News on April 8, according to Phone Arena, the image of Sony’s next flagship Xperia 1 IV has been greatly upgraded, and the new Snapdragon 8 chip is used, which means that the price of the device will increase. The report pointed out that the cost of the Sony Xperia 1 IV has increased by 20% compared with the previous generation, and Sony may increase the price of the Xperia 1 IV. It is reported that the Sony Xperia 1 IV national version is priced at 10,199 yuan (256GB) and 11,399 yuan (512GB).
This is mainly because the Sony Xperia 1 IV has upgraded the imaging system. The device is equipped with three 48 million sensors at the rear, including a wide-angle main camera, ultra-wide-angle and telephoto, and is also equipped with 16GB of memory. The battery capacity is 5000mAh and supports 45W fast charging.
In addition, the Sony Xperia 1 IV may be equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus flagship processor, which is based on TSMC’s 4nm processor and costs more than the Snapdragon 8. All that said, the Xperia 1 IV costs more than the previous-generation Xperia 1 III, driving up the retail price of the Xperia 1 IV.
Tech media Phone Arena: Sony Xperia 1 IV price could be eye-popping
In this regard, Phone Arena commented: “The price of the Sony Xperia 1 IV may be eye-popping”.
The device is likely to debut around May.