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| Global Score | |
| 91 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android |
| 2020-05-22 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 II has an overall score of 91, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's global score of 90.5. The Xperia 1 II comes with Android 11 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android operating system. The Xperia 1 II construction is a little bit thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, even though they were released only a few months apart.
Xperia 1 II counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution and a way greater quantity of pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy A90 5G's CPU is just as good as Xperia 1 II's CPU, and although the Galaxy A90 5G has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A90 5G has a bit longer battery life than Sony Xperia 1 II, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
The Galaxy A90 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia 1 II, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, slower 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller sensor, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a way more MP back-facing camera.
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