Sony may not be as popular in the world as they once were but they still hold the market in their hometown Japan. Recently, Sony launched its latest midrange smartphone Xperia 8, which will be going on sale in Japan pretty soon.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 630 SoC is owing the device and is going to be priced around 54000 Yen (roughly $500), now that's too much for a Mid-ranger with that SoC.

Apart from midrange SoC, the phone will be sporting a 6-inch FHD+ Display with 21:9 aspect ratio. The front and back is glass made protected by Gorilla glass 6 while the frame of the phone is made up of metal. It will be running on Android 9 Pie with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.

The front camera is 8MP while the back cameras are dual 12MP and 8MP setup. The device has IPX5/8 rating for water resistance and IP6X for dust. The battery capacity is rather low at 2,760mAH and uses a Type-C connector.

The phone is too expensive for what it offers, but will it keep them from selling units in Japan considering their popularity in home market.

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