziLeaks (@vizileaks) February 14, 2014
Additionally, you can see the microSD card slot in the first picture and GSMArena believe that there will be no Ingress Protection on the Xperia G. The Sony MWC launch will conflict with the Nokia MWC event with both scheduled to begin at 8:30am on the 24th of February in Barcelona. We’re waiting on streaming details for both events, but we’ll be sure to bring you the news from both.
| Location | Local time | Time zone | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona (Spain – Barcelona) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 8:30:00 AM | CET | UTC+1 hour |
| Canberra (Australia – Australian Capital Territory) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 6:30:00 PM | AEDT | UTC+11 hours |
| Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 5:30:00 PM | AEST | UTC+10 hours |
| Adelaide (Australia – South Australia) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 6:00:00 PM | ACDT | UTC+10:30 hours |
| Darwin (Australia – Northern Territory) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 5:00:00 PM | ACST | UTC+9:30 hours |
| Hobart (Australia – Tasmania) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 6:30:00 PM | AEDT | UTC+11 hours |
| Perth (Australia – Western Australia) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 3:30:00 PM | AWST | UTC+8 hours |
| Corresponding UTC (GMT) | Monday, 24 February 2014 at 07:30:00 |
No ingress protection, does that mean it will have 2014 size bezels or will it still look like it was made in 2010.
Sounds interesting.
Now, I don’t know whether to go for the G or the Z1 Compact.
Wait it out, plenty of smart phones to come. Although if you’re looking for a small powerful handset, the compact will probably be your best bet.