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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 13 |
| 2021-01-29 | 2023-05-11 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 Ultra has an overall score of 98.1, which is much better than Sony Xperia 1 V's 82.7 score. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Galaxy S21 Ultra has older 11 version and Sony Xperia 1 V has Android 13 version. Even being the best we compare here, we must highlight that it is also a lot older, heavier and a bit thicker.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a better looking screen than Xperia 1 V, because although it has a just a bit worse number of pixels per display inch and a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 3200px, it also counts with a little bit larger screen. Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much powerful CPU than Xperia 1 V. Both of them have a 12 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
Sony Xperia 1 V has much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The Sony Xperia 1 V's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery lifetime in Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a much better camera than Xperia 1 V, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a lot higher video resolution, a lot better resolution camera and a larger sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality.
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