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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 V has an overall score of 82.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. The Xperia 1 V body is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Xperia 1 V counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher amount of pixels per inch in the display, a larger screen and a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840px.
The Xperia 1 V counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a way better performance than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Sony Xperia 1 V captures greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Sony Xperia 1 V also has a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video quality.
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