Sony to launch new flagship smartphone next week

You can follow the event live on Sept. 17.
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Stan Schroeder
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Sony to launch new flagship smartphone next week
Sony Xperia 5 II, the successor of last year's Xperia 5 (pictured), is probably coming on Sept. 17. Credit: Sean Gallup / getty images

Sony's Xperia 5 II is probably coming soon.

The company has announced a virtual event for Sept. 17, at 3 a.m. ET, in which it will introduce a "new addition to the Xperia flagship range."

Sony shared no other information about the device, but it'll probably be the Xperia 5 II, which has been thoroughly leaked over the past couple of weeks.


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Thanks to a recent FCC listing and other leaks, we know that it will probably have a 6.1-inch, OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 865 chip, a triple rear camera, and a 4,000mAh battery.

The phone's looks were also fully revealed in a leaked promotional video, dug up by Android Headlines. Check it out below.

You can follow the event live on YouTube here.

Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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