Xperia X Performance not heading to Germany and UK

Were you eyeing up the Xperia X Performance as your next phone? Well if you live in the UK or Germany, then you’re probably out of luck as Sony will not be launching this handset into these regions.

We understand that Sony only plans to launch the Xperia X and Xperia XA into the UK and Germany. We’re not sure why two of Europe’s biggest smartphone markets were excluded, but the Xperia X Performance is expected to land in other European regions.

There was no mention of the Xperia X Performance in the UK press release and, so far, no UK carriers have even mentioned the handset. When directing the question to Sony’s PR team, the reply we received was that the Xperia X Performance “will be available in most global markets with a key focus in Asia (Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan).” A bit vague. We asked again for specific confirmation of a UK Xperia X Performance release, but did not receive an answer at time of writing. We’ll update this post if that changes.

Check out a bunch of UK carriers announcing the Xperia X series – notice the absence of the Xperia X Performance?

So, here they are, the @sonyxperiagb X and XA; https://t.co/0nDpZrvEyf and https://t.co/njnQWlsM3r Coming soon to Three #XperiaX #MWC16

— Three UK (@ThreeUK) February 22, 2016

ANNOUNCED: The exceptional Sony Xperia X is coming to EE! Register your interest at https://t.co/GCdYBkiMkL #MWC16 pic.twitter.com/j2sDFcZ1NY

— EE (@EE) February 22, 2016

The new Sony #XperiaX and #XperiaXA are coming soon to Vodafone UK! pic.twitter.com/jVrApiDDwa

— Vodafone UK (@VodafoneUK) February 22, 2016

The Sony #XperiaX is here! Watch our exclusive first look to see what's new https://t.co/ZmNBLjh49s #SonyMWC

— Carphone Warehouse (@CPWTweets) February 22, 2016

Update: Just as we hit publish, we received Sony’s UK marketing email regarding the new handsets launched today. Notice which one is missing?

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