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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 14 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-01-10 |
| -- | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 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 | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 VI has a general score of 83.2, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. The Xperia 1 VI design is notably lighter and way thinner than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but Xperia 1 VI has older 14 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better looking screen than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a very superior hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Sony Xperia 1 VI has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 1 VI has improved battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
The Xperia 1 VI has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also has higher 120 fps video frame rates, a larger diafragm aperture, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
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