Sony Xperia 1 VI

Name: Sony Xperia 1 VI
Brand: Sony

$1,750Flagship2024

8.4

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.5"

Display

48MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

30W

Charging

192g

Weight

Why the Xperia 1 VI

Flagship

The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a powerful flagship device featuring a top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, a versatile continuous optical zoom camera system with Zeiss optics, and a robust 5000 mAh battery. Its display shifts to a more practical 1080p LTPO OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rates, maintaining high brightness and strong overall utility. Given its premium launch price, the value score reflects high-end positioning relative to its specialized multimedia and camera features.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.5

Display

8.2

Build

8.5

Value

6.9

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset

Triple-camera system featuring continuous optical zoom and Zeiss optics

5000 mAh battery with wireless and reverse wireless charging

LTPO OLED 120Hz display with Gorilla Glass Victus 2

IP65/IP68 dust and water resistance

Weaknesses

Display resolution reduced to 1080 x 2340 pixels compared to previous generation 4K panels

Sony Xperia 1 VI full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, June 03

Announced

2024, May 15

Network

7 specs

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 3 major OS updates

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot; dual nano-SIM model only)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Triple

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF

12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Single

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm

Features

HDR

Sound

3 specs

Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

Dynamic vibration system

Snapdragon Sound

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Features

2 specs

Native Sony Alpha camera support

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min

15W wireless

Reverse wireless

Body

5 specs

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Weight

192 g (6.77 oz)

Dimensions

162 x 74 x 8.2 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 17:27h

Display

1310 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-24.3 LUFS (Very good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 1612156 (v10)

GeekBench: 6119 (v6)

3DMark: 4731 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

2 specs

Colors

Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red

Models

XQEC54EUKCB.GC, XQEC54EUKCG.GC, XQEC54EUKCS.GC, XQ-EC72

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Sony Xperia 1 VI

$1,750Flagship2024

8.4

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

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6.5"

Display

48MP

Camera

5,000

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

30W

Charging

192g

Weight

Why the Xperia 1 VI

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.5

Display

8.2

Build

8.5

Value

6.9

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset

Triple-camera system featuring continuous optical zoom and Zeiss optics

5000 mAh battery with wireless and reverse wireless charging

LTPO OLED 120Hz display with Gorilla Glass Victus 2

IP65/IP68 dust and water resistance

Weaknesses

Display resolution reduced to 1080 x 2340 pixels compared to previous generation 4K panels

Sony Xperia 1 VI full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, June 03

Announced

2024, May 15

Network

7 specs

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.5 inches, 103.7 cm2 (~86.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~396 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 3 major OS updates

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

3 specs

UFS 4.0

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot; dual nano-SIM model only)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Triple

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF

12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking