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Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs OnePlus Turbo 6

66 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
VS
83 out of 100
OnePlus Turbo 6
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
OnePlus Turbo 6

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VIII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on August 25, 2026, against the OnePlus Turbo 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 VIII
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • Weighs 49 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.45 mm narrower
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Turbo 6
  • 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2382K versus 831K)
  • Comes with 4000 mAh larger battery capacity: 9000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has a 0.68 inch larger screen size
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 6.5% more screen real estate

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and OnePlus Turbo 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
46.0
(Average)
Value Index
131.0
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VIII
vs
Turbo 6

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
PPI 449 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Turbo 6
6.78″ (19.6:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Xperia 10 VIII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VIII
1514 nits
Turbo 6
n/a

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 162.46 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 77.45 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic -
Frame material Plastic -
Colors White, Gray, Purple White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VIII
82.9%
Turbo 6 +8%
89.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and OnePlus Turbo 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 2400 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1010 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and OnePlus Turbo 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 10 VIII
983
Turbo 6 +116%
2125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VIII
2805
Turbo 6 +142%
6796
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 10 VIII
2099
Turbo 6 +789%
18661
Compute Score (GPU) 2099 18661
Single-core score 983 2125
Multi-core score 2805 6796
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VIII
831447
Turbo 6 +187%
2382990
CPU 312448 702953
GPU 128290 800196
Memory 139578 334317
UX 251131 545524
Total score 831447 2382990
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#162nd place)
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM - ColorOS 16
OS updates 4 years 4 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 9000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:39 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:49 hr -
Watching video 20:35 hr -
Gaming 05:14 hr -
Standby 112 hr -
General battery life
Xperia 10 VIII
27:41 hr
Turbo 6
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 23 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2026 January 2026
Release date September 2026 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $399
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Turbo 6 is definitely a better buy.

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