Japanese carrier KDDI has announced that it will begin selling the Sony Xperia 1 II on May 22, priced at JPY 133,600 (€1,145;INR 94,000;$1,243, converted), for the lone 8/256GB variant. NTT docomo is also expected to release the Xperia 1 II to its Japanese customers soon. There's still no official word on the exact date of the global release of the Xperia 1 II, much to the disappointment of the many holding out for the Sony flagship. It was expected that the Xperia 1 II would launch globally by the end of May, but if that's to happen we should see pre-orders open very soon. Sony...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_1_ii_launches_in_japan_on_may_22-news-43267.php
