Sony announces surprise Xperia product launch - new tablet anyone?

(Pocket-lint) - Sony Mobile has announced an lawsuit for aboriginal this period but has fixed fewer details connected what to expect.

It took to Twitter to denote the virtual presentation, which volition instrumentality spot astatine 12am JST connected Tuesday 26 October 2021 (that's 4am BST, 11pm EDT).

It'll beryllium streamed connected YouTube, with Sony encouraging imaginable users to subscribe to its channel.

Please subscribe to #SonyXperia YouTube to spot our breathtaking announcement connected October 26 2021, 12:00 JST / October 25 2021, 23:00 EDT#Sony #Xperia #SonyXperia #ProductAnnouncement

— Sony | Xperia (@sonyxperia) October 12, 2021

Some are predicting the caller merchandise volition beryllium a phone, but we're not truthful sure. Some person adjacent mentioned a Sony Xperia 1 IV. However, considering the Xperia 1 III was lone released successful August, we find that hard to believe.

We wouldn't beryllium surprised, therefore, if Sony was moving backmost into the tablet market.

Nokia has precocious made the aforesaid move, claiming that the request for tablets has greatly improved successful caller times, not slightest owed to the pandemic and planetary lockdowns.

And, considering however agelong it takes to instrumentality a caller merchandise line, including remodelling mill lines, we wouldn't beryllium amazed if respective manufacturers are lone present capable to capitalise connected the trend.

We'll find retired for definite aboriginal this month.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 13 October 2021.