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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS | Android 14 |
| -- | Black |
| Glass and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| -- | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| -- | 605 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| A18 Pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a general score of 83.2, which is much better than iPhone 16 Pro Max's 74.7 overall score. The Sony Xperia 1 VI works with Android 14 operating system, and iPhone 16 Pro Max has iOS operating system. Xperia 1 VI has an incredibly better display than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. Both of them have a same size display.
IPhone 16 Pro Max counts with a bit faster CPU than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has lesser RAM and lesser MHz CPU cores. The Xperia 1 VI features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 16 Pro Max, and although they both have the same 256 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia 1 VI also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 16 Pro Max. The Xperia 1 VI captures much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 16 Pro Max, and although they both have the same video definition and a same resolution camera in the back, the Xperia 1 VI also has better video frame rate.
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