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Sony Xperia Z could go a loftier-powered brother this summer

Has the distinctive ability/lock key had its day?

The Sony Xperia Z is less than two months old but the offset leak of another flagship handset is already doing the rounds.

Details have been sent to Xperia Blog claiming to exist of a handset codenamed Sony C670X - which falls in line with the ID of the Xperia Z which is C660X.

According to the anonymous tipster the C670X will exist the next flagship device to come out of the Japanese house, sporting a total HD 4.8-inch display, 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and a 13MP camera.

Supplement, non replacement

If the C670X does turn out to exist fact and not fiction information technology's thought it volition arrive alongside the Xperia Z instead of replacing the 5-inch smartphone, providing customers a wider choice at the height of Sony's range.

The report goes on to say that the Sony C670X is gear up to hit the market place in the eye of this year and could well challenge the likes of the HTC One and the presently to exist appear Samsung Galaxy S4.

An image of the supposed handset was provided alongside the specs and shows a device which looks similar to the Xperia Z, but there'due south a noticeable omission with the prominent power/lock key down the correct side not on display.

Nosotros're not getting carried away with this simply notwithstanding every bit it's not clear where the information has come up from, but we'll be keeping an center out for more than C670X news in the future.

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