Sony Xperia XZ Pro schematics leak ahead of MWC 2018 launch

The MWC 2018 tech show is slated to happen from February 26 to March 1 in Barcelona. At the tech show, Sony is expected to come up with its flagship smartphone - the Sony Xperia XZ Pro that is hitting the rumor mills from time to time. Now, the schematics of a yet-to-be-announced Sony smartphone have surfaced online showing the front and rear panels. And, it is believed to be that of the upcoming flagship smartphone.

The schematics of the alleged Sony Xperia XZ Pro revealed by PhoneCorridor shows that the rear panel houses a dual camera setup with the two lenses positioned horizontally at the top left corner and the LED flash sitting beside the camera module. There is the Xperia branding with the NFC logo as well. There appears to be no fingerprint sensor on both the front and rear panels, tipping that it could be embedded under the home button that is at the side of the device as seen in the Xperia XZ.

When it comes to the front design, the leaked schematics show that there is an edge-to-edge display with minimal bezels at the top and bottom of the smartphone. There appears to be a single selfie camera and a receiver grill at the top and another grill at the bottom. As it is expected to be an upcoming flagship smartphone, we can expect the device to ditch the 3.5mm audio jack for a USB Type-C port.

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While the schematics image does not reveal any further detail about the alleged Sony Xperia XZ Pro, we have already come across several details from the previous leaks and speculations. The Sony flagship smartphone slated for an MWC 2018 launch is expected to bestow a 5.7-inch 4K OLED edge-to-edge display with the 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under its hood, the Sony smartphone is believed to make use of a Snapdragon 845 SoC paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage space. The selfie camera is said to be a 13MP sensor. The dual camera setup at the rear is said to comprise of a 18MP primary sensor and a 12MP secondary sensor. However, these are just speculations and we need to get an official confirmation from Sony regarding the same.