Updated Sony 28-70mm lens could have a constant f/4.0 aperture.
There is a new Sony patent disclosing a new 28-70mm f/4.0 FE lens design. It may be that a future updated 28-70mm lens will get a constant f/4.0 aperture instead of the variable f/3.5-5.6 aperture of the current lens.
Patent via Egami.