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Sony Xperia 10 VI vs Xperia 10 V

55 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 VI
VS
50 out of 100
Sony Xperia 10 V
Sony Xperia 10 VI
Sony Xperia 10 V

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VI (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on May 15, 2024, against the Sony Xperia 10 V, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 VI
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (712K versus 586K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 V
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Shows 15% longer battery life (30:37 vs 26:43 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 10 VI and Xperia 10 V crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
9.0
(Bad)
Value Index
13.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 10 VI
vs
Xperia 10 V

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels 1080 x 2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
PPI 449 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.4% 82.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.1% 97.4%
PWM 240 Hz 137 Hz
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 10 VI +7%
1014 nits
Xperia 10 V
949 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 155 mm (6.1 inches) 155 mm (6.1 inches)
Width 68 mm (2.68 inches) 68 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 10 VI and Sony Xperia 10 V
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 676 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 10 VI and Sony Xperia 10 V
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 10 VI +37%
2882
Xperia 10 V
2101
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1654 -
Single-core score 948 906
Multi-core score 2882 2101
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 10 VI +21%
712424
Xperia 10 V
586609
CPU 294998 240248
GPU 97398 56152
Memory 128252 135691
UX 191776 154518
Total score 712424 586609
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 200 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xperia 10 VI +22%
9659
Xperia 10 V
7904
Web score 7643 6503
Video editing 6011 3945
Photo editing 19469 14855
Data manipulation 8874 7275
Writing score 11455 10984
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
OS size 30 GB 22 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (36% in 30 min) Yes (37% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:53 hr 1:58 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:53 hr 12:46 hr
Watching video 15:00 hr 18:23 hr
Gaming 05:48 hr 07:10 hr
Standby 118 hr 145 hr
General battery life
Xperia 10 VI
26:43 hr
Xperia 10 V +15%
30:37 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX582 Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 54 mm
Sensor - SK Hynix Hi-847
Sensor size - 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor SK Hynix Hi-846 SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 50
Preview - 58
Zoom - 54
Samples - Photo samples of Sony Xperia 10 V from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor SK Hynix Hi-846 SK Hynix Hi-846
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 10 VI
87.1 dB
Xperia 10 V +2%
89.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 May 2023
Release date June 2024 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $449
Successor - Sony Xperia 10 VII - Sony Xperia 10 VII
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 10 VI is definitely a better buy.

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