Sony Xperia 1 VI

Name: Sony Xperia 1 VI
Brand: Sony

Display6.5" 1080 x 2340 pixels

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

Main camera48MP

Battery5000 mAh

8.2GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / 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

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced

2024, May 15

Status

Available

Body

Dimensions

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

Weight

192 g (6.77 oz)

Build

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

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Durability

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

Display

Type

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

Size

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

Resolution

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

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Platform

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades

Chipset

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

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

AnTuTu (v11, est.)

1612156

Memory

Card slot

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

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Type

UFS 4.0

Main Camera

Modules

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

Video

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

Selfie Camera

Module

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

Features

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

Comms

WLAN

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

Bluetooth

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

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

Features

Sensors

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

Battery

Type

5000 mAh

Charging

USB Power Delivery 3.0 up to 30 W, Wireless: Qi

Misc

Colors

Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red

Models

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

GoSolo Read / what it means7 takeaways

performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Adreno 750Handles current demanding games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail at high settings, though sustained frame rate will drop after 15–20 minutes of play as thermal throttling sets in.

display

6.5", 120Hz OLED, 1080pScrolling and gaming are smooth, but 1080p on a 6.5-inch screen means text and small UI elements are noticeably softer than phones with 1440p at this diagonal, especially at arm's length.

battery

5000mAh, about 1 day moderate useWith typical mixed use (email, messaging, some video), you will reach the evening; heavy gaming or video streaming cuts that to mid-afternoon.

charging

30W wired, roughly 45–60 minutes fullWireless charging is also available but much slower; if you are at an outlet, the wired path gets you back to full before leaving home.

durability

IP68, Gorilla Glass Victus 2Survives brief submersion in fresh water up to 1.5 meters and casual drops on everyday surfaces; the narrow 8.2mm frame and 192g weight make it fragile compared to bulkier competitors.

storage

256GB/512GB, microSD up to 1.5TBThe microSD slot is rare on flagships; if you shoot video or keep a large app library, you can expand far beyond the internal capacity.

connectivity

5G (FDD + TDD), dual SIM (eSIM + nanoSIM)Fast mobile networks are available where deployed; dual SIM lets you keep a local and home number active at once, useful for frequent travelers.