Compare Sony Xperia 1 VIII

2026, May 13

Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, June 19

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L & 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Adreno 840

Android 16 Stock

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

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

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

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

~86.5%

120Hz

1B colors, HDR BT.2020, LTPO adaptive refresh rate

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, OIS, 2.9x optical zoom | 48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

HDR

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

200 g (7.05 oz)

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

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins, low pressure water jets)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

Unspecified

Unspecified

6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Yes

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

No

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

256GB 12GB RAM | 512GB 12GB RAM | 512GB 16GB RAM | 1TB 16GB RAM

UFS

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless Audio

Dynamic Vibration System, Snapdragon Sound

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS (50% in 30 min) | 15W wireless | Reverse wireless | Bypass charging

Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable

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

Side-mounted Fingerprint Sensor

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Native Sony Alpha camera support | Zeiss optics with T* lens coating

AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10) | GeekBench: 9278 (v6) | Active use battery score: 17:47h

$1,400.00

€1,399.00

₹1,25,000.00

Rs 415,000.00