Sony Xperia 1 VI - ONE MONTH LATER!

In my Sony Xperia 1 VI review, I reveal my thoughts on Sony’s latest flagship smartphone. Does it live up to its price? Can it really compete with the likes of the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra? And what’s the camera really like? Let’s find out!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Specs
02:12 - Design
05:49 - Camera
08:57 - Conclusion

[RONIE-drhg]

Headphone jack always got me, Sony welcome back baby. ❤😊

[michaelnielsen]

Sony phones are so underestimated. Sony Xperia 1 VI is a fantastic device. It's a Sony...

[limchingcheang]

Bro, u forgot to mention the speaker performance which is very good too.

[reachsandbox]

Why is nobody talking about the main feature of this phone? The fact that it doesn’t have a giant black hole on top of its screen for selfie camera. It’s so gorgeous and elegant looking!

[ariacurran]

I've never had any problems with Sony devices. Absolutely stellar quality. Can't say the same with their competitors

[JimJansen]

As someone who's had this since launch I can vouch for everything you've said. It's a fantastic phone. You don't mention the battery life, which is truly the best I've had in any smartphone. If you're not an overly heavy user it'll last you two full days. I've had days where I go out at night and get home in the early morning, having used it during work, to navigate to the venue, listen to music via bluetooth on the way there and back as well as browsing social media and watching videos, and it'll still have 30% left when I get home.

I have two complaints about it. One is the only really major complaint I have: and it's the fingerprint reader. It sucks. I need to reset it every month for it to keep working. Maybe bouldering doesn't help. It's location on the lock button is unpractical. Often you'll unlock it immediately after locking it so suddenly it's doing things in your pocket. Or it just refuses to unlock at all. I wish it had a fingerprint reader under the screen like a OnePlus or face unlock, which you really should expect at this price point. The other, but more minor complaint is that it has some software bugs every now and then. Especially in the camera software. Often after locking it and reopening the auto focus will refuse to work. Or it'll suddenly have comically big gaps between the numbers in some settings like ISO and shutter speed. A bit annoying, but nothing deal breaking.

I love this phone tho. It's my favourite of all phones I've owned. I love its utilitarian approach to design. It's lack of a curved display. It's regression to a 1080p screen to conserve battery life (you really, really don't need a 4k screen on a phone. Pixel density on a 1080p phone like this is still more than twice as high than a 27 inch 4k display). It's pro photo capabilities. The headphone jack. The expendable storage. There's just something about for a specific type of nerd. And I am that specific type of nerd.

[MikesVegas]

The Japanese know how to make a lot of things GREAT ! Especially, their Phones. 😎👍

[Sabundy]

I love Sony gear, and Sony Xperia phones are criminally underrated and unknown. I do wish Sony would put more effort into marketing them, and making them available in more countries

[DilanThimira]

I'm an audiophile and love photography too. I have used Sony phones so far and was a bit apprehensive about this new one. Thank you for making this video. I hope to buy this phone soon and you answered every question I was worried about. keep up the great work!! Greetings from Romania!🤟🙂

[jeeves]

Had it for a month too, the most impressive feature for me is it's battery life, first phone I have had in 10 years that really manages to get 2 full days of medium to heavy usage.. have been waiting for this for what seems like forever

[andylove]

Still using my Sony Xperia 1 mk1 and I absolutely love it. Will probably change to the mark 6 next year after watching this excellent review 👏

[ashshogun]

What a great review, you have an amazing voice as well. For photographer POV like me I likely recommend to buy Sony Xperia 1 VI.

[pcefbol]

Yes, Sony did it. Congratulations to Sony for engineering this amazing phone.

[alaneddy]

It has up to 1.75 TB, not 1.5 (sd+built in storage) and it the 1 V had 3 camera apps not 2. Photo Pro, Video Pro and Cinematography Pro, all of which mirrored the menu systems of Sony's Alpha (A1, A7S3), Cinema Pro (FX 3, 6, 9) Cine Alta cameras like the Venice which can only be rented not bought, (as it costs a s much as a house). The greatest thing about these apps was by learning them you then knew how to use all of Sony's cameras right to the very top.

[thehaqq]

I used to be a Sony user… 10 years ago when they released the Xperia Z3. But they have left the US market. Let me just say that even before they left, it felt like they left. Anyway it’s nice to see they’re still not afraid to take risks and to cram features into a smartphone

[Zeverinsen]

If they had 5 years of android and security updates, I would've bought this phone yesterday.

[CERNUNNOS]

Thank you for your honest review, natural and objective, I'll go for the red one!

[wamisoltanov]

You forget Night Side, Manual Controls, Real Time Battery Results and Some Raw examples, overall great job thanks

[icekacangfactory]

Give me a Samsung and Sony..i will definitely choose these Sony..😊

[ekabirkhan]

I subscribed you today for a nice honesty video... ❤️ XPERIA 1 VI