Sony's flagship Xperia 1 line has offered pro photo and video features and a 21:9 4K screen for years, but for its 2024 installment, the Xperia 1 VI, Sony has made an altogether more mainstream phone. While competitor devices like the Xiaomi 14 Ultra are leaning into advanced manual photo and video capture with variable apertures, 1-inch sensors and LOG mode, Sony seems to be playing it a bit safe with the Xperia 1 VI, at least on paper.
Costing £1,299, which is roughly $1,650 or AU$2470, the Sony Xperia 1 VI is significantly more expensive than an iPhone 15 Pro Max with the same 256GB storage.
