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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Edward Coventry, 8 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

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    • Anonymous
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    • 7 hours ago

    Rather a bezel than a cutout

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      • 8 hours ago

      Does anyone buy Sony anymore?

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        • 8 hours ago

        only 256gb for europe? damn.

          DarlingYext, 9 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, 10 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, 12 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                Tranquillow, 13 hours agoMark my words: 6 Gen 2so out of date chipset hahaha... seems sony not care about midrange model phone user.

                  DarlingYext, 11 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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                    • 10 hours ago

                    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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                      • 10 hours ago

                      DarlingYext, 11 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.

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                        DarlingYext, 14 hours agoIs that certain brand bringing anything new to the table? D... moreTo be fair a smartphone is a smartphone at the end of the day and no one manufacturer can bring anything new to the table as phone technology has reached it's plateau

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                          • 10 hours ago

                          I must be the only person that doesn't care about bezels. I just want my IP68, side fingeprint scanner, and microsd card slot.

                            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

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                              • 11 hours ago

                              apart from the price it seems ideal. if i win the lottery i can start useing my senheisers again which will be awesome.

                                Kongfupanda12, 11 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.

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                                    • 11 hours ago

                                    Sony first need to compete with Apple and Samsung then they can think about oppo, vivo, xiaomi. And no attaching Alpha camera beside won't help.

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                                      • 11 hours ago

                                      Wow...
                                      This sounds like damn near a perfect phone...
                                      It's between this and the OnePlus 13 for value vs specs...

                                        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

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