Sony Xperia 1 II officially goes on pre-order on June 1

Sony has announced that its new flagship, the Xperia 1 II smartphone will ship on July 24. The mobile phone which is priced at USD 1,999 will be available for pre-order from June 1. The Sony Xperia 1 II has Qualcomm's most powerful chip, the Snapdragon 865, as well as 5G support; a triple, 12-megapixel camera on the back; 8GB of RAM; and 256GB of storage, the Mashable reported.Earlier, the company soft-launched the phone online as the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona got cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.