@Charlie-be6fx I love the enthusiast options for photography especially which Samsung isn't even trying to compete with, and the Micro SD + headphone jack are the main reasons why I switched to the sony. 4K 120hz 21:9 screen is absolutely huge and a lot thinner than the S23U. Only big downside is some of the software is dated and it gets way less in way of updates, but other than that it's great
I love the 1 VI, I think the 1 V is a great device but in my personal opinion the 1 VI is a straight up upgrade, I think 4k is redundant on a phone even QHD and the 19.5:9 ratio is my favorite. I do hope the 1 VII adds exmor t for the telephoto sensor
i recently get the 1 vi, and to be honest i just see reviews and stuff and the differences and as you mentioned... 4k in a phone its like useless xd, so 1080 its great also colors are great, and i mentiooned in another post i think xd or other channel but this phone its great its not like an iphone or pixel in which you press the button and you get a good photo in this oneyou have the freedom of doing it the way you want just will hope they update camera app and fix lil bugs that does not affect the experience but minor stuff.
Thanks in part to your comments and reviews, I have had the mk V for about 10 months and I am very happy with the cameras! Headphone jack, dual SIM, screen, dynamic range of cameras, shutter button, audio quality, I like it all. No 5G where I am, so it is not an issue. I am still looking for a list of compatible Sony mirrorless cameras for Xperia 1V monitor use.
I have just found the 1v at £899 , which makes it more compelling than the 1vi … not only for the price … the vibration feature the form factor , the separate phone and video app , it’s subjective of course but I really do prefer that 4k screen
Not only that but OnePlus has made their phones available in the US. The US flagship phone market is starting to get crowded: Apple,Samsung,Google, OnePlus.😊
@@jedolivier2688 I've had nearly every Samsung flagship since the Note 3, Google about the same. Yes, the frequency of updates are a plus. Not a Apple fan so Sony would be a nice change for a while. I'm drawn to them because of the camera and simple OS. I would consider Oneplus but not sure of Oxygen OS, kind of reminds me of LG. They do have good hardware though. You are correct with the US market getting crowded but one more wouldn't hurt. The more choices the better.
I watched Dune in Bed in 4K 21:9 ratio on my V and it was so good. Such a shame it's gone. I'm sure the VI is great but I just can't part with my Sony 1V for that reason
Just bought this phone on the second hand market, hopefully my seller won't change his mind I actually have face unlock on my current Sony, the 5 II, because these phones have custom roms. That's in part why I love them
I also just bought a second hand "mint" 1V and I'm upgrading from my 5II which is in its last leg ever since I took it riding on a water park without extra protection this past summer. Fingers crossed, waiting for it to arrive
It's funny people would buy a Google pixel 9 pro XL but won't consider the Sony Xperia 1V because it's a last years phone. While the hardware and features way surpass that what the Google Pixel 9 Pro has to offer.
@@curtis24-7 Yeah your right. But the current tensor processor is currently so underpowered that it will have a hard time to run demanding apps and games after six years. It's fine now but it will struggle in the future. It's nice to have all these updates but the hardware of a Pixel isn't really build to last that long I'm afraid.
I wonder why this one didn’t have a commercial at the beginning I played it twice at the beginning just to make sure I like to watch your commercials to support you. Maybe they’ll be be in the middle of this one or maybe it’s because you have a sponsor
The new Sony is like 5mm thicker than the old one. Screen is excellent, battery life amazing. You pay more with other flagships to get less. Great phone, best choice for anyone who like audio quality now that LG is gone. 3.5mm headphone socket, SD card slot, FPS on the side. WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, excellent speaker... I sold my Samsung ultra which was disappointing for audio. Sony camera is fun and can produce amazing photos.
Maybe the japanese market will undersell and let sony know that we want 4k back. Even QHD, but 1080 was for the mark 5 and 10 budget ones not flagship.
Xperia 1 VI is so much better than V and supported by carriers here in Denmark. My luck and my daily driver and impossible to drain battery. 16 hours of screen on time, fantastic 😁👍
Thank you for the walk-through! I live in the US and am considering buying the US Model of Sony Xperia 1 V but would like to make sure it is compatible with Google Wallet? A few people on Rabbit said they had issue adding certain credit cards to the Google Wallet with Xperia 1 V. Thank you!
@@TechOdysseydid you tried resetting APN to default whenever your network gets wonky? It helps for me when networks unstable. But there's a new firmware and I think it has solved most of the network wonky moments 😊😊
The 1v was a hell of better buy than the 1vi .. I’ve sent mine back but I unfortunately sold my 1v .. now my carrier doesn’t stock it :( I am still trying to locate one with another carrier .
Well if sony is not going to spend money on advertising their products Out there thats not good enough and sony to me Are selfish they do not think about their customers who wants a sony phone i think you should let them know what the hell they are playing at this is disgusting behaviour from a billion dollar or pounds company no dam excuse at all sony wake wake up man what the hell is wrong with you.. Thanks for your lovely video you need to complain to sony or their Representatives to sort out there shit... Peace brother keep up The good video love it👍👍👍
I have an idea (though they'd have to sell more phones to justify this), they could release the Sony Xperia 1 VII and 1 VII fat, one phone like the MkV and one like the MkVI, or the MkV model can be apart of the Pro II. If not than I hope they go back to the MkV features with the MkVII
Hey brother, love your videos! Quick question: I have an iPhone 13. I’m really wanting a great photography/videography phone. I’m very cautious about making the switch. Do you recommend the V or VI for me?
As intriguing and tempting as Sony phones are, the very high prices always stop me dead in my tracks. Even that Sony Xperia 1 5 looks to be no less than $900, the average still being around $1000. A tough pill to swallow for a phone already over a year old.
I bought the VI, but I'm still waiting on it to come in. I live in the US and use Cricket as my carrier. I'm hoping it works, but if it doesn't, I'll probably get the V and return the VI, reluctantly.
I have loved Sony Phones a lot in the past but sadly Sony should continue selling it's sensors to other brands because they are somewhere not delivering as per the market demands.
@@youngnguyen7724 I'm fine as long as it's not wider than 20:9 else it just becomes hard to use one handed if the display is big. As long as it's got no cutouts it's good
The biggest issue with trying to buy these phones is the fact that the way everyone buys their phone via a payment plan through their carrier isn't possible if I was able to buy and pay over time I would've bought a Sony phone at launch
I bought a 6 here in the US and love it but found that the Bluetooth doesn't work for phone calls and that there is no fix. Sony said that it wasn't intended for the US Canada market. I really like the differences that separate the 6 from the 5 but now that I have to send it back I'm looking for advise on should I get a 5 or just go back to my old note 20 and wait for the next Sony. Edit- I have att and it works decent with 4gLTE and I'm my area 5g actually performance worse on Samsung and iPhone. If I could get the Bluetooth to work it would be perfect
The US carriers really screwed the customers. I had a Z3c on BYOD and ATT made it as difficult as possible and eventually ended support completely. More competition is better but Sam and Apple dictate the US market and there's almost nothing customers can do
I tried so hard squinting the display and couldn't see pixels from the xperia 1 vi. IN fact the vi has better quality (by a little bit) compared side by side with my xperia 1v.
Got my Xperia 1 V last year November 2023. My wife just got the Pixel 9 Pro XL last week of August 2024 and I really like how close to stock Android the Sony is. BTW the screen brightness between the two is not a huge difference 😊 I wish Sony will bring the Xperia back to the US market in 2025
I got the 1 IV and was horribly disappointed. The 85 - 125mm lens is washy and doesn't focus, the battery is falling off a cliff, the phone keeps glitching out to a black screen and doesn't tell me when people are calling, the fingerprint sensor has stopped working, the charger port doesn't hold on to my charger anymore, and I can't film video for more than 2 minutes without the device overheating. I've missed so many moments. I was always a big Sony fan back in 2011 - 2015. The 1 IV was my first Sony since 2015 and I feel safe saying I won't be wasting my money on a Sony in the near future.
My phone before my current had intermittent touch disease, where it would occasionally stop responding to touch. That was caused by a flakey solder joint. I'm sorry you're having so many problems with your phone. It sounds like it's having hardware issues. As I read on a Reddit thread of another guy with the overheating problem, but no one else in that thread had the issue. Sometimes when the phone is assembled it wasn't done properly. As sounds like multiple flakey connections, and the cooling solution not making correct contact. That would cause overheating, which can cause the chips to thermally degrade.
That weird aspect ratio is the main issue I've had with them before. Now with the 6 changing that i would like to play with it but they decided to not bring it to the us. And now it doesn't have 4k. 😂
Great phone, best choice for anyone who like audio quality now that LG is gone. 3.5mm headphone socket, SD card slot, FPS on the side. WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, excellent speaker... I sold my Samsung ultra which was disappointing for audio. Sony camera is fun and can produce amazing photos.
High price but low resale value, camera sensors is old vs the popular phones and specifically the chinese phones are more advanced. Since 2011 still there are many compromises.
Sony is piss poor when it comes to years of Android and security support plenty of others offer more for less I had the Sony Xperia 1 I went with OnePlus & oppo after that faster charging speed sure Sony offers better cameras but the prices there charging is eye watering
Horrendous screen-on time owing to a wildly inefficient display that doesn't even render 4K most of the time. Very disappointing. I don't care what tech reviewers say. This phone has bad battery life in general. We shouldn't be forced to stick to 60 Hz mode to save battery on a flagship where the display is one of the main attractions.
I have tourettes, dude. It's a neurological disorder, which I can't do anything about, unlike you being an a douchebag, which is a personal choice. So, get lost. I don't care if you watch or not. Loser.
![It can do it all: Sony Xperia 1 VI [review]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/cY46jgTSSJM/mqdefault.jpg)
Watching on my Sony Xperia 1 V. I absolutely love this device.
Same here! I love this phone.
Same here, about a month old
Same here
Where u both it from?@@haseotorres2770
So you still have it? How are you managing the software updates?
I got my 1V in late June and I'm absolutely LOVING it!
Welcome to Sony!!
@@bloodytoad2010 Thank you!!!
Upgraded from OG 2019 Xperia 1 to Xperia 1 V. Gonna stick with the 1 V for a few years.
My 1 V is arriving tomorrow. Upgrading from a Galaxy A71 of 4.5 years, so this will be mega.
Wow dude same boat. A71 has been a brilliant phone. 4 years later I'm debating s23u or this phone. How you finding it?
@Charlie-be6fx I love the enthusiast options for photography especially which Samsung isn't even trying to compete with, and the Micro SD + headphone jack are the main reasons why I switched to the sony. 4K 120hz 21:9 screen is absolutely huge and a lot thinner than the S23U.
Only big downside is some of the software is dated and it gets way less in way of updates, but other than that it's great
One of the best phones
For sure great phone
Sony. my favourite topic 😊
I love the 1 VI, I think the 1 V is a great device but in my personal opinion the 1 VI is a straight up upgrade, I think 4k is redundant on a phone even QHD and the 19.5:9 ratio is my favorite. I do hope the 1 VII adds exmor t for the telephoto sensor
i recently get the 1 vi, and to be honest i just see reviews and stuff and the differences and as you mentioned... 4k in a phone its like useless xd, so 1080 its great also colors are great, and i mentiooned in another post i think xd or other channel but this phone its great its not like an iphone or pixel in which you press the button and you get a good photo in this oneyou have the freedom of doing it the way you want just will hope they update camera app and fix lil bugs that does not affect the experience but minor stuff.
I have the Xperia 1 V since April this year and i still love it!
My Xperia 1v has been sweet in every aspect. It has everything I need.
Thanks in part to your comments and reviews, I have had the mk V for about 10 months and I am very happy with the cameras! Headphone jack, dual SIM, screen, dynamic range of cameras, shutter button, audio quality, I like it all. No 5G where I am, so it is not an issue. I am still looking for a list of compatible Sony mirrorless cameras for Xperia 1V monitor use.
Great to hear!
I have just found the 1v at £899 , which makes it more compelling than the 1vi … not only for the price … the vibration feature the form factor , the separate phone and video app , it’s subjective of course but I really do prefer that 4k screen
Bought my Xperia 1 V1 off eBay for £880 new its a great phone.
I've never owned a Sony but they always intrigued me. I would definitely be interested in buying one if they come available in the US next year.
When considering the price, most consumers in America would probably go with Samsung or Apple. They offer much better software & security updates.😊
Not only that but OnePlus has made their phones available in the US. The US flagship phone market is starting to get crowded: Apple,Samsung,Google, OnePlus.😊
@@jedolivier2688 I've had nearly every Samsung flagship since the Note 3, Google about the same. Yes, the frequency of updates are a plus. Not a Apple fan so Sony would be a nice change for a while. I'm drawn to them because of the camera and simple OS. I would consider Oneplus but not sure of Oxygen OS, kind of reminds me of LG. They do have good hardware though. You are correct with the US market getting crowded but one more wouldn't hurt. The more choices the better.
It's absolutely my actual choice! I absolutely want the maximum technical specs, and this phone is the best on the market in my opinion 🙏🏻
Tbh, if it wasn't for the price and lackluster support, I would totally buy an Xperia 1 V.
Well said buddy, I'm still rocking the 1 V
Looking forward to the V 7 😎
I watched Dune in Bed in 4K 21:9 ratio on my V and it was so good. Such a shame it's gone. I'm sure the VI is great but I just can't part with my Sony 1V for that reason
Just bought this phone on the second hand market, hopefully my seller won't change his mind
I actually have face unlock on my current Sony, the 5 II, because these phones have custom roms. That's in part why I love them
I also just bought a second hand "mint" 1V and I'm upgrading from my 5II which is in its last leg ever since I took it riding on a water park without extra protection this past summer. Fingers crossed, waiting for it to arrive
@@buccob I'm most pleased with mine, such a good phone. I actually get better perfs than on S23+ with the extra 4gigs of ram. Battery feels like it lasts forever
"Brand new, second hand"© 👌 love that
Compelling device but felt it's missing something for the price.
One being the software support
Sony should have tried teaming up with Verizon and or AT&T and pushed their phone's more....
they tried but rejected
It's funny people would buy a Google pixel 9 pro XL but won't consider the Sony Xperia 1V because it's a last years phone. While the hardware and features way surpass that what the Google Pixel 9 Pro has to offer.
doesn't support esim lol
@@samven582 But you can replace a SIM card without the need of a SIM tool to open the sim tray.😉
Software Support!
@@curtis24-7 Yeah your right. But the current tensor processor is currently so underpowered that it will have a hard time to run demanding apps and games after six years. It's fine now but it will struggle in the future. It's nice to have all these updates but the hardware of a Pixel isn't really build to last that long I'm afraid.
I wonder why this one didn’t have a commercial at the beginning I played it twice at the beginning just to make sure I like to watch your commercials to support you. Maybe they’ll be be in the middle of this one or maybe it’s because you have a sponsor
The new Sony is like 5mm thicker than the old one.
Screen is excellent, battery life amazing.
You pay more with other flagships to get less.
Great phone, best choice for anyone who like audio quality now that LG is gone.
3.5mm headphone socket, SD card slot, FPS on the side. WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, excellent speaker...
I sold my Samsung ultra which was disappointing for audio.
Sony camera is fun and can produce amazing photos.
Nice video
I miss VOLTE from my NA 1 V, and the slimness I've grown to love using it since 1 III. But 2 days battery is too good.
Maybe the japanese market will undersell and let sony know that we want 4k back. Even QHD, but 1080 was for the mark 5 and 10 budget ones not flagship.
Xperia 1 VI is so much better than V and supported by carriers here in Denmark. My luck and my daily driver and impossible to drain battery. 16 hours of screen on time, fantastic 😁👍
Thank you for the walk-through! I live in the US and am considering buying the US Model of Sony Xperia 1 V but would like to make sure it is compatible with Google Wallet? A few people on Rabbit said they had issue adding certain credit cards to the Google Wallet with Xperia 1 V. Thank you!
Great video
Thanks!
@@TechOdysseydid you tried resetting APN to default whenever your network gets wonky? It helps for me when networks unstable. But there's a new firmware and I think it has solved most of the network wonky moments 😊😊
LG out of the market, now Sony.
Man this sucks.
Trying to replace my aging LG V60 and this is the only phone with similar specs for US/Verizon.
Same here :(
The 1v was a hell of better buy than the 1vi .. I’ve sent mine back but I unfortunately sold my 1v .. now my carrier doesn’t stock it :(
I am still trying to locate one with another carrier .
i heard that the 1V will get 3 major android update instead of 2 update
Well if sony is not going to spend money on advertising their products
Out there thats not good enough and sony to me
Are selfish they do not think about their customers who wants a sony phone i think you should let them know what the hell they are playing at this is disgusting behaviour from a billion dollar or pounds company no dam excuse at all sony wake wake up man what the hell is wrong with you..
Thanks for your lovely video you need to complain to sony or their
Representatives to sort out there shit...
Peace brother keep up
The good video love it👍👍👍
🫡 thank you
I have an idea (though they'd have to sell more phones to justify this), they could release the Sony Xperia 1 VII and 1 VII fat, one phone like the MkV and one like the MkVI, or the MkV model can be apart of the Pro II. If not than I hope they go back to the MkV features with the MkVII
Great video. It looks like people in the US can't get the Xperia 1 VI. I am using the Xperia 1 iii right now. Is upgrading to the Xperia 1 V worth it?
Hey brother, love your videos!
Quick question:
I have an iPhone 13.
I’m really wanting a great photography/videography phone. I’m very cautious about making the switch. Do you recommend the V or VI for me?
Get the vi if you can. I'm loving it more than the v, beside the thinner body of the v which has better grip .
@@bloodytoad2010 I’m looking to do vlogs as well. You still prefer the vi?
Can you do a video on the xperia 1VI on show us how you turned on 5g? I just bought an unlocked one on amazon.
I just bought the unlocked VI on Amazon. I am in the US on TMobile. Could you do a video on how you tweaked the settings for 5G?
Sad he never replies to his followers. I have the same question as i just bought the Xperia 1 VI also
As intriguing and tempting as Sony phones are, the very high prices always stop me dead in my tracks. Even that Sony Xperia 1 5 looks to be no less than $900, the average still being around $1000. A tough pill to swallow for a phone already over a year old.
Sony xperia 1 v is also sony's best delki phone in years ✨
Is the ram expandable? Like Samsung's ram plus (virtual memory)
Who enable it?? 😂
@@JH-666 just asking tho
@@rocky.c.s its every Android phones
I bought the VI, but I'm still waiting on it to come in. I live in the US and use Cricket as my carrier. I'm hoping it works, but if it doesn't, I'll probably get the V and return the VI, reluctantly.
GO watch his review of the vi where he posted how to initiate 5g network.
I have loved Sony Phones a lot in the past but sadly Sony should continue selling it's sensors to other brands because they are somewhere not delivering as per the market demands.
Really hope they bring back the 21:9 aspect ratio next year even if it's not 4k
No, 21:9 is too narrow for phones. Most of contents we use don’t come with 21:9 ratio.
@@youngnguyen7724 I'm fine as long as it's not wider than 20:9 else it just becomes hard to use one handed if the display is big. As long as it's got no cutouts it's good
How does one get it to charge past 90%? No battery care setting makes any difference
thank you, one question will Xperia 1 V it work with 2tb SD card?
full breakdown/tips & tricks for 1 vi next please
The biggest issue with trying to buy these phones is the fact that the way everyone buys their phone via a payment plan through their carrier isn't possible if I was able to buy and pay over time I would've bought a Sony phone at launch
LG and Sony are super phones.But don't know how to market that one.
Would it work on Verizon network?
I bought a 6 here in the US and love it but found that the Bluetooth doesn't work for phone calls and that there is no fix. Sony said that it wasn't intended for the US Canada market. I really like the differences that separate the 6 from the 5 but now that I have to send it back I'm looking for advise on should I get a 5 or just go back to my old note 20 and wait for the next Sony.
Edit- I have att and it works decent with 4gLTE and I'm my area 5g actually performance worse on Samsung and iPhone. If I could get the Bluetooth to work it would be perfect
only one qeusten how much better are the speakers on 6 than the 5 . in the low end
how is the VI doing can you doing? can you do 1 VI vs Pixel 9 pro xl
How is the xperia m6 working with Tmobile???
The US carriers really screwed the customers. I had a Z3c on BYOD and ATT made it as difficult as possible and eventually ended support completely. More competition is better but Sam and Apple dictate the US market and there's almost nothing customers can do
Just picked this phone up. One issue I'm having is UA-cam pauses itself and i cannot make it play again without closing the app
still erks me that they downgrade from 4k to 1080p - they should've settled for qhd
I tried so hard squinting the display and couldn't see pixels from the xperia 1 vi. IN fact the vi has better quality (by a little bit) compared side by side with my xperia 1v.
do you know if Sony will update the Xperia V to update the camera apps to be like the Xperia VI?
I hope they do but at this point I haven't seen or heard anything about it
I was wondering this, too.
Can you please do a video about Pixel 9 Pro vs 1VI?
sony xperia 1 v, has all the camera combined in an app or separate?
Still separate from what i know
@@TechOdyssey oh boy, thats a no no.
@@Robb1n11you can side load the vi camera app easily to get best of both worlds
Can one unlock the bootloader on this phone to upgrade the software once it loses support?
Got my Xperia 1 V last year November 2023. My wife just got the Pixel 9 Pro XL last week of August 2024 and I really like how close to stock Android the Sony is.
BTW the screen brightness between the two is not a huge difference 😊
I wish Sony will bring the Xperia back to the US market in 2025
I got the 1 IV and was horribly disappointed. The 85 - 125mm lens is washy and doesn't focus, the battery is falling off a cliff, the phone keeps glitching out to a black screen and doesn't tell me when people are calling, the fingerprint sensor has stopped working, the charger port doesn't hold on to my charger anymore, and I can't film video for more than 2 minutes without the device overheating. I've missed so many moments. I was always a big Sony fan back in 2011 - 2015. The 1 IV was my first Sony since 2015 and I feel safe saying I won't be wasting my money on a Sony in the near future.
My phone before my current had intermittent touch disease, where it would occasionally stop responding to touch.
That was caused by a flakey solder joint. I'm sorry you're having so many problems with your phone. It sounds like it's having hardware issues.
As I read on a Reddit thread of another guy with the overheating problem, but no one else in that thread had the issue.
Sometimes when the phone is assembled it wasn't done properly. As sounds like multiple flakey connections, and the cooling solution not making correct contact. That would cause overheating, which can cause the chips to thermally degrade.
That weird aspect ratio is the main issue I've had with them before. Now with the 6 changing that i would like to play with it but they decided to not bring it to the us. And now it doesn't have 4k. 😂
Sony phone, the best phone no one buys. :(
Because they are so hard to buy and nobody knows where to get it.
Not value for money.
Great phone, best choice for anyone who like audio quality now that LG is gone.
3.5mm headphone socket, SD card slot, FPS on the side. WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, excellent speaker...
I sold my Samsung ultra which was disappointing for audio.
Sony camera is fun and can produce amazing photos.
Costs a fortune dude
High price but low resale value, camera sensors is old vs the popular phones and specifically the chinese phones are more advanced. Since 2011 still there are many compromises.
What is best for you 1V or 1 VI?
I have both and love the 1vi more.
id rather buy old Sony Ericsson's them walkmans phones
Same here Last Sony here is Z2 little moment
Sony tries to price their phones up there with other giants when they dont hsve the same pull in smartphone market.
💪💪💪💪💪💪
Pixel
Is anyone else's sony xperia 1 V possessed by the gypsy encroachment?
Sony is piss poor when it comes to years of Android and security support plenty of others offer more for less I had the Sony Xperia 1 I went with OnePlus & oppo after that faster charging speed sure Sony offers better cameras but the prices there charging is eye watering
Can not get 5G
Horrendous screen-on time owing to a wildly inefficient display that doesn't even render 4K most of the time. Very disappointing. I don't care what tech reviewers say. This phone has bad battery life in general. We shouldn't be forced to stick to 60 Hz mode to save battery on a flagship where the display is one of the main attractions.
Sony needs to retire from the smart phone market
I can't handle the intense eye blinking in all his videos. Dude really needs to see a doctor
I have tourettes, dude. It's a neurological disorder, which I can't do anything about, unlike you being an a douchebag, which is a personal choice. So, get lost. I don't care if you watch or not. Loser.
That's messed up, dude. The worst part is you edited it and it was still a dick comment.