It arrives alongside the cheaper Sony Xperia 10 VI
Sony’s contender for the best phone of 2024 has now landed, with the flagship Sony Xperia 1 VI having been unveiled alongside the mid-range Sony Xperia 10 VI.
It’s the first of those that’s the most interesting, with highlights including a telephoto camera that can move between focal lengths of 85mm and 170mm, which at the top end amounts to a 7.1x optical zoom.
That’s more zoom than you get with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 8 Pro, both of which top out at 5x optical zoom. It also has the Sony Xperia 1 V beat, as that tops out at 5.2x.
The same lens can also take macro shots, offering a maximum magnification of around 2x, and a minimum focus distance of 4cm.
There’s also an ultra-wide camera, and the main camera sounds impressive too, as Sony claims that the new phone’s 24mm lens can deliver “picture quality equivalent to full-frame cameras”.
