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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Sony |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 14 |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 5.29 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is better than Lumia 950, getting a score of 83.2 against 74.1. The Sony Xperia 1 VI comes with Android 14 operating system, while Lumia 950 counts with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Sony Xperia 1 VI's construction is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than the Lumia 950.
The Lumia 950 features a better display than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a bit lower screen density, a way smaller screen and a way lower 2560 x 1440px resolution. Lumia 950 features a much faster processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
Sony Xperia 1 VI features a very superior storage for games and applications than Lumia 950, because it has 224 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a very superior camera than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same video resolution and a same size aperture, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has higher 120 fps video frame rates, a much larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution.
The Xperia 1 VI counts with a superior battery duration than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a 67 percent more battery capacity.
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