Sony Xperia 1 VI gets Wi-Fi 7 connectivity via software update

Michail, 14 October 2024

Over four months after its market release, Sony’s Xperia 1 VI just gained a new feature. The device now supports Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) connectivity thanks to a software update which was promised back during the announcement.

Xparia 1 VI now supports the latest generation Wi-Fi connectivity

Wi-Fi 7 brings faster connection and improved stability with lower latency (100x lower compared to Wi-Fi 6) thanks to support for the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz frequency bands. It’s also rated at a maximum throughput of 46 Gbit/s. The new update for the Xperia 1 VI appears to be following a phased release which means some regions will get it ahead of others.

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Reader comments

Vasra
1 hour ago
iA@

Drop the price by $400/400€ and it will start to sell. As it is, Xperia 1 VI is nice, but it is outrageously overpriced against the competition (real street price, not MSRP).

Anonymous
1 hour ago
vaS

I hope you're not one of those people who discouraged others from getting wifi 6 routers because they need to be on a certain data plan speed. Which doesn't matter anyways since wifi 6 provides more stable connection than wifi 5 routers. ...

Rodolf
2 hours ago
6kv

Maybe it's 99% of yourself. You CAN'T speak for others! Me and many of my friends already have Wi-Fi 7 router which benefits local file transfers and streams between Wi-Fi 7 devices (for me it's PC and laptop, together with my smart...