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Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans
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TL;DR
- The Xperia 1 VIII has a new, striking brutalist design with a grippy texture and a headphone jack.
- Performance issues, including stuttering and overheating, are present despite the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
- Battery life is average, requiring daily charging, and charging speeds are slow.
- The camera system is Sony's best yet, with a significant telephoto sensor upgrade, but the AI Camera Assistant is intrusive and often produces poor results.
- The phone runs a streamlined version of Android with some annoying quirks, such as automatic folder creation.
- Despite design and camera improvements, the phone is considered a niche product for Sony fans rather than a mainstream competitor due to performance, battery, and software issues.
- The device has a large number of mandatory and optional agreements to accept during setup.