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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 V is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A31, getting a score of 82.7 against 81.3. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS, but the Sony Xperia 1 V has 13 version while Samsung Galaxy A31 has Android 10. Sony Xperia 1 V's construction is extremely newer and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A31's, although it is a bit heavier.
Xperia 1 V counts with just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a lot greater pixels density, a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a little larger screen. The Galaxy A31 features a much powerful CPU than Xperia 1 V, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia 1 V features a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. Sony Xperia 1 V and Galaxy A31 both feature similar batteries. The Xperia 1 V has a better camera than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the Xperia 1 V also has a much larger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
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