2020 is not having Sony with a large share of the mobile device market (as we only echoed its Xperia L4 last February), so it is great news every time a new Smartphone is announced so official as just happened with the Sony Xperia 8 Lite , even if it is only available for Japan .

Sony Xperia 8 Lite is a mid-range phone that logically follows in the wake of what was seen in the standard Xperia 8 released in October last year. At the moment no availability has been mentioned in the West and exclusively Japanese users will be able to get it in exchange for 29,800 yen, about 237 euros to change .

Features of Sony Xperia 8 Lite: Sony Xperia 8 Lite is officially unveiled for Japan

Look at the classic design of Sony Xperia 8 Lite

Maintaining the brand’s already classic design essence, which has hardly been modified over the years, this terminal can be achieved in both black and white. Ahead is a 6-inch screen with a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a 20: 9 aspect ratio , perhaps with the downside of not including reduced bezels in the upper and lower area.

Strangely, the hardware is based on the eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor , a mid-range version but that has been on the market for 3 years, followed by a total of 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage that can be expanded to 512 GB via microSD card.

As a counterpart of offering a reduced thickness and a fairly light weight, it makes room for a battery of just 2870 mAh capacity , something that is below the rest of current mobiles beyond the fact that there is no official information on its hours of autonomy. It is indicated that the factory operating system is Android 9 with Sony’s customization layer , while in connectivity there is no lack of Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and a headphone jack.

To conclude, a resistance certification IPX5 / IPX8 for contact with water and IPX6 for dust is appreciated, while its camera configuration consists of an 8 megapixel front sensor with f / 2.0 aperture and a double rear camera that is divided into a main 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f / 1.8 aperture and a secondary 8-megapixel lens .

In general, this is a phone that offers good performance but that seems typical of previous seasons due to its processor model and operating system in the 2019 version. Its price does not help too much compared to mid-range Chinese alternatives .