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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-09-20 | -- |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.14 ounces | -- |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 VI is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, getting an 83.2 score against 80.8. Xperia 1 VI is a extremely lighter and noticeably thinner cellphone than Huawei nova 5T. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 1 VI has a newer 14 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, providing you some additional features.
The Huawei nova 5T features a way better processing power than Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Xperia 1 VI has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840px, a little larger display and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xperia 1 VI has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Xperia 1 VI has improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 33% larger battery size.
Xperia 1 VI takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same video quality and a same resolution back facing camera, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much larger sensor and better 120 fps video frame rates.
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