Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Prototype Recovered and Revealed by Brazilian Police
An alleged stolen prototype of the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra was recovered by Brazilian Police and revealed in a leaked image.
What is supposedly a prototype of the upcoming Sony Xperia C5 Ultra was revealed to the media when Sao Paolo police arrested an online dealer in a sting operation.
The prototype, reported to have cost Sony an estimated USD$12 million in development, was allegedly stolen from a Campinas certification company two weeks ago and advertised for sale in an online marketplace.
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Local police contacted the dealer on Facebook expressing an interest in purchasing the phone, and put an undercover agent on the case to set up a meeting with the seller, arresting the suspect during the transaction.
An image of the seized prototype was leaked to the press, giving viewers their first glimpse of what is reported to be the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra.
Based on the grainy photo displaying a white colored handheld, the latest Sony smartphone looks to have a 1080p display in a 5.5-inch body with what is expected to be a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek processor running on Android Lollipop.
The handheld is said to have 2GB of RAM, and two 13MP cameras in both the front and rear panels. The front camera also displays a LED flash.
The side of the device also shows the addition of extremely thin side bezels, a new inclusion in Sony's Xperia design.
According to the Campinas certification company from where the prototype was stolen, the Xperia C5 Ultra will have a US$893 price point (R$3,000) when it is launched on the Brazilian market.
While no additional details have been gleaned about the prototype's other specs from the single image made available, Sony is likely to announce them during the Xperia C5 Ultra's unveiling during the Berlin IFA Conference in early September.
