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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2019-03-07 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 6.14 ounces | -- |
| Black and Blue | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30, having an 83.2 score against 82.4. Sony Xperia 1 VI's construction is way thinner and a lot lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has an older 14 version and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Xperia 1 VI features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy M30, because it has a much higher screen pixels density, a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a little larger display. Galaxy M30 counts with a much powerful processor than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia 1 VI shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Xperia 1 VI also has a way better video definition, a camera in the back with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution and a much larger sensor capturing much higher quality photos.
Xperia 1 VI and Samsung Galaxy M30 have extremely similar battery performance.
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