Sony has launched the Sony Xperia 1 VIII flagship smartphone. It has a 6.5-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) FHD+ OLED HDR Display with 1-120Hz refresh rate, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform.
On Camera it has a 48MP rear camera with Exmor T sensor for mobile, 1/1.35″ sensor, Hybrid OIS/EIS, 48MP f/2.0 aperture 1/56″ 104° 16 mm ultra-wide-angle camera, 48MP f/2.8 70mm 1/1.56″ Exmor RS for mobile telephoto lens, 3x equivalent optical zoom, 17.5x hybrid zoom and 12MP front-facing camera. Packed by a 5000mAh Battery with 30W fast charging.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII specifications
- 6.5-inch (1080 x 2340 pixels) FHD+ OLED HDR Display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz Motion blur reduction, 240Hz Touch scanning rate, Creator mode, DCI-P3 100%, ITU-R BT.2020 (REC.2020), Illuminant D65 White point, 10 bit tonal gradation, X1 for mobile, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 3nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 840 GPU
- 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 1TB (UFS 4.1) internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB via microSD card
- Android 16 (4 OS upgrades and 6 years of security updates)
- Dual SIM (nanoSIM + eSIM / eSIM + eSIM)
- 48MP rear camera with Exmor T sensor for mobile, 1/1.35″ sensor, f/1.9 aperture, Hybrid OIS/EIS, 48MP f/2.0 aperture 1/56″ 104° 16 mm ultra-wide-angle camera, f/2.0 aperture, 48MP f/2.8 70mm 1/1.56″ Exmor RS for mobile telephoto lens, 3x equivalent optical zoom, 17.5x hybrid zoom, ZEISS T* coating, Real-Time Eye AF (Human, Animal), Real-Time Tracking, 4K HDR video recording
- 12MP front-facing camera with 1/2.9″ Exmor RS mobile sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 84° wide-angle lens, 4K video recording
- 3.5 mm audio jack, 360 Reality Audio, 360 Reality Audio hardware decoding, 360 Spatial Sound, Full-Stage stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, DSEE Ultimate, Stereo Recording, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
- Side-mounted Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions:162 x 74 x 8.3 mm; Weight: 200g
- Water resistant (IPX5/IPX8), Dust proof (IP6X)
- 5G (sub-6GHz) / 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 6.0 LE, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.2 Type-C
- 5000mAh Battery with 30W (USB PD) fast charging, Xperia Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, Qi Wireless charging, Battery Share function
Sony Xperia 1 VIII comes in Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, and Native Gold color options. Standard Edition (256GB): Priced at approximately €1499 (USD 1759) / £1399. Available through Sony and select online retailers. During the initial pre-order period, purchases will include a bundled pair of Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones. Exclusive Edition (1TB): A Native Gold version with 1TB of storage will be available exclusively through Sony’s online store in select regions, priced at €1999 (USD 2346)/ £1849. It will be available for pre-order starting May 13.