Sony Xperia Z4 Release Date, Specs Rumors: Launching Summer 2016?

With the Mobile World Congress scheduled for March 2-5, 2015, both fans and tech experts are anticipating that Sony will use the event to release its latest flagship smartphone - Xperia Z4. The expectations are high because the Japanese tech manufacturer has been upgrading its flagship device once every six months since the launch of the first Xperia Z in January, 2013.

Unfortunately, citing latest reports, Christian Today suggests that it is unlikely that Sony will unveil the purported Sony Xperia Z4 at the upcoming MWC event. Instead, rumors pertaining to the Xperia Z4 suggest that Sony Release will possibly launch the device sometime during summer. According to Xperia Blog, the Japanese tech firm is currently preparing for a summer launch of all its next generation smartphones.

Various reports presume that the delay in the release of the Sony Xperia Z4 possibly owe to the fact that the company desires to keep the current version - the Xperia Z3 in limelight for some more time. In fact, Sony announced the Xperia Z3 at the IFA 2014 in Berlin last September.

In the mean time, it is being rumored that Sony Mobile has deliberately delayed the release of Xperia Z4, as the company is planning to sell off its mobile division owing to unsatisfactory sales as well as a poor market share.

There are reports that Sony is currently concentrating on improving the quality of every update of the handsets in the Xperia Z lineup. In other words, this is an indication that consumers will possibly see less fewer on the Xperia Z line because the company will be focusing on improving the quality of these devices. According to latest rumors, Sony will launch the Xperia Z4 in different variants comprising an entire line of varying sizes of handsets - the Xperia Z4 Compact, the Xperia Z4 Ultra, the Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra, and the Xperia Z4 Music.

There are also rumors that some Xperia Z4 models will feature both Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) as well as full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolutions. The rumored features of the upcoming flagship smartphone from Sony also suggest that the device will be powered by Snapdragon 810 SoC, Adreno 420, come with 4 GB of RAM, run on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, boast 24-megapixel back camera with dual LED flash in addition to a 12-megapixel front facing camera.

The rumored features of the upcoming flagship smartphone from Sony also suggest that the device will be powered by Snapdragon 810 SoC, Adreno 420, come with 4 GB of RAM, run on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, boast 24-megapixel back camera with dual LED flash in addition to a 12-megapixel front facing camera.