Sony has confirmed that the next Xperia branded phones will be introduced on May 17.
At the time of confirmation, the Japanese company did not provide any details about the products that will be launched next month. Even so, it's not hard to guess that Sony 's upcoming lineup will most likely include follow-on models to the current Xperia series from the company such as the Xperia 1 VI, Xperia 5 VI, and Xperia 10 VI.
This phone is not cheap.
While not much is known about Sony's upcoming phones at the moment, a report from Taiwan suggests that at least one of these devices, namely the Xperia 1 VI, will have the price is quite expensive.
Although prices may vary depending on the market, customers in Taiwan are expected to be offered the Xperia 1 VI for no less than 1,225 USD (31 million VND). This number is higher than the amount of 1,199 USD (30.4 million VND) that Apple asked for the iPhone 15 Pro Max, not to mention this is a discount compared to the expected original price of 1,290 USD (32.69 million VND). ).
But is the power worth the asking price?
The price of the Xperia 1 VI is also similar to the starting price of the flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra from Samsung , which starts at $1,299. It remains to be seen whether Sony's upcoming high-end smartphone will be attractive enough to convince customers to choose it over other alternatives from bigger phone brands.