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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 10.08 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 is slightly better than the Xperia 1 V, having a general score of 85 against 82.7. The Apple iPhone 8 design is thinner and way lighter than Xperia 1 V, although it was released many years before. The Sony Xperia 1 V has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution, a lot more pixels per display inch and a way bigger screen.
The iPhone 8 and the Sony Xperia 1 V count with similar storage capacity for applications and games, both of them have the same internal storage. Apple iPhone 8 has a very superior processing unit than Xperia 1 V, because although it has less cores (but faster) and 10 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Xperia 1 V has a much better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 V also counts with a much bigger back camera sensor, a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and better video frame rate.
The Sony Xperia 1 V has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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