While we expect an official word from Sony on the new Xperia handsets at the CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, more information about the devices keep appearing online.

Chinese web site ePrice is reporting that Sony Mobile will be holding a press conference in the country on 15 January 2013 to announce the launch of new smartphones.

These include the Xperia Z (C660X, codename Yuga) and the the Sony C650X (codename Odin,) the web site claims.

Specifications for both phones include a 5-inch 1080p display, a 13MP Exmor RS camera, an APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset with 1.5GHz quad-core processor and Adreno 320 graphics and 2GB RAM.

The report also suggest that the Xperia Z will hit the market with a price as the Sony Xperia TX, which is currently on sale for 4,298 Yuan in China ($689).