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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 14 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-07-18 |
| -- | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 605 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, with an 83.2 score against 76.3. The Xperia 1 VI is a noticeably thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than Huawei nova 3. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but Xperia 1 VI has the older 14 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 features an extremely better processor than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xperia 1 VI has a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a little bigger display, a better pixels amount per inch of display and a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840.
The Xperia 1 VI has a greater camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much more MP back facing camera and better video frame rates.
The Xperia 1 VI features a superior memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 3, because it has 128 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The Xperia 1 VI features improved battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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