--- title: "All-New Sony Xperia is Back This April." description: "Sony is presently planning to launch its new flagship smartphone labeled as the Xperia 1 III on April 14. As per the banner of their YouTube Channel," author: "Anonymous User" published: 2021-04-05 updated: 2021-04-05 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/389/all-new-sony-xperia-is-back-this-april category: "mobile development" tags: ["technology", "news", "smartphones", "technology news", "new"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # All-New Sony Xperia is Back This April. Sony is presently [planning](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32060/who-is-the-chairman-of-planning-commissison) to launch its new flagship smartphone labelled as the Xperia 1 III on April 14. As per the banner of their YouTube Channel, the company can launch its Sony Xperia 1 III on April 14. The time was indicated in the banner was 16:30 JST (Japan [Standard](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23223/naming-convention-or-coding-standard) Time). The banner won't give such real hints as to what will be declared openly, but there also have stood some of the rumours roaming through - first was about the new flagship, the Sony Xperia 1 III, and another was about the [returning](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2477/returning-ceo-bob-iger-dismisses-the-disney-apple-sale-as-pure-speculation) of the Xperia Compact, which may pan out prevailing an Android excuse to the iPhone Mini, according to The Verge reports this last Thursday. ![All-New Sony Xperia is Back This April.](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/ccfedc78-a439-42b8-b116-75fa78411f75/images/b9e64988-6575-4b07-9abc-522539f02960.jpeg)\ The approaching flagship smartphone may arrive with an OLED 4K 6.5-inch display with a [refresh rate](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102761/what-are-the-advantages-of-a-laptop-with-a-high-refresh-rate-display) of 120Hz, Equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, and 12 GB RAM. Talking about the battery, it contains a massive 5,000mAh battery with 65W powerful charging support. It is also announced to accentuate a headphone jack, and microSD card support, etc. According to the announcement, the Compact is somewhere similar to the wildcard - previously when Sony released a "Compact" branded phone launched in 2018, though it accomplishes to use the phrase to demand the Xperia 5 II, with its 6.1-inch display, which is close to the same size of an [iPhone 12 Pro](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94588/should-i-buy-an-iphone-12-pro-max-or-an-iphone-13-pro-max) or [Galaxy S21](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94598/which-is-better-an-iphone-13-or-a-samsung-galaxy-s21). ![All-New Sony Xperia is Back This April.](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/ccfedc78-a439-42b8-b116-75fa78411f75/images/f92062d6-27dd-4e85-b89f-2437376464df.jpeg)\ The rumours also explained that the 2021 edition may emphasize a 5.5-inch screen - a bit huger than the iPhone Mini's screen. In September 2020, Sony has initiated and launched the Sony Xperia 5 II smartphone with a triple rear setup camera and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. "**The smartphone [features](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12993/5-advanced-features-for-your-odoo-ecommerce-theme) an enormous 6.1-inch FHD display + OLED panel with a 21:9 facet ratio, a refresh rate of 120Hz, and a touch testing rate of 240Hz**". The device is powered by the [Snapdragon](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Snapdragon) 865 SoC paired with the RAM of 8GB. The phone will arrive in the market with its two variants 128 GB and 256 GB [storage options](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160222/what-are-the-primary-storage-options-for-user-data-when-using-asp-dot-net-core-identity), which can be enhanced via microSD card options. ``` READ MORE: TOP SMARTPHONES TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2021 ``` --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/389/all-new-sony-xperia-is-back-this-april Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.