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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 V is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note4, with an 82.7 score against 77.6. The Xperia 1 V design has the same thickness than Galaxy Note4, but it is a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 and the Xperia 1 V have quite similar screens, although the Xperia 1 V also has a quite higher pixel density, a better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a little bigger screen.
Galaxy Note4 has an extremely better CPU than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has 9 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xperia 1 V has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same video quality, the Xperia 1 V also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor, a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, better video frame rate and a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
The Sony Xperia 1 V features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Xperia 1 V features a much better battery duration than Galaxy Note4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh.
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