Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Brand: SONY
Category: PHONES
  • Display 6.5 inches, LTPO OLED
  • Camera 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
  • Operating system Android 16
  • Storage 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
  • Battery 5000 mAh

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Rated by experts and customers from around the web, based on thousands of reviews and ratings

8
  • Battery life 9 / 10
  • Camera quality 9 / 10
  • Value for money 10 / 10
  • Display quality 9 / 10
  • Water resistant 3 / 10

Full Specifications

GENERAL

Announced 2026, May 13
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, June 19

PRICE IN NIGERIA

256GB 12GB RAM ₦2,500,000
512GB 12GB RAM ₦3,500,000
512GB 16GB RAM ₦4,500,000
1TB 16GB RAM ₦5,500,000

PRICE IN INDIA

256GB 12GB RAM ₹120,500
512GB 12GB RAM ₹130,500
512GB 16GB RAM ₹140,500
1TB 16GB RAM ₹150,500

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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

DISPLAY

Type LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Size 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

BODY

Dimensions 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Other features IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

PLATFORM

OS Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades
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

MEMORY

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

MAIN CAMERA

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

FRONT CAMERA

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

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
Dynamic vibration system
Snapdragon Sound

CONNECTIVITY

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
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
NFC Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio No

BATTERY

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

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Native Sony Alpha camera support

MORE

Colors Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold
Models number XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44
EasyBuy LOAN
Prices € 1,499.00 / £ 1,399.00

TESTS

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

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