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.
Display
6.5 inches
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Camera
48 MP (wide) + 48 MP (periscope telephoto) + 48 MP
Battery
5000 mAh mAh
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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