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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2014-09-29 |
| -- | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.21 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 a bit better than the Galaxy Note4's 77.6 general score. Xperia 1 VI is a a lot thinner and extremely lighter device than Galaxy Note4. The Galaxy Note4 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 has a little bit better screen than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a bit smaller display, a just a little lower pixels number per inch in the screen and a lot lower resolution of 1440 x 2560. Xperia 1 VI counts with a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has 224 GB more internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia 1 VI features a much better battery life than Galaxy Note4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh. Sony Xperia 1 VI takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a larger aperture to take better captures in low light environments, higher video frame rate, a way larger back camera sensor and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
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