Xperia 1 VIII Launches with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5; Redmi Prepares Ultra Phone with 8000mAh Battery

The Sony Xperia 1 VIII flagship smartphone was released on June 11, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, and its benchmark results have been tested. Separately, Redmi is reportedly preparing a new Ultra smartphone with a battery capacity over 8000 mAh, Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and active cooling. Additionally, an article describes a first hands-on with the Sony Xperia 1 VIII at Computex 2026 in Taipei.