Sony Xperia 1 lll is almost ready to the general public, expected in the first half of the new year, will adopt major improvements over the Sony Xperia 1 ll predecessor. The well-known leaker Anthony published on Twitter some of the main features that will complete the technical data sheet of the new top of the range of the Japanese brand, also revealed the price . Since these are leaks, the rumors published are information not yet confirmed by the company.

Snapdragon 888 and 4K display. Price revealed too

Sony Xperia 1 lll will show up with a 6.5 inch OLED display with resolution 4K HDR . According to the latest news, the new smartphone will see an increased update rate compared to its predecessor which, as we recall, mounts a high quality display but stopped at 60 Hz. Improvements also on the brightness side, which will be increased by 15% . Another important news unveiled by Anthony’s post, declares that Xperia 1 lll will be presented with Qualcomm’s latest powerful processor, the Snapdragon 888 .

Surprisingly, according to the tweet, the RAM memory will stop at 8 GB , one step behind the 12 Sony Xperia 1 ll GB. No images of the device have been published yet, but we do not expect any particular changes. The iconic Sony design with the sensor remains fingerprint still side-mounted and IP waterproof support 65 / IP 68.

As regards the camera sector the leak did not reveal any details, but an improvement is supposed thanks to Sony’s excellent quality in the sector.

Although the authenticity of the information reported remains uncertain, the price launch suggested by the leak does not change compared to the brother Xperia 1 ll of 1199 $, approximately 980 EUR.