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| Global Score | |
| 91 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-22 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 II is way better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with a score of 91 against 75.8. The Sony Xperia 1 II is a a little lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but both are 0.31inches thick. The Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has a greater amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot better screen density. Xperia 1 II has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Xperia 1 II shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a much worse 12 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video. The Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11 percent greater battery size.
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