Bad news for phone lovers Sony Xperia Compact family. A division executive Sony Mobile It has dropped in some statements given to an Asian medium that this range, made up of models that are characterized by offering a compact and smaller design than the top of the range of the house, could end up disappearing.
Goodbye to the Sony Xperia Compact?
The alarm has gone off as a result of some declarations of don table, nothing less than the Vice President of Sony Mobile. This executive has given an interview to the Asian media IThome, in which he has recognized that the brand's business is currently undergoing a restructuring process, something that involves both the leadership of the firm and all the branches that exist within the company.
As collected by the medium gizmochina, the conversation takes place touching on various aspects of the company, including the famous Xperia Compact series from the catalog. When it is Mesa's turn to talk about it, he acknowledges that this range has been maintained for so long thanks to the fact that he has comfortable and easy to use phones and because the market needs smartphones of different sizes.
However, the vice president ends up adding a "but" to this explanation, pointing out that “people now want more screen area to display content”. This statement has been interpreted by the Asian media as a lament and a clear clue that the category's days are numbered for this reason.
To this we must also add another important statement from Mesa: while he has confirmed that we will see a new smartphone in the MWC 2019 (we all look forward to the arrival of the Xperia XZ4), has also let it be known that "there may not be a Xperia XZ4 Compact" in Barcelona.
The truth is that this takes us completely by surprise. Although the vice president is correct in indicating that the general public wants phones with ever larger screens, several XZ4 Compact leaked renders It made us think that Sony Mobile could continue betting on this line and on that group of users who are reluctant to carry large equipment in their pockets.
Now Mesa's statements make us doubt the veracity of the leak, although they could also be real images of a phone that at the last moment it has been decided to cancel, seeing the trend that is following the mobile telephony market. We will leave doubts in Barcelona, there is no other.