The Sony Xperia 10 VIII is a midrange smartphone unveiled by Sony on August 25, 2026, 3 months after the unveiling of their flagship, the Xperia 1 VIII. It features the same redesigned bar-like rear camera design introduced in Xperia 10 VII from 2025 and a 6.1-inch LTPS FHD+ OLED screen with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset, the same chipset as its predecessor. The phone includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and supports expandable storage via a microSD card slot.
Hardware The Sony Xperia 10 VIII shipped with a single tier of 8 GB RAM of LPDDR5 with 128 GB of UFS 3.1 of expandable storage, and now featured virtual RAM up to 6 GB.
Camera The Sony Xperia 10 VIII retains the same camera setup that was first introduced in the Xperia 10 VII. It has the same wide camera (50 MP 24 mm 1/1.56" IMX766 with OIS), ultrawide lens (13 MP 16 mm 1/3.06" SC1320), and front selfie camera (8 MP 1/4.0" SC820) as its predecessor.
Software The Sony Xperia 10 VIII is pre-installed with Android 16, with up to 4 major Android upgrades and 6 years of security updates promised. Alongside the Xperia 10 VII, 1 VI, 1 VII, and 1 VIII, the Xperia 10 VIII will receive the Android 17 update with a new quick settings panel, updated wallpaper and style features, and upgraded screen recording. It has a new feature of Reward and Pay for transanction purposes.
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