Sony Xperia 1 III’s US pre-orders to start from July 1

Sony Xperia 1 III’s US pre-orders to start from July 1

The Sony Xperia 1 III smartphone was announced over two months ago, with promises to be launched “at the start of this summer”. The Sony United States division has now listed the phone with a pre-order date of July 1. The price will be $1,299.99, which is pretty much the same worldwide, including Russia and China.

The Xperia 1 III is the first smartphone globally with a 4K 120Hz OLED screen. It brings variable focal length telephoto lens, ZEISS lenses with T* coating on all three 12MP shooters, and 4K video recording at 120fps.

The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset,…