14 DAY TRIAL // Sony seems to be on a roll this year, as the Japanese company has already announced several Xperia smartphones, and many more are waiting their official unveil.
The latest in a series of leaks that have brought us info about upcoming smartphones comes via XperiaBlog and mentions a new Xperia handset that has yet to be announced, the D6653.
Unfortunately, given the fact that the smartphone is only known by its codename, we can only assume that this is another version of the Xperia Z2 or a completely new flagship smartphone.
The Japanese handset maker is rumored to launch a different version of the Xperia Z2 in the United States at Verizon Wireless, which is said to be codenamed Sony D6503.
This version of the current Sony flagship smartphone will only pack 2GB of RAM, unlike the standard model that comes with no less than 3GB RAM.
It’s also worth mentioning that Verizon’s Xperia Z2 will support the carrier’s new LTE-Advanced network, which is probably one of the reasons it will be exclusively available in the United States through the Big Red.
Anyway, the new Sony D6653 that has just appeared at Postel, the Indonesian regulatory commission, seems to be one of these “exclusive” versions of the Xperia Z2 or the upcoming Xperia Z3.
As many of you probably know by now, Sony has announced it will launch not one, but two flagship smartphones each year. The first one will be released early on at Mobile World Congress (MWC), whereas the second handset should be unveiled in September, at IFA trade fair.
This means that we should expect the Xperia Z3 to make its debut in just a few months, which is why there’s a small chance the D6653 might be in fact this device. If that’s the case, we will probably see more details on the D6653 specs being leaked online in the next weeks.
Sony fans should know that if they’re not going for a flagship smartphone, there are slight chances they will not get major software updates on time. Even so, Google only requires handset makers to offer software upgrades for their smartphones 18 months since their launch.
Given the fact that Sony provides fans with the chance to switch to new flagship smartphones twice a year, there will be plenty of choices at any time. Hopefully, the differences between these devices will not be major as to require fans to upgrade twice per year.