Sony has formally announce its unexampled flagship speech sound , the Xperia 1 VI , and it ’s drop off arguably the most unique matter about the series .
The fellowship ’s flagship smartphone range has never been a immense seller , but it has always move above and beyond on the spec front . Most notably , at least from a back - of - the - loge vantage period , the Xperia 1 cooking stove has always had a 4 K showing , admit with last year’sSony Xperia 1 V.
That ’s at last change with the Sony Xperia 1 VI , which has change over to a 6.5 - inch FHD+ organic light-emitting diode video display , skipping the QHD+ and even so - call 1.5 KiB firmness on the whole .
Admittedly , 4 K has always felt like overkill in a smartphone form factor , but it made sense with Sony ’s medium heavyweight post . The Xperia 1 VI was the niche phone for cinema caramel , and we kind of always like that .
There ’s been another step away from Sony ’s celluloid - first focus with the Xperia 1 VI ditching the signature marvelous and thin 21:9 aspect in favour of a more ‘ normal ’ 19.5:9 . It means that the latest film button will no longer fill the screen , though it will probably be just at deal day to day job like web browse .
Sony is still pushing this display as a pic buff ’s dream , highlighting its ‘ Powered by Bravia ’ AI ikon adjustment technology , which apparently reproduces the image quality of Sony ’s telecasting sets . It ’s also the brand ’s first LTPO screen , which have in mind it ’ll be far more zip effective , while Sony has cranked the maximum brightness up 50 % .
The stereo system speakers , too , have apparently received a buff , while adding a Premium Audio Circuit to the 3.5 millimetre wired headphone Jack-tar is a reassuringly Sony touch .
Elsewhere , the Sony Xperia 1 VI is all acclivity . The other signature factor of this range has been its regular drip mould of camera innovations , and the Xperia 1 VI get a new and improved telephoto camera to the table . We ’re talking a 12MP ocular telephoto lens with a superior rapid growth range of between 3.5x and 7.1x – or a focal duration of between 85 mm and 170 mm .
The master 52MP Exmor T detector is the same as before , though it remains unique to Sony . The ship’s company has apply its own AI conjuring trick this time , this clip to better its already class - top autofocus and subject tracking .
Sony ’s camera computer hardware has never been an issue , of course . While its photographic camera UI has always been extremely knock-down , it ’s scarce been visceral , spread across several separate apps . The company is supplying a “ significant update ” to the app with the Xperia 1 VI , with a more user - friendly interface , and all functionality rounded up into the independent app .
There ’s a 5,000 mAh stamp battery , which Sony claims can support double the video playback ( in all likelihood down to that raw display ) , as well as support for Wi - Fi 7 . It ’s all powered by the latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor too , as you might expect , this time backed by vaporization chamber cooling . Previous Xperia 1 headphone could play a little red-hot .
The design take care very like to previous Xperia 1 phones , with the same ridge industrial looking at , lozenge - shaped camera module , and textured rear that we ’ve seen before .
The Sony Xperia 1 VI launches in Black , Platinum Silver , and Khaki Green this June , with preorders start up onSony ’s websitetoday . If you were expecting that rise down from 4 K to bring forth a cheaper phone , you ’d be mistaken – it ’ll still be £ 1299 / € 1399 .
