Xperia 8 debuts with Snapdragon 630 for $505

After announcing the Xperia 5 flagship a while back in China, Sony has just debuted a mid-range Xperia 8 today completely out of the blue. The Xperia 8 will remain exclusive to Japan and is expected to arrive later in October for around JPY 54,000 ($505). In some ways, the Xperia 8 bears resemblance the Xperia 10 and adds some new hardware into the mix. It will be available in white, black, orange, and blue shades.

For that price, buyers will get a Snapdragon 630 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, expandable via microSD. It also houses the signature Sony 21:9 aspect ratio 6-inch display with Full-HD+ resolution, although this is an LCD panel.

In terms of dimensions, the phone comes in at 158 x 69 x 8.1mm and weighs in at 170 grams. At the rear, the new Xperia 8 packs a 12MP F/1.8 main shooter alongside an 8MP F/2.4 ultrawide angle camera. The battery has 2,760 mAh capacity with support for 18W fast charging.With all these mediocre specs at a $505 price tag, perhaps the only solace is water and dustproofing with an IP65/68 rating. There is also a 3.5mm headphone jack, LDAC for high-resolution audio, NFC and an LED notification light as the other niceties.