The rumor mill never stops, and according to the latest leaks, we will get a phone that’s pretty different from all the Xperia models since the big redesign we got with the Mark I. Today, we’re going to summarize everything we know about the Xperia 1 Mark VI and try to see if Sony has something up its sleeve. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Sony Xperia 1 VI.
Latest Sony Xperia 1 VI news
Sony Xperia 1 VI release date
Device family | Announcement | Market release |
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Sony Xperia 1 | February 25, 2019 | May 30, 2019 |
Sony Xperia 1 II | February 24, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
Sony Xperia 1 III | April 14, 2021 | August 25, 2021 |
Sony Xperia 1 IV | May 11, 2022 | June 11, 2022 |
Sony Xperia 1 V | May, 11 2023 | July 28, 2023 |
Sony Xperia 1 VI | May, 2024* | July, 2024* |
* – probable dates
Sony Xperia 1 VI price
After a backlash from fans and reviewers and poor sales, Sony decided to try and rectify the price situation, lowering the price of the Xperia 1 V to $1,399. Even though this was far from cheap, it was a step in the right direction.
Now, with the redesign we expect, we might also get another price cut for the Xperia 1 VI. The exact price of the phone is still a mystery, but we don’t expect it to be more than what the predecessor costed, $1,399 specifically. For what it’s worth, we might get it even lower if the rumors about Sony removing features from the Xperia 1 VI turn out to be true.
Phone model | 128GB of storage | 256GB of storage | 512GB of storage |
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Xperia 1 | $949 | – | – |
Xperia 1 II | – | $1,199 | – |
Xperia 1 III | – | $1,299 | $1,399 |
Xperia 1 IV | – | $1,599 | $1,699 |
Xperia 1 V | – | $1,399 | – |
Xperia 1 VI | – | $1,399* | – |
* – anticipated prices
Sony Xperia 1 VI camera
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That’s why everyone is very excited about the Xperia VI and its rear cameras. According to the latest leak, the phone will sport three cameras on its back, all of them using 48MP Exmor T sensors.
The main one of the trio of Exmor T mobile sensors boasts a size of 1/1.4 inches, a pixel size of 1.12 μm, and an aperture of f/1.4. The main camera also supports full-pixel dual-PD autofocus and 2x zoom via sensor crop.
The ultrawide camera is believed to have a 1/2.7-inch sensor with a pixel size of 0.6μm and Sony’s 2×2 On-Chip Lens (OCL) technology, which enhances sensitivity, capture resolution, dynamic range, and speed.
The telephoto uses the same sensor as the ultrawide, but the periscope lens system above can move between 70 and 135mm focal length equivalent. This is different from the first generation of the system, which offered 70–105mm, and the latest one doing 85–125mm.
Sony Xperia 1 VI expected camera system:
- Main: 48MP Exmor T, 1/1.35″ (1/1.43″ in 4:3)
- Ultrawide: 48MP Exmor T, 1/2.7″, between 14 and 18mm (most likely 16mm)
- Periscope zoom: 48MP Exmor T, 70-135mm (3x-6x zoom range)
Sony Xperia 1 VI storage
We can extrapolate the storage configurations from the past generations and this latest rumor about the RAM, but we still don’t know for sure what the situation will be. We expect the Xperia 1 VI to have at least 256GB of base storage and another 512GB variant. But whether or not we will see a 1TB version, we can’t say at the moment.
Sony Xperia 1 VI storage capacity:
Sony Xperia 1 VI design
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The rumor says that Sony will change the display aspect ratio for the Xperia 1 VI from the 21:9 that we’re all familiar with to a more Samsung-like 19.5:9.
This will consequently make the device shorter and possibly wider if the screen sizes are carried over. The tall and narrow footprint of Xperia phones was a characteristic that made Sony phones stand apart from the competition. However, outside of watching movies in 21:9 cinema-like format, this form factor has proven to be rather impractical for other day-to-day tasks.
Apart from the new dimensions, we don’t expect the materials and other design elements to change all that much in the new Xperia 1 VI. We will most likely get the same squarish design with glass front and back and a pill-shaped camera bump.
Sony Xperia 1 VI display
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There’s a possibility to see this feature on the Xperia 1 VI, along with improved brightness, as this is the display feature most manufacturers are focused on nowadays.
Sony Xperia 1 VI battery
We expect the phone to retain the wired and wireless charging speeds of its predecessor, namely the 30W fast wired charging and up to 15W wireless. While not amazing, especially compared to flagship phones from the Far East, these speeds are somewhat on par with those of other, more conservative manufacturers.
We don’t expect a charger inside the retail box, Sony has gone to such lengths that the company even removed the cable from the box of the Xperia 1 Mark V. This trend isn’t going away anytime soon, so we will probably get the Xperia 1 VI in a recyclable cardboard box.
Sony Xperia 1 VI features and software
It will be interesting to see which way the company will go with the Xperia 1 VI in terms of software and AI in particular. Would we see Xperia AI? There’s a strong chance we would. But at the moment, we don’t have anything on this subject, sadly.
Another big talking point in the industry in the past couple of months has been software support. Google started a trend with the seven years of major OS updates on the Pixel 8, and Samsung followed in its footsteps.
Xperia phones have always lagged behind when it comes to support, sticking to just two years of major OS updates, which, on a phone that costs $1,600, is rather disappointing. We have to wait and see if changes to the software support cycle are going to be made for the Xperia 1 VI debut.
Sony Xperia 1 VI hardware and specs
There are other specific parts and features that make an Xperia phone what it is, and the microSD card slot is one of them. We don’t have information on whether Sony is going to axe this, but it’s not out of the question, especially if the company plans to introduce a 1TB version of the Xperia 1 VI.
The headphone jack is another part Sony has been nostalgically sticking to in the past couple of Xperia generations, and we hope it stays on the Xperia 1 VI, but again, with the big redesign, it might go as well.
Last but not least, the side-mounted capacitive fingerprint scanner has been on Xperia phones for many years. This may or may not be replaced with an under-display variant, but there is nothing concrete on this front for now.
Should I wait for the Sony Xperia 1 VI?
- You should wait for the Sony Xperia 1 VI if you want to see what Sony has up its sleeve and you’re excited about the change that’s coming to the Xperia in terms of design, features, and price, most likely.
- You should not wait for the Sony Xperia 1 VI if you’re either a die-hard Sony fan and like Xperia phones as they are now, or you don’t care about them and would rather stick to more popular brands such as Samsung or Apple.
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