Earlier, foreign media discovered that the address of the FCC testing company of SONY Xperia 1 VIII had changed from Shenzhen to Taoyuan City, which triggered rumors of whether the device would also be OEMed in Taiwan. However, the latest evidence shows that it seems that the Xperia 1 VIII mobile phone OEM has not changed and is still being produced in China.
According to foreign media reports, the Xperia 1 VIII mobile phone is still produced in China. The information was obtained from the Xperia 1 VIII page specification sheet of Hong Kong telecommunications company csl., which may mean that the previous statements about FCC changes and OEM changes are misinformation.

For reference, in the past, Xperia 1 mobile phones were produced by Sony Technology Thailand. Until last year, the Xperia 1 VII brand abandoned this product line and instead assembled hand-made mobile phones in China.
Mobile Magazine’s short comment: For users, it doesn’t matter where the Xperia 1 VIII is produced. As higher-end products from many brands are still produced in China and have good reputations, they should consider whether quality control has been improved.
Source: Sumaho Digest (Japan)