Sony Xperia 1 VI review

15 May 2024


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Anonymous, 18 May 2024In Hong Kong, phone will be shipping on May 22. It would be nice if I could buy one in the U.S. if it were a lot cheaper I could rush an international model in the hope that it has enough bands to be useful but it would still likely just end up being another very small tablet like the old unreliable but still working phones I have are.

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    • 18 May 2024

    In Hong Kong, phone will be shipping on May 22.

      kerbacho, 18 May 2024Dude, battery replacement is an option too. Also the prices... moreDude, I hate being called "dude" and "bro". User replaceable batteries are not the same as having your device destroyed by someone who replaces batteries that are stuck in with glue. The LG G8 was designed so that the battery would bend and swell if you try to remove it. Not only does it likely destroy the device, puts the person trying to take it out at risk. They even have a warning in the settings menu about it. It's planned obsolescence. I don't trust refurbished and used phones and don't want to use someone else's phone considering where most of them have been. It's too personal a device. As for Sony phones, I can't rely on them now that they're no longer in the U.S. T Mobile blocked LGs with an update.

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        Some Anonymous Prson, 18 May 2024It won't be available in the U.S. It s what I was loo... moreDude, battery replacement is an option too. Also the prices drop pretty fast for Xperias. Just buy it refurbished, or used.

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          • 18 May 2024

          It is interesting how much more details there is when comparing 12MP and 48MP photos. I really don't understand why they made it a separate 48MP mode and not made it a part of pro mode. Judging by videos, it looks like it doesn't allow any adjustments before snapping a photo. That is a huge shame, because even low-cost phone allow this. I hope that it changes in the future because I really like how the grass/leaves look like and I would shoot every outdoor photo in 48MP. Every pixel binned photo looks bad to me, no matter what phone and I also had vivo x100 pro.

          I think I will buy this one even with the price being a bit off. There is really nothing I like right now. I have to admit that pixel made a huge jump and I now like its photo output, but the hardware is a no no.

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            • 18 May 2024

            Sam N8 808 owner, 18 May 2024Hmm... A fantastic phone that in my opinion could've b... moreMark.5 had same issue with bencark.
            Then zame mark 5 is capable of recording many hours if 4K@60 while all other ( except iphones) cannot even last 30 min.

              Eventually Android will probably block SD cards and headphone jacks anyway. They'll claim that it's for security and performance issues.

                Good as it looks, $1400.00 is a lot of money to spend on a phone that will only work very well until the first forced Android update. I live in the U.S., phone options are extremely limited and service is expensive. It would be nice to see seeing other than Google and Apple on phones, though. Their planned obsolescence is environmentally destructive and basically a form of extortion since we've become dependent upon the Internet.

                  Sam N8 808 owner, 18 May 2024Hmm... A fantastic phone that in my opinion could've b... moreIt won't be available in the U.S. It s what I was looking for in a phone but probably wouldn't have bought it anyway due to the price. I have a 5iii I'm looking to replace because the battery drains too fast, I babied that battery, too, it's too narrow, I'm typing from an LG G8 with a cracked screen, no 5g and a battery that drains quickly, I prefer the shape of the V20, but when the 5iii stops working, I'll just use the G8 as a DAP player and get a cheap phone that'll work for calls in U.S., unless I'm able to move to a European country. The quad dac G8 almost certainly sounds better than the VI through wired headphones anyway. And, I don't have to spend any more money to use it.

                    Hmm... A fantastic phone that in my opinion could've been better with a more consistent performing chipset like 9300 or so. Never thought I'd see Snapdragon go so average in throttling and heat.
                    But its good.
                    However it won't be sold in all countries, or even my country, so... yeah, I'll keep dreaming to replace my G8x with this.


                    ""However, the chassis didn't appear very hot, only the frame felt rather uncomfortable to hold.""
                    So... what's the difference between chassis and frame?

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                      • 18 May 2024

                      Just check the latest article, about upcoming motorola flip phones.
                      Both to have 22:9 screen, but not a single comment to complain about nor call it tv control.

                      Hate against 21:9 is not about the ratio, it was about who was using.
                      Motorola has had 21:9 before, meizu/polestar is 21:9, samsung Z fold external screen is 22:9.

                        Anonymous, 18 May 20241440p isn't too much it's like looking at 4k on a... moreActually hi resolution is ok, but using 4K on the phone is basically useless, I used to have xperia with 4K screen, I only found it good when using camera, but even that was crippled by low brightness. So bad 4K is worse than good FHD, under bright sun, for battery etc.
                        As you all can see, sony is killing it with battery endurance, I would guess also thanks to FHD screen.

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                          • 18 May 2024

                          Samsung S24 Ultra or Sony Xperia 1 VI [???]

                            LucasN82, 18 May 2024Soo all flip, flexible phones with >20:9 are unnatural?I would buy a fold if the price were reasonable.

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                              Anonymous, 16 May 2024This is the best decision Sony made. 1440p is too much. No ... more1440p isn't too much it's like looking at 4k on a smart TV.. HD but more polished. 4k on a smartphone however is too much which is 2160p not 1440p

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                                vrvly, 18 May 2024Cameras feel a lot like samsung S21Ultra, though not as wid... morea good medium class camera has 25mp and no phone comes close

                                  Cameras feel a lot like samsung S21Ultra, though not as wide with 16mm vs 13mm, 7x zoom vs 10x one, but you will get good 12mp raw output and range with hi res mode on main camera - the same as s21u.
                                  With S25U coming, rumors about 3 or 4x50mp with hi res hdr raw, 6.9", 7x zoom, auto eND filter, thats something to worry about for sony who should be leading as they do with alpha cameras in full frame photography world.
                                  I think that bringing better hw for main feature - cameras, what are phones mostly about, shouldn't be so hard, when even they got their own sony sensors. Small tele 1/3.5'' sensor or uneven resolution on phone cameras is quite bad.
                                  Wish they will bring something leading instead like full spectrum photography etc. that no one got, not just repeating features others come with.
                                  Ganbare Sony!

                                    LucasN82, 18 May 2024Soo all flip, flexible phones with >20:9 are unnatural?Yup! I'm not a purist, however

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                                      Anonymous, 18 May 2024tbh, i am find with the price (i mean, the usual price drop... moreSorry but, the trick is to get as much information in as small an area as possible, has a 1080 screen and seven icons along the bottom row

                                        Some Anonymous Prson, 18 May 2024A phone really ought to have an aspect ratio of that of a s... moreSoo all flip, flexible phones with >20:9 are unnatural?

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