Sony Xperia 1 VII brings Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, larger sensor for ultrawide camera

13 May 2025
The Porsche of smartphone upgrades - looks the same, is a bit better and faster.

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DarlingYext, 3 hours agoBeing thin isn't a feature, large enough battery, head... moreLogic is lost on you. Question is why bring up the battery capacity of that slim phone up in the first place when the Xperia 1 VII isn't competing against it?

    DarlingYext, 1 hour agoThat so-called "garbage" battery you are talking ... moreOh, it's no longer about the battery capacity, but about it's endurance on tests like gsmarena's? The post is constantly shifting with you, it seems.

      Anonymous, 36 minutes agoYet it loses to smaller and cheaper devices like Xiaomi 15 ... moreThat fella is nothing but a hater. He lives to hate.

        Smallworld, 6 hours ago4 year of OS updates and 6 years of security updates can�... moreGo sit your butt down! I know a good number of people using iPhone XR. I know even more still rocking iPhone 11; I bet that a sizable number would still be using it next year.

        Phones with longer software support stay in people's hands much more longer, whether it was the original buyer or not make absolutely no difference. The original buyer likely sold it for good sum also mainly because it's still well-supported.

        One-dimensional thinkers everywhere, yet they'd also be the ones to lament "e-waste" on many articles.

          Anonymous, 8 hours agoThis is the problem with these "Unique phones" th... moreAt that price, why tf would any conversant person expect there to be any meaningful sales? How many people can afford that?

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            DarlingYext, 1 hour agoThat so-called "garbage" battery you are talking ... moreYet it loses to smaller and cheaper devices like Xiaomi 15 and is getting trashed by smartphones released this year at half the price.

            Xperia 1 VII actually ties with the s25 ultra on battery capacity even though s25 ultra costs less. And Sony is the only one to have not upgraded its battery capacity in 4 years. Staggering. Let's not even get into Sony's charging speed...

            The amazing thing is you constantly criticise Samsung, yet as soon as we are talking about Sony you start using a draw with Samsung as a defense, as if that makes Sony good. If Samsung is bad Sony is beyond awful

              Nick, 7 hours agoThat 396ppi screen is pathetic. They need to bring back the... more2К would be more, than enough

                Edward Coventry, 2 hours agoYou're saying Sony has to use garbage battery and char... moreThat so-called "garbage" battery you are talking about beats every Samsung device out there, nearly all iPhones and actually nearly all phones. At least it does with last year's Xperia 1 VI, which is still beating current flagships and midrange devices as well.

                https://m.gsmarena.com/battery-test-v2.php3?idPhone=13003#show

                  DarlingYext, 3 hours agoBeing thin isn't a feature, large enough battery, head... moreYou're saying Sony has to use garbage battery and charging speed because of sd reader and headphone jack? Well done for making the case for their removal

                    Edward Coventry, 3 hours agoThat other smartphone is 5.8mm thick, what's Sony'... moreBeing thin isn't a feature, large enough battery, headphone jack and Micro SD card slot however are all useful features.

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                      Smallworld, 6 hours ago4 year of OS updates and 6 years of security updates can�... morei will...
                      witch set me apart from ultra consumers and materialists

                        Tranquillow, 7 hours agoMark my words: 6 Gen 2so out of date chipset hahaha... seems sony not care about midrange model phone user.

                          DarlingYext, 4 hours agoIf this is underwhelming, then a certain other phone with a... moreThat other smartphone is 5.8mm thick, what's Sony's excuse?

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                            Software support appears to have improved over last time at least, but sub-400 DPI is ridiculous at this price point. There's a lot of phones with better screens and similarly great battery life this time around. This has all the Sony features that people buy Sony for, but it's hard to look past a 1080p screen on a phone that is more expensive than most other flagships.

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                              DarlingYext, 4 hours agoIf this is underwhelming, then a certain other phone with a... moreEven if you are not tired of repeating your rants, we are. Your comment is irrelevant to this article.

                                As with many other things, if you buy high-end, you can't really go wrong. It's a nice forum here to chat, but ultimately I'm mainly buying this phone because it's the only Japanese brand in mobile. Ultimately, I like not having a phone like everyone else. I had the 1 VI. This purple will be magnificent. On the other hand, if Sony stopped, I could keep the latest Sony Xperia for 5 or 8 years! Now see the release of the WF-1000XM6 in-ear in competition with the Technics EAH-AZ100

                                  Kongfupanda12, 5 hours agoThe Xperia 1 VII has retained the 5,000mAh battery with 30W... moreIf this is underwhelming, then a certain other phone with a 3900mAh battery with 25W charging must be extremely disappointing.

                                    1500€ hahah. They will sell 5 pieces as previous gen.

                                      wait so......that's it? Wow, this year's release was a little lackluster. There are a few upgrades, like a few, like the ultrawide upgrade and longer software support (not that I really care because I don't whine about not getting the latest and greatest Android version like as if it's the end of the world), and no, I'm not even gonna mention about the "Powered by Walkman" shenanigans, it's still the same "DAC" that everyone else is using, with a little more bling

                                      it's an okay phone, though there's really really nothing that stands out here since whatever's unique on the previous 1s ie 4K display, 21:9 aspect ratio, Dynamic Vibration System (not unique, but it's still a cool little feature imo) are long gone. Better to look elsewhere for those getting their money's worth, no point arguing over a brand/phond that isn't worth your time

                                        The Xperia 1 VII has retained the 5,000mAh battery with 30W charging,

                                        Underwhelming. And for SONY Fans : Disappointing

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