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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 has a score of 82.6, which is much better than the Galaxy Xcover 4S's overall score of 73.8. Although Xperia 1 and the Galaxy Xcover 4S were released with only 2 months difference, the Xperia 1 construction is somewhat thinner but a bit heavier than the Galaxy Xcover 4S. Xperia 1 has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a lot better amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a bigger screen and a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840.
Xperia 1 features a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Xperia 1 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia 1 has a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xperia 1 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Xperia 1 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a way less MP camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and video and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Xperia 1 has better battery performance than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a 19 percent bigger battery capacity.
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