Sony Xperia 1 VI — 396.5 PPI
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a 6.5-inch 19.5:9 FHD+ LTPO OLED display with 1080 × 2340 pixels.
At 396 PPI, this exceeds the ~300 PPI threshold where individual pixels become imperceptible at hand-held distance. This is Retina-class density — sharp enough that increasing PPI further yields diminishing visible returns.
How sharp is the Sony Xperia 1 VI display?
The phone panel measures 396.5 PPI from its1,080 × 2,340 resolution across a 6.5″ diagonal.At a typical phone viewing distance of 10–14 inches (25–35 cm), individual pixels become indistinguishable beyond roughly 8.7″ / 22.0 cm — the 20/20 visual-acuity limit for this density. At 396.5 PPI, the panel is comfortably in Retina-class territory for its use case.
At 396 PPI, this exceeds the ~300 PPI threshold where individual pixels become imperceptible at hand-held distance. This is Retina-class density — sharp enough that increasing PPI further yields diminishing visible returns.
Sony Xperia 1 VI vs the phone lineup
Across the 71 phones in this database, the average pixel density is447.1 PPI. The Sony Xperia 1 VI sits at 396.5 PPI —50.6 PPI below the category average, sharper than 17% of its peers.
For context outside the phone class: 396.5 PPI is about 1.8× the density of the 27" 5K Monitor reference display (217.6 PPI).
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