Overview
- Listings on Amazon UK and Germany, spotted Wednesday, showed a June 26 sale date for the Xperia 1 VIII before the pages were taken down.
- The pages displayed very high prices — about €1,868 in Germany and £1,728 in the UK — with Sony’s WH‑1000XM6 headphones included, though outlets warned these could be placeholder figures.
- The spec sheets cited a 6.5‑inch Full HD+ OLED display at 120Hz, a triple camera with 16mm ultrawide, 24mm main, and 70mm telephoto, “Xperia AI,” a 3.5mm jack, a claimed two‑day battery, and colors in Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, and Garnet Red.
- A separate report said Sony may drop the prior variable‑zoom telephoto for a fixed 70mm lens using a larger 48MP 1/1.56‑inch sensor, a shift that could trade reach for better image quality at common zoom levels.
- Earlier CAD renders and a US certification listing pointed to a new square camera island and an impending launch in select markets, reinforcing that an official announcement likely approaches even as details remain fluid.