Oppo Find X8 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 VIII
Verdict
Oppo Find X8 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VIII tie on the OH Rank at a score of 75. Oppo Find X8 Pro wins on Battery and Screen; Sony Xperia 1 VIII wins on Performance and Selfie. Oppo Find X8 Pro is 2.7mm wider than Sony Xperia 1 VIII. Sony Xperia 1 VIII is the more recent release, from Jun 18, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
75
75
Oppo Find X8 Pro
76.7mm (3.02in) · Oct 30, 2024 · Rank #40
11+14+13+12+14+3+3+0+5+0 = 75
FLY* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: The best Oppo phone of 2024 is a full feature, mature flagship. Outstanding performance, excellent build with a silent-vibrate-ring slider and a new "control button" to start the camera, zoom and take a photo. Feels smaller and easier to hold due to both font and back 4 side micro-curved glass panels. 5 years of very stable OS and a great main camera with 2 zoom lenses but Oppo is saving its best for the X8 Ultra, expected in early 2025. Still no AF on selfie, no memory expansion or desktop replacement software.
PROs
great performance led by Mediatek Dimensity 9400, 2-day battery life of 5910mAh Silicone Carbon battery with 80W wired (50W wireless) fast charging, >1300nits bright LTPO AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP69 protection, 50MP main + two 50MP tele lenses with PDAF and OIS + a 50MP ultrawide with PDAF, great build and a ring-vibrate-off hardware slider
CONs
still big at 76.7mm, a lack of expandable SDmemory storage, no desktop replacement
Sony Xperia 1 VIII
74mm (2.91in) · Jun 18, 2026 · Rank #33
13+10+10+12+12+4+4+5+5+0 = 75
SUPERIOR* TOP Memory Expansion* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: Sony is back with it's top-dog 1 Series phone but the alarming lack of software effort remains. As usual, the hardware is amazing: premium build, great battery life, bright screen, good front-facing stereo speakers, two-stage camera button and now exclusive in the flagship world: SD memory expansion and a headphone jack. The phone is still one of the narrowest flagships and the only one to hide the selfie in a bazel to let you view content on a full screen.
PROs
relatively narrow, updated design, good SD 8 Elite Gen 5 performance (tho it will heavily throttle under heavy load), 36hr long endurance from a (still just) 5000mAh lithium battery, selfie-free >1500nits bright (and sub-1nit capable) LTPO OLED screen with options like Creator Mode and HDR support, IP68 protection, excellent 52MP 24mm OIS main + 50MP 70mm OIS telephoto + 50MP 16mm ultrawide (all with dual-pixel PDAF) setup, very good 12MP 24mm selfie, good video recording, fast and tool-free expandable memory slot, 4 years of stock-like Android OS with some proprietary tricks, very fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG and Video Out, headphone/microphone jack, very good front-facing stereo speakers, two-step camera button
CONs
85min slow 30W (15W wireless) charging, sub-400ppi LTPO screen doesn't drop refresh below 30Hz, flagship-grade camera hardware should produce better images, no AF on a selfie, minimal AI integration and general lack of effort on the software side, no desktop replacement functionality despite having Video Out port and marketing 1 VIII as a "content creator's tool", a premium price for a non-premium package
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.
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