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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-05-11 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 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 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11 |
| 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 | 5020mAh 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, having a global score of 82.7 against 76.6. The Xperia 1 V is a incredibly newer phone, and it is also a bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 1 V has 13 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10.
Xperia 1 V features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia 1 V also has a much higher 1644 x 3840 resolution and a lot greater amount of pixels per display inch. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a very superior processor than Xperia 1 V, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Sony Xperia 1 V features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xperia 1 V counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, and they both have a 48 mega pixels camera in the back, the Xperia 1 V also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a way better video definition.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a battery duration that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Sony Xperia 1 V, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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