Sony Xperia 1 VIII
87 out of 100
Sony

Sony Xperia 1 VIII

TechRank Score Excellent choice

Sony Xperia 1 VIII — specifications, battery-life tests and price. Real owner reviews, strengths and weaknesses.

▣ Display 6.5" OLED - 1080 x 2340
⚡ Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
◉ Camera 3 (48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP)
◆ Battery 5000 mAh
✦ OS Android 16
◌ Weight 200 г.
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87 TechRank
Overall score

Excellent choice

Overall score across key usage scenarios.

Best suited for
⚡ Performance 98 ◆ Gaming 95 ◇ Connectivity 94
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TechRank ratings

Strengths and weaknesses across key usage scenarios.

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Display 89
Very high score
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Camera 88
Very high score
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Performance 98
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Gaming 95
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Battery 65
Average score
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Connectivity 94
One of the model’s strongest scores
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Overall score 87
Very high score

+ Strengths

  • Достаточно яркая OLED-панель
  • Процессор предлагает отличный запас мощности без чрезмерного нагрева
  • Достойно справляется со съемкой, особенно на сверхширокоугольный объектив
  • Низкое потребление энергии, что хорошо сказывается на автономности, включая режим ожидания
  • Доступен широкий набор функций

− Things to consider

  • Телеобъектив оказался хуже остальных объективов смартфона
  • Рамки заметно больше, чем у соперников
  • Время зарядки батареи разочаровывает
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Display 6.5" OLED - 1080 x 2340
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Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Camera 3 (48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP)
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Battery 5000 mAh
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Display

18 specifications

Type
OLED
Size
6.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio
19.5:9
Pixel density
396 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Yes
Max advertised brightness
1500 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
2200 nits
HDR support
Да, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate
240 Hz
Display protection
Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio
86.5%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display
sRGB color gamut
97.5%
PWM
240 Hz
Response time
1 ms
Contrast ratio
∞ Бесконечная
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Design and build

10 specifications

Height
162 mm
Width
74 mm
Thickness
8.3 mm
Weight
200 g
Water resistance
IP68
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Available colors
Black, Silver, Золотистый, Red
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в кнопке
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Performance

11 specifications

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock speed
4610 MHz
CPU cores
8 (2 + 6)
Architecture
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
Manufacturing process
TSMC
Transistor size
3 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon
Graphics
Adreno 840
GPU cores
1536
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
FLOPS
~3686.4 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

8 specifications

Compute Score (GPU)
28578
Single-core score
3522
Multi-core score
9923
CPU
1085245
GPU
1325452
Memory
568742
UX
863443
Total score
3842882
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Memory

8 specifications

RAM capacity
12 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
Memory channels
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Memory card
MicroSD
Max memory card capacity
Up to 2048 GB
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Software

4 specifications

Operating system
Android 16
System size out of the box
45 GB
OS updates
4 years
Security updates
6 years
⌁

Battery

9 specifications

Capacity
5000 mAh
Max charging power
30 W
Battery type
Литий-полимерный (Li-Po)
Removable
No
Wireless charging
Yes
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Bypass Charging technology
Yes
Fast charging
Да (50% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
1:25 ч.
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Main camera

17 specifications

Sensor type
48 MP
Photo resolution
48 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 2.9x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Digital
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
120 fps (1080p)
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Aperture
f/2.0
Focal length
16 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX906
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Pixel size
1 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
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Front camera

11 specifications

Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.0
Focal length
24 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX663
Sensor size
1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inches)
Pixel size
1.22 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Connectivity

17 specifications

Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Yes
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*
Yes
Infrared port
No
Number of SIMs*
1
SIM type
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
5G support
Yes
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Audio

4 specifications

Speakers
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
Yes
FM radio
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
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Other

5 specifications

Class
Flagship
Release date
Май 2026 years
Sales start date
Июнь 2026 years
Sensors
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
No
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Cameras

Camera modules and shooting capabilities

Main camera

48 MP
Sensor resolution
48 MP
Photo resolution
8000 x 6000
Zoom
Оптический, 2.9x
Flash
LED
Stabilization
Optical
8K video recording
No
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Slow-motion recording
120 fps (1080p)
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Photo resolution
48 MP
Aperture
f/1.9
Focal length
24 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX888
Sensor size
1/1.35" (≈ 0.74 inches)
Pixel size
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Aperture
f/2.8
Focal length
70 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX 906
Sensor size
1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inches)
Pixel size
1 micron
Aperture
f/2.0
Focal length
16 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX906
Stabilization
Digital

Front camera

12 MP
Megapixels
12 MP
Photo resolution
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.0
Focal length
24 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX663
Sensor size
1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inches)
Pixel size
1.22 micron
Autofocus
No
Stabilization
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
No
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Benchmarks

Synthetic benchmark results

Performance Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Performance Max clock speed 4610 MHz
Performance CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Performance Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
Performance Manufacturing process TSMC
Performance Transistor size 3 nm
Performance Neural processor Hexagon
Performance Graphics Adreno 840
Performance GPU cores 1536
Performance GPU frequency 1200 MHz
Performance FLOPS ~3686.4 GFLOPS
Benchmarks Compute Score (GPU) 28578
Benchmarks Single-core score 3522
Benchmarks Multi-core score 9923
Benchmarks CPU 1085245
Benchmarks GPU 1325452
Benchmarks Memory 568742
Benchmarks UX 863443
Benchmarks Total score 3842882

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