Last year’s Xperia XZ was a respectable flagship smartphone, but it failed to turn the company’s image in the high-end phone market. Evidently, Sony is working on a flagship smartphone and the announcement will happen next month at the Mobile World Congress.


Rumours surrounding the next flagship from Sony have been doing the rounds for sometime. A report from Sumaho recently revealed the phone is codenamed ‘Yoshino’, and it will feature a Snapdragon 835 processor and a 4K 5.5-inch display.


It is said to feature Sony’s IMX400 image sensor, as well as 4GB/6GB RAM. However, reports have also said
Samsung has first dibs on Snadragon 835 so it will be surprising if the Sony flagship gets launched before the Galaxy S8.

Sony previously launched the world’s first smartphone featuring a 4K (3,840×2,160) display in the form of the Xperia Z5 Premium. Although there was a catch as the phone’s screen didn’t display 4K content all the time.
Reports also suggest Sony might unveil yet another premium smartphone that will feature either the Snapdragon 835 or possibly the Snapdragon 653 chipset and the same camera sensor as the Yoshino, barring the 4K resolution display. It will have a smaller 5-inch WQHD display, apparently.

Next up is the ‘Hinoki’, a 5-inch phone. It will reportedly carry a Helio P20 chipset, 3GB RAM, 32GB of onboard storage, and two cameras: 16MP and 8MP. The ‘Keyaki’ is claimed to come with a 5.2-inch FHD display, featuring a Helio P20 chipset, 4GB RAM, 64GB of internal memory, and two cameras: 23MP and 16MP. Finally, there’s the ‘Mineo’, for which hardware specifications have not been leaked.

Last week, Sony sent out invitations for the special press event at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Reports are claiming Sony will unveil at least five smartphones, featuring different specifications and at various price points.

The leak (via Sumaho Info) does not provide official names for the alleged Xperia smartphones but comparisons with current lineup can still be drawn on the basis of the specifications that have been suggested, SlashGear notes in its report.

The second smartphone, codenamed 'BlancBright', seems like a coin-toss at this moment as the phone is expected to feature either Snapdragon 835 or Snapdragon 635 processor. However, the phone is suggested to sport a 5.5-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display and pack 4GB of RAM.

This phone has also been tipped to come with same IMX400 camera sensor as the one on Yoshino. The device might be following the footsteps of Xperia X2 Performance in the lineup.

The last smartphone in the lineup has been codenamed 'Mineo' and is expected to carry a price tag of around $350.
Apart from the expected price tag, other details regarding the phone remain thin.