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goldenface
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You can never have too many, I suppose.
The battery bug has corrected itself. I recently had to replace the battery on my old Xperia 1 iv (which I have now sold), so hopefully, I won't have to do that again.
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Maratonmannen
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Finally there is a Spigen Rugged Armor case for 1 VIII.
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Spigen-ACS11315/dp/B0G28G26N3/
Not listed on Amazon Sweden yet.
Xperia™ 1 VIII Black 16GB/1TB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VII Black 16GB/512GB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VI Scarlet Red 12GB/512GB Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 V Android 15 @work |
herasymcuk
Joined: Nov 02, 2008
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It's available on Amazon Italy and will arrive tomorrow. But help me to say how ugly it is! |
Maratonmannen
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On 2026-06-30 10:12:49, herasymcuk wrote:
It's available on Amazon Italy and will arrive tomorrow. But help me to say how ugly it is!
I need to have it in my hand first. 
And what is it under the camera button? Looks like it could be for a wrist strap.
Will get mine on friday.
Xperia™ 1 VIII Black 16GB/1TB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VII Black 16GB/512GB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VI Scarlet Red 12GB/512GB Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 V Android 15 @work |
moogoo
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Oh nice. It looks like it has some extra protection around the camera bump. Wonder how much thicker it makes the phone to put it into your pocket.
Seems they attempted to recreate the ore texture on the back too.
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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moogoo
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I have been poking around a bunch to help myself decide on getting a VIII or settling for a domestically sold phone (ewww).
The great people on XDA have laid out a nice guide to enable 5G by temporarily unlocking the bootloader and using root to update the policy files.
It seems people have been successful doing it on the global version from HK, but I have not seen anybody doing it on a Japanese sim free model.
I will wait a bit and see. or I may just take the plunge and see what happens. But, it is nice to see there may be a solution.
I need to switch to tmobile anyway so as a backup plan, I may get the TCL NXTPAPER 70 PRO. It is free with bill credits over 2 years. That way I will at least have a working phone.
Anybody with a japanese sim free version want to check if the bootloader is unlockable?
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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funkadopest
Joined: Jan 05, 2006
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On 2026-07-01 19:26:25, moogoo wrote:
I have been poking around a bunch to help myself decide on getting a VIII or settling for a domestically sold phone (ewww).
The great people on XDA have laid out a nice guide to enable 5G by temporarily unlocking the bootloader and using root to update the policy files.
It seems people have been successful doing it on the global version from HK, but I have not seen anybody doing it on a Japanese sim free model.
I will wait a bit and see. or I may just take the plunge and see what happens. But, it is nice to see there may be a solution.
I need to switch to tmobile anyway so as a backup plan, I may get the TCL NXTPAPER 70 PRO. It is free with bill credits over 2 years. That way I will at least have a working phone.
Anybody with a japanese sim free version want to check if the bootloader is unlockable?
The HK version has always been the global version with a wider range of bands, so if you go that route I would pick that one instead of the Japanese anyway.
That's what I always do, I have a 1 vii on ATT at the moment and the dsds toggle trick always brought 5G up without any problem until the past update...but didn't unlock yet as I just got the phone back a few months ago due to replacement from the motherboard original debacle so not willing to wipe the phone right now, I might if future updates don't fix the issue though |
moogoo
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Yes, the HK version has more bands, but I'm only concerned about Tmobile brands here in the US, which are 41 and 71. None of the variants support 71 unfortunately. 41 is supported by all variants.
Interestingly enough, the Japanese version supports N66 but HK version does not. Tmobile is in the process of migrating their LTE network to 5G and that likely means the current LTE 4/66 bands will become 5G N66. LTE band 5 will likely become 5G N5 too.
So, in the future, Japanese model will support 5G N5, N41, and N66. HK version will support N5 and N41.
My primary reason is getting the 16GB/512GB model since it's not offered anywhere outside of japan.
The unlocking should work as long as the bootloader is unlockable. Just don't know if that is true on the japanese model yet.
@Maratonmannen - would you mind checking if the japanese version you have has unlockable bootloader? following these steps:
1. In your device, open the dialer and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
2. Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can unlock. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2026-07-02 17:50 ] moogoo
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Maratonmannen
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On 2026-07-01 21:17:56, moogoo wrote:
@Maratonmannen - would you mind checking if the japanese version you have has unlockable bootloader? following these steps:
1. In your device, open the dialer and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
2. Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can unlock. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2026-07-02 17:50 ]
Didn´t see this post until now.
The answer is Yes!
Xperia™ 1 VIII Black 16GB/1TB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VII Black 16GB/512GB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VI Scarlet Red 12GB/512GB Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 V Android 15 @work |
moogoo
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On 2026-07-03 15:26:05, Maratonmannen wrote:
On 2026-07-01 21:17:56, moogoo wrote:
@Maratonmannen - would you mind checking if the japanese version you have has unlockable bootloader? following these steps:
1. In your device, open the dialer and enter *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu.
2. Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can unlock. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
[ This Message was edited by: moogoo on 2026-07-02 17:50 ]
Didn´t see this post until now.
The answer is Yes!
That's great news! Thanks for checking for me. I can feel better about things now and place my order soon. I need to switch providers too.
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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Maratonmannen
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On 2026-06-30 14:17:04, moogoo wrote:
Oh nice. It looks like it has some extra protection around the camera bump. Wonder how much thicker it makes the phone to put it into your pocket.
Seems they attempted to recreate the ore texture on the back too.
It´s thicker, but I don´t know your pocket size. 
The case has a weight of 39g.
Received it yesterday.
The case feels high-quality compared to the first one I bought. Not as soft and it has strap holes and better opening for the power button. This is the case for the phone.
I won´t buy the Sony original.
Xperia™ 1 VIII Black 16GB/1TB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VII Black 16GB/512GB (Japan Exclusive) Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 VI Scarlet Red 12GB/512GB Android 16 @home
Xperia™ 1 V Android 15 @work |
moogoo
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Good to know! I might grab one because they are inexpensive enough. I think I want to get the sony original case though. I'm interested with the texture of the case, the fact that you can still see the beautiful color, and having a built in stand sounds good to me.
Hopefully, I'll be ordering my phone soon.
moogoo
Nokia 5160 -> Nokia 8260 -> SE T68i -> SE K700i -> SE Z710 -> SE Xperia X10a -> Sony Xperia S -> Sony Xperia Z1 -> Sony Xperia XZ -> Sony Xperia XZ Premium -> Sony Xperia 1ii
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