Sony Xperia 1 II vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia 1 II
7.2
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Sony Xperia 1 II Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Released · May 22, 2020
Released · May 13, 2026
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
12GB · 256GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2020 May 13, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1499
16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
166 x 72 x 7.9 mm
6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump)
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (~10.77 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68 Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple Graphite Black, Garnet Red, Iolite Silver, Native Gold (1TB)

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 2145 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) 0.9 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 585
Octa-core
2x4.61GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6x3.53GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 650 Adreno 840
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/256GB (UFS)
16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (11, 10) Android (16), up to 4 OS updates
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 3426
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 9400
3D Mark High
Untested 6708
3D Mark Low
Untested 4253

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 7min
Browsing
8h 40min
Video
8h 59min
Gaming
7h 51min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 20min
Browsing
21h 25min
Video
7h 38min
Gaming
10h 57min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor T
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor RS
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Exmor RS
Optical zoom: 2.9x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
12 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
136
Overall
142
Photo
130
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n77, n78, Sub-6 n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM, Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 19, 2020
FCC ID value: PY7-65375K
Measured SAR
Head: 0.21 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg