Sony Xperia 1 VIII vs Huawei P50 Pocket

Product
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
1,900 USD
Huawei P50 Pocket
1,919 USD

Price
1,900 USD
1,919 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Sony Mobiles
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
XQ-GE54, XQ-GE74, XQGE54, XQGE74, XQ-GE44, XQGE44, XQ-FS54, XQFS54, SO-51G
BAL-AL00

Launch Date
2026, June 13
2021, December 23

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A

Dimensions
162 x 74 x 8.3 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Unfolded: 170 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm Folded: 87.3 x 75.5 x 15.2 mm
Weight
200 g (7.05 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Graphite Black, Iolite Silver, Garnet Red, Native Gold
Black, Gold, Silver

Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Foldable OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
Size
6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 109.2 cm2 (~85.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)
1188 x 2790 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~442 ppi density) Cover display: OLED, 1.04 inch, 340 x 340 pixels, 328 ppi

OS
Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades
HarmonyOS 2.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU
Adreno 840
Adreno 660

RAM
12GB/16GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
40 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, Laser AF
Lens 2
48 MP, f/2.8, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual-pixel PDAF (15cm - ∞), OIS, 2.9x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Lens 3
48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF
32 MP, f/1.8
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm
10.7 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Capacity
5000 mAh
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging
Fast charging 40W Reverse charging 5W

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

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
No

WLAN
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (3), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 2312684 (v10), 3210596 (v11) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6962 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1510 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 17:47h