Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-07-28 | -- |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | -- |
| 4.80 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than Moto Z Droid Edition's general score of 75.6. These phones include Android OS, but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has the older 14 version while Moto Z Droid Edition has Android 7.1 Nougat version. The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a notably thinner and way lighter cellphone than Moto Z Droid Edition.
Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition features a little more vivid screen than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a quite worse pixels count per screen inch, a way smaller display and a way worse 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Moto Z Droid Edition has an extremely better processor than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 1 VI has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto Z Droid Edition, because although it has a SD memory slot that supports 976 GB smaller, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The Xperia 1 VI features a much longer battery performance than Moto Z Droid Edition, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a greater camera than Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a way more MP back camera and better video frame rate.
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