Sony Xperia 1 VI review
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- LoneOwl
- 3Aq
- 16 May 2024
Another good phone by Sony with horrible pricing that wont sell.
Sony just doesnt care.
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- alixzibit
- 3xB
- 16 May 2024
Nick Tegrataker, 16 May 2024In 2023 Xiaomi was coming up from behind Sony in terms of t... moreGood find - I was wondering the same as I regularly check Japanese used electronics webstores and I've been noticing a lot of demand for Xiaomi high end phones - even used ones which they put in auction and almost always sells out on decent prices
- Nicolas F
- J8U
- 16 May 2024
4K screen was too much, but what stopped Sony from putting 1440p screen? It's OLED, it should be 450+ ppi for smartphones. Well, at least it's finally LTPO.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 May 2024
Clients in Taiwan will be receiving in early june
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- Ottonis
- JH7
- 16 May 2024
impinas, 16 May 2024Judging by the samples, the Xperia shoots considerably bett... moreThe main camera is certainly very nice, maybe also the ultra wide. But when it comes to the tele lens, the pictures just seem to lack detail.
Maybe someone should do a direct 1:1- comparison with Galaxy S24/ iPhone 15 pro Max at 3x, 5x, 7x, and 10x zoom factor.
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- Jeeg
- 3kS
- 16 May 2024
AcademicBarzo, 16 May 2024Yes, I have. I've owned many Xperia phones and did ow... moreYou had a defective product. No Dubt . I had it for 6 months and I think it was the best Android phone I've ever had.
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- dexton
- m@%
- 16 May 2024
Some Anonymous Prson, 16 May 2024I still prefer the LG V20 over the VI. I would buy that a... moreAnyone these days use their phone more than anything in their life. So spending $1000-1500 on a phone doesn't seem unreasonable. In western countries we spend at least $300-400 (a month) on your car. Selling your phone after 1.5-2 years will redeem 40-50% of the new value of your phone.
When you consider the value of a phone in your daily life, you'll find its quite cheap after all.
- ThatOneWeabo
- 6vR
- 16 May 2024
this should be far cheaper than it is priced, not that great of a phone imo.
and yes it does do good photos, but you don't usually buy a sub 1k+ phone just for the camera when you could buy a cheaper camera with some lenses that'll do better.
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- Anonymous
- 0CV
- 16 May 2024
I see my carrier - Telia - already having the 1 VI available in their store.
1399 €, including a WH-1000XM5 and delivery from 13th of June.
I'm getting one :)
The 10 VI is also available, at 399 €, bundled with WH-CH520 and delivery from 20th of June.
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- Anonymous
- nFP
- 16 May 2024
Some Anonymous Prson, 16 May 2024Honestly, my 5 III has been fine other than the battery dra... moreI had serious touchscreen problems with my 5iii. It was always spazzing out, especially on phonecalls.
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- impinas
- 3Af
- 16 May 2024
Judging by the samples, the Xperia shoots considerably better photos than the S24 Ultra and the 15 pro max, so how on earth you write that they shoot better photos? How weird...
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- Some Anonymous Prson
- mFd
- 16 May 2024
Anonymous, 16 May 2024Sony phones always look good on paper (although that's... moreHonestly, my 5 III has been fine other than the battery draining and that narrow screen which I don't care for. I agree with you about the ridiculous prices. That is really what turns people off on Sony phones. They are exclusively for the wealthy. Even if I could spend that easily on a phone, I would still not feel good about spending that much on a phone.
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- Anonymous
- nFP
- 16 May 2024
Sony phones always look good on paper (although that's debatable now with the downgraded resolution), but their software bugs, crummy after-sales support, and exorbitant pricing are dealbreakers.
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- Anonymous
- 7kK
- 16 May 2024
And they still haven't fixed dynamic range in portrait mode. Like seriously? Is it that much difficult for sony to fix it ?
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- Some Anonymous Prson
- mFd
- 16 May 2024
I still prefer the LG V20 over the VI. I would buy that again even with the, in phone years, ancient specs. Great audio quality, the aspect ratio I most like, nice and wide, not too large for pockets, micro sd card slot, headphone jack, user replaceable battery, nice design, metal back, the second screen at the top is useful, FM radio, IR blaster and the camera on it isn't bad. It did everything I want in a phone. Since that one, I have yet to find a phone that does as much for my use. The LG V60 is great but too large and heavy. It is uncomfortable to have it in a pocket. I currently use a Sony Xperia 5 III. The one thing that bothers me about it is the narrow screen. The audio quality is better on the v60, the battery drains too much these days, but it isn't heavy.
The vi still isn't as wide as the v20, I doubt that the wired audio quality is as good, wireless it does beat it and the camera is likely much better. Having said all that, I was planning on buying it only to find that it isn't available, apparently, in the U.S. If it were, though, It would still be off limits to me. $1300.99 is far too much for a phone. Flagship have become exclusively for the wealthy. Anything over 200 is really too much, but that's the prices these days. It's designed to be disposable, too. It's a lot of money to ask for. Reading these comments, I see that I am not the only one who prefers older phones. Bring back the LG V20!
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- Anonymous
- tZk
- 16 May 2024
Bravosixgoingdark, 16 May 2024I've used Xiaomi before their hardware is fine but the... moreOk, but what does that have to do with Xiaomi sales rising?
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- Ottonis
- JH7
- 16 May 2024
Somehow Sony has a knack for improving some things brilliantly, while blatantly omissing to improve other things.
Kudos to Sony for the exceptional battery life. This is a game changer!
And Kudis for probably the best stereo speakers in a cameraphone, maybe even surpassing iPhone speaker quality.
Also praise goes to Sony for keeping their flagship compact and well designed, omitting the gargantuan bulky camera bumps that some other camera-centric phones tend to have.
That being said, thermal management is still a mess. Overheating may not be as dramatic a problem as it was two generations before. In some circumstances, the Sony 1iv couldn't even take videos for a couple of minutes because the device overheated.
But still, thermal throttling still seems to be well less managed than in many other competing devices.
And although this review was very nicely worded, it became obvious that the variable tele zoom lens still has a hard time producing sharp detailed images.
I always wanted to have an Xperia phone, but every generation had a few quirks that were big enough in order to say to myself: let's wait until next year, then they will - hopefully - have sorted it out.
So, please get the Tele-camera reworked so that it provides quality on par with the competition, and then we can talk.