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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2018-09-21 |
| -- | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Xperia 1 VI's global score of 83.2. The iPhone XS features a much greater hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a little sharper display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a just a bit worse display density, a way worse 1125 x 2436px resolution and a little bit smaller display. The Xperia 1 VI has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia 1 VI features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has an 88% larger battery capacity. Sony Xperia 1 VI has a way better camera than iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for taking photographs and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and faster 120 frames per second video frame rate.
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