Sony has launched the Xperia 1 VIII, and the new flagship doubles down on the features rivals abandoned years ago. The phone ...

The Xperia 1 VIII marks an attempt at a step change for Sony’s flagship phone line. Not only has it had an aesthetic overhaul, but Sony has also revamped the camera system, dropping the continuous ...

Sony’s new AI photo assistant, unveiled in the latest Xperia 1 VIII smartphone, is yet another pointless pile of AI poop ...

The Sony Xperia 1 VIII and the iPhone 17 Pro represent two fundamentally different philosophies in smartphone photography. Sony built a phone for creators who want to control every setting manually.

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The Sony Xperia 1 VIII launched in May 2026 with a feature set that feels almost rebellious in today’s flagship market. While Samsung, Apple, and Google continue moving toward thinner, cleaner, and ...

Sony had many of its mobile phone fans kind of worried for a hot minute there after it announced a joint venture with TCL at the beginning of this year, which will effectively relinquish control over ...

Sony’s Xperia phones have always been a little different. The company built phones for those who actually care about focal lengths, shutter buttons, color science, and camera-style controls on a phone ...

After months of leaks and rumors, Sony has finally confirmed the launch timing for its next flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VIII. The device is widely seen as Sony’s most important smartphone ...

WTF?! Sony's recently unveiled Xperia 1 VIII has some elements you wouldn't expect to see on a flagship phone, including a headphone jack, thick bezels, and a microSD slot. What it does have is AI, of ...

Sony has confirmed the Xperia 1 VIII will be announced on May 12 at 10:00 PM ET. The phone is expected to feature a major camera island redesign. It is also expected to be more expensive than its ...

Sony’s latest Android smartphone is going official with the launch of the Xperia 1 VIII. This year’s model runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Camera hardware gets a nice upgrade with a big new ...