Sony’s upcoming flagship smartphone Sony Xperia 5 II is soon going to launch on September 17 in an official event before the IFA. The device has now received the TENAA approval in China today after it received the US FCC approval a couple of days back, however, the FCC listing wasn’t having any details about the device specifications. The Sony Xperia 5 II is listed by TENAA with model number XQ-AS72 and also comes with images of the device.
It confirms 5G connectivity and Dual-SIM support, but, there are no other details of its specifications on the TENAA listing available currently. According to the images from TENAA, on the front of the device, we have the 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED HDR Display and the power button is available on the right side which will also have the fingerprint scanner and two additional buttons. On the back, we have a triple rear camera with dual-LED flash, Sony branding in the middle, and Xperia branding at the bottom.
The device Sony XQ-AS72 looks similar to the Sony Xperia 1 II smartphone but we can clearly see the difference when we check the camera part. The images also match with the device in a leaked video of the Xperia 5 II smartphone that evleaks leaked a few days back. Sony Xperia 5 II is expected to be available with a 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED HDR Display with a 21:9 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. The device will be powered by the Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU and will carry 8GB of RAM with 128GB internal storage capacity with expandable storage up to 1TB via microSD card.
It will run on the Android 10 OS out of the box and will support Hybrid Dual SIMs (nano + nano / microSD). It is expected to have a triple rear camera with a 12-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, f/1.7 aperture, Hybrid OIS/EIS, ZEISS optics, another 12-megapixel f/2.2 aperture 124° ultra-wide-angle lens, and another 12-megapixel f/2.4 aperture telephoto lens with Hybrid OIS/EIS and 3x optical zoom.
It is expected to have an 8-megapixel front-facing camera as well. It will have a 4000mAh battery with USB-PD fast charging and will support 5G (sub-6GHz) / 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack connectivity options and will also have stereo speakers. It will have a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and will be water-resistant with IP65/IP68 ratings. It will measure 158 x 68 x 8mm according to the leaks. Let’s wait for the official event which is just a few days away from now more details about the device and its price. Stay tuned.