Xperia 1 VI: Best Android Flagship But...

Sony Xperia 1 Mark 6 is the latest Sony flagship phone that has a few key differences from other flagships. For one it claims to have a 2-day battery life, and for two it has a variable zoom lens that can be used as a Macro telephoto lens too. In This video, I put the Xperia 1 VI to test and tested everything from camera to battery, video, images, thermals, and gaming. I used both manual and auto mode for shooting videos and pictures.
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00:00 Sony Xperia 1 VI Test
00:28 Form Factor and Size
00:44 Camera Test 120fps
01:19 KZbin Browsing
01:28 Wide Lens Video
01:38 S-Cine Tone Profile Xperia 1 VI
01:57 S-Cine Tone Test All Lenses
02:15 Telephoto Macro Peaking
02:32 Auto Mode Camera Test
03:05 Battery Test Stage 1
03:16 Sample Footage Video Xperia 1 VI
03:30 SD Card
04:00 ND Filter
04:16 Camera Test Video
04:48 Battery Test Stage 2
04:56 Telephoto Macro Camera
05:19 Night and Golden Hours Pictures
05:34 Portrait Photography Xperia 1 VI
06:06 Battery Test Stage 3
06:12 Video Games and Thermals
06:29 Battery Test Day 1
06:40 Battery Test Day 2
06:58 Xperia 1 VI vs iPhone 15 Pro Max vs S24 Ultra
07:10 Final Result Battery SoC
07:36 Pros and Cons of Xperia 1 VI
08:42 Xperia 1 VI or S24 Ultra?

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

I love Sony Xperia, love from Malaysia the loyal Xperia user...

[@simmysharma6845]

I agree with you whole heartedly when you say '''I am happy that phones like Xperia still exists".😊🙏

[@the_matchless]

Couldn't agree more 💯

[@mgp9733]

Unavailabilty in the US is unfortunate. Not sure why our carriers and Sony can't cooperate for the benefit of the consumer.

[@windowsphonetr8627]

You are UNIQUE! There isn't any reviewer other than you that have objectivity like you.

[@calangel]

I've been looking for a great macro phone for a while. I love Sony stuff, and i was happy to see that they focused so much on the quality of this aspect. They seem to have prioritized the things in the camera the way that I prioritize them. I have one on the way. I'm excited.

[@romeojashari2431]

the only unique phone that managed not to copy anyone but everyone to copy sony. Now all companies want sony cameras not only the lens

[@iamnotyourmate]

Finally ive been waiting for this video

[@Mark_31z]

Great review mate very informative for someone who wants to buy the phone.... came from your reddit post btw

[@paulrb894]

Excellent phone, the Hi-Res Wireless audio is Superb ❤

[@dkey4379]

Great content mate 👏

[@ayadomar5501]

i use sony xperia since more than 5 years, they are the best phones you can use, right now i use 1 iv

[@JoeGillian0]

Sorry. if you have the 1 IV you lose some credibility here since i had 1 IV too and the camera was not reliable at all..overheating issue in just a few mikutes

[@bloodytoad2010]

​@@JoeGillian0yes thanks to samsung for fabricating the snapdragon 8 gen 1.

[@fairygodbrother]

​@@JoeGillian0 I agree I have a 1iv, camera is pretty average same classic Sony cannot handle hdr properly so you get blown out photos. It crashes on times and overheats. I make do with the issues because I do really like the Sony style of things. But they are no where near the best phones

[@JoeGillian0]

@@bloodytoad2010 lol thanks to Sony for not managing it properly If you install a third party camera app you will not get overheating issue..That's just bad softtware, bad cooling and hardware management on the 1 IV...especially since Sony introduced an endurance mode to shoot longer but you need special addon hardware to enable it... Also look at review about 1 VI by Technotin, the phone still overheats with Sony software...

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

To be honest, I have never had such a cool device.This nicotine isn't necessarily a luminary from what I've seen of it 😅

[@Manuel-rl6um]

Second video i watch from you. Subscribing since you have such quality content and unique perspective.

[@harrazmasri2805]

i got to admit now, this phone's battery upgrade far outweighs the screen downgrade, it seems that it is not even a downgrade at all. It is improvement for battery life. Also it's a killer phone

[@troy5568]

It's surely an upgrade. 1080p is far more than adequate, unless you have microscopic eyes, but if you want better resolution than 1080p, you might as well go all out to 4K and skip 2K or 3K altogether.

[@TECHBIGPOWER]

I have the Sony Xperia 1VI Plus points No notch, punch hole in the display Display quality even with FHD+ Excellent not worse than previous models. Very powerful. 3.5mm stereo jack Excellent high-quality sound chip installed via cable or Bluetooth via headphones extremely high-quality sound quality. The stereo speakers are also very good. Camera quality and Sony camera app absolutely more than very good. Extra camera button. MicroSD slot for data storage expansion. Battery life is exorbitant super very very long battery life. 3year Android updates and 4year Android security updates. Minus points ????

[@konkurentLC]

I have it too, but I had also all other 2024 flagships available in our region and must say that if you not insist on headphone jack and SD card slot, literally any other flagship is better choice. Yes you got great battery life, but you got this too with Oneplus 12 for much cheaper price and higher screen resolution. I didn't try OP12 with FHD resolution, but I think with that you can get pretty close to Xperia battery life. But don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Xperia is bad phone, but pricetag is too high to recommend this to anyone if they are better and cheaper alternatives...

[@Devure-28]

Video promode will be available with software update later

[@dkdk5486]

I want a natural colour and eye pleasing exposure photo...editing is preferable to do later.

[@slittle3527]

Great review! Mark VI video app hasn't been completed , SONY said there will be a major update to the app soon .

[@gran_turismofan]

Wow sony 😍🔥

[@felipetamayop]

One of the few different phones, in a boring world of clones.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

Es gibt 5 Designsprachen. IPHONE, Samsung, Pixel, All Chinese 😂 And there is Sony But there is only one beautiful..... Sony😂.....(S24ULTRA is also quite nice) but there you just have the feeling of having a brick in your hand.

[@smguk2412]

You mean another Overpriced Outdated Sony Turd 😂

[@romeojashari2431]

Xiaomi not exist when sony drop the world 😂😂😂

[@bloodytoad2010]

What?? Xperia design has been for so long already. ​@@archie7288

[@felipetamayop]

@@archie7288 You mean the king of clones xiaomi? That it brings phones to the market every 12 hours and all with failures? Excellent hardware with software junk.

[@RaymondToms]

Sony are one of the very few companies that have 25fps video, which I need for Australia or Europe.

[@AllanWasonga]

That battery life is great especially a full 2nd day with only 30% battery. I should just own this phone already. Might as well last me 3 full days.

[@hamir5606]

Great video bro and detailed and explained as always keep up the good honest work 💯💯 How is the battery life compared to 5 V?

[@techmo2020]

Thanks mate. It's better, I suspect it's because of the new LTPO screen.

[@Samira.1361]

با اجازتون اینجا به زبون خودمون واستون کامنت میذارم و تشکر میکنم بابت بررسی های عالیتون💐

[@qaishussaini7917]

Thnx for the honest review!

[@kritatali]

Hi! I'm still waiting for my Xperia 1 VI to use and test it. The deadline was June 12, but I was informed that the deadline was postponed, wait for further notification. I'm starting to get impatient because I feel like the new Xperia is quite capable and as I've seen in the videos, it still has a real lifelike camera and I hope that the promised video Pro app will come to the Xperia in the fall and other updates! I live in Estonia! Thank you for the video!

[@kritatali]

Hi! I received my Xperia 1 VI on June 20th and I love it! The camera is of above average quality, the color range is very beautiful, natural and true to life. Taking pictures and videos of nature is wonderful and much more, the zoom is just average, I haven't been able to try the macro much yet, but it seems very good. The battery is very, very good, I set it up almost all day and night, used the camera, You tube, etc. and the battery still had about 20% left. The screen resolution should be at least 1440p, not 1080p, but ok. At the moment, everything is working quickly and smoothly. The screen refresh is mostly 15 and 120Hz, and in between, 60Hz is thrown on for a while, but with every small movement, 120Hz is immediately on. You can set most things comfortably, even the sound volume, if you set accessibility shortcuts so that you don't have to press the sound volume button all the time. The Xperia phone itself is of high quality and very safe to hold without a case. A good phone is the Xperia 1 VI. I also want to buy a Vivo x100 Ultra someday! Thank you

[@konkurentLC]

​@@kritatalieven Vivo x100 Pro is overall better compared to Xperia, only battery life and speakers are better on Xperia, and it's significantly cheaper than Xperia too.

[@shaugoon]

It's rare to find phones that don't overheat

[@abdullahmubarak6840]

That very sift zoom lens though, it's been plaguing Xperia for some time now. When would they either change lens or sensor so that it's sharper.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

Ich habe es seit einer Woche und ich liebe dieses Gerät🥰..... , I had Galaxy S1,2.6, 7edge,8,9,10,20,S21 Ultra,Z Flip 3,Nexus 4.5,Pixel 6 Pro,Xperia z5, Xperia Pro i,1V,1Vi......The 1Vi is the best smartphone I've ever had.Of course it's the newest.But new, I think, doesn't always feel the best The best Samsung E.g. was the Galaxy S9.So you know what I mean, this device just makes you happy😂

[@DoctorAtomTNT]

Great video

[@danielkirk5660]

The only flagship phone with SD card and headphone jack - such a shame its £1300

[@tubehenry]

Hmm .. I haven't returned mine yet. Now, I have to give it another shot. I am too easily swayed! :)

[@somnathsarkar1632]

nice video

[@not_amanullah]

Natural colors Great size, headphone jack and sd card slot 🖤🤍

[@samnanglucky5146]

. What if you compare some of Xperia 1 vi portrait photos especially with 48mm 85mm .and 170mm to the professional camera.i hope you accept my request thank for advanced ❤🙏🙏

[@Petros1645]

Thanks for the nice video and I have one small question about playing Call of Duty, was the frame rate stable around 60 FPS or did it start dropping below after a few minutes?

[@techmo2020]

I did not look at the FPS the whole time, I checked it few times and it was stable, didn't notice a drop. The phone got a bit warm on the selfie camera part and the rest was cool.

[@Petros1645]

@@techmo2020 Alright and thanks for the reply. It seems that the performance stability compared to the previous 1 V model will be better, which is great.

[@BaxaxaTenevelance]

This is the phone i dream in my sleep while holding a poco phone

[@walid6329]

perfect phone tbh, hope they work harder on the updates part since the trend now is 7 years and they only promised 3

[@arirusan2428]

4 years

[@walid6329]

@@arirusan2428 os and security?

[@bloodytoad2010]

3 years of os and 4 years of security update.

[@walid6329]

@@bloodytoad2010 interesting then I'll start saving for one🫡

[@bloodytoad2010]

After around a week or so your xperia battery life will improve even further because of it's phones auto ai learning of your usage.

[@MobilePhotoObsession]

Just so you know you have to go threw each mode and go to settings and turn off skin smoothing or it will be on automatically ihad this phone 3 weeks before release and had to change all those settings

[@rizualikhan9887]

Bro at least you should have mentioned that in video mode they will bring manual controls in their next update so nobody has to worry about that

[@techmo2020]

Interesting, did Sony announce it? I cannot find the info online.

[@rizualikhan9887]

@@techmo2020 yes sony announced it every other youtuber has also mentioned it.

[@Tcmter23]

@@techmo2020 think it was said during announcement but according to gsmarena "Of course, the move to the new app has led to quite a few video-related features missing, but Sony is promising that the pro-level video mode will come as an update later this year - most likely as part of the Android 15 in the Fall."

[@elishamfinanga8744]

🔥🔥🔥

[@petergplus6667]

Does it play Prime Video in HDR or at least with a bright screen? I found my S24 Ultra plays Prime with only half the brightness of my old Note 9 with current firmware and full tilt settings... That's ridiculous. So what's the deal with this phone?

[@DarkGT]

Is the software updates on time? Sony use to be slow on the software updates and quick to make their devices out of support.

[@techmo2020]

I think it is gonna be the same story, Sony does not have a strong software department. I already got one software update for June though.

[@mokisan]

Thanks for the video. Does it have fm radio app? The app which can be used by connecting the 3.5mm jack

[@techmo2020]

No unfortunately

[@mokisan]

@@techmo2020 bummer

[@andrewhaydo7977]

Couldn't you just download one?

[@JoergFritsch-cr3kr]

What is that red flickering dot in the notification bar at 7:20 min? It looks like a red Status LED.

[@troy5568]

That's the proximity sensor, afaik.

[@Dragontrumpetare]

A question, do Xperia 1 VI have 21:9 video recording? I mean some video clips in your video was in 21:9.

[@techmo2020]

No the current app doesn't. the previous pro one did.

[@pillepolle3122]

Why didn't you say yes or no at the end of the video?

[@momurda56]

The only big problem with the xperia phones is the PRICE

[@bojojas1918]

Waiting for the next Professional edition called Xperia Pro-C

[@AchwaqKhalid]

SD Card support = i'm buying this over Xiaomi 14 Ultra

[@RaymondToms]

Not available through Sony in Australia, but several 3rd parties bring them in.

[@RaymondToms]

actually, I am not sure why Sony stopped selling in Australia. I had an Xperia about 15 years ago, bought here.

[@BrenoBP]

Can you say that is the best battery performing phone you have ever had then?

[@techmo2020]

Yes absolutely.

[@OguzsyXP]

Can you share your photo and video files please , big thanks 😊

[@user-jz2qi8st2m]

Amazing photos almost camera quality from a phone... But the rest of the phone does not convince me musch

[@gama71]

海外ではXperiaの評価は高いみたいですね。日本ではiPhoneばかりで、Xperiaはほとんど認知されてません。

[@RaduMichael]

I just sit on my money waiting for the preorder to go through. It takes forever.

[@indy33333indy]

Same here😅

[@RaduMichael]

@@indy33333indy waiting is soooo difficult. Im from Romania, they say ill get it on June 19. You?

[@indy33333indy]

​@@RaduMichaelI'm from Croatia and they say anything about relese date.

[@RaduMichael]

@@indy33333indy i am convinced the date is roughly the same in Europe, be prepared. 😉

[@konkurentLC]

I was same, pre-order it as soon as possible, but while I was waiting for the sale to start, I tried all the other available flagships in our region (central europe) And now, when finally arrived I can say it's not worth that money, except battery life you will get better smartphone overall with any competitor out there and even cheaper. Like literally battery is only outstanding thing. Yes camera is good, but you got better results with Xiaomi 14 ultra, Vivo x100 Pro and even with Oneplus12. I can't say it's bad phone, it's good, but for price around 900- 1000€ and not 1400€

[@joepeglegmorgan3015]

Can do a pixel 8a review/test?

[@techmo2020]

There is a couple of them in the channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnLdhGhmjat-m80

[@joepeglegmorgan3015]

@@techmo2020 thanks

[@titomahmoud9083]

is it have a notification led or i just imagine?

[@goodmusicisthekey]

Unfortunately, there's NO notification Led, same as 1 mark V. 🥺

[@Granturion]

Weak telephoto lens was my major issue on the V. Sad that it is still not fixed.

[@dkdk5486]

Yah 4 Good 40 × would hv been good

[@not_amanullah]

Compare camera with other flagships zenfone 11 ultra honor magic 6 pro Huawei mate 60 pro

[@O.Shawabkeh]

Thank you for the video. As an amateur photographer I don't know why they still bother with telephoto. What we need is just 35 and 50mm. I need one, but hard hard for me to justify double the price of Xperia 5 V. (only the better screen aspect ratio is tempting)

[@JoergFritsch-cr3kr]

Does this device have a status LED? Thanks for an answer

[@techmo2020]

Hi it doesn't

[@bloodytoad2010]

​It's the phones light sensor.​@@JoergFritsch-cr3kr

[@andrez3729]

Where can i get the Background?

[@techmo2020]

it's default Sony background.

[@fhofficial7542]

Install Gcam please

[@user-le1jw3ln7q]

အလကားပေးပါကွာ ပိုက်ဆံမရှိလို့

[@mesbah_bsm]

bro☝️

[@kirazukigamedesu7973]

Always need to put the word "but" for a click bait to gain more views

[@kai84m]

Video colors look very sad. It's yet again a phone mostly nobody needs.

[@salisalsero219]

Best not. I had it. Returned after 1 day

[@marasion0862]

Why, what issues did you have?

[@salisalsero219]

@@marasion0862 man, front camera was a laugh. And it dark i got depressed. Software also felt like windows 2000 in 2024. Had some bugs. And the messages like from whatsapp dont show like on s22 like a bubble. Its full with text or nothing. The vibrating felt really cheap. Like something loose inside. For this price i felt so bad. The ONLY wow thing i had with thos phone was the macro camera, thats it

[@tomaskrisko2489]

Samsung is better

[@marasion0862]

In some aspects, yes. But not universally.

[@smguk2412]

1080p for £1300 😂 Usual Sony Shite

[@bloodytoad2010]

Jealous you don't get to hold one?

[@smguk2412]

@@bloodytoad2010 Jealous of a outdated turd yeah good one 😂

[@marasion0862]

​@@smguk2412How is it outdated? 1080p resolution is fine, the difference is negligible, plus it results in great battery life

[@smguk2412]

@@marasion0862 No 1080p is not fine for a Flagship phone in excess of £1000

[@marasion0862]

​​@@smguk2412Why is it not fine then? Are you going to use a magnifying glass on the screen? Otherwise there's barely a difference visually between fhd and qhd. Yes, they could've dropped the resolution from 4k to 1440p instead of 1080p, but the difference in battery life is more noticeable than the visual difference. I've switched back and forth between 1440p and 1080p on S22 Ultra and think I'll keep it on 1080p. Resolution is one factor out of many others that determines a screen's quality. In other aspects, the 1 VI has an improved screen compared to the 1 V. Higher brightness, ltpo, improved color accuracy... By the way, an iPhone 15 Pro Max (which is also a flagship costing >1k) has a resolution of 2796x1290, which is fhd. Thus, most content will be displayed in 1080p. And I have never heard anyone complaining about the displays on modern iPhones.