Mid-range · 2024

Sony Xperia 10 VI

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A51's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (14h measured)

Extras IP65 water resistance

6.1″ AMOLED · 60Hz

6 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh

48 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 10 VI looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.1″ · OLED · 1080 × 2520 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.1"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2520 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1010 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

559,136

v10

GeekBench

2,765

Graphics test

3DMark 613 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

4x2.2GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades · 3-year support

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A51 , Samsung Galaxy A34

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

13:56h

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.1 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

164 g · 8.3 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

155.0 mm

Width

68.0 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

164 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

1080 × 2520 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Lower benchmark score

559k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Shorter tested battery life

13h 56m vs 15h 42m active use

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Longer tested battery life

13h 56m vs 12h 6m active use · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

559k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Full comparison

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Sony Xperia 10 VI

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

Where to buy

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