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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-13 | -- |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 6.03 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 VI is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 5, having a score of 83.2 against 79.3. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia 1 VI has a newer 14 version while Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1. The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner phone than the Galaxy Note 5.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a way better performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a much better display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lot worse resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a little smaller screen and a little bit lower count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia 1 VI takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same video resolution and a same size aperture, the Xperia 1 VI also has a lot larger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs, a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution and higher 120 fps video frame rate.
Xperia 1 VI counts with much more storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB and more internal memory capacity. Xperia 1 VI counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67 percent more battery capacity.
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