Sony unveiled its Xperia 1 VIII flagship with a new design, but the main features and ideas are the same. It has a new 1/1.56-inch telephoto camera – four times larger sensor than the Mark VII and with four times the resolution.
The new 48MP tele is locked to 2.9x (70mm). The other two cameras are the same – 24mm f/1.9 and 16mm f/2.0. Add a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, just 12GB of RAM, and a 5,000mAh battery.
The Xperia 1 VIII is on sale for €1,500/£1,400 for the base 12/512GB configuration.
Xiaomi has confirmed that we are getting the 17 Max. The phone will be launched in China later this month. It will have a flat 6.9-inch screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, and an 8,000mAh battery with 100W charging. It is said to have a triple-rear camera setup with a 200MP 1/1.4-inch main sensor, a 50MP periscope telephoto and another 50MP ultrawide camera.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII unveiled with larger 48MP telephoto sensor, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
However, the tele camera loses its continuous focus capability.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII leaked ahead of launch
A fourth gold color option is expected to arrive later.
Xiaomi 17 Max launch confirmed, design and color options revealed
The handset is currently available for pre-order in China.
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII is now on pre-order in Europe with a free pair of WH-1000XM6.
This is a pre-order only – the phone won’t actually ship until June 19th.
Sony Xperia 1 VIII leaked ahead of launch
A fourth gold color option is expected to arrive later.
Samsung started rolling out One UI 8.5 to the Galaxy S (S23, S24 and S25), Fold, Flip (6 and 7) and Tab (S10 and S11) series globally. The firmware brings a lot of AI.
Meanwhile, Samsung announced One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26 series. Based on Android 17, the beta will begin this week in Germany, India, Korea, Poland, the UK, and the US. They can apply to join the beta program through the Samsung Members app.
Samsung also started selling refurbished phones in India. Right now, you can buy the certified re-new Galaxy S25 Ultra with 256GB storage for INR 97,499, the Galaxy S25 with 256GB storage for INR 58,749, the Galaxy A56 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for INR 31,499, the Galaxy A56 with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage for INR. 32,749, and Galaxy A36 with 128GB storage at Rs 23,249. There is a warranty of 1 year on these, just like new phones.
Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 8.5 to the Galaxy S, Fold, Flip, and Tab series globally
Samsung brings many new AI features and improvements to its older models.
Samsung announces One UI 9 beta for Galaxy S26 series
It will be available for Galaxy S26 users in select markets including Germany, India, Korea, Poland, UK, and US from this week.
Samsung has officially started selling refurbished smartphones in India
They come with the same warranty as new appliances.
Check out our comprehensive comparison between three over-head active noise canceling headphones – Apple AirPods Max 2, Sennheiser HDB 630 and Sony WH-1000XM6.
Apple AirPods Max 2 vs Sennheiser HDB 630 vs Sony WH-1000XM6 Comparison
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It is set to launch Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 leading version chipset.