The Sony Xperia 1 VIII launched quite recently, and an interesting report just surfaced. It seems like the phone is not as thin as Sony said it is, which is very odd.
The Xperia 1 VIII seems to be thicker than Sony says it is
Sony claims, on its official website, that the Sony Xperia 1 VIII is 8.3mm thick (without the camera bump). The phone is actually 8.59mm thick, says @OnLeaks, a well-known tipster. He also shared an image measuring the phone’s thickness (without a camera bump).
Granted, this is not a huge difference in terms of thickness, but it’s still very odd. It would be understandable if the margin was very close and Sony rounded up the number, but this is nowhere near that point.
What’s going on here? Well, the glass on the front and back of the phone sits slightly above the frame itself. It is possible that Sony’s measurements are for the frame only, which does not make much sense, but it could be the case.
Sony should correct its spec sheet
It’s not the first time we’re seeing something like this. Other smartphone OEMs have been caught doing something similar in the past. It will be interesting to see if Sony will correct this in its official spec sheet.
The Sony Xperia 1 VIII was announced about a week ago. This is the company’s new flagship smartphone, and it’s fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. It comes with a redesigned camera bump on the back and three 48-megapixel rear cameras.
The phone also has a 5,000mAh battery and supports 30W wired and 15W wireless charging. A 6.5-inch LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate is used here, and more.
What’s interesting is that this is not the first controversy that surfaced following the launch of that phone. Sony recently advertised the ‘AI Camera Assistant’ feature on social media and faced considerable backlash following the images that were shared. People almost universally liked the original image more than the one AI “improved.”
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