Sony has made some announcements that will get owners of Xperia phones hold on to their phones for longer.

According to the Chinese blog, ITHome, Sony has announced that it will introduce a battery replacement program for some of its older Xperia smartphone models. The replacement program will be available in select regions which we have no list of now.

The list of devices (posted below) that will be eligible for the battery replacement program is mainly flagships and the average price is said to be about CNY 230 (~$34):

• Xperia XZ
• Xperia XZs
• Xperia XZ1
• Xperia XZ Premium
• Xperia XZ2
• Xperia XZ3

The source also reveals that users will also get a free USB-C charging cable and a 10% discount on other repairs.

It has also been revealed that Sony has promised that Xperia 1 II flagship will receive a total of three OS upgrades. This should definitely be good news for owners of the Sony flagship seeing as some other manufacturers such as Samsung have also announced three OS upgrades for their flagships.

The Xperia 1 II is yet to get the Android 11 update but its latest update brings October’s security patch to the phone. The Xperia 5 II, its second flagship, is also yet to get the Android 11 update.

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