Images of the Sony Xperia XZ4 have been revealed, showing the device with an incredibly long 21:9 display ratio that ensures that users with smaller hands will have a hard time using the phone one-handed. 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Details of the device have made their way across the internet over the past few weeks but for the first time, we actually have images and screenshots of the device. Going by the images, the Xperia XZ4 will sport an ultra-long display. This isn't news, of course, as word on the grapevine has always touted the flagship to feature a 21:9 display. Longer displays have been the order of the day since 2017 but most phones have stayed within the 18:9 to 19:9 ballpark. A 21:9 display is very much novel. While longer displays are generally preferred, we're not sure how handy the 21:9 screen on the Xperia XZ4 will be. Bigger phones with 18:9 displays already pose the problem of reach, as users may find it hard to reach to the top of their screens. One-handed usage on this 21:9 XZ4 will be less than ideal.<doc-sep>The recently rendered Xperia XZ4 Compact may have been canceled But the company had But the company had different plans , instead setting its sights on next month’s Mobile World Congress for mystery announcements laying out the “first step” on the road to a revised strategy meant to turn a profit and make Sony relevant again on the global smartphone scene. Of course, we never doubted the company would have a presence at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, as previous editions of the European trade fair brought us the Xperia XZ Premium, Of course, we never doubted the company would have a presence at MWC 2019 in Barcelona, as previous editions of the European trade fair brought us the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact Xperia X , and many other mid-rangers and high-enders over the years. It remains to be seen now if the XZ4 Compact, XA3, It remains to be seen now if the Xperia XZ4 XA3 Ultra , and L3 will all be unveiled in late February. That sounds like an excessive number of new devices for just one event, so perhaps the XA3, XA3 Ultra, and L3 will see daylight separately after all. Or maybe there’s no such thing as the Xperia XZ4 Compact. The shocking theory appears to be supported by Don Mesa, Sony Mobile’s Vice President of Marketing for North America. While Mesa was evasive and vague enough to leave plenty of room for interpretation in his latest statements, it definitely feels like the company has lost faith in its line of Compact handsets. After sticking with that product family for “a very long time because of the ease of use”, Sony seems to agree with After sticking with that product family for “a very long time because of the ease of use”, Sony seems to agree with the rest of the industry that “people want a lot more surface area for their content now.” Still, Mesa thinks “there’s always room for different sizes”, so we honestly don’t know what to expect as far as the Xperia XZ4 Compact is concerned. Meanwhile, Sony hopes to “deliver a much better camera experience” with its next phones, also waiting for the right time to release the company’s first 5G-enabled device. Soooo, probably not at MWC 2019. While we never expected much from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in terms of smartphone announcements, Sony did unveil the mid-range Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra , and Xperia L2 at CES 2018, which made the Xperia XA3, XA3 Ultra, and Xperia L3 prime candidates for debut showings this week<doc-sep>The Sony Xperia XZ3 was a big step forward for the company with one of the best screens we've ever seen on a phone and improvements to 4K HDR video. But that doesn't stop us being excited about the Xperia XZ4, and we may now know when it's coming. Leaks and rumors of the next Sony flagship have been circulating for a while, and it seems the phone will actually be launching toward the end of February. That suggests you'll be able to buy the phone from March. Sony's invites for an MWC 2019 event have gone out, which follows the normal release schedule for the company's flagship phones. Sony often introduces one high-end phone at MWC and then another around six months later at IFA. That has been the case since 2016's Xperia XZ. Sony's showcase will take place in Barcelona at MWC on Monday 25 February at 8:30AM CET (7:30AM GMT, 2:30AM ET, which is 11:30PM PT on Sunday 24 February). Source: Pianetacellulare. Sony's Italian invite for its MWC event. You can see an example of the invite above, which was sent to both Russian and Italian press. We don't know exactly what it's meant to represent, but it may be an interpretation of how the side of the phone will look. All we do know is the time, date and location of the launch itself. Oh, and the fact that you'll be able to watch along live with a livestream set to take place on the official Sony website. We don't even know for certain that it will be the Xperia XZ4 that's launched on February 25, but considering the company's normal routine for announcing and releasing phones as well as what we've seen in leaks and rumors this makes the most sense. Via Xperia Blog<doc-sep>
We’ve seen plenty of renders supposedly showing the Sony Xperia XZ4, but now we’ve seen what appears to be the first photo of the handset, and it shows a tweaked interface and a stretched screen. The image, which was posted on Weibo (a Chinese social network), includes our first look at the possible interface of the Xperia XZ4, and you can see that there’s a pill-shaped home button and some redesigned icons. There’s also a bar on the right edge of the screen, which likely toggles a one-handed mode, as the Sony Xperia XZ3 had such a feature. Such a mode may be even more useful here though, as the Sony Xperia XZ4 is rumored to have a big 6.5-inch screen, and, as you can see both here and in earlier leaks, it looks to be a tall, 21:9 display. This could be the first photo of the XZ4. (credit: Sumahoinfo / Weibo) You can also see that the bezels look very slim but that there’s seemingly no notch or punch hole. That, again, is something that matches up with renders. We can’t see the back of the phone here, but we’ve heard in the past that it has a triple-lens rear camera, and an image supposedly shot with the camera has also been posted on Weibo. And this could be the first leaked photo snapped on it. (credit: Sumahoinfo / Weibo) A super-wide image The Exif data of the image reveals the model number I8132, which is believed to be that of the Xperia XZ4. The image is also 21:9, further pointing to it possibly being an XZ4 snap. However, the quality has seemingly been reduced in the upload, so we can’t read too much into it, and both it and the photo of the phone itself could well be fake, so take them with a pinch of salt. We should know more about the Sony Xperia XZ4 soon though, as it’s likely to land at MWC 2019. Via Sumahoinfo, PocketLint