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Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs Xperia 10 V

64 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
VS
49 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 V
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
Sony Xperia 10 V

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 Sony Xperia 10 V, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 years and 4 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (1516 against 944 nits)
  • 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (831K versus 586K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The phone is 3 years and 4 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 983 and 906 points
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 V
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (30:37 vs 27:41 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Xperia 10 V 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 73% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Sony Xperia 10 V to Sony Xperia 10 VIII makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
PPI 422 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 120 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 82.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 95.5% 97.4%
PWM 480 Hz 137 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VIII +61%
1516 nits
Xperia 10 V
944 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 153 mm (6.02 inches) 155 mm (6.1 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 68 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Purple White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 10 VIII +1%
82.9%
Xperia 10 V
82.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Sony Xperia 10 V
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1010 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VIII and Sony Xperia 10 V
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VIII +34%
2805
Xperia 10 V
2101
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2099 -
Single-core score 983 906
Multi-core score 2805 2101
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VIII +42%
831447
Xperia 10 V
586609
CPU 312448 240248
GPU 128290 56152
Memory 139578 135691
UX 251131 154518
Total score 831447 586609
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 6503
Video editing - 3945
Photo editing - 14855
Data manipulation - 7275
Writing score - 10984
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
OS size 28 GB 22 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (37% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:39 hr 1:58 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:49 hr 12:46 hr
Watching video 20:35 hr 18:23 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 07:10 hr
Standby 112 hr 145 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VIII
27:41 hr
Xperia 10 V +11%
30:37 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 54 mm
Sensor - SK Hynix Hi-847
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC1320CS SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 50
Preview - 58
Zoom - 54
Samples - Photo samples of Sony Xperia 10 V from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor SmartSens SC820CS SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
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 No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 10 VIII
87 dB
Xperia 10 V +3%
89.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August 2026 May 2023
Release date September 2026 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $449
Successor - - Sony Xperia 10 VIII
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 Sony Xperia 10 VIII is definitely a better buy.

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