Sony launched the Sony Xperia 1 VIII on 13 Jun 2026. Its price in Morocco is .د.م. 19,950, or $1,900 in the US.
It has a 6.5-inch LTPO OLED display, the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, 12GB RAM and a 5000 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII supports GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Sony Xperia 1 VIII connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: 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
- USB: USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
Sony Xperia 1 VIII Design
The phone measures 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) and weighs 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). Colours: Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold. Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Native Sony Alpha camera support.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density). Panel type: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020.
It runs Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades. The chipset is the Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) with an octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) CPU.
Memory
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB storage.
Camera
The main camera has 3 lenses:
- 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
Camera features: Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking.
Selfie camera: 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm.
Battery
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII has a 5000 mAh battery with 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless
Reverse wireless
Bypass charging charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers.
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