The Sony Xperia 1 VII will be coming to global markets, but it will be a bit late. According to a new report from Japan, the Xperia 1 VII will be announced on May 15. The launch event will take place in Japan, Sony’s homeland. Well, that report is not exactly all that accurate, as Sony just confirmed the Xperia 1 VII launch date.

The Sony Xperia 1 VII is coming in May, but only if you live in Japan

As a reminder, the Xperia 1 VI also launched on May 15, but last year. Despite the fact this report said that it will launch exactly a year later, that’s not true. How do we know that? Well, Sony just announced the launch date for its upcoming flagship, and it’s May 13. What’s interesting is that it was announced via the global Sony Xperia YouTube channel, but ‘Japan Time’ is mentioned in there. Yes, chances are that this report was at least somewhat accurate.

The company’s press event will kick off at 11 AM Japan time on May 13, which translates to 4 AM CET. It’s obvious that this launch event is aimed at Japan.

Those of you who live outside of Japan, well, you may have to wait in order to get the device. Based on the report, the global launch of the phone will take place in July. So, around two months after the initial launch. That’s not something Sony confirmed just yet, though.

These delayed global launches are never nice to see. It is to be expected in this case, however. Sony’s flagships are usually always late to arrive to global markets. Let’s just hope that it will become available soon after its global launch in July.

This phone resembles its predecessors a lot

The Sony Xperia 1 VII looks very similar to its predecessor. We’ve already seen its design thanks to CAD-based renders. Needless to say, the design is minimalistic, as it was in the past. Sony still didn’t opt to completely redesign its smartphones. The company has been using this design for a long time.

With that being said, the Xperia 1 VII did pop up on Geekbench recently. That listing revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Elite will fuel the device. On top of that, Sony will offer 12GB of RAM on the inside, the same as in last year’s model.

Android 15 is expected to come pre-installed on the device, though it’s possible Android 16 will arrive soon after the global launch, as Android 16 is expected to drop by the end of June. The phone’s display is tipped to measure 6.5 inches diagonally.

This article first appeared on Android Headlines

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