Sony’s newest flagship is right here, with the brand new Xperia 1 VIII providing some highly effective specs for the standard lofty price ticket, this time with a serious {hardware} redesign.
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII feels new principally because of its main {hardware} redesign. The brand new look retains some Xperia staples, like the larger high and backside bezels – housing front-facing audio system, taller facet ratio, and devoted shutter button, nevertheless it undeniably appears very completely different, particularly with that sq. digicam module sitting off of the highest left nook of the cellphone.
Xperia 1 VIII is available in Graphite Black, Garnet Crimson, Iolite Silver, and Native Gold coloration variants, although the gold is solely accessible in a 1TB storage tier (with the remainder accessible with 256GB of storage). Sony says the colours are part of its “Ore” design language, with the entire cellphone having a tough stone-like texture.
Underneath the hood, this machine is packing some powerhouse specs. A 6.5-inch FHD+ LTPO AMOLED show at 120Hz, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and the aforementioned 256GB or 1TB of storage. These fashions ship with 12GB or 16GB of RAM, respectively, and each have help for microSD card enlargement – one thing we principally by no means see in flagship Android telephones anymore. On that very same word, there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack too.
Battery life will probably be a tiny bit iffy with a 5,000 mAh battery, however charging isn’t notably gradual at 30W wired and 15W wi-fi.
Then, there are the cameras. Sony has a 48MP most important sensor and 48MP ultrawide, with a 12MP selfie digicam. The third rear 48MP digicam, the telephoto, is now locked at 2.9x optical zoom, the place prior fashions had a 12MP sensor with variable zoom and aperture.
The Sony Xperia 1 VII is accessible for pre-order now within the UK and Europe. In Europe, it begins at €1,499, whereas it lands at £1,399 within the UK. Pre-orders embrace a free pair of WH‑1000XM6 headphones.
There aren’t any plans to carry this machine to the US.
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