{"id":2224,"date":"2024-05-15T09:27:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T09:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2025-03-04T02:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T02:01:15","slug":"sonys-new-xperia-10-vi-budget-phone-is-old-school-in-both-good-and-bad-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/archives\/2224","title":{"rendered":"Sony&#8217;s new Xperia 10 VI budget phone is old-school, in both good and bad ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sony&#8217;s Xperia 10 range of mid-range phones aren&#8217;t amazing devices, but they usually bring a couple of unique features to the table. Now, the company has announced the Xperia 10 VI.The new mid-range phone follows in the footsteps of Its predecessor when it comes to the overall design. Expect a light weight (164 grams), a 6.1-inch 21:9 OLED display with Gorilla Glass Victus, and an IP68 rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Xperia 10 VI also picks up a few other welcome features from the older phone, namely a 5,000mAh battery, dual front-facing speakers, a 3.5mm port, and microSD card support. Other basic features include a lower mid-range Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset (still an upgrade over the aging Snapdragon 695), 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage.What sacrifices does the Xperia 10 VI make?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sony&#8217;s phone still lags behind rival devices in some areas, though. There&#8217;s no wireless charging support here, although this is a common and understandable omission in this segment. But the most egregious cutback is the lack of a high refresh rate screen, topping out at 60Hz. That&#8217;s particularly disappointing when even sub-$300 phones offer 120Hz or 90Hz OLED screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Expect a downgraded rear camera system on paper too, as the 8MP 2x telephoto camera on last year&#8217;s phone is dropped.\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/search?search=Sony+Xperia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Sony Xperia 10 VI Smartphone Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/search?search=Sony+Xperia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Sony is using the 48MP main camera for 2x cropped zoom instead. That decision makes some sense as this is a low-resolution 2x shooter , after all. But a higher resolution 2x or 3x telephoto camera would&#8217;ve been great. That 48MP rear sensor is joined by an 8MP ultrawide lens (15mm), while an 8MP selfie camera is available on the front There&#8217;s also a redesigned camera app aboard this time, although without a pro mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sony is promising three major OS updates and four years of security patches. That&#8217;s not quite as good as Samsung&#8217;s mid-range wares, but it&#8217;s still a major improvement over the Xperia 10 V&#8217;s disappointing 2+3 update policy.<br>Fancy the Xperia 10 VI? Then you&#8217;ll need to pay \u00a3349 (~$439) in the UK and \u20ac399 (~$432) in Europe when it eventually launches in mid-June, with pre-orders from May 15. This price puts it in the same territory as the likes of the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the best<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Sony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sony Smartphone Battery<\/a><\/u><\/strong>price! 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