Sony's new Xperia flagship phone makes a major camera tradeoff

Image: Sony In addition to announcing the a7R VI and FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS, Sony has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Xperia 1 VIII. The updated version brings a notable hardware change to the telephoto camera, but much of the focus of the phone is on the new AI Camera Assistant feature. On the hardware side of things, Sony has moved away from the 85-170mm equivalent telephoto zoom lens used in the Xperia 1 VII, opting instead for a fixed 70mm equivalent lens. While the new telephoto camer...