Sony Xperia 10 III vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII Specs Comparison

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8.5
Sony Xperia 10 III
7.2
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Sony Xperia 10 III Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Released · Jun 11, 2021
Released · May 13, 2026
6.0-inch · 2520x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021 May 13, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1499
16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches
154 x 68 x 8.3 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
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68 Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue Graphite Black, Garnet Red, Iolite Silver, Native Gold (1TB)

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 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
1.5 (Good) 0.9 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 560
Octa-core
2x4.61GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L
6x3.53GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 619L Adreno 840
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 12GB/256GB (UFS)
16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (11) 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
4500 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 30.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
7h 18min
Browsing
14h 40min
Video
11h 33min
Gaming
11h 2min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 20min
Browsing
21h 25min
Video
7h 38min
Gaming
10h 57min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
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
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 54 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
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
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (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
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 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, be
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, 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
aptX-HD aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, 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, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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