The Sony phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, which is slightly faster than its predecessor but still delivers below-average performance for the price, especially compared to competitors such as the Poco F7. GPU performance is particularly weak on the Xperia 10 VII.
A clear positive is the very long battery life of almost 24 hours in our WiFi test. We adjusted the display brightness to 150 nits, which makes the results comparable with other phones.
Anyone who values long update support, very good battery life and traditional features such as a 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD support will probably like Sony’s latest mid-range handset. For users who are looking for more performance or a more modern design, the OnePlus Nord CE 5 and Samsung Galaxy A56 are decent options.