Rumors about Sony Xperia 1 V have been circulating, and a mysterious model was identified by model number XQ-DQ72 on Geekbench. Last month, there was another model surfaced on Geekbench with the model number XQ-DT72 which showed 12GB RAM. According to reports from Sumahodigest and Reddit, this new model XQ-DQ72 is likely to be a high-end model, equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chipset and 16GB of RAM.

If the leaked benchmark scores are accurate, the XQ-DQ72 could be a significant improvement over its predecessor, the Xperia 5 IV, which only had 8GB of RAM. However, there is some confusion over which Xperia model this new device belongs to, as the memory upgrade seems too significant to be simply a successor to the Xperia 5 IV.

Some experts speculate that the XQ-DQ72 could be the Xperia 1 V while others believe it may be a special edition or gaming edition of the Xperia 1 V or even a completely new device altogether. Last month an alleged live shot of Xperia 1 V was leaked which revealed the rear panel and the Periscope Zoom camera.

Xperia 1 IV was launched in China in June and became available in the US market in September. Similarly, the Xperia 1 III also took over two-and-a-half months to make its way from China to the US and UK. However, an insider reports that Sony is making progress with the Xperia 1 V’s testing phase and is currently two months ahead of schedule compared to its predecessor in 2022. If everything goes according to plan, the phone’s launch might occur as early as April 2023. This development could mean that fans of the Xperia line outside of China may see the release of the Xperia 1 V in the US, UK, and other countries as soon as June, pending favorable circumstances.

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