Phones

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 Advisor65
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
Launch price (UK)
£1,399
Launch price (Europe)
€1,499
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
Sold in
UK, Europe · not in US

What the reviewers said

Tech Advisor UK

3.5/5Dec 5, 2025

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

  • Dedicated 3.5mm headphone socket
  • Expandable storage via microSD up to 1TB
  • Front-facing stereo speakers sound excellent
  • Very grippy design, comfortable without a case
  • Top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite performance
  • Very expensive, among priciest non-folding phones
  • Camera performance falls short of flagship rivals
  • Only FHD+ screen resolution
  • Average update promise of four OS upgrades
  • Vibration motor notifications are overly strong
Read the full review at Tech Advisor →

TechRadar UK

3/5Nov 19, 2025

A great Android phone with a headphone jack and microSD slot, but its high price and conservative, slightly behind-the-curve features are hard to justify.

  • Powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset
  • Has a 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Expandable storage via microSD
  • Strong primary camera
  • Bright, colorful OLED display
  • Very expensive for what it offers
  • Slow wired charging
  • Battery life beaten by recent rivals
  • Finicky side fingerprint sensor
  • Camera zoom disappoints on image quality
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.