Sony Xperia 1 VII

Name: Sony Xperia 1 VII
Brand: Sony

$1,31912GB + 256GBUltra Flagship2025

8.3

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.5"

Display

48MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

30W

Charging

197g

Weight

Why the Xperia 1 VII

Ultra Flagship

The Xperia 1 VII offers top-tier performance with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and a highly versatile continuous optical zoom camera system. While it retains enthusiast-friendly features like a headphone jack and microSD slot, the 1080p display resolution and slow 30W charging are significant compromises at this ultra-premium price point.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.2

Performance

9.8

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

9.0

Value

5.8

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset

Unique 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom lens

IP68 water and dust resistance

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack and microSDXC support

4K 120fps video recording

Weaknesses

High price point relative to market

Slow 30W wired charging speed for the tier

1080p display resolution is low for a flagship device

Repairability rated as Class D

Sony Xperia 1 VII full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2025, June 04

Announced

2025, May 13

Network

7 specs

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

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

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 - Europe

5G bands

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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

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

Type

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

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Resolution

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

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 830

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot; dual nano-SIM model only)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

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

Triple

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

12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF

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

Features

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

Selfie camera

3 specs

Video

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

Single

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

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

Dynamic vibration system

Snapdragon Sound

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

WLAN

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

Radio

Bluetooth

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

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

2 specs

Native Sony Alpha camera support

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min

15W wireless

Reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

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

Weight

197 g (6.95 oz)

Dimensions

162 x 74 x 8.2 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 15:32h

Display

1475 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.1 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 2062177 (v10)

GeekBench: 9293 (v6)

3DMark: 6276 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Models

XQ-FS54, XQFS54EUKCG.GC, XQFS54EUKCV.GC, XQFS54EUKCB.GC, PDX256

EU LABEL

4 specs

Energy

Class B

Battery

43:30h endurance, 1400 cycles

Free fall

Class B (181 falls)

Repairability

Class D

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Sony Xperia 1 VII

$1,31912GB + 256GBUltra Flagship2025

8.3

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration2 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

Buy on Amazon.de

Affiliate link. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

6.5"

Display

48MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

30W

Charging

197g

Weight

Why the Xperia 1 VII

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.2

Performance

9.8

Battery

7.5

Display

8.5

Build

9.0

Value

5.8

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset

Unique 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom lens

IP68 water and dust resistance

Includes 3.5mm headphone jack and microSDXC support

4K 120fps video recording

Weaknesses

High price point relative to market

Slow 30W wired charging speed for the tier

1080p display resolution is low for a flagship device

Repairability rated as Class D

Sony Xperia 1 VII full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2025, June 04

Announced

2025, May 13

Network

7 specs

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

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

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 - Europe

5G bands

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

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

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

Type

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

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Resolution

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

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, up to 4 major OS updates

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 830

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot; dual nano-SIM model only)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

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

Triple

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

12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF

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

Features

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