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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 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
Xperia 1 V is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a score of 82.7 against 75.8. The Xperia 1 V is a newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's a bit thicker and a bit heavier. The Xperia 1 V features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much greater amount of pixels per screen inch, a lot higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution and a little bigger screen.
Xperia 1 V counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a much better performing processor than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Sony Xperia 1 V has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Xperia 1 V has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Xperia 1 V also has a way higher video resolution and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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