Sony Xperia 1 VI review

15 May 2024


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  • Anonymous
  • 6kH
  • 16 May 2024

So they downgrade from unique 4k to stupid 1080p that you can have in entry level smartphones because they increased os updated from two to 3.
Even apple can't do sh*t like them.
They are limited full power potential of chip to make more battery and still suistained performance is awfull.
Gsmarena team why downgrading from 4k to 1080p is not in Cons?
Which device at this price has 1080p?
4.5 score is high it's like fans of son written this review

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    • Anonymous
    • pw0
    • 16 May 2024

    no 240fps HD ?

      Eno2, 15 May 2024We got the review in the same day as the official launch, n... moreIt does apply to many brands. Xiaomi, Honor (for their flagships), Oneplus, and Samsung also have this situation for many phones. They all have reviewscoming out on gsmarena immediately after launch. This depends on the manufacturers and their instructions to gsmarena to a large extent. Some brands also have curfews for certain phones so the reviews come out straight after the curfew. Some phones though will be given lower priority alright. The less popular brands in their reviews will often be given less weight

        Anonymous, 15 May 2024The reviewers can express their own opinion, but I can spea... moreFor my left hand I use my index finger which works pretty fine if I can't use my right

          Crackling Doom, 15 May 2024Since when is 4.5/5 not an "excellent" score? Good point. The best score for this year's android flagships is the s24 ultra and that's 4.6. Followed by the Xiaomi 14 ultra, Honor magic 6 pro, OPPO find x7 ultra and Vivo x100 pro all of which get 4.5. Therefore the overall score is in joint second place for the current generation of flagships

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            • Anonymous
            • 0p}
            • 15 May 2024

            Dometalican, 15 May 2024No Gen 4 SoC...? What...?Do not bother. Some ppl here think that by may/june , the current SoC is "outdated".
            They want OEMs to throw these chips away, redesign motherboard (necessary to use different SoC) and wait until october/november to sell with upcoming SoC, ignoring the fact brands would not have anything to sell during entire 1st semester.

              Size of tele sensor is too funny, but zoom is good at least.
              No hi res uw or tele, also no raws of hi res main camera if I see right, their hi res mode with detail resolving is promising.
              Great to see many improvements, but I can't shake feeling sony always stay behind features of the likes of samsung.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 15 May 2024

                AcademicBarzo, 15 May 2024Well, underwhelming is an understatement. Some positiv... moreIt is up to amdroid 17, after that 12 months of patches.
                Xperia flagship gets monthly patches.
                Even Ace III, low end from 2022 has android 14.

                Easy, stop buying phones at carriers. Then you can have monthly patches.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • dMG
                  • 15 May 2024

                  Can somebody please confirm if face unlock is still missing for this iteration. I'm interested in the phone but NGL I'm way too used to having it on my phone and can't see myself going back to fingerprint only, a not very conveniently placed side one at that.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 15 May 2024

                    Darth Caesium, 15 May 2024That battery life and the telephoto macro are both extremel... moreWhy do you keep doing this?

                    You are pretty aware you cannot have second front speaker with 1.5-2.0mm bezel.
                    You have been told before, more than once.
                    Speaker has to share space with screen connectors and usb port.
                    If it was possible, then Asus ROG would still have it. Instead of beside usb connector.
                    Same reason Pixel 4 could not keep it.

                    ⚠️⚠️⚠️ IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE DUAL FRONT SPEAKERS WITH MEIZU 16 SERIES DESIGN. NOR S24 DESIGN !! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0p}
                      • 15 May 2024

                      Anton .el PAPI., 15 May 2024There is no information about the UFS storage type! I woul... moreIf gsmarena wanted you to know, they would post results of reading/writing speeds users can check.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JH0
                        • 15 May 2024

                        dcdev, 15 May 2024It sounds a bit useless. This sensor is small - 1/3.5"... moreNot useless apart from the fact that a 50 megapixel sensor doesn't exist for this sensor size. You would need a pixel size of approximately 0.50 micrometer for a 48 megapixel sensor of this sensor size. The lowest pixel size available is 0.56 micrometer currently.

                        Phones like the Pixel 7 Pro or S24 Ultra capture about the same amount of light per exposure time from distant objects due to approximately the same focal length/f-number ratio (5.43mm). A different pixel size doesn't change the amount of light that is captured from an object.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 15 May 2024

                          dcdev, 15 May 2024It sounds a bit useless. This sensor is small - 1/3.5"... moreYou can use as much digital zoom as you want , no matter resolution.
                          My motorola has 4x with 50MP, old xperia had 8x.

                          Some older iphones with that 12MP 1/1.65" had 12x digital zoom.

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                            • Rakesh
                            • Sec
                            • 15 May 2024

                            It has jack because it's a phone from 2015. By look at least.

                              Anonymous, 15 May 2024How does the company that makes Alpha cameras always manage... moreNo Gen 4 SoC...? What...?

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                                • peter
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                                • 15 May 2024

                                Anonymous, 15 May 2024What Sony is doing with these phones is legendary. Basica... moreWell, the price is ridiculous. OnePlus 12 is running circles around flagships. I can get the OnePlus1 for a like 600 Euros.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • nU2
                                  • 15 May 2024

                                  AcademicBarzo, 15 May 2024Well, underwhelming is an understatement. Some positiv... moreI'm guessing you never used an Xperia so you shouldn't comment on its software. It's sad to see people judge software by number of updates instead of actual performance and stability. In my experience, Xperia phones have the most stable and bug free UI among any Android brands, and it remains as such for many years to come. An Xperia 5ii still feels snappy and bug-free today which cannot be said for bloated Samsung UI of S20 series regardless of number of updates they get.

                                    Awesome photos, speakers and battery life, with four years of updates. Pity about the price.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • nU2
                                      • 15 May 2024

                                      MRLK, 15 May 2024I definitely think this phone should be a few hundred pound... moreWell yes but so should s24 ultra and iphone 15 pro max. Why does this "phone should be cheaper" suggestion so abundant in Xperia comment section but not on other brands with overpriced phones? At least with Sony you get what you don't get elsewhere such as ip65, headphone jack, microSD slot, continuous zoom etc, not making excuses for expensive price but you must be fair and criticize others for being overpriced too.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • xYI
                                        • 15 May 2024

                                        Looks like Sony has gone down the oversaturation path as well.

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