Sony Launches Xperia 1 VIII in Europe for €1,499, Keeping 5 Features Rivals Dropped
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Updated · The Gadgeteer · Jun 19
Sony Launches Xperia 1 VIII in Europe for €1,499, Keeping 5 Features Rivals Dropped
3 articles · Updated · The Gadgeteer · Jun 19
Summary
€1,499 gets European buyers Sony’s new Xperia 1 VIII, a flagship launching this week with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and a new 48MP telephoto camera.
Sony’s main pitch is what it did not remove: a 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDXC expansion up to 2TB, a two-stage physical shutter button, front-facing stereo speakers, and a hi-res audio stack.
That feature set sets the Xperia 1 VIII apart from Apple, Samsung and Google, which long ago dropped the headphone jack and expandable storage from flagship phones.
The launch is limited to Europe and select Asian markets, leaving U.S. buyers to import gray-market units or wait for a later Sony decision.