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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-20 | -- |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 4.80 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Xperia 1 VI is much better than Google Nexus 5X, having an 83.2 score against 73.7. The Xperia 1 VI body is extremely thinner and much lighter than Google Nexus 5X. The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a little sharper display than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a way bigger display, more pixels per inch in the display and a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution.
The Google Nexus 5X features a much better performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores. Xperia 1 VI has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia 1 VI features a superior battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2700mAh. The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a very superior camera than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations, a back facing camera with way more megapixels, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality and higher video frame rates.
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