Sony Xperia 1 VIII in hand: The new design is still beautiful, comfortable to hold because the device is light, price 38.9 million

Although launched in the international market in May, Sony has now brought Xperia 1 VIII to Vietnam with a price of 38.9 million VND and 4 colors: Red, black, gold and silver gray. I think silver gray and red are the most beautiful, yellow for those with metal elements and black for those who like masculinity. Sony Xperia 1 VIII actually looks more beautiful than the rendered image and I really like it because the device is light. Sony's product perfection is still top-notch.

Currently, those who order Xperia 1 VIII at the beginning will receive Link Buds Clip headphones, and there are many other programs that you can see in the picture.

Design & Display on Xperia 1 VIII

Looking at the renders or the first leaked images, I, like many others, found it ugly, but in reality, when held in hand, the device is very beautiful, still very Sony-style. Many people say that Sony lost its quality when it changed its characteristic, the vertical camera cluster, but I see that the Xperia 1 VIII still has Sony's qualities in it.

The device still retains the 3.5mm port and integrates a separate DAC/Amp to pull other headphones, not only from Sony, Sony still equips the typical Walkman features in the Xperia 1 VIII, so when I borrow the device I will share more in detail.

Sony also still retains the traditional SIM slot and they have added an eSIM, this SIM slot you do not need to use a tool to open, just your fingernail.

There are things that are still very Sony, like the features you are used to with smartphones more than 10 years ago. Sony doesn't follow the crowd, they follow the path they choose and up to now, Sony has been more or less successful with that path.

Xperia 1 VIII still supports Micro SD memory card slot, supporting users to expand storage memory in the current era of rising memory prices.

Sony placed the fingerprint sensor on the power button like previous generations, with a separate button for taking pictures.

Regarding the screen, Sony continues to equip the Sony Xperia 1 VIII with a 6.5-inch screen, 19.5:9 ratio, resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate supporting BRAVIA display technology, Sunlight Vision, 10-bit color tone, DCI-P3 100%.

Thanks to BRAVIA display technology, the screen of the

Sony promotes this as the brightest screen ever to appear on the Xperia line, thanks to the light sensor system on both the front and back, it will help the device's screen better recognize the surrounding scene to optimize the brightness of the device's screen.

Camera

This is a big change between the Xperia 1 VIII and the previous generation, when Sony equipped the device with a larger sensor for the telephoto lens, even up to 4 times larger, with 48MP resolution.

Sony said they use a 1/1.56 inch Exmor RS sensor, full resolution is 50MP, available is 48MP and uses pixel merging technology to produce 12MP images. This lens also has f/2.0 aperture, focal length converted to FF system is 70mm.

Main camera with 48MP resolution, 1/1.35 inch Exmor T sensor, f/1.9 aperture, focal length converted to FF system is 24mm. The other camera is ultra-wide with 48MP resolution, 1/1.56 inch Exmor RS sensor, f/2.0 aperture and FF-converted focal length of 16mm.

If you have followed Sony recently, you will know the name Xperia Intelligence. It is not the same as Galaxy AI or Apple Intelligence. These are AI features that Sony added to the camera to serve taking photos and recording videos.

According to Sony, thanks to AI, the device's camera is able to recognize subjects, contexts and even weather to make suggestions for fine-tuning colors and exposure. Technologies such as human eye focus, Creative Look and S-Cinetone features for mobile devices bring colors and nuances to photos and videos like on a professional camera. In addition, Sony also has Auto Framming Video from Xperia 1 VII, which allows you to shoot at many different frame rates in the same shot.

Configuration of Sony Xperia 1 VIII

At present, almost every manufacturer either raises the price to keep the RAM the same, or reduces the RAM to keep the price. Sony is one of them, Xperia 1 VIII is equipped with Qualcomm's most powerful chip, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 12GB RAM and storage memory starting from 256GB.

Sony equips the Xperia 1 VIII with a dual cooling system so that users can play games, take photos and record videos for long periods of time without getting hot. Micro SD memory card slot can help expand up to a maximum of 2TB.

Sony also has a gaming experience optimizer on Xperia phones, so that the system automatically optimizes CPU and GPU performance, and optimizes FPS in games. An outstanding feature from previous Xperia 1s is passthrough charging, which the Xperia 1 VIII also has.

Regarding battery, Sony Xperia 1 VIII has a 5000mAh battery, 30W fast charging, maximum 15W wireless charging. Sony says the device can be used for up to 2 days and the battery can last after about 4 years of use. Regarding software, Sony supports Xperia 1 VIII with 4 years of OS updates and 6 years of security updates.

At the event, those are my quick feelings that I want to share with you guys. I will try to borrow the device to share more with you later. Images of the Sony Xperia 1 VIII launch event: