Sony Xperia 1 VI is here - SD 8 Gen 3, better zoom and more conventional screen

15 May 2024
The Xperia 1 VI ditched what it didn't need and made the rest better. Coming in June for €1,399.

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Anonymous, 15 May 2024S24 Ultra is no match with even 4 years older Xperia 1 ii. ... moreCan attest to it. Samsung still has serious problem with focusing and tracking.

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    • IbK
    • 16 May 2024

    khaki green looks 🔥

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      • Alak
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      • 16 May 2024

      Can I get free xperia mobile 📲😅 I'm really poor man please give me free phone 🥺

        Anonymous, 15 May 2024"Still, Sony's mature image processing deserves h... moreDid you happen to realise that the same 460mm equivalent spider shot from Xperia 1 VI would look absolutely hideous because that would be just an upscaled 0.8MP shot? Surely you've seen how terrible these photos look on a 360mm crop mode on GSMArena's review right?

        You honestly need to stop spewing nonsense if you have no idea in what contexts these photos were taken. Your favourite brand would fare FAR worse in the same situation.

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          Lsi, 15 May 2024That aint true... You can order sony phones directly from s... moreHave you looked at anything today? 1 VI won't be available on the US, 5 V wasn't available last year, and I don't think the 10 series ever was. This is the end for Sony Mobile in America.

            Anonymous, 15 May 2024Depends on what bluetooth protocol your other headphone use... moreUmbrella you may need to check on that statement with LDAC for Hi-Res Wireless Audio.
            There is another codex that matches LDACs data throughput and capability that a few vendors are using and do NOt have to pay Sony-s licensing to use LDAC.

            I've yet to use and experience it first hand but using "Best" without even mentioning it's competitors seems a bit lazy?

            Just a thought.
            The codex escapes my memory at the moment.

              Anonymous, 15 May 2024"new SD 8 Gen 3" are you high? Gen 4 is new, 3 is... moreSony was one of the forst to ship with 8 Gen 2 (at least announced early).

              To7gj decision but the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will not ship in volume until late August to manufacturers and will not ship to consumers until September and right now only 2 Chinese OEMs will ship that soon as they've paid an exorbitant amount of money for the first production run.

              The USA embargo has not yet affected Qualcomm so it's happening. If it DID then Sony would have waited and announced today with shipping then.

              The other variable is what stack the 8 Gen 4 comes with and how much heat the full Nuvia GPU when implemented would generate??! Remember it's mobile desktop class performance so we're unsure and it's going to take co aiderably more R&D for that.

              Maybe the 1 Pro II will havw it or some other device. Maybe the thickness was prohibitive for proper cooling that affected Sony's choice?

              I too wishes Sony could've writes for this SoC but man overall Thai is one incredible phone. When it's in the hand and you're using it it would not really matter.

              There is a reason Samsung promised 7yrs of OS updates - of course every new feature after 2yrs may not happen BUT considering Google's I/O 2024 opening day - doesn't seem like Google is fresh with heavy ideas and THAT should be even MORE worrisome for us all!

                Mobilemaster, 15 May 2024I agree with you on the resolution. They should have use a ... moreI thought I was the only one that saw their game mode app show "highest frame rate 240hz"!

                  DeepIn2U, 15 May 2024Makes me wonder Y did you even buy the V in the first pace?... moreI have been using micro SD cards for years, mostly for music. It's one of the features I value most on phones, along with making and receiving calls, something almost needed covered in reviews.

                    Jon8652, 15 May 2024Yes you most definitely can, unless you're visually im... moreI have an LG G 8 with a cracked screen and switching to the higher resolution option is still noticable. I'm not young, I wear glasses and I still can appreciate it but the current phone I'm using has the same resolution as the new vI. I don't mind it at all, I k kept it that way in the LG to conserve the battery, but I did expect the price to be reduced due to that. Sony phones are preferable to just about everything we can get in the U.S. but their prices are too high. Of cider, so are the prices on the high end Apples and Samsungs. These things are really more of a rich person's toy at this point. If you could replace the battery, you could use the phone for a lot longer, using it for other things than just as a phone. With the Sony phones you pay for features that used to be common on cheap phones.Yes, the led notification is useful. You can tell when it's charged, when you have a message, missed calls. I would like to buy the vi but you can find a very good camera, a real camera with changeable lenses that takes far better photos than any phone, for far less.

                      Does anyone here know if this will be available in the U.S.? It seems like it won't be, though. Is anyone here knowledgeable about the "improved audio circuitry" other the snapdragon chip for lossless hi res bluetooth? It has everything I want in a phone, other than a user replaceable battery and a reasonable price. I have a 5III. The sound is better on my LG that no longer works as a phone, but I haven't had problems with it and it does have expandable memory and a headphone jack, features I use far more than AI photography. The battery could last a bit longer and the photo app is a bit convoluted but useable if you've used real cameras. I prefer a wider screen. I guess that I'm in the minority.

                        YUKI93, 15 May 2024All the new improvements, particularly from the new Snapdra... moreWhat are you talking about transition AWAY from Arm?

                        Sony makes MO computers.

                        If you mean Risc V it's an architecture NOT a platform decision. ARM by it's primary design is fully licensed based and many in the smartphone industry using custom designs eith an annual licensing fee NOT a per chip fee which is very cost ineffective.

                        Slow ya role and properly define what you're speaking of so that

                        It makes sense.

                          David, 15 May 2024Only 4000 people globally watched the livestream. Wow that ... moreSorry Mr Arm chair king in your invisible clothes.

                          Apple users will watch ANYTHING apple puts out and just lap it up.

                          Also a majority of viewers on theie streams are those working in corporate offices streaming on corporate Pcs and network as an excuse for downtime and have NO inclination of purchasing any said product in a 2 qtr time frame.

                          This litmus measurement is lax without ANY metrics and pure personally anecdotal. A pure wash in terms of anything to consider a wankers wet dream.

                            Anonymous, 15 May 2024Meh, have the Xperia 5 IV, thought sdcard would be useful. ... moreMakes me wonder Y did you even buy the V in the first pace?

                            Regarding MicroSD card performance. Copy your data/backup off the card and reformat it to exfat NOT FAT (which is 32bit only, and not NTFS which is Windows file format)!

                            Then retry using it.
                            Clear cache off any apps that u use with the card and force dtop them immediately after clearing EACH apps' cache.

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                              newflesh, 15 May 2024This isn't 21:9. It's 19,5:9 I thought you were referring to the previous models.

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                                Anonymous, 15 May 2024No 7 years OS upgrades = no buy. Having almost similar d... moreBuy Samsung.

                                  Shamrock Sean, 15 May 2024Oh for goodness sake you can't even tell on a 6.5 inch... moreYes you most definitely can, unless you're visually impaired or old. Why else do so much other brands use QHD screens? When Sony used 4K screens it was overkill but people still liked it, and now you guys are finding excuses for Sony saving money by using a cheap screen.

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                                    • 15 May 2024

                                    Lololololol.

                                    3 years OS upgrades in 2024.

                                    What is this? A USD100 phone?

                                    Even an entry level Galaxy A25 get 4 OS upgrades.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 15 May 2024

                                      No 7 years OS upgrades = no buy.

                                      Having almost similar design as Samsung = no buy.

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                                        todo, 15 May 2024Why are their pricing always this absurd!? How would this c... morewho said they want to compete with the others ?

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