Engadget Logo Engadget Japanese version au announces 3 models of "cheap 4G smartphone", Xperia 10 II, Galaxy A41, etc.

Following the 5G smartphone announced the other day, au announced a new model of 4G smartphone. The breakdown is three models, "Xperia 10 II", "Galaxy A41" and "AQUOS sense3 basic". The prices for both are undecided, but they are expected to be reasonably priced in the 20,000 to 50,000 yen range.

Xperia 10 II

The "Xperia 10 II" is equipped with a 21: 9 ratio of approximately 6-inch organic EL, and is compatible with "multi-windows" that take advantage of the portrait ratio. The feature is that you can use different apps by placing them on the top and bottom.

The back is equipped with a 12.2 million pixel standard camera (focal length 26 mm), an 8 million pixel ultra-wide angle (focal length 16 mm), and an 8 million pixel telephoto camera (focal length 52 mm). It uses the same lens configuration as the Xperia 1. On the audio side, it is equipped with an earphone jack on the side, and is compatible with "DSEE HX" that upscales high-resolution sound source playback and compressed sound sources to a resolution equivalent to high-resolution. The specifications are Android 10 OS, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, 4GB memory, 64GB storage. The battery capacity is 3600mAh, and it is also equipped with a "careful charging" function that suppresses deterioration. It is not compatible with 1Seg and Full Seg, but it is compatible with Osaifu-Keitai. In addition, it has waterproof and dustproof performance equivalent to IP68. The release date is after the end of May. The price has not been announced, but it is expected to be about the same as the NTT DoCoMo version (47,520 yen including tax).

▲ The color variations are black, white, and mint.

Galaxy A41

The "Galaxy A41" is a smartphone designed with an emphasis on ease of holding, with a body width of 70mm while being equipped with an approximately 6.1-inch organic EL display. It also supports in-screen fingerprint authentication, and you can unlock the screen with just a touch of your finger.

Equipped with a wide-angle camera with about 48 million pixels, an ultra-wide-angle camera with about 8 million pixels, and a depth positioning camera with about 5 million pixels on the back. It also has an alert function that detects blinking and dirt on the lens and prompts you to take a picture again. A camera with about 25 million pixels is mounted on the front. It also features an "app pair" function that allows you to launch frequently used apps or apps that are often used at the same time with a single tap. As for the specifications, the OS is Android 10 and the processor is MT6768 made by MediaTek. You can use a microSD card with a memory capacity of 4GB, storage of 64GB, and a maximum of 512GB. The battery capacity is 3500mAh. The release date is after July. The price has not been announced, but the previous "Galaxy A20" (SCV46) was 22,000 yen including tax. It is expected that the price range will be close to this.

▲ The color variations are black, blue, and white.

AQUOS sense3 basic

"AQUOS sense3 basic" is a smartphone equipped with a 4000mAh large-capacity battery and an approximately 5.5-inch IGZO liquid crystal display with excellent power-saving performance, which sings for a long time.

It uses an aluminum body that is said to be resistant to bending and twisting, and in addition to being waterproof and dustproof equivalent to IP68, it can be used in various environments such as drops, high humidity, and high temperatures. The number of pixels of the camera is about 12 million pixels on the back side and about 8 million pixels on the front side, both of which are single configurations. AI automatically determines the shooting mode and has a function that allows you to easily shoot without making detailed settings. The processor is Qualcomm's Snapdragon 630, the memory is 3GB, and the storage is 32GB. The release date is after mid-June. The price is undecided, but the predecessor "AQUOS sense 3" was 27,600 yen including tax.

▲ The color variations are light copper, silver, and black.