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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 has a score of 82.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's overall score of 72.7. Xperia 1's design is newer, just a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine. Sony Xperia 1 features a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Xperia 1 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a lot better pixel count per inch in the display, a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a bigger display. Xperia 1 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Sony Xperia 1 and Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine have really similar battery performance, although the Sony Xperia 1 also has 3330mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Xperia 1 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a lower 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light environments.
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