Sony Xperia 1 VIII

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Availability

Officially announced May 13, 2026
Prices (MSRP) 12GB/256GB - €1499
16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions 6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump)
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (~10.77 mm with camera bump)
Weight 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance Yes; IP68
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
Keys Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Graphite Black, Garnet Red, Iolite Silver, Native Gold (1TB)

Display

Size 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL) 2145 (Excellent)
Bright Min 0.9 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x4.61GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6x3.53GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU Adreno 840
Memory 12GB/256GB (UFS)
16GB/1TB
Storage expansion microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS Android (16), up to 4 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single 3426
GeekBench 6 Multi 9400
3D Mark High 6708
3D Mark Low 4253

Battery

Type 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed Wired: 30.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate: 7h 20min
Browsing: 21h 25min
Gaming: 10h 57min
Video: 7h 38min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor T
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera 48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor RS
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera 48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor RS
Optical zoom: 2.9x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash LED
Video recording 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front 12 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score: 136
Photo score: 142
Video score: 130

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 6.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be
USB Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other NFC

Multimedia

Headphones 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM, Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice Yes
VoLTE Yes
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