Sony Xperia 10 VI review

16 May 2024


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AnonD-1154464, 18 May 2024Why can you not be unbiased in your reviews? Calling this a... moreI like a large screen. I have a 5iii. I will have to wear something on my clothing indicating that I am a "Sony fanboy", whatever that is. The screen is too narrow but I have to say, it's great when I'm out walking and use it as..hanging my head in shame...a phone. The audio quality isn't as good as my LGs but I put an SD card and can enjoy music. The camera isn't perfect but it's nice to have in case there's something I want to take a picture of when I'm, you know, being mobile, using a mobile phone. I can pretend that I'm using a real camera with the settings. It's not a real camera, of course, but in a pinch, it will do with the knowledge that you're going to get a phone photo, not a camera photo but still a photo with minimal processing and somewhat natural colors. Judging people by the phones they use it trying to impress others with your phone is absurd. I guess this makes me a fan boy or something. There are plenty of us who want a decent, easy to use normal looking "retro" phone before they became so bizarre a few years ago.

    AnonD-1154464, 18 May 2024Why can you not be unbiased in your reviews? Calling this a... moreI am retro, I'm old, out of place and so on. Other than on tech blogs and in phone stores, I have yet to be mocked for using wired headphones.

      [deleted post]I don't understand the hostility toward people who use Sony phones. I was looking forward to getting the 1 VI. It won't be available in the U.S. apparently and it's expensive anyway. That's fine. I'll find something else but without some features I want. I don't feel any affinity to any greedy corporation. I don't know what phones my friends use and don't care. The only time we talk about it is when we're looking for a new one and want to know how our phones have been working.

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        • AnonD-1154464
        • CbG
        • 18 May 2024

        Why can you not be unbiased in your reviews? Calling this and that "retro" isn't a nice thing. You people drive this sort of narrative and companies then think that this is what all the consumers want. Headphone jack - retro, bezels - retro, physical fingerprint reader - retro! Wth! GSMArena is more retro, if you think about it. Please don't say such things. There are people like us out there who appreciate bezels, a compact form factor, physical buttons! Please leave the 10 VI as it is! With TouchID gone from the iPhone SE, 21:9 from the 1 VI, and with the disgusting death of the Zenfone's form factor, there's hardly any hope left for us to have some decent phones (in terms of physical sanity). All other phones are your typical slabs with a hole in the top middle that you guys love. Be happy and let us be. Don't shit on us.

          LoneOwl, 17 May 2024Another Xperia 10 device that is terrible to no one surpris... moreIt is a nice touch, though, that they kept the SD slot.

            Overprice. Maximum should be $250!

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              • Nika
              • 61I
              • 18 May 2024

              If they price it about $250, it is a good phone.

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                • Anonymous
                • 3SI
                • 18 May 2024

                So it does not even charge faster. Then why is it 5 grams heavier despite dropping the telephoto. Would have anticipated it to be 5 grams ligher in that case instead

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 18 May 2024

                  LoneOwl, 17 May 2024Another Xperia 10 device that is terrible to no one surpris... moreYou trade two a55 for two A78.
                  Obviously gonna use much more power. I knew endurance woukd drop a lot
                  Just look at phones with 7sg2 ( the 6g1+)

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 18 May 2024

                    Pumpino, 17 May 2024The processing on the photos is terrible. They look very un... moreSony wanted it to be like this.
                    Mark 5 was not , as stated by the author.

                    They choose too.

                      Another Xperia 10 device that is terrible to no one surprise.

                      The gaming battery results make absolutely no sense at all.

                      Its impossible to have such a huge drop in gaming battery with such a small SoC change.



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                        • Anonymous
                        • xjH
                        • 17 May 2024

                        Bravosixgoingdark, 17 May 2024People who value battery life and build quality i guess may... moreSamsung and xiaomi has phones with just as good build quality and battery life. Clean android is the only feature, but the processor is too weak on this phone.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • nU2
                          • 17 May 2024

                          5V is the good 10vi

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3Te
                            • 17 May 2024

                            Dead on arrival with the competition in the 400 euro price bracket. Also, horrible image processing. The only Sony devices worth considering are the 1 or 5 Series.

                              The processing on the photos is terrible. They look very unnatural. This is one area that people expect Sony to excel in.

                              So, we have an ordinary camera, a phone that looks and feels like a remote control, an under-powered chip, ultra slow charging, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, large bezels, poor value, and competition that blows it out of the water. Sony is pulling our legs, surely.

                              If you get the Pixel 8a, you get 7 years of updates (versus 3 with the Sony), 120Hz refresh rate and a superior primary camera. Enough said.

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                                • RoterDrache
                                • 3%W
                                • 17 May 2024

                                Instead of making the 10 VI 50€ cheaper Sony should have made it 100€ more expensive than the 10 V but therefore with better specifications like a "Xperia 5 V Lite": Xperia 5 V with 19.5:9 display and upper midrange soc.

                                  Is it me or the images from the main camera hold up surprisingly well when zooming in. Interesting. There's really no alternative to this phone since it's light, has a sd card slot and headphone jack plus some water resistance. I would still only pay $300 max for this phone.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 17 May 2024

                                    Kaka, 17 May 2024💆🤦... I'm really speechless No led No af u... moreSony does not even have deal with mediatek to have chips.
                                    D8200 was tested, but not purchased.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 17 May 2024

                                      Zero reason to buy it over mark 5 if you have mark 1,2 or 3.
                                      Except the stereo speakers, I would choose mark 3 over this one.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • ajK
                                        • 17 May 2024

                                        They removed the 54mm camera but didn't put a better main sensor (lyt-600) for a better digital 2X...delusion.

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