Sony Xperia 1 VIII unveiled with larger 48MP telephoto sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Comments
- xPandamon
- phu
L.O.R.D, 13 May 2026There are a lot of good things to like about this phone, which other smartphones today lack, a... moreYeah some good, but mostly mediocre which at that price point, is a major let down. But at this point we are used to Sony releasing underwhelming, overpriced phones
- xPandamon
- phu
[deleted post]Why so aggressive, just because someone pointed out your poor buying decisions?
- PWM
- Mne
and it'z 1hz pw, no.
- xPandamon
- phu
Anonymous, 13 May 2026Specs are worse than samsung. Though I love sony and had z3. In that time sony was miles bette... moreYeah this is worse than Samsung. Maybe the camera on paper is better; In reality the Samsung phone would still take better automatic pictures. Charging for Samsung has improved recently and is actually barely behind the Chinese competition, partially because of the smaller battery size. I don't know what this is supposed to compete with when it even makes Samsung look good
- xPandamon
- phu
Downgraded zoom capabilities (or maybe not, who knows), still very underwhelming charge speed and a price that isn't okay even with the additional headphones, especially since many power users would rather go for the 512 GB option which is even more expensive.. Sorry Sony this ain't it. If this came at a reasonable price with faster charging at the very least, it would have been fine. But not at the current price. And once the price has dropped enough, the new gen of CPUs is already out there.
- Inthebin
- sX1
Every time Sony....
You can't price these at £1400 and expect anyone to buy them? The competition is fierce and there's nothing this does better than the competition.
Software support is limited, slower to charge than rivals, camera in "auto" mode is pants.
Think this is the last one we'll see.
R3mbo, 13 May 2026As the xperia vi owner i feel sad for these parameters, no major things, at least battery coul... moreThey will probably make bigger batteries once silicone carbon battery is developed well enough, they said they would rather stick to lithium and deliver non degraded battery life
L.O.R.D, 13 May 2026There are a lot of good things to like about this phone, which other smartphones today lack, a... morePeople dictate the design. When some brand tries to nake innovative design, yall hate it, like LG wing, LG flex or just don't buy it. When it's simplistic and generic you say you hate it, yet you buy it. Also there is only so much you do with the phone design these days, as the front is only reserved for a screen, and the back has cameras and flat slab. Poco did smth with with subwoofer on the back, but that's pretty much it
- Anonymous
- xHY
i0S.- Never.- Again., 13 May 2026You have never used a Vivo have you? What makes you say so? I even bought the 200mm teleconverter lens and have my SIM in it. I also have explored all the Camera settings, so you can't try to mock me for "not know" to use my Vivo.
YUKI93, 13 May 2026It's a real shame to see the continuous zoom periscope telephoto camera gone. But 1/1.56&... moreSamsung, Apple, Google, none of them are known for zoom performance.
Against real competition, Sony pales in comparison to the zoom cameras on Chinese Ultra phones.
Anonymous, 13 May 2026Oh, please. I have both Vivo X300 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VII in my current collection, and the ... moreYou have never used a Vivo have you?
- Anonymous
- 099
Specs are worse than samsung. Though I love sony and had z3. In that time sony was miles better than both samsung and iphone. Now samsung is the best. Only con is slower charging than chinese rivals.
- DarlingYext
- 6mM
The telephoto camera is actually a big improvement, so good job on that one, but the 1080p display and small battery with ultra slow charging are definitely unacceptable at the price they are asking for it.
- Vasra
- mJ8
Sony the mother company is protecting its camera company sales by hampering its mobile company cameras.
There is no other reason to explain why the company that makes class leading resolving lenses and best sensors is so many generations behind its Chinese and Korean and American competitors that use Sony's sensors.
- Anonymous
- AAr
For 3,5mm , microsd I'm buying it
- Anonymous
- xHY
Anonymous, 13 May 2026Sony buoys putting ❌ in frustration is so hilarious to watch. The most bitter thing is the tr... moreOh, please. I have both Vivo X300 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VII in my current collection, and the Sony easily makes the most real photo yet. Everytime I use the Vivo, the HDR is so excessive that I have to use manual mode to get my preferred shoot. With the Sony, it's an easy point and shoot, just like the iPhone and the Pixel.
- justasmile
- x3V
Perfect opportunity to buy Xperia 1 VII on discount. But to be fair, having no price increase (even if the price ws already damn high) while having more practical upgrades than S26 Ultra is pretty nice to see for such a company.
Also, why no Qi2?
- Minu
- ter
YUKI93, 13 May 2026It's a real shame to see the continuous zoom periscope telephoto camera gone. But 1/1.56&... moreI hope this isn't an experiment like the XZ2/3 series, because Xperias typically embodied the Kaizen philosophy despite having their entire smartphone division handled exclusively by Wingtech from design and manufacture to their implementation of Stock Android.
- YUKI93
- K1L
Anonymous, 13 May 2026Was expecting large continuos zoom sensor like Xiaomi 17 Ultra. Kinda disappointing. To be frank, Xiaomi's solution isn't fully continuous when shooting in RAW. Also, 75-100mm isn't much to shout about.
