skipping back plastic cover and feel nice with phone back texture. Alumania bumper stands very sturdy and good feel in hand little bit texture feels like brushed metal.
I am thinking about switching from an iPhone, to a Xperia. Things like the headphone Jack and the expandable storage are a huge plus to me.
My only problem is that I find that the Xperia android version is extremely ugly.
To what degree are these phones customizable? Is it more like Linux where I can basically overhaul the entire phone, or is it more like IOS where I am only able to change some colors and some other things?
Many devices that lost support years ago can be upgraded to Android 17 with LineageOS 24. First build should be released next week for these devices. I am definitely going to flash LOS 24 on my Xperia 10 IV next week 🔥
I really want to buy this phone but I'm worried the 8 gen 1 will cause issues, if anyone is using this phone how is it holding up as of late 2026?
It was a good daily driver. I thought I'd post some pictures taken with it.
Cause I live in Singapore, we use the UK plug. I refuse to use a adapter
I want to take a chance and buy another seventh-generation phone. I really love this phone. But I'm still afraid that the new phone will die, just like my old one.
Is it worth the risk?
Like if i upgrade will i notice some changes like cameras or such ?
Hello I noticed a loud whine in my mic when recording video on my phone, how do you remove the loud whine? What caused it? I never noticed it before but i also don't record often, i have an Xperia 1 VI European edition. I need to record something for school and you can barely hear me over the noise, it sounds like it's underwater but then you can hear loud audio over it just fine, is my phone broken?
... and i'm loving it already. Its an absolute unit of a phone, and a huge upgrade for me.
I've had Sony phones since the Ericsson days and was a staunch Xperia compact flag waver, but this is my first full size. If anyone else is hesitating like i was - bite the bullet and do it. I've only had it a few days, but i can't fault it. It's so nice to use and in regards to the form factor, i was worrying over nothing.
Paired with the official case.
One of the features that make Sony phones not just another-smartphone.
I even used an app to set different dot colors for different types of notification. You know which app notifies you without turning on the screen or AOD.
It also looks so elegant in the dark.
As I understand it, the viii does away with optical zoom and goes for a bigger sensor instead. I can see that this probably inevitably improves image quality at the ~70mm end of the range, but what about at the other end, where you are relying basically just on enlarging the image?
Those with the VIII: what have you found in practice: at maximum zoom do you get better or worse results?
Currently I have Xperia 1 IV and it freezes randomly having to restart it, shuts down randomly and having to plug it to charge to turn on otherwise it won't, camera app freezes, stuck on Android 14. 1 vi is the only and last Xperia I can buy in my country, is it a good phone ? Idc about 4k I just want a good reliable Sony phone
Here are some shots from Xperia 1VIII. Food insects flower. Likely all in Photo mode, Ultra HDR turned on. there's one bokeh mode vs non bokeh. the tofu 😁
I was looking for photographs of this phone but didn't find much now i want to help others who want this phone, it's my first week with it.