Sony will hold an Xperia launch event on August 25, and the star is expected to be the new mid-range phone Xperia 10 VIII. Recently, suspected official promotional pictures have been leaked online, showing that the appearance design of the new machine is highly similar to that of the previous generation Xperia 10 VII, retaining the horizontal dual-lens module and the side fingerprint power button. According to the latest Geekbench running score data, the Xperia 10 VIII will be pre-loaded with Android 16 system and will continue to be equipped with Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor and 8GB RAM. As for whether the new phone will retain the physical shutter button or provide a version with more storage capacity, it will be officially announced at the press conference.
Sony recently officially announced that it will hold an Xperia new product launch event at 11 a.m. Japan time on August 25. Although the official product name has not yet been announced, based on recent market news, it is generally expected that the mid-range mobile phone Sony Xperia 10 VIII will be released this time. With only a few days left before the launch, the technology website Android Headlines took the lead in releasing a promotional image suspected to be of the Xperia 10 VIII, allowing the public to preview the appearance details of this new machine in advance.
As can be seen from the exposed pictures, the overall design of Sony Xperia 10 VIII is similar to the previous generation Xperia 10 VII. The back of the machine retains the horizontal dual-lens module design, with the Sony logo printed inside the module and an NFC sensing area below. On the right border of the fuselage, you can clearly see the volume button and the power button that is combined with the fingerprint unlock function. As for whether the physical camera shutter button located under the power button of the previous generation has been retained, since the user’s hand in the picture just blocks the area, it is still not confirmed and will be revealed when the official announcement is made.
In addition to the appearance design, the benchmark platform Geekbench also leaked some core specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VIII earlier. Data shows that this new phone will be pre-loaded with the Android 16 operating system, and the processor is expected to continue to be equipped with the same Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chip as the previous generation. In terms of memory configuration, the test model is equipped with 8GB RAM. As for whether Sony will break the previous generation’s convention of only providing a single 8GB + 128GB version and provide the market with more capacity options, it will be one of the focuses of the press conference.
