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Xperia 1 VIII | AI Camera Assistant | New telephoto | 2 days battery life

Xperia 1 VIII

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Environment & Accessibility

More reasons to choose Xperia™

From the elimination of plastic in our packaging, to accessibility features, Sony is working in a range of activities to reduce the impact on the environment and the society.

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Our Road to Zero

Aiming to achieve a zero environmental footprint

Road to Zero is Sony’s global environmental plan, striving to achieve a zero environmental footprint throughout the life cycle of our products and business activities across the entire Sony Group by the year 2050. Sony business operations rely on a healthy natural environment. To help promote fulfilling lifestyles today and tomorrow, and achieve a zero environmental footprint, we set actions from four environmental perspectives: curbing climate change, conserving resources, controlling chemical substances, and promoting biodiversity.
Road to Zero

Packaging and environment

As part of our commitment to reduce the use of plastic packaging, the Xperia 1 VIII uses paper materials and Sony’s OBM (Original Blended Material) only. See more details about our OBM below.
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Meet our Original Blended Material

The Xperia 1 VIII packaging uses Sony’s OBM (Original Blended Material), which is a paper material, developed by Sony with environment in mind. It doesn’t rely on petroleum-derived plastics and use plants like bamboo and sugar cane, and can be formed to meet a wide variety of packaging needs.
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Accessibility

Accessibility

From enabling voice control to increasing text size, the Xperia 1 VIII follows the accessibility laws, such as European Accessibility Act, and includes a range of accessibility features, enabling more people to communicate according to their individual needs.
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Camera accessibility

A person who is blind or partially sighted can opt to have a sound played when their camera tilts to one side or the other.
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