Sony’s latest budget smartphone claims to double the brightness of its predecessor – but there’s a catch

A white Sony smartphone resting on a pair of XM6 headphones in their case.

Sony has announced the newest addition to its budget line of smartphones – enter the Sony Xperia 10 VIII.

It offers a handful of upgrades over its predecessor, the Xperia 10 VII, and follows on from the Award-winning Xperia 10 VI.