Sony confirms the Xperia 1 VI received’t be coming to the US

We will say a variety of good issues about Sony’s new flagship, the Xperia 1 VI. Despite the fact that the negatives are most likely not that many, they severely undermine the cellphone’s likelihood to turn into a market success for the Japanese firm.

The truth is, Sony’s advertising technique relating to the Xperia 1 VI reveals as soon as once more that it not has any ambitions in relation to smartphones. It’s the primary motive the Japanese big severely shrunk its cell enterprise and determined to cease innovating.

Launched final week, the Xperia 1 VI is a camera-oriented flagship that’s severely overpriced. Sony introduced that its new flagship might be accessible for buy in Europe for €1,400 / £1,300. That might translate into about $1,640, US costs are normally a lot decrease than in Europe, so the cellphone might’ve find yourself at round $1,000-$1,200.

Sadly, Sony has no plans to deliver the Xperia 1 VI. The corporate confirmed to The Verge that the top-tier Xperia 1 VI received’t be launched in america, so for those who’ve been anxious to select this one up, you’ll most likely must get it through Amazon.

The issue is the cellphone received’t formally help among the telecom networks within the nation, which most probably makes it quite a bit much less interesting. In any case, the advantages of the Xperia 1 VI over different flagships, corresponding to 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot, don’t justify the very excessive worth.

However for those who reside within the US, you needn’t fear about any of those as a result of Sony received’t be launching the Xperia 1 VI within the nation.