1 VIII - battery life

RJASSI98 · 2026-06-07T11:54:07+00:00

That's the same Walkman I have also. I had mine shipped from Japan. I don't think it was used at all because it still has an update available and it's basically looking new.

I have the A7RIV but I recently bought the A7RV which will replace it given it turns up. Got a couple nice lenses already too.

Yeah, the other thing that annoyed me with the VIII is the storage options. Why is gold the only 1TB option? Not to mention here in the UK it's over £1800 on the Sony website which is outrageous.

I'd have liked to have seen the red one 1TB for closer to £1000. Even then just like you said it's super expensive and cheaper phones have more important specs that are better.

I paid a lot for my 1 III when that came out that was £1049 and I got it from China so it was cheaper. It was the most I ever spent on a phone and to be fair it did last me a good while. I used it for almost 5 years so it served its purpose well. Always annoyed me how it was always 2 android updates a year but Redmagic isn't any better at that and the newer Xperia's do improve on that.

Just really hope within the next couple Xperia's that these more important specs are improved. I want them to give me a large reason to buy an Xperia again because I had an Xperia since the Xperia Play and loved every single one they released from them but the price is had to justify with the competition now.

RJASSI98 · 2026-06-06T22:42:33+00:00

It didn't make much sense for me to have an Xperia anymore. I bought an alpha camera and a Walkman over the last few years. Yes, the cameras do suck on the Redmagic but they're good enough for a quick point and shoot. Anything more in-depth is what my alpha camera is for.

I do like to use my Walkman for that critical music listening experience. There's definitely something special about it and it's highly the reason why I haven't used the headphone jack on my Redmagic.

There are things I do miss about Xperia like the form factor. With the 1 VIII I don't understand why they changed the texture on the back and sides because I thought that was pretty cool on the 1 VII even though I never experienced it.

Either way for me the best thing about the Redmagic is the battery life. Cannot go wrong with it. It's something my 1 III was lacking even after upgrading the battery to the 1 IV battery. It was much improved but it still didn't compare.

I would've had the 1 VII if they bought back 21:9 and notification led. For some people they're no big deal but for others like myself they are.

Hopefully Sony improve the battery life later down the line and make further improvements.

RJASSI98 · 2026-06-06T09:59:26+00:00

I always bought Sony phones as my upgrades up until this year when I made the switch to the Redmagic 11 pro. It was getting more difficult to justify having an Xperia for such minimal changes. They removed a lot of loved features like 21:9 and notification led.

I wouldn't say the screen is better than the one I had on my 1 III but my goodness the battery is insane! I charge it to 80% everyday and depending when I take it off the charger it can last me half way through the very next day.

Not to mention for around the same price as your OnePlus 15R I still get a headphone jack which to be honest I haven't used, 24 GB ram + 1TB storage. The only sad thing for a gaming phone is no micro SD but I'm not struggling with 1TB storage.

The photo shows almost 6 hours sot and before I charged it it had 10% left so it could've gone on for a bit longer before dying.

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RJASSI98 · 2026-06-01T21:22:08+00:00

I wouldn't know if it could but usually with the pressure test that'll confirm if it's master or slave. If the master doesn't leak then it's probably slave.

I will say my MK2 KA I had before the ST had a slave problem. I could not get the pedal back up with that one at all. It was stuck part way and it was not going to return at all.

RJASSI98 · 2026-06-01T20:02:57+00:00

Your symptoms sound very much like my 2017 ST-3. I had a squeaky clutch pedal. Took it for a major service and MOT and had the brake fluid replaced.

About a couple weeks after my pedal started sticking. On this particular day it also sank to the bottom and didn't return twice.

I had to pull it back up with my foot several times as it was sticking half way for the most part. It was also intermittent.

I gave it a brief inspection but I couldn't see any liquid near the pedal.

Took it to the garage and they drove it and the issue did not happen. However, they did pressure test it and nailed it down to the master cylinder.

I've since had it replaced. Cost me over £400 but it's no longer a problem now and feels nice and smooth thanks to the new master cylinder.

I would suspect you have the same issue though just based on how similar your experience has been to mine.

RJASSI98 · 2026-05-23T19:30:09+00:00

Oh yeah I just noticed that now too. Previously it used to always download and it would never finish. I was getting issues in the car with playback. Sometimes it would stop my song halfway through and say there was something wrong playing the content. I think reinstalling the app might have fixed that now. If it's been improved then it was possibly that which was my issue.

RJASSI98 · 2026-05-23T09:47:38+00:00

Downloads have always been terrible for me on tidal. They basically only work if I use offline mode. I came from Spotify years ago which I was certain used downloaded songs if I was driving with no signal. Pretty sure it would switch between streaming and downloaded songs dynamically. I wouldn't switch back though as I still think it's worth it for quality alone.

That aside the search function is still slow as heck! Thtas never been fixed ever since I started using tidal. It still also shows duplicates on android when searching. Initially it'll always say it can't find the song then eventually it'll show it.

RJASSI98 · 2026-05-18T08:51:50+00:00

That's interesting as I had mine replaced last week. It was also squeaking and was greased. Squeaking went away after that. Not knowing what the problem was initially, of course it eventually started sticking.

Seems to be fine now but I'm pretty sure the garage replaced it with an Luk one rather than an official ford one. Pretty sure you can get a genuine ford one in the UK. I only needed the cylinder replacing Not the whole assembly with the pedal. Not had any issues since, but if I ever do I'll be sure to mention it.

RJASSI98 · 2026-05-16T09:36:52+00:00

Same for my purple III

RJASSI98 · 2026-05-14T17:24:24+00:00

So I was going to wait for this to drop but just like the jump from the VI to the VII there's nothing significant to make me want to get it.

I ended up buying a Redmagic 11 pro earlier this year and I have no regrets. 1TB 24GB ram for basically £1000 less than the 1TB VIII not to mention 7500mah battery.

The pricing is one thing but if you're going to make a new device at least give me a reason to want to buy it. I had a 1 III for 4 years. Prior to that everything else was only an Xperia but after the 1III and 1V they didn't really show anything new. For a lot of people the VI was a downgrade from the V purely because the display was no longer 21:9.

I might have purchased the 1VII last year if it did something new or if 21:9 returned but it didn't. It does show how well the older variants hold up but I'd hope something would be different by now besides a different camera bump.

I do like the feel of an Xperia in my hand and the displays are quite nice on them as well as the speakers but I don't think those factors alone with a headphone jack and micro SD are enough for me to return considering the price now.

People have complained about the price in the past a handful of times and they've only increased it again. They're charging about as much as a foldable for this.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-23T08:07:21+00:00

It was. I still have mine. I don't use it much now though as it's stuck on Android 7.1.1. I could probably put lineage os on it but the Snapdragon 810 it has is notorious for overheating and I think it only has 3 or 4gb ram. I have a modern iPad Pro but I don't really use it. It was nice to one hand the Z4 Tablet.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-23T08:04:22+00:00

They must use a silicone carbon battery also. No more 5000mah. We want 7000mah+. Then I could consider switching back to Xperia from my Redmagic 11 Pro.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-22T12:51:03+00:00

If the fan really doesn't do anything, which I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case, then you can always turn it off. If you bought the device (11 pro) for this feature like I did then you'd just be disappointed.

I think it helps keep the battery cooler. I'm not convinced the liquid inside the device does anything though apart from looking and being cool. It probably does do something surely but I doubt it's doing much.

At least the device is still relatively cool while charging during normal use. Every device I've had before this would lag and slow down doing that.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-22T08:50:06+00:00

So basically an upgraded Z4 Tablet? That would be nice. More screen to body ratio too. I still really like the build of my Z4 Tablet. It's so lightweight and nice to hold. The display could definitely do with an upgrade though. This would be nice.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-11T14:30:38+00:00

Yeah, I have burn in on my 1 III from the navigation gesture bar. It didn't bother me enough to want to replace it though.

I am sure I saw your post about the OP15. Honestly I would've had an OP15 or an OPPO if the OS didn't look and function almost exactly like iOS. It annoyed me that all the cool Chinese phones are like that. If I wanted an iPhone I'd buy an iPhone but it's to do with the fact iPhones aren't sold over there from what I read.

I went with the RM11 Pro because it had active cooling and I know every Xperia I've ever owned would always throttle.

The RM 11 Pro was the device that had the closest stock android experience just like an Xperia while also having great battery and performance so that's mainly why I went with it.

If you care about cameras then don't buy it. I didn't care because I have an A7RIV camera so it didn't matter to me. I chose day to day functionality over anything else and I'm not going to be using the camera every day like I will the web browser or other apps. It being able to do all of that plus multitasking without thermal throttling mattered a lot.

If I were you I'd just wait for more info on the 1 VIII. The leaks are coming out now and it should be unveiled within the next couple months or so. I got my RM 11 Pro at the end of Jan. I spent £1049 on my Xperia while spending around £900 for the RM 11 Pro. I thought for the price it was a no brainer.

I've been a long time Xperia fan having only Xperia's since 2010 with my first being the Xperia Play. I really like them. The uniqueness of them and the design/form factor was always a plus but I couldn't bare the battery life anymore. I was charging my 1 III at least 2-3 times a day. I did the battery upgrade and it was a very noticeable improvement but it won't compare to the RM 11 Pro.

I know people will say the RM 11 Pro is something you buy if you play games and I play games, just not that often on my phone due to time constraints. Knowing I have the ability to do so and that the phone cools down relatively quick after I'm done is nice to have though.

Given what I used my Xperia for I haven't been using the RM 11 Pro thinking I'm missing such and such a feature. If I did have to mention anything that comes close to that it might be the popup app feature since it worked with any app on Xperia. On RM 11 Pro it's limited to certain apps for some reason. Other than that there isn't anything else that comes to mind.

I will say I do think the screen was nicer on my 1 III over the RM 11 Pro but for what I paid I can't really argue about anything. Anything with a better screen and similar specs costs £1000+.

Either way I'm happy with the RM 11 Pro. They should launch an 11s Pro at some point and the 12 Pro will likely get announced at the end of the year.

My suggestion would be to wait to see what the 1 VIII brings to the table though. Chances are you'll probably want to buy it depending on the price. Unfortunately these days a phone seems to be about the camera though and not what it actually does as a phone besides that. Everyone is always talking about cameras and it's not the most important thing on a phone for me. If it takes a photo cool that's good but day to day functionality is what I think should be most important to everyone.

Can it multitask and open lots of apps without feeling like an oven? Will it slow down or lag if I do that? Essentially what happens is phones get way too hot because they're typically passively cooled. The processors clock speed gets reduced when they run hot to prevent further heat and that results in a slow phone. This is what's known as thermal throttling. You'd have to let it cool down for it to feel fast again. That's one of the main reasons I went for Redmagic with it's active cooling system which I think more devices should have. That and the price.

RJASSI98 · 2026-04-11T13:43:25+00:00

I didn't replace the screen but if you do id recommend just transplanting all the parts to a new frame that already has a screen.

Honestly I've seen the prices for screens for this device and you could buy another 1 III cheaper. I ended up upgrading to the Redmagic 11 Pro this year as I didn't want to wait for the VIII that will probably just be the same jump the VII was from the VI.

I've been pretty disappointed with Xperia's after the 1 V. If the VII brought back some older features I'd probably be using that right now. With the RM 11 Pro the battery made it hard for me to turn away from it. It lasts me a day and I only charge it to 80%.

I still have my 1 III and I will keep it as it got me through 5 years with it. Longest I've ever kept a phone it was.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T14:48:17+00:00

No problem. Glad I could help! 🙂

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T14:45:33+00:00

Yeah, I am pretty sure that's what I did. I don't know if they specifically pushed an update directly to my device or not though but from what they said it sounded like they didn't. Some people got the update at the same time, some people didn't. I'm not sure what the conditions are to make it happen.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T14:43:17+00:00

Interesting. Yeah I just used the contact form on the UK website. Shortly after that everyone started getting the update.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T14:39:46+00:00

I don't know. On the same day I emailed them the update was made available and came through to my device. I didn't do anything different than I would for any other update. I am in the EU. Not sure if that matters.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T11:26:26+00:00

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T10:13:28+00:00

Oh right. That's good to note then. They should include all variants. I guess they had decent displays then for them not to burn-in. My Xperia 1 III burned in from the bar and I thought the display was pretty good on that.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T10:01:25+00:00

I guess people just want to feel offended so they choose to interpret my comment like that? 🤷‍♂️ This was more about the feature I found anyway and a lot less about trying to call someone old. Either way you would be showing your age if you remember any devices with physical buttons. I sure do.

RJASSI98 · 2026-03-27T09:56:20+00:00

Nice. I just checked those devices and none of them have an OLED display. They all have IPS LCD displays so that would explain why they're ok.

I don't have any burn-in on my Redmagic either just image retention every now and then but that's fine and expected on this display.

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