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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-21 | -- |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 6.03 ounces | -- |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Sony Xperia 1 VI has a global score of 83.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note5's 80.2 general score. Sony Xperia 1 VI is a thinner and extremely lighter device than the Galaxy Note5. The Galaxy Note5 has a much powerful processor than Xperia 1 VI, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Galaxy Note5 counts with a slightly better display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a quite smaller display, a little less pixels per inch of screen and a way worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same aperture, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a back camera with a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, better video frame rates and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
The Xperia 1 VI features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xperia 1 VI features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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