2018 Sony Xperia model numbers already spied

Last year, it took until the very end of October before we saw any official Xperia model numbers related to next year’s models. However, this year, a number of ‘H’ denominated model numbers representing the 2018 Xperia range have been discovered through official UAProf‘s (user-agent profiles).

The first letter of Sony’s Xperia numbering scheme denotes the year of each model. So for example it was F in 2016, G in 2017, and H will be used for the 2018 models. Four model numbers have been outed altogether – the Sony H31XX and Sony H41XX have FHD displays, Bluetooth 5.0 and run Android 8.0 Oreo. So, these could very well be powered by the Snapdragon 630, 660 or 835 chipsets.

The other two models – the Sony H33XX and Sony H43XX – have 720p displays, Bluetooth 4.2 and are running Android 7.1.1 Nougat. So, we are likely looking at mid-range devices for these models. A few days ago, the Sony H4233 (H42XX) model number was also spotted through benchmarking site GFXBench. This appeared to reveal a device that had a 6-inch FHD display, running Android 8.0 Oreo, and powered by a Snapdragon 630 chipset with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.

It’s odd to see evidence of Sony’s next year models appear this early. Could Sony be prepping some new handsets for early in 2018? We may even see a more meaningful presence at CES 2018, with new Xperia models announced. Whatever comes of this, we will keep you posted.

Sony Xperia 2018 model numbers discovered through UAProf

Sony H3113
Dislpay resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080)
Bluetooth 5.0
Android 8.0 Oreo

Sony H3321
Dislpay resolution: 720p (1280×720)
Bluetooth 4.2
Android 7.1.1 Nougat

Sony H4113
Dislpay resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080)
Bluetooth 5.0
Android 8.0 Oreo

Sony H4311
Dislpay resolution: 720p (1280×720)
Bluetooth 4.2
Android 7.1.1 Nougat