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| Global Score | |
| 91 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-22 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Purple | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 II has an overall score of 91, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s general score of 84.2. The Xperia 1 II body is newer than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s, although it is just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier. The Xperia 1 II features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a much higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
Xperia 1 II features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia 1 II also has 2 GB more RAM. Sony Xperia 1 II has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Sony Xperia 1 II has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a way less megapixels back-facing camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Sony Xperia 1 II also counts with a lot larger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Xperia 1 II has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
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