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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 1 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 82.6 score against 75.8. Sony Xperia 1's design is notably newer and just a little lighter, but also just a bit thicker than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Sony Xperia 1 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 1 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little larger screen, a way better pixels number per inch in the display and a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. The Xperia 1 counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xperia 1 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to take better captures in low light situations. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little longer battery life than Sony Xperia 1, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity against 3330mAh.
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