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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 III is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, with a 93.3 score against 79.3. The Sony Xperia 1 III construction is incredibly newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+. Both phones in our current comparison use Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 1 III has a more recent 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1 version, providing a couple additional features.
Galaxy S6 edge+ has a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 1 III, although it has a way lower 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution, a quite worse pixels density and a bit smaller screen. The Sony Xperia 1 III features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 1 III counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has a much lower resolution camera in the back and a worse video definition, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos.
The Xperia 1 III counts with a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 192 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB. Xperia 1 III has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Although Sony Xperia 1 III is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy S6 edge+, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S6 edge+. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the Galaxy S6 edge+, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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