The Sony Xperia 1 VI is off to a powerful begin in Taiwan the place pre-orders for the brand new mannequin surpassed these for the 2023 flagship by 50% – this information comes from the Common Supervisor of Sony Taiwan Tomotaka Tsutsusushio.
Pre-orders began on the twenty third and had a perk – a free improve from the 256GB mannequin to the 512GB mannequin, plus a 2-month subscription to music streaming service KKBOX (with lossless audio). Native costs have the 256GB Xperia 1 VI at NTD 40,000 and the 512GB one at NTD 44,000 (this converts to USD 1,245 and USD 1,370, respectively).
The pre-orders ended as we speak, however there are nonetheless some perks available earlier than the correct launch (delivery is predicted to begin on the thirty first). In the event you purchase the cellphone from a Sony retailer, you’ll get NTD 1,000 credit score to spend on equipment, NTD 2,000 when you go for the 512GB mannequin (which is now a paid improve).
Keep in mind that leaked pink colour, which isn’t a part of the worldwide colorways for the Xperia 1 VI? Nicely, it’s a area unique and it’s extremely common with native consumers – it has eclipsed the opposite three choices by way of demand. Not shocking, it’s an awesome colour and the opposite choices are a bit uninteresting.
Whereas Taiwan obtained the Sony Xperia 1 VI early, different areas are nonetheless ready – Europeans should wait till early June, for instance. However as soon as it does launch, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see if the Mark 6 beats the Mark 5 by the same margin on the Previous Continent.
Thanks for the tip, Josip!
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