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Sony Xperia 1 VII

Released June 2025 · Full specs on GSMArena

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≈ Some disagreement · spread ±8

Consensus of 2 reviews. How this is calculated.

Tech Advisor66
TechRadar54
Each dot is one review, adjusted for how that publication usually scores; the line is our consensus. The closer the dots sit to the line, the more the reviewers agree.
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Key specs

Released
June 2025
Launch price (US)
$1,870
Form factor
Standard
OS
Android
Display
6.5″
Main camera
48 MP
Telephoto lens
Yes
Battery
5,000 mAh
Wired charging
30 W
Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite
Base storage
256 GB
Weight
197 g
Water resistance
IP68
Software updates
6 years

What the reviewers said

Tech Advisor

3.5/5Dec 5, 2025

A well-built, unusual Android flagship with a headphone jack and expandable storage, but mediocre cameras and a steep price undercut its appeal.

  • Headphone socket and expandable microSD storage
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with strong sound
  • Excellent Snapdragon 8 Elite performance
  • Grippy design and tactile shutter button
  • Near-stock Android with minimal bloatware
  • Very expensive, especially in UK and EU
  • Camera performance underwhelms versus modern flagships
  • Only FHD+ resolution screen
  • Strong default vibration can be obnoxious
  • Side fingerprint sensor takes getting used to
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TechRadar

3/5Nov 19, 2025

A great Android phone with a headphone jack and expandable storage, but it is too expensive and behind rivals in charging, battery and camera zoom.

  • Powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
  • Has a 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Expandable microSD storage
  • Strong primary camera
  • Bright screen with good HDR
  • Very expensive for what it offers
  • Slow 30W wired charging
  • Battery life beaten by recent rivals
  • Finicky side fingerprint sensor
  • Zoom image quality disappoints
Read the full review at TechRadar →

Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.