Sony
Released: May 2026
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Approx. Price
USD 1,625
A refined purist flagship honoring legacy hardware like a 3.5mm jack and microSD expansion while delivering elite 3nm processing and a revamped fixed 48MP peris
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is tailored for multimedia enthusiasts and purists who refuse to let go of essential legacy hardware. Ditching the variable zoom of its predecessors, the Mark 8 introduces a redesigned, square-shaped camera housing featuring a fixed 48MP periscope telephoto module at 2.9x (70mm) that yields much sharper low-light stills alongside matching 48MP wide and ultrawide lenses with Zeiss T* coating. It proudly keeps the 3.5mm headphone jack, dual front-facing stereo speakers, a physical shutter key, and an expandable microSDXC slot. Wrapped in Sony's rugged 'Ore' natural-stone textured glass design, it brings an IP65/IP68 rating, a bright 6.5-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED panel, and Qualcomm's tier-one Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip under the hood. Launching with Android 16, it supports Bypass Charging for extended gaming or native Sony Alpha camera monitoring without thermal strain.
Full Specifications
Display
Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, HDR BT.2020
Size
6.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Processor & OS
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Memory & Storage
RAM
12GB, 16GB
Internal
256, 512, 1024
Battery
Capacity
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Po
Charging
30W Wired (PD3.0, PPS)
Wireless
15W Wireless (Qi2/MagSafe compatible)
Connectivity
Network
5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
GPS
NFC
Infrared
Radio
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, Video Output (DisplayPort Alt Mode)
Sensors
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Compass
Proximity
Barometer
Fingerprint
Face ID
Body
Dimensions
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm
Weight
200 g
Camera
Front Camera
12 MP
single
1/2.9" sensor, HDR, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Rear Camera
48 MP (wide) + 48 MP (periscope telephoto) + 48 MP
triple
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, 1/1.35" main sensor, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 2.9x Optical Zoom, Eye Tracking, Native Sony Alpha Support, Color Spectrum Sensor, 4K@120fps HDR video
SIM
Slot 1
physical (5G, 4G, 3G, 2G)
Slot 2
esim (5G, 4G, 3G, 2G)
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