Sony Xperia 8 WiMAX 2+ SOV42 / Xperia 8 Lite SOV42-u (Sony Himiko)
Sony · Announced Oct 2019
About Sony Xperia 8
Sony’s Xperia 8 presents a compact yet elongated form, measuring 69 mm wide, 158 mm tall and just 8.1 mm thick, with a weight of 170 grams that feels light in the hand. Its front is dominated by a six‑inch IPS TFT LCD panel that delivers a full‑HD+ resolution of 1080 by 2520 pixels, offering crisp colours and decent viewing angles for everyday use.
Under the glass, the device runs Android 9.0 Pie and is equipped with 4 gigabytes of RAM, providing smooth multitasking for apps and media. Power comes from a 2760 milliampere‑hour battery, while connectivity is limited to a single SIM slot, keeping the design simple and straightforward.
Unlike the base model, this version includes WiMAX 2+ support, enabling connectivity on that specific Japanese network while keeping the same physical dimensions, screen, battery, RAM and single‑SIM layout.
Compared to the alternative TD‑LTE JP 902SO variant, the WiMAX 2+ model swaps the TD‑LTE radio for WiMAX 2+, offering a different carrier‑specific option but sharing all other hardware characteristics.
Technical Specifications
All LTE bands (9)
- LTE 1800 MHz (Band 3)
- LTE 2100 MHz (Band 1)
- LTE 2600 MHz (Band 7)
- LTE 700 MHz (Band 13)
- LTE 700 MHz (Band 17)
- LTE 700 MHz (Band 28)
- LTE 800 MHz (Band 18)
- LTE 850 MHz (Band 26)
- LTE 850 MHz (Band 5)
All TD-LTE bands (5)
- TD-LTE 1900 MHz (Band 39)
- TD-LTE 2300 MHz (Band XL)
- TD-LTE 2500 MHz (Band XLI)
- TD-LTE 2600 MHz (Band 38)
- TD-LTE 3500 MHz (Band XLII) bands
All UMTS bands (4)
- UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT)
- UMTS 800MHz (Band VI)
- UMTS 800MHz (Band XIX)
- UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR)
All GSM bands (4)
- GSM 1800MHz (B3)
- GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2)
- GSM 850MHz (B5)
- GSM 900MHz (B8)
Model Variants
1 other phones with the same base model: Sony Xperia 8