The two handsets won’t make it in time for CES 2015

Dec 15, 2014 07:25 GMT  ·  By

There is no doubt about it, Sony is going to unveil a slew of new Xperia Z4 devices in early 2015. Word on the street had it, the company is expected to pull the veil off the Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z4 Tablet as soon as CES 2015.

Some specs of these upcoming models were revealed a while ago, but now we get fresh information about other two members of the family: the Xperia Z4 Compact and Xperia Z4 Ultra handsets.

The folks over at Android Origin have managed to get their hands on a detailed list of specs regarding the two models mentioned above. So let’s see what we can expect Sony to unveil on the grounds at CES 2015.

Xperia Z4 Compact

The handset is the successor of the Xperia Z3 Compact and will come bundling pretty impressive specs. It will arrive with a 4.7-inch display with 1080p resolution and will draw power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset like the rest of the upcoming Xperia Z4 family.

Customers will also find 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage onboard. Apart from that there are two cameras (20.7MP on the back and 5MP up in the front with 1080p video recording), S-Master HX digital amplifier, improved stereo speakers, IP68 dust and water resistance, LTE Cat.9, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC and wireless charging support.

Battery capacity is still a mystery at this point, but we expect it to be around 3,000mAh.

Xperia Z4 Ultra

Sony is also prepping a phablet that will arrive with a pretty huge display of the 6.44-inch variety. Unlike its predecessor, this model will offer Quad-HD resolution.

However, the design is expected to be pretty similar to the Xperia Z3. In the computing department, the device will take advantage of the same Snapdragon 810 fitted with 3GB of RAM. The report also mentions the 16MP frontal camera unit, while the other specs are rumored to be quite similar to the Z4 and Z4 Compact.

The handset’s battery should be somewhere between 3500mAh and 4000mAh. But the most interesting rumor specifies that the Z4 Ultra might come with a stylus included, placing it in direct competition with the Galaxy Note. Something pretty exciting!

Even if previous rumors said that Sony would launch the host of Xperia Z4 devices at CES 2015 (or at least some of them) the current report claims the Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z4 Tablet won’t be launched at the same time as the Xperia Z4 Ultra and Xperia Z4 Compact.

This will happen because the Snapdragon 810 chipset is apparently delayed (although Qualcomm is saying this is not the case), so sources familiar with the matter seem to think the handsets will make a debut in the wild in Q2 2015.

Sony's current Xperia X3 and Xperia X3 Compact (9 Images)

Sony Xperia Z3 frontal view
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