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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2016-06-10 | -- |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 6.53 ounces | -- |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is slightly better than Galaxy S7 Active, with a score of 83.2 against 75.8. Sony Xperia 1 VI is a thinner and way lighter cellphone than Galaxy S7 Active. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a really superior hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has 4 lesser cores (although faster) and 8 GB less RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a little bit better screen than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a really smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a bit worse display density. The Xperia 1 VI counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much higher resolution camera in the back and faster video frame rate.
Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xperia 1 VI features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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