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| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-01-29 | -- |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 8.04 ounces | -- |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black |
| 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 | 6.9 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (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 750 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| 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 | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") 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
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is much better than the Sony Xperia 1 VI, getting a 98.1 score against 83.2. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has the previous 11 version while Sony Xperia 1 VI has Android 14. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a just a little worse pixel count per inch in the display, a little bit worse resolution of 1440 x 3200 and a quite smaller screen.
The Xperia 1 VI has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S21 Ultra, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with a much better performing CPU than Xperia 1 VI. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra shoots much better photos and videos than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a larger aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments, a lot better video definition and a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos.
Xperia 1 VI's battery performance is just as good as Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra's battery lifetime.
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