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Sony Xperia 1 VI

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  • Anonymous
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  • 01 Jul 2024

Anonymous, 30 Jun 2024Just visited the local store and fiddled around with the 1 ... more"Samsung S line's Though i live in Europe so two of them are the BS Exynos variants."

Sony is clearly better than s24+ and regular s24(these two uses same sensors since s22 lineup) except OS. S24u and s23u uses snapdragon globally and have much better sensors compared to smaller versions.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 30 Jun 2024

    Just visited the local store and fiddled around with the 1 VI and not impressed. Why should i pay 1400€ for it is beyond me. There are just 2 standing out feature on this device that others don't have (now that Asus Fked up their design) i'd rather save some money and buy Honor or OnePlus or even Samsung S line's Though i live in Europe so two of them are the BS Exynos variants.

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      • AnonD-1145652
      • gxS
      • 28 Jun 2024

      Anton .el PAPI., 28 Jun 2024Where did you buy it for that price?Early bird price was 1320€ + sold headphones that came free with preorder (WH-1000XM5) for 260€, bought official brick and cable for 30€, comes out to 1090€

        Anonymous, 27 Jun 2024Got it for 1100€ and also a hot take: I think it's bet... moreWhere did you buy it for that price?

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          • Anonymous
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          • 27 Jun 2024

          Anonymous, 27 Jun 2024You have to be rich or insane to buy this thing. Even with... moreGot it for 1100€ and also a hot take: I think it's better to include no cable than to include a xable without a charger. Obviously the best is cable and charger included tho.

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            • Anonymous
            • nBh
            • 27 Jun 2024

            You have to be rich or insane to buy this thing.
            Even without cable they selling this for 1400 euros.
            Crazy Sony

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              • XMr
              • 26 Jun 2024

              T the Tinkerer, 24 Jun 2024Seeing as how I now own this phone and have used it for a b... moreI have used this phone for a week now. I did not missed 4k display at all (A user for Xperia 1 for almost 5 years). But what I miss about Xperia 1 is its typeface and font size. A huge upgrade nevertheless.

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                • IA4
                • 26 Jun 2024

                Wow. That red color is fire. Mine’s getting delivered at the end of this month.

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                  • Ib5
                  • 24 Jun 2024

                  Seeing as how I now own this phone and have used it for a bit, let me share my experiences:

                  1. The camera

                  a. The 2x lossless center crop is 99.9% of the time better than the normal wide angle camera. I'm not sure, but they may not be using pixel binning with the 2x center crop. Anyways, it looks way better. Color, detail, dynamic range, everything. The only time the normal wide angle is better is if you want to take a non-night mode picture at night like a goofball.

                  b. The GSMArena review describes the telephoto as getting worse as the magnification goes up. This has been the opposite of my findings. The 7.1x is flat out superior to 3.5x photos. The 10x is actually just as good if not better than 3.5x photos. My opinion: use 2x if you want a little zoom (or for most photo situations for that matter); of you need more zoom, skip 3.5x and go straight to 7.1x

                  c. Selfies are very good, true to life, just like the main camera. Your photos will look exactly the way you remember it looking when you gaze at them years later.

                  d. For videos, use the HDR format instead of SDR. There are so many ways to make video and photos look way better, and learning this thing actually makes me want to use my phone's camera unlike other smartphones I've had. 24fps for videos has a very unique and pleasing look. I like it better than 30fps, and in most cases better than 60fps.

                  2. Mobile performance (4G, 5G)

                  If you're in the US and want this phone, don't hesitate to get it unless you stay WAAAAY out in the boondocks. Up-to-date carrier aggregation and radios make this thing DL/UL much faster than my S20 FE with bands 71, n2, and n71. I get better signals deep inside of the jail I work at with this Xperia than the galaxy. You'll have to look on Reddit for a quick guide, but if you use the dialer menu 4636 you can activate the 5G. It works.

                  3. Audio

                  The audio is great. I can hear details in music that I cannot with other phones. The audio upscaling is the real deal. Very well balanced sound that can be catered to your preferences without crazy distortion.

                  4. The display, build quality

                  a. It's very good looking, and is perfectly sharp, sharper than your 4K monitors at normal smartphone viewing distances. You'll have no issues viewing things outside. Do not feel deprived because you don't have advertised 2000nits brightness. I've never had the 1 V, but I can't miss what I never had.

                  b. The build is clean just like all of Sony's recent high end devices. Handsome, but not flashy. Classy and understated. Their whole device, from the software, image processing, and design, carries this ethos that says "elegantly restrained."

                  c. I am not a fan of the slightly hollow feeling that you get when you touch or tap the back of the phone. Like they should have stuffed a bigger Li-ion cell in it to fill up more space and give it more gravitas. The get so much right that I can live with this. The frame is awesome. I think I would've liked a matte or frosted glass texture better, but I have a Spigen case which feels awesome. The glass should've felt like this.

                  5. Battery life

                  Believe the hype. It is as good as everyone is saying. It shames other phones. And here's the kicker: if you don't mind 60fps refresh rate, turn on stamina mode and prepare to have your socks blown off. You'll see 3 days easy if you aren't glued to your screen.

                  6. Price

                  It's not as bad as it seems if you're in the US. Seeing as how it just came out, it's still selling for close to MSRP. Amazon has it for $1155, less than the 1 V in Sony's site. Wait another few months and it'll be even less. The only reason I didn't wait was because I've been working hard lately and I wanted to treat myself. I didn't want to consider how much it costed, but only whether I wanted it.

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                    • Petya
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                    • 23 Jun 2024

                    mawlki, 17 Jun 2024I didnt read this.Me too!
                    Men, feels good!
                    By the way, I'm 1 V owner and what I can say is the phone is fantastic and flawless!
                    My first was 688 Erickson and just fallowing their Tech revolution.

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                      • Petya
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                      • 22 Jun 2024

                      Shamrock Sean, 22 Jun 2024It's not a 6 inch screen That's what she said, right!
                      Just saying because looks like only that "6 inch." got to you, nothing else, really!?

                        oe36, 17 Jun 2024TL;DR American Sony fanboy who upgraded from Xperia 1 III ... moreIt's not a 6 inch screen

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                          • Anonymous
                          • m51
                          • 22 Jun 2024

                          Anonymous, 21 Jun 2024So I finally got my preordered 1 VI yesterday. First impre... moreThe display is beautiful. Fantastic white balanced and colour accuracy.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0CV
                            • 21 Jun 2024

                            So I finally got my preordered 1 VI yesterday.
                            First impression: that the screen feels much bigger than my 1 III had.
                            And brighter.
                            While there was a lot of talk and feelings about the amount of pixels and loss of 4K resolution and whatnot, after using the 1 III for 3 years it does feel like an upgrade now when it is actually in my hand. Which is basically what we should feel when getting a new phone :)

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 20 Jun 2024

                              Anonymous, 17 Jun 2024I wanted this change but with a lower price, 200€ less woul... moreYou expected phone to cost €200 less when the new screen is not €200 less than previous and SoC and periscope cost more than previous.

                              Wow .... 🤣

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                                • 19 Jun 2024

                                Anonymous, 18 Jun 2024I checked with GPSTest but the results are quite meaningles... moreThanks for checking. I'm making an assumption that it doesn't support them. I just tried with some samsung phone and sure they are minority but there are L5 signals, too. It's unfortunate that Sony doesn't list this on their spec page.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 18 Jun 2024

                                  gnss dude, 18 Jun 2024Can anyone confirm that this product really has L1 and L5 f... moreI checked with GPSTest but the results are quite meaningless. It shows me only L1 signals. But that was to be expected since the L5 signal is not fully operational for civilian purposes just now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_signals#L5

                                  I could not determined if the hardware is capable of.
                                  Snapdragon clearly states that this chipset does support L1+L5. So if it is not working, it must be prevented on purpose bu Sony. Probably unlocked later via software update when widely used. Don't expect any improvements in accuracy until 2027 when more satellites uses L5.

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                                    • gnss dude
                                    • x{k
                                    • 18 Jun 2024

                                    Can anyone confirm that this product really has L1 and L5 for GPS?

                                    The gsmarena's specs says:
                                    Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
                                    but the same line was also for Xperia 5 III which didn't actually have dual band GNSS.

                                      I think I will get this
                                      I need a phone with 3.5 mm jack
                                      Been with Samsung since 2012 starting S3 and my last upgrade was in 2020 with an S10 5G (the last one from them with jack)
                                      I thought S 24 Ultra at first (even though is better phone) but I'll defo go for this one
                                      Not to mention also the SD card slot, very handy
                                      Is the price a bit of a problem but is worth it in the end

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • gxS
                                        • 17 Jun 2024

                                        Anakin , 16 Jun 2024Thank God someone understand something here. Playing 4K ... moreI wanted this change but with a lower price, 200€ less would have been the sweet spot

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