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| Global Score | |
| 91 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-22 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 II has a general score of 91, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's general score of 75.8. The Xperia 1 II body is extremely newer, thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a little bit better looking display than Sony Xperia 1 II, although it has a really smaller display, a lot worse 1440 x 2560 resolution and a just a little lower count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Sony Xperia 1 II shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Xperia 1 II counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 224 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The Sony Xperia 1 II and the Galaxy S7 Active count with very similar batteries performance.
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