Rumor: Sony Xperia 1 VI is coming at the MWC 2024 with large-sensor 6x camera

Per the latest rumor allegedly originating from a sales rep, Sony will look to release its next flagship earlier in 2024 - at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of February. This would make the announcement a good three months earlier than the Xperia 1 V's (and that phone launched even later at the end of July).
So if true, that means that the Xperia 1 VI will be on time to contend with the major Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 pioneer phones like the Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Xiaomi 14 Pro.

The other part of the rumor claims that the Xperia 1 VI will have a 6x zoom camera with a large sensor. That would approximate the zoom to around 140mm - a notch above the current crop of 125mm-slash-5x zooms out there. The camera will also have Sony's Clear Image Zoom capabilities.
Finally, the Xperia 1 VI will continue in Sony's tradition to ship in a sustainable package, which is to say recycled materials and no accessories.
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- Anonymous
- 15 Mar 2024
- XB5
I love everything about Sony l wished I have the money to afford the phone
- OnePlus User
- 05 Mar 2024
- Gxb
I think a future Sony Xperia will only be available in Japan. At the moment it is impossible for a new USD $1,500 smartphone to gain traction internationally. Sony will have to dig really deep and ""re-design"" their smartphones i...
- AnonyMoose
- 04 Mar 2024
- p8J
This aged poorly.