A little later than its rivals, but with very heavy artillery: Sony renews its premium range of smartphones with two models that arrive to give a lot of war. And the Sony Xperia 1VI It is the more powerful of the two: specialized in photography, with the characteristic design of the Xperia and equipped with high-level hardware.
Little by little, Sony reduced its catalog of Android smartphones to maintain a rigorous selection of versions within a rich price segment. Yes, the Xperia remains at the top of the ranking. And they can compete with any other smartphone worth its salt. As an example, just look at the specifications of the new Sony Xperia 1 VI to predict top-level performance.
Sony Xperia 1 VI technical sheet
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SCREEN |
6.5 inches Full HD+ OLED LTPO 120Hz refresh rate Ratio19.5:9 Corning Gorilla Glass Protection |
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DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT |
162x74x8.1mm 192 grams |
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PROCESSOR |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
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RAM MEMORY |
12 GB |
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STORAGE |
256 GB |
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BATTERY |
5,000mAh |
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REAR CAMERAS |
Main: 48 MP, f/1.9, size 1/1.35 inch Big angle: 12 MP, f/2.2, size 1.2.5 inches Telephoto lens: 12 MP telescopic 3.5 to 7.1x, f/2.3-f/3.5, size 1/3.5 inch |
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FRONT CAMERA |
12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9 inch size |
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OPERATING SYSTEM |
Android 14 |
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HER |
3.5mm headphone jack Stereo speakers |
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CONNECTIVITY |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e 5G SA/NSA Bluetooth5.4 |
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OTHERS |
Fingerprint reader on the side Dedicated camera button IP65/IP68 protection |
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PRECIO |
1,399 dollars |
Professional photography and a special focus on AI
The construction of the Sony Xperia 1 VI is kept at an excellent standard with a stylized metal body, double-sided glass and a 19.5:9 screen ratio. This goes up to 6.5 inches, a diagonal that is not too high for the cell phones we are used to.
The panel is LTPO OLED with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and the usual Sony technologies for their screens; like Bravia calibration to improve colors. The mobile has a hole at the top for 12 megapixel front camera and supports HDR content.
For the brain of the phone, Sony relies on the more than solvent Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a proven SoC. It is joined by 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. And with the possibility of expand memory up to 1.5TB with an SD card, something very unusual in the premium range.
Turn the photographic plate. As a good manufacturer of mobile sensors, Sony integrates its Exmor into the Sony Xperia 1 VI to improve the mobile’s capture capabilities (RS in all cameras except the main one, where an Exmor T is placed). 52 megapixels for the main camera sensor, 12 megapixels for the wide angle and a telephoto lens with periscopic lens and 12 megapixel variable aperture. The optics of the Sony Xperia 1 VI are manufactured by ZEISS specifically for this model.
To complete the list of features, the mobile is certified against dust and water (IP65/IP68), includes a 5,000 mAh battery, the always welcome headphone jack, Sony adds a button dedicated to the camera, maintains the capacitive fingerprint sensor powered on. button and part updated to Android 14.
Sony Xperia 1 VI price and availability
The mobile phone is now official and will arrive in the usual markets, including Europe, at the beginning of June. The price will be 1,399 dollars.
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