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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2017-05-18 |
| -- | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 605 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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 VI has an overall score of 83.2, which is slightly better than HTC U11's overall score of 77.6. Xperia 1 VI's design is much lighter and a lot thinner than HTC U11. The HTC U11 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a way worse 1440 x 2560 resolution, a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a much smaller screen.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than HTC U11, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. The HTC U11 counts with a much faster CPU than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much better battery duration than HTC U11, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Sony Xperia 1 VI takes way better pictures and videos than HTC U11, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos, higher 120 fps video frame rates and a way more MP back facing camera.
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