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Sony Xperia 1 VIII |
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Sony Xperia 1 VIII |
| Network | ||
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| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Network | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 | |
| 5G Network | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2026, May 13 | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, June 19 | |
| Body | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM | |
| UFS | ||
| Main Camera | ||
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| Modules | 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| Modules | 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 | ||
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| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio Dynamic vibration system Snapdragon Sound |
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| Comms | ||
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| 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 | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output | |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Native Sony Alpha camera support | ||
| Battery | ||
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| Type | 5000 mAh | |
| Charging | 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging |
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| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold | Models | XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G |
| Price | £ 1,399.00 / € 1,499.00 | |
| Our Tests | ||
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| Performance | AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme) |
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| Display | 1510 nits max brightness (measured) | |
| Loudspeaker | -25.5 LUFS (Very good) | |
| Battery | Active use score 17:47h | |
| EU LABEL | ||
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| Energy | Class A | |
| Battery | 51:07h endurance, 1400 cycles | |
| Free fall | Class A (270 falls) | |
| Repairability | Class D | |