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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-04-20 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 5.71 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Xperia 1 VI has a score of 83.2, which is better than the Huawei P9 Plus's general score of 75.5. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 1 VI has the previous 14 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Xperia 1 VI is a a lot thinner and noticeably lighter cellphone than the Huawei P9 Plus.
Xperia 1 VI features a bit sharper display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much higher display density, a larger screen and a way higher 1644 x 3840px resolution. The Huawei P9 Plus has a really superior processing power than Xperia 1 VI, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xperia 1 VI counts with a greater camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a larger aperture to take better low light images and a much more mega-pixels camera. Sony Xperia 1 VI has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Xperia 1 VI features a very superior battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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