Weekly poll results: the Xperia 1 VI is promising but pricey, Xperia 10 VI gets the cold shoulder

Peter, 26 May 2024

Sony has always had a reputation for high quality but expensive products – and that is an apt description of the Xperia 1 VI, judging by the results and comments for last week’s poll. The poll also gauged interest in the Xperia 10 VI mid-ranger, but let’s start with the good news first... sorry, spoilers.

Half of voters are interested in the Mark 6 flagship. The unique camera setup drew attention and so did the much-improved battery life. Speaking of, that was helped by the lower resolution of the display, but that caused arguments – is 1080p+ enough for a flagship? Did 4K ever make sense on such a small display? Why didn’t Sony pick the middle option and go for 1440p+? You get a different answer depending on who you ask.

Sony confirmed that the Xperia 1 VI will not be available in the US (even though the Mark 5 was) and it’s not coming to other regions either. However, it seems that isn’t a huge issue as only 14% of voters are would-be buyers that live in such a region.

Weekly poll results: the Xperia 1 VI is promising but pricey, Xperia 10 VI gets the cold shoulder

While the €1,400/£1,300 price of the 1 VI scared off many potential buyers, the Sony Xperia 10 VI had bigger issues than its €400/£350 price tag – mainly, it’s not all that good of a mid-ranger. Apple may get away with 60Hz displays in 2024, but Xperias aren’t iPhones.

A modern mid-ranger offers a 120Hz display (or more!), a higher tier chipset, longer software support (both the 1 and 10 are getting 3 OS updates and 4 years of security patches) and so on. The Xperia has its own advantages – like the 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD slot – but the people who insist on such things are in the minority.

Weekly poll results: the Xperia 1 VI is promising but pricey, Xperia 10 VI gets the cold shoulder

The Sony Xperia 1 VI and 10 VI are currently on pre-order and will start shipping in June.


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Reader comments

  • DBS
  • 11 Jun 2024
  • nqK

Oh I've already done that. The answer is ALL OF THEM. Not a single person I've ever asked said they were happy or even fine with not having it. For many reasons, including the annoyance of running out of battery on the earbuds, the inabil...

  • Anonymous
  • 30 May 2024
  • Uij

I love Sony's phone.I hope I can get it on a plan

  • Anonymous
  • 30 May 2024
  • tZj

As a Sony phone user agree. They need to sell more phone to get the price down. One unpopular way to do it is no need to release phone yearly update, alternate year would be sufficient as long as they committed to provide software update to at le...

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