Flagship · 2026

Sony Xperia 1 VIII

Our Take

CPU capability matches flagship phones like Apple iPhone 17e. Same-source GSMArena v11 AnTuTu evidence is also available.

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (18h measured)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

6.5″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Elite Gen 5 12 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 30W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1510 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) · 8-core 4.6 GHz · Adreno 840

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

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

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

3,210,596

GSMArena · v11

4,010,000

Kimovil · Antutu v11

2,312,684

GSMArena · v10

GeekBench

9,278

Graphics test

3DMark 6,962 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 4.6 GHz

GPU

Adreno 840

Process

3 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM

Software & updates

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades · 4-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Software support

4 years of updates

Updates remaining

~4 years

Camera

48 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 12 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.9

OIS

Telephoto

48 MP f/2.8

Ultrawide

48 MP f/2.0

Front camera

12 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony Exmor T, 1/1.35", 1.12µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 120 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 30 W wired · 15 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

17:47h

Lab endurance

51:07h

EU cycle rating

1,400 cycles

Wired charging

30 W

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.5 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB · 16/1TB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

Video output

Screen out

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n75, n77, n78

Build & Design

200 g · 8.3 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

162.0 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

200 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.2M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 4K @ 120 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Longer tested battery life

17h 47m vs 15h 30m active use · 5,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Longer tested battery life

17h 47m vs 15h 20m active use · 5,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 120 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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