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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| -- | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| 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 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI has a global score of 83.2, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Xperia 1 VI is a incredibly lighter and thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a very superior hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Xperia 1 VI has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a really larger screen, a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a better pixel density. Xperia 1 VI has a lot better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Xperia 1 VI also has a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a way better video resolution.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB and 224 GB more internal memory. Xperia 1 VI counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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