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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-01-01 | -- |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 7.05 ounces | -- |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 9.46 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI has a score of 83.2, which is much better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s general score of 74.9. The Xperia 1 VI design is a lot thinner and extremely lighter than the Galaxy A9 (2016). Xperia 1 VI has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a lot more pixels per inch of screen, a much better 1644 x 3840px resolution and a larger display.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a very superior processor than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a greater camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has faster 120 fps video frame rate and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB and 224 GB more internal memory. The Xperia 1 VI features improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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