Sony Xperia 1 VII

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Availability

Officially announced May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP) €1499

Design

Dimensions 6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches
162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight 6.95 oz (197.0 g)
Materials Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance Yes; IP68
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
Keys Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL) 2173 (Excellent)
Bright Min 1.05 (Good)

Hardware

System chip Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL
6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU Adreno 830
Memory 12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion microSDXC
OS Android (15)
This device has different variants: View all
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single 3084
GeekBench 6 Multi 9267
3D Mark High 6342
3D Mark Low 4077

Battery

Type 5000 mAh
Charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed Wired: 30.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate: 7h 25min
Browsing: 20h 37min
Gaming: 13h 35min
Video: 7h 19min

Camera

Rear Triple camera
Main camera 48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera 12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 7.1x
Aperture size: F2.3
Focal Length: 85-170 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.5"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera 48 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash LED
Video recording 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Test
Overall score: 136
Photo score: 142
Video score: 130

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth 6.0
WLAN a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other NFC

Multimedia

Headphones 3.5mm jack
Speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s) Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands 5G Ready
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
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Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage
Differences from the main variant:
Memory 512GB

News

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, by Cosmin Vasile, 2
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