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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-03-31 | -- |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 5.47 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Xperia 1 VI is better than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, with an 83.2 score against 74.6. Xperia 1 VI is a noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner cellphone than Motorola Moto G5 Plus. The Xperia 1 VI counts with just a bit better looking display than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a much larger display, a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840px.
The Xperia 1 VI counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Moto G5 Plus, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB. Motorola Moto G5 Plus has a very superior performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a much better battery life than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Sony Xperia 1 VI captures a lot better videos and photos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor, a camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution and better video frame rates.
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