Sony Xperia 1 VIII phone

Sony Xperia 1 VIII

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Sony Xperia 1 VIII Specifications

Display

Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)
Size: 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm 2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Battery

Charging: 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging
Type: 5000 mAh

Platform

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
OS: Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Main Camera

Features: Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
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
Video: 4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Memory

Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Network

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
Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Body

Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Dimensions: 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
SIM: Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Weight: 200 g (7.05 oz)

Selfie camera

Features: HDR
Single: 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm
Video: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Comms

Bluetooth: 6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
NFC: Yes
Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio: No
USB: USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Sound

3.5mm jack: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Launch

Announced: 2026, May 13
Status: Available. Released 2026, June 19

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: € 1,499.00 / £ 1,399.00

Our Tests

Battery: Active use score 17:47h
Display: 1510 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker: -25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Performance: AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme)

EU LABEL

Battery: 51:07h endurance, 1400 cycles
Energy: Class A
Free fall: Class A (270 falls)
Repairability: Class D

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