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The rumor mill is spinning out of control in relation to outlandishly powerful Xperia devices that could see daylight at CES in January.

Game over, Samsung, and for you, Apple, the gargantuan tablet Olympics are done before they could even begin. There’s no way Cupertino can out an iPad Pro as impressive as Sony’s rumored Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra, and the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is a joke next to the unreleased 13 incher.

Emphasis on “unreleased” and “rumored”, as Sony is yet to confirm the existence of said Z4 Tablet Ultra powerhouse, not to mention its beastly specs. It doesn’t help the publication “leaking out” the information today is a fairly shady Chinese news outlet, and the image used as “corroboration” is so very obviously fabricated.

Of course, that doesn’t necessarily mean the Z4 Tablet Ultra isn’t real, coming soon, and looking to destroy the Note Pro with twice its RAM count. Yes, 6 GB. Unbelievable? Out of this world? Common sense-defying? You could say that, and much more, but as long as it’s not physically impossible (and it isn’t), we can allow ourselves to dream.

Also ridiculous but short of impossible is the 13 incher’s purported 3,840 x 2,400 pix res LED screen, Carl Zeiss 8 MP rear camera, HDMI 1.4 input for Quad HD video recording at 30 fps, 8.6 mm profile, and 12,100 mAh (!!!) battery.

A more down-to-earth alleged feature is, believe it or not, the 2.86 GHz Snapdragon 810 processor inside, although if legit, that means the gigantic slate is probably not on deck for a CES 2015 intro in January.

What Sony may instead be prepping to showcase in Las Vegas in a matter of weeks is a Z4 flagship phone, as well as a Z4 Compact and Z4 Ultra phablet. The last two made headlines earlier this week for the first time, with top-level specifications closer to those of the Z4 handheld than the Z4 Tablet Ultra.

We’re looking at a 4.7-inch 1,080p display, 3 GB RAM, Snapdragon 810 chip, 20.7 MP main snapper, 5 MP front cam, stereo speakers and 3,000 mAh battery for the Compact, obscure sources say, and a 6.44-inch ensemble with 2K resolution, an inferior 16 MP camera, 3,500 to 4,000 mAh cell and otherwise identical specs for the Ultra.

Apparently, the road from underdog to big dog may not be as long and convoluted as history suggested thus far.

Sources: Digital Trends, Padnews, Pocket-Lint, Android Origin