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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-09-12 | -- |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 6.07 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 lite, getting a overall score of 83.2 against 76.2. Both of these devices include Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 1 VI has 14 version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Xperia 1 VI is a notably lighter and much thinner cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20 lite.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a little bigger display, a greater screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840px. The Xperia 1 VI counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a way better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xperia 1 VI counts with improved battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3750mAh.
Xperia 1 VI takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a much better video quality and a camera with a way better 48 megapixels resolution.
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