According to Japanese media sumahodigest, Sony intends to launch a small-size folding screen phone, which may belong to the Compact series. It is learned that Sony has not launched the Compact series, which focuses on small-sized flagships, since the Xperia XZ2 Compact in 2018.
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Sumahodigest said that Google’s Pixel Fold, a folding phone launched earlier this month, sparked heated discussions among netizens. At present, mainstream phone brands, only Apple and Sony have not yet released folding screen products. The news pointed out that the small-sized folding phone developed by Sony is similar in shape to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, but has no external screen design. Sony may use this to revive the Compact series.
sumahodigest also said that some people in the industry believe that the folding phone under development by Sony is Xperia Fold, which may be positioned as a gaming phone, and it is impossible to confirm whether the two are the same product. There is no clear visibility on the launch schedule of Sony’s folding screen products at this stage, and it remains to be further observed.
