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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.36 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 and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 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 + 25.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 11.33 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| 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 Xperia 1 V is slightly better than Galaxy A41, having an 82.7 score against 81.7. The Xperia 1 V body is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A41's, but it's a bit thicker and heavier. These phones have Android operating system, but the Xperia 1 V has the newer 13 version and Galaxy A41 has Android 11.
Galaxy A41 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Xperia 1 V, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Sony Xperia 1 V has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A41, because it has a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a little bit bigger display and a higher pixel number per inch of display.
Xperia 1 V counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A41, and although they both have the same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia 1 V also has higher 120 frames per second video frame rates, a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a way larger sensor capturing lot higher quality pictures.
The Xperia 1 V has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A41, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Sony Xperia 1 V has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A41, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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