Sony announced the Xperia 1 VI on May 15 last year, and so you may be wondering when to expect its successor, the Xperia 1 VII, to become official. According to a new rumor out of Japan, the event will be taking place on exactly the same date: May 15.
Not just that, but it will also become available in Japan on the same day. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the global release is said to only be happening in July, unfortunately. Of course, as this is nothing but a rumor at this point, we can’t be sure of its accuracy, however we wouldn’t be surprised if it did pan out, as Sony has in the past had very significant lead times from announcement to global availability of its devices, so it wouldn’t be a first.
Sony Xperia 1 VII leaked image
The Xperia 1 VII looks practically identical to its predecessor, and has recently been spotted in the Geekbench database with the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC at the helm, unsurprisingly. This was paired with 12GB of RAM, the exact same amount as the Xperia 1 VI. The phone should launch with Android 15, even though Google plans to release Android 16 by the end of June.
The 1 VII measures 161.9 x 74.5 x 8.5mm, making it a tiny bit shorter, wider, and thicker than its predecessor. That said, the screen size is rumored to remain unchanged: 6.5″.
Sony Xperia 1 VI
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