Sony has announced a free replacement program for the Xperia 1 VII flagship smartphone that's been plagued by power failures since launch.

Sony has halted sales of the Xperia 1 VII in its home market, Japan, due to widespread "weird shutdown issues." More details here.

It sounds like the Xperia 1 VII has got a nasty bug that's virtually bricking the phone, so Sony has had to pause shipments.

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