While Sony has announced the Xperia 1 III, the company has yet to announce the pricing and availability for its latest flagship handset. But now, a recent leak has hinted at the pricing for the upcoming smartphone in China.

According to a Weibo post (Via GSMArena), the premium grade handset from the Japanese tech giant will have its pricing start from 8,499 Yuan (roughly 1314 US Dollars). This is for the 256GB internal storage variant, while the higher end 512GB internal storage version is said to be available for 9,499 Yuan (roughly 1,470 US Dollars). Notably, these pricing are similar to prices that were seen in the pre order listings that was found in the company’s official web store in Russia.

For those unaware, the Xperia 1 III is set to be announced on 20th May 2021 in China. Talking about the device itself, the smartphone is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor paired with a 6.5 inch display that supports 4K resolution and 120Hz high refresh rate. The device will also support memory expansion and also be powered by a large 4,500mAh battery pack that offers up to 30W wired fast charging as well.

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Sony is recalling certain batches of a power bank sold in Mainland China. The Japanese company issued a statement on its website requesting owners of the affected power banks to send them in and get a free replacement.

The affected power bank, the Sony CP-V10B (black only), covers a range of production dates and are said to not meet fire rating requirements for Mainland China. Below is the model number and production dates of the affected batches:

• November 2017: 5082304 ~ 5083813
• May 2018: 5172081, 5172090, 5176981 ~ 5177482
• June 2018: 5199403 ~ 5201171
• August 2018: 5228490 ~ 5228750

If your power bank falls under any of the above batches, you can take it to a Sony service station to have it replaced.

Back in May 2018, the Shenzhen Consumer Council, China Consumers Association, and the Futian District Consumer Council set up the Shenzhen Quality Consumption Research Institute to carry out a comparison test on mobile power banks.

The comparison test which was sent to Sony in July is said to have revealed the Sony power banks do not meet the fire rating requirements hence the need for the recall.

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Sony is said to have sent representatives to China to tender a formal apology and today issued a recall. The Shenzhen Consumer Council is said to have prompted Samsung and IKEA to also recall products in the past.

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