Sony today launched its newest top-of-the-line smartphone, the Xperia 1 VIII.
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| Sony Xperia 1 VIII colors |
Sony Xperia 1 VIII is now official, a new powerful flagship?
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| Sony Xperia 1 VIII Gold |
The new Sony Xperia 1 VIII features a refreshed look. It now has a square camera hump to house its 3 back cameras. It also has a frosted glass back, aluminum edges, and an IP65 + IP68 dust and water resistance rating.
Colors available are Black, Silver, Red, and Gold.
In front, it has a flat 6.5-inch LTPO 120Hz screen, but the resolution is just 1080p+, not 4K.
Inside, the phone is powered by the flagship Qualcomm 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with up to 16GB RAM, up to 1TB internal storage expandable via microSD card slot, and a 5,000mAh battery capacity with slower 30W charging versus the competition.
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| The front design |
For cameras, it has a 48MP f/1.9 main camera paired with a 48MP f/2.0 16mm ultra-wide camera, and a 48MP f/2.8 1.56-inch 70mm telephoto sensor. For selfies, users will find a 12MP f/2.0 24mm camera.
It also has a dedicated shutter button, new RAW multi-frame processing pipeline, better bokeh, updated macro shooting, and an AI camera assistant suggests different filters and framing.
The phone also has a full-range stereo speakers, 3.5mm headphone jack slot, and Android 16 OS. It supports up to 4 major OS updates and 6 years of security patches.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII key specs, features
- Frosted glass back, aluminum edges
- IP65 + IP68 dust and water resistance
- 6.5-inch LTPO 120Hz FHD+ screen
- 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC
- Up to 16GB RAM
- Up to 1TB expandable storage
- 48MP f/1.9 main camera + 48MP f/2.0 16mm ultra-wide + 48MP f/2.8 1.56-inch 70mm telephoto
- 12MP f/2.0 24mm selfie camera
- Dedicated shutter button
- Full-range stereo speakers
- 3.5mm headphone jack slot
- Android 16 OS
- 4 major OS updates, 6 years of security patches
International price with direct-to-PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):
Sony Xperia 1 VIII 12GB/256GB - EUR 1,499 (around PHP 108.2K)
Sony Xperia 1 VIII 16GB/1TB - EEUR 1,999 (around PHP 144.3K)
There is no info if the phone will be released in the Philippines yet. But, it is now available for pre-order in other parts of the world.
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