Sony Xperia 1 VI vs. Xperia 1 V

01 June 2024
Which is better, the new or the old?

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Both devices are maybe good, but that price tag on them is a joke. With all R&D and marketing it should not be more than 750-800 not fricking 1400.
As far as I loved old Sony phones with all their flaws and features, looking at what they make for past few years I hope Sony will flop hard as all they not only messed their phones, their recent ideas and products in media/games/sound departments are nightmare.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 02 Jun 2024

    Accounting for the price difference, 1 V is definitely better, higher res screen and the unique aspect ratio, plus 8 Gen 2 still holds up well.

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      • 02 Jun 2024

      With FHD+ only, it should be 5VI vs 1V

        Pointless comparison....
        Both are greatest portable cell. device which humankind history ever created and come from the greatest brand on earth.

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          • 02 Jun 2024

          Jab, 01 Jun 2024Aptx Lossless is the future. With it we are finally back to... moreLDAC is the future. Well and the present. It's much better than aptx in any review.

            Finally come next week :-)(Switzerland)
            Very happy about Sound.

              Some Anonymous Prson, 02 Jun 2024I still think that it was too be mainstream. I think that i... moreI still
              I don't think that it was to be mainstream.


              I dread what AI will do with spell checkers and how it will influence the way people write. Writing can be enjoyable, not a chore.

                CargoJoe, 02 Jun 2024Should've kept the 4K. Sony is probably the only compa... moreI still think that it was too be mainstream. I think that it was a cost cutting measure that isn't passed on to the consumer.

                  NBMSCH, 02 Jun 2024i have the Xperia 1 V and i admit that the 1 VI wins in the... moreI use a 5iii. Great for pockets, it's nice when talking on the phone but just about everything else would be better with a wider screen. As for watching films, I like older films, most of which aren't widescreen.

                    Nick Tegrataker, 02 Jun 2024"1v did not get this option with A14 update" Yea... moreThey don't care much.

                      T the Tinkerer, 02 Jun 2024Don't we say the same thing every year when we think a... moreOlder devices don't stop working just because new models are released. They stop working due to planned obsolescence.

                        If it were available in the U.S., I'd wait until the vi goes on sale or maybe I'll have to flee in November if the unthinkable happens here and I'm not young. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has read something or heard for themselves the improved audio circuitry Sony mentioned. People who appreciate audio quality will listen through headphones or external speakers. You can't expect much from a phone speaker.

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                          • 02 Jun 2024

                          7hs, 01 Jun 2024An insanely overpriced piece of hardware that gonna be date... moreDon't we say the same thing every year when we think a phone is under spec'd? That seems to never happen, though. You'll never get new tech if you think like that cause there's always something better around the corner.

                            Bravosixgoingdark, 01 Jun 2024Still looks better than crapsung with that hideous looking ... moreHideous looking screen?
                            You okay?

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 02 Jun 2024

                              Ironically the article makes much of the huge price difference, while the Amazon prices advertised on the page for the 2 models are almost the same 😐

                                Anonymous, 02 Jun 2024Just saw some posts that users say they expected more from ... moreI guess we can't really argue on this then - I've only seen a dozen samples on X and a few YT videos (not the best way to compare image quality, I know) that say otherwise including this one:

                                https://x.com/Hayaponlog/status/1794004250336575551

                                You've seen something different on other sites that I don't go, and the intention of my original post wasn't to compare Find X7 Ultra and X100 Ultra's macro capability anyway. I still think Vivo has an edge here, though.

                                  Anonymous, 01 Jun 20241v did not get this option with A14 update. And it wont (... more"1v did not get this option with A14 update"
                                  Yeah, it sucks and is very disingenuous given that Xperia 5 V which shares the same camera app, main camera and SoC as Xperia 1 V somehow has this 2x crop zoom from 48MP full resolution output.
                                  Sony is notorious for being extremely lazy when it comes to giving older devices new features via software updates (Not just phones but for cameras too, a1 still doesn't have a video animal eye AF that is present on a7IV even after the V2.0 update, despite the fact that the hardware fully supports the feature) so this is nothing surprising, but it does make you question if they really care about their audience who have paid 1.4K for this.

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                                    Nick Tegrataker, 02 Jun 2024The longer working distance and 85mm field of view of Vivo&... moreJust saw some posts that users say they expected more from vivo.
                                    That even bit digital zoom out of oppo to match vivo FOV, still better on oppo.

                                    Dont forget, oppo has exmor while vivo use isocell.
                                    Sony sensirs have higher fwc.

                                    Hp9 ( based on hp3) is low tier HP series ( hp1 and hp2 the high tier) while imx890 made to be main cam.of many phones. It is high tier exmor rs.

                                      Anonymous, 01 Jun 20241v did not get this option with A14 update. And it wont (... moreThe longer working distance and 85mm field of view of Vivo's periscope lens aren't substantial disadvantages that you think they are because:

                                      1) When shooting moving objects in macro, it's easier to keep track of shooting from slightly afar rather than stalking them by moving your camera. Also if you're shooting small creatures like insects, you wouldn't want to scare them away by getting very close to them. According to GSMArena (Can't find an official source so we should take it with a grain of salt) the telephoto camera of Xperia 1 VI has a 2x magnification, whereas Vivo says X100 Ultra's has 3.7x, so there's that.

                                      2) Vivo's camera takes in more light per field of view, and simply has more pixels to work with during the crop zoom due to its 200MP resolution - To put it into perspective, at 120mm equivalent field of view, X100 Ultra's telephoto camera takes in 2.82 times more light compared to Xperia's telephoto, making it a better option if you're not shooting in perfectly well-lit environments. Plus, if you try to shoot a bunch of those 230mm equivalent macro shots taken with X100 Ultra with Xperia, you would end up with a brob because it would have to be upscaled from 3.3MP.

                                      I haven't seen anything on Weibo, but a few posts comparing the X7 Ultra and X100 Ultra's telephoto I found on X suggest that the latter has an increasing advantage as you digitally zoom in further.

                                        Should've kept the 4K. Sony is probably the only company able to do 4K LTPO if they wanted to. They just decided not to for sake of "mainstream". Maybe a 21:9 4K LTPO at 6.7 inches for this.

                                        Oh well. At least it's no brick like most Ultra. It on itself is the most Pro of them all.

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