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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-27 |
| -- | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.82 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 605 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI is a bit better than the Huawei P20, having an 83.2 score against 78.1. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 1 VI has the previous 14 version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xperia 1 VI is a noticeably thinner and noticeably lighter device than the Huawei P20.
The Xperia 1 VI features a little sharper screen than Huawei P20, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels, a bigger display and more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P20 counts with a very superior CPU than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Xperia 1 VI takes greater photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a lot larger sensor, a back camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution and better video frame rates.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei P20, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB more internal storage capacity. Sony Xperia 1 VI has a way better battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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