The U.S. Sony Mobile Store is now listing the Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone, suggesting that the handset is ready to launch very soon.
The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has stirred lots of interest, as it comes as an uncompromising smartphone with high-end specs and features, yet a more compact form factor.
Not too long ago, Sony unveiled its latest smartphones, the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact, and their commercial release is expected shortly. The company already announced that the flagship Xperia Z3 will hit both T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless in the U.S. this month, but made no mention of the smaller Xperia Z3 Compact.
In other words, it remains unclear at this point whether the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will be available subsidized from any U.S. carrier, but the smartphone seems to be ready to launch in unlocked form on the Sony Mobile Store.
More specifically, Sony's U.S. store now lists the Xperia Z3 Compact as available for purchase in four color options - white, black, orange, and green - but the "Buy Now" button is misleading for now. Clicking on "Buy now" will redirect shoppers to the Sony eShop, but currently there's no option to actually purchase the smartphone.
The Xperia Z3 Compact comes as the successor to the Xperia Z1 compact (no Xperia Z2 Compact in between), which revolutionized the whole "Mini" smartphone trend by offering powerful hardware in a smaller body.
As a reminder, the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact sports a 4.6-inch display with an HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and packs a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor under the hood, clocked at 2.5GHz and paired with 2GB of RAM. Other specs include 16GB of internal storage capacity, microSD card support for additional memory, a 20.7-megapixel Sony Exmor R rear camera, and a 2.2-megapixel front shooter. A 2,600 mAh battery keeps things up and running, while Android 4.4.4 KitKat rocks the software side.
It remains unclear at this point just when the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact will actually become available for purchase in the U.S., but the Sony Mobile Store listing suggests that a commercial debut is just around the corner. We'll make sure to keep you up to date as soon as the company sheds some light on this matter, so stay tuned.
