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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Sony |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2014-03-25 | -- |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 5.64 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 VI is better than HTC One (M8), having an 83.2 score against 71.9. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has the newer 14 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version. The Sony Xperia 1 VI body is much thinner and way lighter than the HTC One (M8).
HTC One (M8) has a bit more vivid display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a lot worse amount of pixels per display inch and a way smaller display. Xperia 1 VI has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than HTC One (M8), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 224 GB more internal memory.
HTC One (M8) has a very superior processing power than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a very superior camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video, a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot bigger camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a much better battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has a 92 percent larger battery capacity.
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