Brothers in arms: is this the Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact?

Pictures of what appears to be a Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact have leaked online, sporting the same ‘OmniBalance’ design we’ve come to expect from Sony’s rectangular glass-clad flagships.

The photos, courtesy of Chinese site Digi-Wo, show off a larger device which it believes is the Xperia Z3. It’s said to pack in a Snapdragon 801 or 805 processor and we expect spec fiends will be keeping their fingers crossed for the latter, more powerful version of Qualcomm’s processors.

3GB of RAM and an expected 20.7MP camera also make up the rumoured specs, but nothing’s concrete at this early stage.

The smaller device is likely to be the Xperia Z3 Compact, which means that Sony will be skipping a Compact generation by releasing a direct successor to the excellent no-compromise 4.3in Xperia Z1 Compact.

It’s hard to determine the screen size of both leaked devices without a reference phone in the shot, but we can at least practically guarantee that both will remain waterproof.

Could we see Sony surprise us all with new Xperia models in IFA this September? Stay tuned to find out.

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[Digi-Wo via SlashGear]

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