Sony Xperia 1 VI

Hardware Engineering Overview: Sony Xperia 1 VI

The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a high-performance mobile computing device engineered around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm TSMC, Vapor Chamber thermal design) (8-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 5x3.2 GHz + 2x2.3 GHz), Adreno 750). It features a 6.5" LTPO OLED Display (1–120Hz variable, Powered by BRAVIA AI image tuning, 50% brighter, Sunlight Vision) at 2340 × 1080 px (396 ppi Full HD+) with 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1500 nits peak brightness. Optics include a 48 MP 1/1.35" Exmor T 2-Layer Transistor Pixel Stacked CMOS (24mm, 48MP full-res mode) primary sensor with hardware OIS paired with Extended Continuous Optical Zoom Periscope: 85mm to 170mm (3.5x to 7.1x continuous optical zoom, Telephoto Macro mode down to 4cm, OIS) zoom, powered by a 5000 mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging.

Compute & Processing Architecture

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm TSMC, Vapor Chamber thermal design) equipped with 8-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 5x3.2 GHz + 2x2.3 GHz) and Adreno 750. Runs Android 14 (Unified Camera App with Pro Mode) with Side-mounted capacitive fingerprint sensor.

Display & Luminescence Benchmarks

6.5" LTPO OLED Display (1–120Hz variable, Powered by BRAVIA AI image tuning, 50% brighter, Sunlight Vision) panel delivering 2340 × 1080 px (396 ppi Full HD+) (19.5:9) at 120Hz and 1500 nits peak luminance.

Optics & Cinema Video Recording

48 MP 1/1.35" Exmor T 2-Layer Transistor Pixel Stacked CMOS (24mm, 48MP full-res mode) sensor (f/1.9) with Extended Continuous Optical Zoom Periscope: 85mm to 170mm (3.5x to 7.1x continuous optical zoom, Telephoto Macro mode down to 4cm, OIS). Video capture: 4K at 120 fps HDR with S-Cinetone, AI Pose Estimation autofocus tracking.

Battery, Power & Build Metallurgy

5000 mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging. Chassis: Tactile glass rear surface, ribbed aluminum frame, 3.5mm Premium Audio Jack with High-Res Audio & LDAC, 2-day battery endurance with IP65/IP68.