Apple iPhone 18 Pro: 6.3-inch Pro
Sony Xperia 1 VIII: XQ-GE54 · 12 GB / 256 GB
| Specification | Apple iPhone 18 Pro | Sony Xperia 1 VIII |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2026 | 2026 |
| Display | 6.3-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2622 × 1206; 460 ppi; Always-On Apple | 6.5-inch OLED · 1080 × 2340 · 19.5:9 Sony |
| Refresh rate | ProMotion; adaptive, up to 120 Hz Apple | Up to 120 Hz Sony |
| Processor | A20 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency); 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators; dual 16-core Neural Engine Apple | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Sony |
| Storage | 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB Apple | — |
| Body and finishes | Aluminium unibody; Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy Apple | — |
| Brightness | 1000 nits typical; 1600 nits peak HDR; 3000 nits peak outdoors; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Contrast | 2,000,000:1 (typical) Apple | — |
| Glass | Ceramic Shield 2 front; Ceramic Shield back Apple | — |
| Main camera | 48 MP Fusion; 24 mm; variable aperture ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0; second-generation sensor-shift OIS Apple | 24 mm equivalent · f/1.9 · 1/1.35-inch Exmor T · 48 MP effective Sony |
| Ultra wide | 48 MP Fusion; 13 mm; ƒ/2.2; 120° field of view Apple | — |
| Telephoto | 48 MP Fusion; 100 mm (4×); ƒ/2.8; tetraprism; 3D sensor-shift OIS Apple | 70 mm equivalent · f/2.8 · 1/1.56-inch Exmor RS Sony |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision at 24–60 fps and 100/120 fps on the main camera; 4K 120 fps ProRes with external recording; Cinematic 4K 60 fps; Action 2.8K 60 fps Apple | 4K HDR; 24/30/60/120 fps Sony |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage; ƒ/1.9; autofocus; 4K Dolby Vision 60 fps Apple | 12 MP · f/2 · 1/2.9-inch Sony |
| Buttons | Camera Control (exposure, depth, zoom, cameras, styles, tone); Action button Apple | — |
| USB-C | USB 3, 10 Gbit/s; DisplayPort; 4K HDR video out Apple | — |
| Charging | Wired: about 50% in 15 minutes with a 60 W or higher adapter; MagSafe and Qi2: up to 25 W Apple | USB PD; Qi; Battery Share Sony |
| Battery | Up to 24 hours typical use; up to 36 hours video; up to 33 hours streamed video Apple | 5000 mAh Sony |
| Durability | IP68: up to 6 m for up to 30 minutes (IEC 60529) Apple | — |
| Wireless | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave); Apple C2 modem; Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread via Apple N1; second-generation UWB; NFC Apple | Wi-Fi 7; Bluetooth 6.0; NFC Sony |
| SIM | eSIM only; two active eSIMs Apple | nanoSIM + eSIM or two eSIMs Sony |
| Satellite | Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection Apple | — |
| Size / weight | 150.0 × 71.9 × 8.75 mm; 211 g Apple | — |
| Software | iOS 27 Apple | — |
| Operating temperature | 0–35 °C Apple | — |
| Announcement | — | 13 May 2026 Sony |
| Memory / storage | — | 12 GB RAM / 256 GB UFS Sony |
| Expansion | — | microSDXC; up to 2 TB Sony |
| Front / rear glass | — | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 / Victus Sony |
| Resistance rating | — | IPX5 / IPX8; IP6X Sony |
| Ultrawide | — | 16 mm equivalent · f/2 · 1/1.56-inch Exmor RS Sony |
| Photo formats | — | JPEG and RAW DNG Sony |
| USB | — | USB-C · USB 3.2 5 Gbit/s; DisplayPort 4K/60 output Sony |
| Audio | — | 3.5 mm headphone jack; stereo speakers Sony |
| Launch system / support | — | Android 16; up to 4 OS upgrades and 6 years of security Sony |
| Dimensions / weight | — | 162 × 74 × 8.3 mm; 200 g Sony |