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No standalone technical sheet found. The support URL for VIII timed out, but original full-specification product URL opened successfully.","ram_gb":"Only 8 GB physical RAM represented. Up-to 6 GB virtual RAM on VIII is disk-backed expansion, not additional physical capacity. No RAM technology is inferred from chipset support.","storage_gb":"Only nominal 128 GB reference. Available free capacity is not nominal capacity.","memory_card_max_gb":"Maker up-to 2 TB microSDXC converted with decimal SI to 2000 GB.","rear_cameras":"Maker effective sensor resolutions 50 MP main and 13 MP ultrawide retained. Both record 12 MP stills by default. Main 48 mm crop is not a physical third lens. Exact sensor part numbers and native pitch are supported separately by original exact-model camera review.","display_technology":"Original manufacturer says OLED. Variable refresh does not establish LTPO. Unqualified DCI-P3 100% claim lacks coverage-versus-volume basis and is omitted.","video_stabilization":"Manufacturer expressly identifies hybrid OIS/EIS video. Per-camera OIS handled separately. No gyro-based method inferred.","network_technologies":"European reference bands independently compared with full manual model identity and EU fiche. The 3G band listing establishes UMTS. It does not name HSPA, so that protocol is omitted.","bluetooth_codecs":"AAC expressly named in Bluetooth section. LDAC and aptX Adaptive expressly named for wireless audio. Local playback formats excluded.","hearing_aid_rating":"Explicit ASHA support. Generic HAC label is not an M/T rating. HAP from flagship models not inherited.","security_updates_years":"Maker up-to-six-year security promise. VII original launch footnote expressly counts from release. VIII fullspec does not state starting basis, so published exact end date is kept separately. Four Android upgrades are not converted to years.","wired_charging_standards":"USB PD expressly supported. No formal maker handset input maximum found. Optional 30 W adapter and EU 3 W required minimum do not prove handset maximum."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/smartphones/products/xperia-10m8","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["manufacturer_url","form_factor"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Original manufacturer imagery and full manual show a single non-folding handset."}},{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/mobile/xperia-10m8/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["model_numbers","manual_url","sim_slots","memory_card_slot","microphone_count","hardware_buttons","fingerprint_sensor","display_cutout","charger_in_box","slow_motion_max_fps"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Original full manual read, 167 pages. Reference hardware restricted to XQ-GH54.","sim_slots":"Exact European model supports one physical nano-SIM and one configured eSIM simultaneously as a dual-SIM device, with independent microSD. Two active eSIMs are not established. Asian dual-physical-SIM arrangements are excluded.","microphone_count":"Original part-names diagram explicitly labels main and second microphones. Two physical microphones. Flagship voice-priority third microphone not inherited.","display_cutout":"Front camera sits above the display in the bezel in original hardware diagram.","charger_in_box":"Original charging chapter explicitly states a charger is not included. Optional adapter and regional promotions excluded.","slow_motion_max_fps":"Original Slow chapter explicitly records 120 fps using the main camera. 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Duration not inferred from IP68.","warranty_years":"Exact EEA supplier commercial guarantee 24 months. Applies only to EEA source market. UK warranty and statutory rights not inferred."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/mobile-phones-tablets-mobile-phones/articles/SX243901","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["os_latest"],"notes":{"os_latest":"Current maker stable-version overview expressly lists Android 16 for exact marketed model. Rollout differs by operator and region. Original table was initially opened. Subsequent bounded independent reopens timed out. Accessible separate original maker support and exact-model review corroborate Android 16."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00304000","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["security_updates_until"],"notes":{"security_updates_until":"Explicit exact XQ-GH54 end date. Not calculated from rounded year promise."}},{"url":"https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/87-82624-1/87-82624-1_REV_A_Snapdragon_6_Gen_3_Mobile_Platform_Product_Brief.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["process_node_nm","cpu_core_count","cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Original chip-maker brief explicitly gives 4 Performance 2.4 GHz and 4 Efficiency 1.8 GHz. Cortex-A78/A55 names independently identified in original actual handset review. Generic supported memory, USB and charging capabilities not inherited."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-s-mid-range-lineup-remains-unique-and-is-getting-expensive-Sony-Xperia-10-VIII-Review.1408419.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["gpu","storage_type","haptics","sensors","markets","status","benchmark_geekbench_single","benchmark_geekbench_multi","measured_brightness_nits","measured_pwm_hz","benchmark_antutu"],"notes":{"storage_type":"Original actual 8 GB/128 GB European unit identifies UFS 3.1. Manufacturer nominal storage separately confirmed. No type inherited solely from chipset support.","markets":"Original German Price and Availability gives actual matching 8 GB/128 GB offer. European band table and exact manual/EPREL model identity independently match. Only DE reference represented.","status":"Original review explicitly identifies retail availability. Not a guarantee of present stock.","benchmark_geekbench_single":"Original 8 GB/128 GB Android 16 September 2026 European unit. Geekbench 6-series single-core 957. Shared current heading 6.7 is not proof of original minor version. Firmware and performance mode unstated. GPU comparison labels sometimes misname chipset Gen 1, so no values are taken from those mislabelled rows.","benchmark_geekbench_multi":"Same original 8 GB/128 GB Android 16 European unit, Geekbench 6-series multi-core 2853. Other versions and original run minor version not inferred.","measured_brightness_nits":"Original APL18 peak 1487 cd/m² using X-Rite i1Pro 3 on same reference configuration. Fullscreen, HDR and 75%-window results are distinct. Auto/manual mode and firmware not explicitly attached to APL18 scalar.","measured_pwm_hz":"Original review measures 480 Hz across brightness samples. VII uses Rigol software. No manufacturer dimming frequency inferred.","haptics":"Original actual-device prose explicitly identifies ERM motor. Linear motor from flagship phones excluded.","benchmark_antutu":"Original AnTuTu v11 total 879035 on exact European 8 GB/128 GB Android 16 test unit. Patch version, firmware and performance mode unstated. Other major versions and other products excluded."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_10_viii-review-2992p5.php","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["rear_cameras","front_cameras","rear_video_modes","front_video_modes"],"notes":{"rear_cameras":"Original exact-model camera review explicitly identifies main Sony IMX766 PDAF/OIS and native 1.0 micrometre pitch. Ultrawide SmartSens SC1320CS and 1.12 micrometre pitch. Maker 1/3-inch optical format retained over VIII review 1/3.06 rounding. Exmor RS family name is not used as part number.","front_cameras":"Original exact-model review identifies SmartSens SC820CS, native 1.12 micrometre pitch and fixed focus. No flagship 12 MP camera inherited.","rear_video_modes":"Original camera chapter limits ordinary main recording to 4K 30/Full HD 60, with ultrawide Full HD 30. Original review Introduction explicitly lists rear 1080p 30/60/120, corroborating 120 fps slow mode in full manual. Highest stated Full HD capture rate 120 fps includes slow motion. No 120 fps on every rear physical lens inferred.","front_video_modes":"Original exact-model camera table and prose explicitly cap front recording at Full HD 30."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-s-mid-range-lineup-remains-unique-and-is-getting-expensive-Sony-Xperia-10-VIII-Review.1408419.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["face_unlock","ram_type"],"notes":{"face_unlock":"Original actual-device prose explicitly says facial recognition not included. VII review claim of 2D face unlock is not inherited.","ram_type":"Original actual 8 GB/128 GB VIII test table explicitly lists LPDDR5. VII typo LDDR 4 X is not silently repaired or copied."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_10_viii-review-2992.php","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["frame_material","back_material","front_material","rear_video_modes"],"notes":{"frame_material":"Original exact-model review explicitly identifies plastic frame and back. Generic recycled-resin component claims alone were not used to determine whole-body materials.","rear_video_modes":"Original exact-model Introduction explicitly lists 1080p 30/60/120 rear capture. Full manual independently proves 120 fps slow motion. Ordinary camera mode maximum 60 is distinct."}},{"url":"https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_10_viii-review-2992p3.php","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["refresh_rate_min_hz","display_output","fm_radio","nr_modes","measured_charge_time_min"],"notes":{"refresh_rate_min_hz":"Original exact-model display tests explicitly switch 60/120 Hz in supported apps. Not LTPO, game 120 depends on developer-setting override.","measured_charge_time_min":"Original exact European single-nano-SIM plus eSIM review unit, 8 GB/128 GB Android 16. Time 0% to full 99 minutes with 30 W USB-PD charger. Adapter model and firmware unstated. Maker handset wattage formally unpublished. Separate Notebookcheck 69-minute result lacks charger conditions and is not combined.","display_output":"Original connectivity prose explicitly says no USB Alt-mode video output. Casting does not establish wired display support.","nr_modes":"Original exact review-unit connectivity explicitly states both SA and NSA sub 6. Chipset mmWave support not inherited."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-s-mid-range-lineup-remains-unique-and-is-getting-expensive-Sony-Xperia-10-VIII-Review.1408419.0.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Original September 2026 review explicitly lists actual retail offers at Sony/German stores. September is first marketed-model retail month, corroborating maker announced September availability. August announcement/preorder and EU placement dates are excluded. 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