Sony Xperia 1 IV pre-orders now open, EU shipping to begin on June 11

The Sony Xperia 1 IV unveiled earlier today is already up for pre-orders in Europe. It comes in two memory configurations - 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB. But it"s only the base variant you can pre-book right now, which is priced at £1,299 in the UK and €1,399 in Europe.

The Xperia 1 IV can be pre-ordered in the UK through Sony"s official website, with the shipping beginning on June 16, while customers in the rest of the European countries can pre-book one through Amazon, which will begin deliveries starting June 11.

Sony Xperia 1 IV

The key highlights of the Sony Xperia 1 IV include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, 6.5" 120Hz 4K AMOLED screen, and 5,000 mAh battery with 30W wired charging.

The smartphone features a side-mounted fingerprint reader and has five cameras onboard - a 12MP selfie shooter on the front and a quad camera system on the rear comprising 12MP primary, 12MP telephoto, 12MP ultrawide, and 3D ToF units.

You can read our Sony Xperia 1 IV detailed review here to learn more about it.