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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | Android 14 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 10.08 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 VI is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, getting a overall score of 83.2 against 80.9. Both of these devices have Android OS, but Xperia 1 VI has a more recent 14 version and Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0. The Galaxy S6 Active features a better screen than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a much smaller display, a lot lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a little worse pixels density.
Xperia 1 VI counts with much more memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active has a much better performing processor than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Xperia 1 VI features a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same size diafragm aperture, the Xperia 1 VI also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor.
Sony Xperia 1 VI has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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