Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Specifications
  • 6.5" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 48MP 2160p
  • 12/16GB RAM Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • 5000mAh 30W15W
Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2026, May 13
Status Available. Released 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
Platform
OS Android 16, upgradable to Android 17, up to 4 major OS updates
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
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
 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, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G
Price £ 1,399.00 / € 1,499.00
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 (new) Active use score 17:47h

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