Sony Xperia 1 IV price marks +68% hike from Xperia 1 in stark contrast to fair Samsung and Apple flagship pricing - Notebookcheck.net

Sony’s Xperia 1 IV smartphone has a price tag of US$1,599.99, which is a loyalty-testing +68.5% increase over the original US launch price of the Mark 1 model. In stark contrast, both Samsung and Apple have been more cautious with price hiking for their flags…

Sony is really testing its US fans with the sky-high price tag of the Xperia 1 IV, which stands at a rounded-down US$1,599. Despite the fact that the Japanese manufacturer offers bundle packages to a… [+2905 chars]

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