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Released 2026-06-19
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII features a 6.5-inch HDR OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. It uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor with 12GB RAM. Storage options include 256GB (UK version). Rear cameras: 48MP effective main f/1.9 (24mm) + 48MP effective telephoto f/2.8 (70mm) + 48MP effective ultrawide f/2.0 (16mm). Battery capacity is 5000mAh, with USB PD fast charging; Qi wireless; Battery Share charging. It runs Android 16; four OS upgrades; six years of security updates.
Price in Nigeria
₦2,400,000
Estimated price. No live seller prices checked yet.
- 6.5-inch HDR OLED · 120Hz
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 12GB RAM · 256GB (UK version)
- 5000mAh · USB PD fast charging; Qi wireless; Battery Share
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Owner Score
How people who own the Xperia 1 VIII rate it, from 788 public comments.
At launch
57
391 mentions
Now
64
397 mentions
Breakdown by aspect
Battery
34
Thermals
5
Software
39
Build
92
Camera
61
Display
63
Performance
44
Value
40
Category median: 70 · Updated 7 Oct 2026
High confidenceScores are calculated from assessed owner comments and adjusted against the median for this category.
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Full specifications
| LAUNCH DATE | |
|---|---|
| Announced | 2026, May 13 |
| Released | 2026-06-19 |
| Status | Available |
| NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / UMTS / LTE / 5G |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G | SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 200 g |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), Aluminum frame |
| SIM | Dual SIM: nano-SIM + eSIM or two eSIMs (UK version) |
| IP Rating | IPX5 / IPX8 water resistance; IP6X dust resistance |
| DISPLAY | |
| Type | HDR OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches |
| Screen-to-body | ~86.5% |
| Resolution | 1080 × 2340 pixels |
| Refresh Rate | 120Hz |
| Brightness | 788 nits (manual, measured), 1510 nits (auto, measured), 2198 nits (peak, measured) |
| Protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front |
| Color | 100% DCI-P3 |
| PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 16; four OS upgrades; six years of security updates |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) |
| GPU | Adreno 840 |
| MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSDXC, up to 2TB |
| RAM | 12GB |
| Internal | 256GB (UK version) |
| Storage/RAM variants | 256GB (UK version); 12GB RAM |
| Storage Type | UFS |
| MAIN CAMERA | |
| Main camera | 48MP effective main f/1.9 (24mm) + 48MP effective telephoto f/2.8 (70mm) + 48MP effective ultrawide f/2.0 (16mm) |
| Features | Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* Lens coating, Color spectrum sensor, Eye tracking, LED Flash, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | 4K HDR at 24/30/60/120fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Selfie camera | 12MP, f/2.0 |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | |
| Loudspeaker | Stereo |
| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| COMMUNICATION | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB-C 3.2, 5Gb/s; DisplayPort |
| FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| BATTERY | |
| Capacity | 5000mAh |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Charging Type | USB PD fast charging; Qi wireless; Battery Share |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |
| Colors | Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Gold |
| Models | Xperia 1 VIII 5G |
| Price in Nigeria | ₦2,400,000 |
| SECURITY | |
| Security | Fingerprint sensor |
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