Sony Xperia Z1 Price, Release Date Unveiled In The UK; Pre-Order Shipping Date Next Week; US Release Expected This Month

The Sony Xperia Z1 was recently unveiled at IFA 2013 in Berlin, and now the price, release date, and pre-order shipping date details are being revealed. Although details for the US release of the Sony Xperia Z1 are still fuzzy, European retailers have announced the price, release date, and pre-order shipping availability for the Xperia Z1.

According to Crossmap, the Sony Xperia Z1 price has been set for £599 ($936.48) in the UK. The price range in other countries including France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands start as high as €679 and as high as €865 ($849.99-$1140.16).

Pre-orders for the Sony Xperia Z1 are available at various retailers in Europe. The earliest shipping date for the Xperia Z1 seems to be as early as September 16, Crossmap reports.

Sony has not yet announced specific release dates for U.S. carriers such as Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile, but U.K. carriers EE, O2, Orange and T-Mobile will sell the Xperia Z1, IB Times reports.

Though a US release date and price for the Sony Xperia Z1 has yet to be revealed, the phone will roll out by the end of September across the globe, IB Times reports. Also, the Sony Xperia Z1 is expected to release on more U.S. carriers than the Xperia Z, IB Times reports. The Xperia Z only had an exclusive release to T-Mobile customers.

The Sony Xperia Z1 will be available in black, white, and purple.

As reported by IB Times, Sony has paired high-end specs with the high price for the Xperia Z1, including a 5-inch, full HD (1080p x 1920) touchscreen, a 2.2GHz, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor (MSM8974), 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage (expandable via a micro SD card), and a 3,000 mAh battery. The Sony Xperia Z1 is also capable of shooting video in Ultra HD, or 4K resolution. The Z1 also upgraded the camera to a 20.7-megapixel smartphone sensor. The phone is also waterproof and dustproof.