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Xperia 1 VI: New accessories indicate camera changes within smaller body than rumoured Xperia 10 VI

Sony is one of the last Android OEMs to update its flagship product stack to the Snapdragon Gen 3 platform. New accessory releases suggest that the Xperia 1 VI is on the horizon with the Xperia 10 VI though, and potentially with more design changes than previous rumours suggested.

It seems that Sony is preparing to announce new Xperia smartphones soon. To recap, the company outlined that it will be hosting a new Xperia 'special event' early next month. With that and the fact that we are nearing the first anniversary of the Xperia 1 V (curr. $1,198 on Amazon), it should come as no surprise to see information about a possible successor appearing online, including its putative pricing.

Prior to Sony's confirmation of an upcoming Xperia event, third-party retailers were selling Xperia 1 VI cases of varying descriptions. Subsequently, clear silicone cases have been found online, too, which appear to show that the Xperia 1 VI will be noticeably smaller than the Xperia 10 VI. For context, this aligns with recent renders shared by OnLeaks, which point towards the Xperia 1 VI being shorter and wider than its predecessor.

With that being said, new third-party accessory releases suggest that the Xperia 1 VI will sport a significantly larger camera cover than the Xperia 1 V. However, the former will retain the latter's triple camera set-up. The same goes for the Xperia 10 VI, albeit with two rear-facing cameras in this case. Theoretically, larger camera lenses would imply the inclusion of improved camera hardware, too. Unfortunately, previous rumours indicate that the Xperia 1 VI could contain the same underlying camera hardware as the Xperia 1 V. 

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