The Sony Xperia 6 might be Sony’s first 5G smartphone
An Xperia 5 successor?
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Sony’s next mid-range smartphone might pack a Snapdragon 765 chipset, if this Geekbench test result is to be believed.
A screenshot of the result, found byAndroidNext, shows a phone labeled similarly to Sony’s particular naming scheme (a letter and four numbers). In this case, ‘K8220’ starts with a letter that identifies it as coming out this year; since all of 2019’s Sony phones had technical names starting with J, then K is probably what will be used for handsets in 2020, reasonsGSM Arena.
As for the chipset, the test result lists an 8-core Qualcomm processor with an identifier we’ve seen before - on the Geekbench test results for the Oppo Reno3 Pro 5G, which we justlearnedwill pack the Snapdragon 765G.
Finally, a 5G Sony phone?
Yes, 5G - Oppo’s phone will be capable of connecting to the next-gen networks thanks to its version of the new Snapdragon premium mid-range processor that Qualcomm justintroduced. It’s unclear if this new Sony phone would pack the standard or 5G version - we’ll have to wait and see.
If so, it could be Sony’s first 5G phone - and given that the Snapdragon 765 is meant for phones under top-tier flagship, it could be a more affordable 5G device. In other words, a phone somewhere in power between the flagshipXperia 5and the affordable mid-rangeXperia 10.
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David is now a mobile reporter at Cnet. Formerly Mobile Editor, US for TechRadar, he covered phones, tablets, and wearables. He still thinks the iPhone 4 is the best-looking smartphone ever made. He’s most interested in technology, gaming and culture – and where they overlap and change our lives. His current beat explores how our on-the-go existence is affected by new gadgets, carrier coverage expansions, and corporate strategy shifts.
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