Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Should you buy the Sony Xperia 1 VIII?

Full Specifications

• Network Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
• Launch Announced: 2026, May 13 Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, June 19
• Body Dimensions: 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) Weight: 200 g (7.05 oz) Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame SIM: Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)  : IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
• Display Type: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020 Size: 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm² (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density) Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
• Platform OS: Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) CPU: Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) GPU: Adreno 840
• Memory Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot) Internal: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM  : UFS
• Main Camera Triple: 48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
  48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.9x optical zoom
  48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF Features: Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking Video: 4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
• Selfie camera Single: 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm Features: HDR Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
• Sound Loudspeaker : Yes, with stereo speakers 3.5mm jack : Yes  : Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
  Dynamic vibration system
  Snapdragon Sound
• Comms WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS NFC: Yes Radio: No USB: USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
• Features Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass  : Native Sony Alpha camera support
• Battery Type: 5000 mAh Charging: 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
  15W wireless
  Reverse wireless
  Bypass charging
• Misc Colors: Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold Models: XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44 Price: € 1,499.00 / £ 1,399.00
• Our Tests Performance: AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11)
  GeekBench: 9278 (v6)
  3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme) Display: 1510 nits max brightness (measured) Loudspeaker: -25.5 LUFS (Very good) Battery:
  Active use score 17:47h
• EU LABEL Energy: Class A Battery: 51:07h endurance, 1400 cycles Free fall: Class A (270 falls) Repairability: Class D