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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2017-06-01 |
| -- | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 605 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a bit better than Xperia XZ Premium, with a score of 83.2 against 79.8. The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a incredibly thinner and a lot lighter phone than the Xperia XZ Premium. Xperia XZ Premium has an incredibly better looking display than Xperia 1 VI, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen pixels density and a bit higher 2160 x 3840 pixels resolution.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a much more powerful CPU than Xperia 1 VI, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Sony Xperia 1 VI captures much better photos and videos than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 VI also has a much higher resolution back camera, faster video frame rate, a larger aperture for better low light photography and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3230mAh.
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