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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-08-13 | -- |
| 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 5.40 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 439.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Xperia 1 VI has a score of 83.2, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S6 edge+'s 79.3 overall score. These devices include Android OS, but the Xperia 1 VI has newer 14 version while Galaxy S6 edge+ has Android 5.1, providing the user lots of additional features. Xperia 1 VI is a notably lighter and a lot thinner phone than Galaxy S6 edge+.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ counts with a much better looking display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a quite lower pixel density, a little bit smaller display and a way lower resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Galaxy S6 edge+ has a way better hardware performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores.
The Xperia 1 VI features a lot better camera than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also has higher 120 frames per second video frame rate, a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot bigger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality pictures and videos.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. Xperia 1 VI counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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