Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Network 1

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch 2

Announced

13 May 2026

Status

Released 13 May 2026

Body 3

Dimensions

162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

Weight

200 g (7.05 oz)

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Display 3

Type

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Size

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) inches

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Platform 4

OS

Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates

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 2

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

RAM

12GB / 16GB RAM

Main Camera 3

Modules

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

Selfie Camera 2

Modules

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm

Features

HDR

Sound 1

Speaker

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

Comms 6

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

GPS

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

No

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Features 1

Sensors

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

Battery 1

Type

5000 mAh

Misc 1

Colors

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold