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Sony · Sony Xperia Ix

Sony Xperia 1 IX

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Rough idea · Somewhere in this season

13 April 2027

in about 6 months

Almost certainly between 21 March and 6 May 2027 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.
Where we started When Sony usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Sony normally picks.
Reports behind it 4 separate stories Found across 4 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time No change Last changed on 2 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

  1. Android Headlines
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime in May 2027

    “if Sony continues down that path, and it probably will, we’ll have to wait until May next year for the Xperia 1 IX.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 9 days later

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

  2. Android Headlines
    Called a rumour

    Says revealed sometime between April and June 2027

    “This phone is far from arriving, as it’s expected in mid-2027” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 2 days later

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

  3. Via (in Japanese) · picked up by GSMArena
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says revealed sometime between January and December 2027

    “If Sony sticks with its usual launch schedule, the Xperia 1 IX should only become official next year” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Did not move our date

    Via (in Japanese) usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.

  4. Android Headlines
    Reported

    Says revealed sometime between January and June 2027

    “That phone is not expected to arrive until mid-2027, though.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 5 days earlier

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 21 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 (46 days wide), with a standard deviation of 18 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 8cb85dd2e3056f1c4510f7b1…

On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Good guess · Right month, maybe not the day

3 May 2027

in about 7 months

Almost certainly between 11 April and 25 May 2027 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.
Where we started When Sony usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Sony normally picks.
Reports behind it 4 separate stories Found across 4 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.
Since last time 3 days earlier Last changed on 24 Sept 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

  1. Android Headlines
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime in May 2027

    “if Sony continues down that path, and it probably will, we’ll have to wait until May next year for the Xperia 1 IX.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 9 days later

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

  2. Android Headlines
    Called a rumour

    Says on sale sometime between April and June 2027

    “This phone is far from arriving, as it’s expected in mid-2027” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 1 day later

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

  3. Via (in Japanese) · picked up by GSMArena
    Called a rumour Heard it from someone else

    Says on sale sometime between January and December 2027

    “If Sony sticks with its usual launch schedule, the Xperia 1 IX should only become official next year” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Did not move our date

    Via (in Japanese) usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 2 days earlier before believing it.

  4. Android Headlines
    Reported

    Says on sale sometime between January and June 2027

    “That phone is not expected to arrive until mid-2027, though.” Read it ↗
    Strong track record Moved our date 4 days earlier

    Android Headlines usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 9 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 11 Apr 2027 to 25 May 2027 (44 days wide), with a standard deviation of 17 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

Ledger hash 20890f238c680e51653435b7…

Where you will be able to buy it

Likely one region first Based on how this product line usually launches

This line usually starts in one market and travels later, if it travels at all.

Sony Xperia normally launches in Japan first.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

  1. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · 8cb85dd2e3…

  2. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 22 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · b97302d19a…

  3. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · f6963097ad…

  4. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 22 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · ae91643b32…

  5. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · bf20e8d993…

  6. 13 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 5 May 2027 · 7f18bad71d…

  7. 3 May 2027 On sale 3 days earlier

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 11 Apr 2027 to 25 May 2027 · 20890f238c…

  8. 13 April 2027 Reveal 3 days earlier

    Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 22 Mar 2027 to 5 May 2027 · 4035784cd5…

  9. 6 May 2027 On sale 3 days later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 14 Apr 2027 to 28 May 2027 · beb59d1b0e…

  10. 16 April 2027 Reveal 3 days later

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 25 Mar 2027 to 8 May 2027 · baa85b5290…

  11. 3 May 2027 On sale 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 10 Apr 2027 to 25 May 2027 · 32fd9c61a9…

  12. 13 April 2027 Reveal 2 days earlier

    Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 20 Mar 2027 to 6 May 2027 · a47149cdf0…

  13. 5 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 12 Apr 2027 to 28 May 2027 · 44628a0027…

  14. 5 May 2027 On sale 6 days later

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 13 Apr 2027 to 28 May 2027 · 035169760a…

  15. 15 April 2027 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 23 Mar 2027 to 8 May 2027 · 34e224c498…

  16. 16 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 15 Mar 2027 to 17 May 2027 · aceee185f9…

  17. 16 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 16 Mar 2027 to 17 May 2027 · 483869a74d…

  18. 16 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 15 Mar 2027 to 17 May 2027 · 971cabd3dd…

  19. 29 April 2027 On sale 7 days earlier

    Worked out on 15 Sept 2026 · range 28 Mar 2027 to 29 May 2027 · d099f17c57…

  20. 16 April 2027 Reveal 7 days earlier

    Worked out on 15 Sept 2026 · range 16 Mar 2027 to 17 May 2027 · 3a29da5df9…

  21. 6 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 13 Sept 2026 · range 9 Apr 2027 to 1 Jun 2027 · d3c0fd71e7…

  22. 23 April 2027 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 12 Sept 2026 · range 28 Mar 2027 to 20 May 2027 · c6c4ea712d…

  23. 6 May 2027 On sale 4 days earlier

    Worked out on 11 Sept 2026 · range 10 Apr 2027 to 1 Jun 2027 · 7ce650ffbe…

  24. 24 April 2027 Reveal 3 days earlier

    Worked out on 11 Sept 2026 · range 28 Mar 2027 to 20 May 2027 · 804a12bf88…

  25. 10 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 10 Sept 2026 · range 12 Apr 2027 to 7 Jun 2027 · a172567fd6…

  26. 27 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 10 Sept 2026 · range 30 Mar 2027 to 25 May 2027 · d3bb4039ab…

  27. 10 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 10 Sept 2026 · range 8 Apr 2027 to 11 Jun 2027 · d0024d50b2…

  28. 27 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 10 Sept 2026 · range 26 Mar 2027 to 30 May 2027 · 770acfdefe…

  29. 10 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 8 Apr 2027 to 11 Jun 2027 · d6861c16f0…

  30. 27 April 2027 Reveal 1 day earlier

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 26 Mar 2027 to 30 May 2027 · a8c415c388…

  31. 10 May 2027 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 6 Apr 2027 to 14 Jun 2027 · f625202e3f…

  32. 28 April 2027 Reveal 1 day later

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 24 Mar 2027 to 2 Jun 2027 · 15880c5049…

  33. 9 May 2027 On sale 1 day later

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 1 Apr 2027 to 17 Jun 2027 · c12fdf4f44…

  34. 27 April 2027 Reveal 2 days later

    Worked out on 8 Sept 2026 · range 19 Mar 2027 to 4 Jun 2027 · 08ca525d70…

  35. 25 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 7 Sept 2026 · range 8 Mar 2027 to 16 Jun 2027 · baad57abac…

  36. 8 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 28 Jun 2027 · c1910726d1…

  37. 25 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 8 Mar 2027 to 15 Jun 2027 · eb12c9bcba…

  38. 8 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 28 Jun 2027 · 567e2660d6…

  39. 25 April 2027 Reveal No change

    Worked out on 6 Sept 2026 · range 8 Mar 2027 to 15 Jun 2027 · a579465b56…

  40. 8 May 2027 On sale No change

    Worked out on 5 Sept 2026 · range 21 Mar 2027 to 28 Jun 2027 · 3ffc3fdf6b…

Other names this device goes by

Model numbers: XQ-H44, XQ-HH54, XQ-HH74, PM-1542-BV, PM-1543-BV, PM-1544-BV

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