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Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Announced May 2026. Sony's flagship with a 6.5-inch flat LTPO OLED display (120Hz), Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, triple 48 MP cameras (24mm wide + 70mm periscope + 16mm ultrawide), 12 MP selfie, 5,000 mAh battery with 30W + 15W wireless charge, IP65/IP68 rating, 3.5mm jack, and microSD slot.

Sony Xperia 1 VIII
  • 6.5"LTPO OLED, 1080x2340, 120Hz
  • 48 MPf/1.9, 24mm, OIS, 2.9x periscope
  • 12/16 GBRAM, 256 GB to 1 TB, microSD
  • 5,000 mAh30W wired + 15W wireless

Network

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch

Announced
2026, May
Status
Available. Released 2026, June

Body

Dimensions
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm
Weight
200 g
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant

Display

Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020, Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Size
6.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (~396 ppi)

Platform

OS
Android 16
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
GPU
Adreno 840

Memory

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

Main camera

Single
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", 2.9x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", PDAF
Features
RAW multi-frame, LED flash, HDR, panorama
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"

Sound

Loudspeaker
Yes, stereo front-facing speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes, 3.5 mm

Comms

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Features

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

Battery

Type
5,000 mAh Li-Po
Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS
15W wireless, reverse wireless, bypass charging

Misc

Colors
Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold
Price
£1,399 / €1,499

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