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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2021-03-18 |
| -- | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 7.80 ounces |
| Black | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 605 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has an overall score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M12's global score of 80. The Sony Xperia 1 VI construction is noticeably lighter and thinner than Galaxy M12. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has a more recent 14 version and Galaxy M12 has Android 10, giving a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks.
Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because it has way more pixels per screen inch, a bit bigger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. The Galaxy M12 features a really superior hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Xperia 1 VI counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Xperia 1 VI also has a bigger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Xperia 1 VI counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1 TB, the Xperia 1 VI also has 256 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M12 counts with greater battery life than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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