The smartphone is expected to go official next week

Mar 14, 2013 11:58 GMT  ·  By

Details on Sony Xperia SP emerged a few days ahead of Mobile World Congress 2013 and we thought the smartphone will be officially announced at the trade fair.

However, Sony had other plans as the Xperia SP was no show at MWC 2103. According to the latest hearsay, the Japanese handset maker announced a press event on March 18 where it should make the Xperia SP official, but this has yet to be confirmed.

Anyway, the folks over at XperiaBlog have just published what appears to be a press render of the Xperia SP, but again, we’re not yet sure whether or not this is the real deal.

Sony Xperia SP has already been listed by some UK-based retailer and is likely to go on sale for around £315 / €360 / $465 outright. Stay tuned for more updates on the matter.