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Sony has announced a release date for its new flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, the date being the 24th of July. Pre-sales for the new smartphone will begin on the 1st of June. The smartphone is priced at $1,200, a very premium price. People who pre-order the smartphone before the 28th of June will get free wireless noise-canceling earbuds made by Sony, the Sony WF-1000XM3 in particular which is normally priced at $230.

Among the specifications and features of the Sony Xperia 1 II include:

• A triple camera array
• 6.5-inch 4K OLED screen
• 4,000mAh battery with fast charge
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor

The new smartphone succeeds the Sony Xperia 1, which launched in July of last year in the U.S. The Xperia 1 is priced at $950, about 20% less than the cost of its successor.