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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-06 | -- |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.70 ounces | -- |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 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
Sony Xperia 1 VI has an overall score of 83.2, which is better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 global score. Sony Xperia 1 VI is a thinner and extremely lighter device than the Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 has a much more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xperia 1 VI features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a larger screen, a much better 1644 x 3840px resolution and a much better display density. Xperia 1 VI counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia 1 VI also has a larger aperture for better photography and video in low light situations, a much bigger back camera sensor and a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Xperia 1 VI features much more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Sony Xperia 1 VI features improved battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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