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Sony’s first new MediaTek Dimensity 8000 is coming?Japanese media revealed that the mysterious Xperia model appears on the benchmark platform-Free Electronics News 3C Technology

Sony released the “truth machine” mobile phone Xperia PRO-I in October last year. (Photo/Photo by reporter Huang Zhaoxiang)

Are there any mid-to-high end Sony mobiles coming soon? Following the launch of the flagship series Xperia 1 IV, Xperia 5 IV, and the mid-level waterproof Xperia 10 IV, according to the latest news from Japanese media Sumaho Digest, Sony also has a new Xperia model called ” XQ-DS99″. The running score has quietly appeared on Geekbench, a well-known running score platform.

This mysterious unannounced model has a single-core performance of 867 points and a multi-core performance of 3484 points. It has a MediaTek Dimensity 8000 processor, 12GB of built-in memory, and runs Android 12 as the operating system.

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The MediaTek Dimensity 8000 series based on TSMC’s five-nanometer process is mainly located in the mid-to-high end range, and its performance is slightly lower than that of the Dimensity 8100. Because Sony Xperia 5G mobile phones for mid-range and flagship positioning have been mainly equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors in recent years.

If the rumor is true, then the code “XQ-DS99” could be the first new mid-to-high-end phone under the Xperia series that has a MediaTek 5G processor. As for the corresponding model, there is no further information at the moment of outflow.

The mysterious Xperia model appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking platform (photo by Sumaho Digest)

However, the model that appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking platform this time is “XQ-DS99”, and Japanese media also questioned the opinion.

It is mainly the model sequence used by the Xperia models launched this year. The third English letter is C, which represents this year’s model in 2022, and the following two numbers represent the country version. However, the model of the mystery model is “XQ-DS99”, and the third letter is displayed as “D”. It is estimated that it is more likely to be associated with 2023 next year. Furthermore, the two digits after the model number are displayed as “99”, which is different from the current model naming logic. It is estimated that this model could be a prototype version of a specific model.

In addition, it has entered the fourth quarter from the end of 2022, in view of Sony’s sudden announcement in November last yearThe real-life mobile phone “Xperia PRO-I” aimed at professional video creators, will there be a successor model in the fourth quarter of this year? Or does Sony intend to adopt a new strategy, and for the first time this year, it will launch new mid-to-high models with MediaTek processors to face the market and increase its market share? Until now, the above rumors are still speculation in the market. In the end, it remains to be seen in the future whether Sony will create a new surprise ending to bring unexpected surprises to the fans.

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