It's official: Sony will unveil its flagship Xperia 1 VII smartphone next week
Sony has revealed the launch date for the Xperia 1 VII flagship smartphone.
Here's What We Know
Already on 13 May at 04:00 (CEST), the company will hold an online broadcast where it will reveal all the details of the gadget. The stream will be available on Sony Xperia's YouTube channel.
New Xperia is coming on 13 May!
- Sony | Xperia (@sonyxperia) May 7, 2025
Get ready for the Xperia New Product Announcement, exclusively on @SonyXperia YouTube: https://t.co/FrBWgOMjcq
13 May (TUE), 2025 11:00 Japan time / 04:00 CEST#SonyXperia #ProductAnnouncement #NextXperia
The smartphone will be released in Japan on the same day, with an international release expected in July.
Earlier insiders reported that Sony Xperia 1 VII will get Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM, the body dimensions will be 161.9×74.5×8.5mm, the smartphone's screen diagonal will remain the same - 6.5″. Sony will equip the gadget with powerful cameras and will leave a rare among flagships 3.5 mm jack.
The Sony Xperia 1 VII is expected to be priced at $1399.
Source: @sonyxperia