Sony Xperia 1 VI teaser hints at new aspect ratio

13 May 2024
Sony is finally ditching the 21:9 ratio in favor of the more common 19.5:9 aspect.

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Anonymous, 13 May 2024Sad, I liked the 21:9 ratio. Sony is conforming to the rest... moreStanding out, true. Especially with the 4K res.

But I have to say that the price it came at (literally, and also the greenish tint) was imo not worth the trade. The pixel density difference between 2K and 4K most often cannot be recognized in day to day use (unless you're pixel-peeping text characters) and, let's be honest, most people don't consume videos daily that are of that aspect ratio.

If the Xperia line is to survive and keep things we hold dear, it has to make compromise to shift the sales towards the more mainstream audience. And in this regard, the 4K screen with its aspect ratio was the best sacrifice.

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    • Anonymous
    • M4S
    • 13 May 2024

    Sad, I liked the 21:9 ratio. Sony is conforming to the rest now, this was one of the features that Sony had for standing out compared to the others.

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      • Anonymous
      • AZY
      • 13 May 2024

      Sony finally woke up for the 21th century!

      Nice

        they literally listened to dumb complaints about the "tv remote" aspect ratio.

          RoyalBlue, 13 May 2024If the phone shapes up to be what the leaks suggest, I'... moreIt definitely seems to good to be true when I see that all of the fails of the 1 V are corrected with the 1 VI, arguably in a big way.

          Especially in terms to camera software.

            If the phone shapes up to be what the leaks suggest, I'm definitely pulling the trigger. But let's see the reveal first.

              Wouldn't be surprised if Sony had to move to a 19.5:9 ratio so the chassis is wider for the big periscope lens.

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                • Mr. A
                • rK@
                • 13 May 2024

                The phone's aspect ratio will be different for sure...but the teaser image is flipped. The buttons suppose to be on the right side.

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                  • Mr.A
                  • rK@
                  • 13 May 2024

                  The phone's aspect

                    du, 13 May 2024updates need to match the google phones otherwise i think i... moreI'd be fine with 3 years of OS updates but the security patches should be released for at least 4-5 years.

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                      • S37
                      • 13 May 2024

                      updates need to match the google phones otherwise i think is an obstacle for companies to buy sony

                        jiyen235, 13 May 202419.5 is a tad too wide I'd say 20:9 would've been... more20:9 is the sweet spot

                          Sony finally seems to be taking their Xperia marketing team out of the shadows, this is looking up to be the best Xperia in a while

                            19.5 is a tad too wide I'd say 20:9 would've been the best middle ground between 21:9 of the past Xperias and the traditional phone form factors. The Oneplus 8 is still maybe the best handling phone to me.

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                              Stranno, 13 May 2024Hope we will return to 16:9 one day.18:9 was the love

                                Hope we will return to 16:9 one day.

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                                  • OBI Wan
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                                  • 13 May 2024

                                  ..May the force be with us ..

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