Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

1,900 USD

1,899 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

Google Mobiles

XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G

GZDQ6

2026, June 13

2026, August 12

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)

Unfolded: 155.2 x 150.4 x 5 mm Folded: 155.2 x 76 x 10.1 mm

200 g (7.05 oz)

239 g (8.43 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Glass front (glass-ceramic glass) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Nano-SIM + eSIM

Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold

Obsidian, Olive

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Foldable LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2000 nits (HBM), 3600 nits (peak)

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)

8.0 inches, 206.3 cm2 (~88.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

2076 x 2152 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~374 ppi density)

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Google Tensor G6 (2 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

7-core (1x4.1 GHz ARM C1-Ultra & 4x3.4 GHz ARM C1-Pro & 2x2.65 GHz ARM C1-Pro)

Adreno 840

PowerVR C-Series CXTP-48-1536

12GB/16GB

16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.x

microSDXC

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.9x optical zoom

10.8 MP, f/3.1, 112mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

10.5 MP, f/2.2, 127˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.4", PDAF

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Multi-zone Laser AF, LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama, Best Take, Zoom Enhance

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm

10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.94", PDAF Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.94", PDAF

HDR

HDR, panorama

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

5000 mAh

4806 mAh

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging

30W wired, PPS, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless (magnetic), Qi2.2 Bypass charging

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Native Sony Alpha camera support

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Satellite SOS service

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band

6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

USB Type-C 3.2

AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme)

1510 nits max brightness (measured)

-25.5 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 17:47h