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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2017-04-28 |
| -- | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 605 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| 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 2457 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Xperia 1 VI is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 6, getting a general score of 83.2 against 76.5. The Xperia 1 VI is a way lighter and notably thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 6. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little bit better display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has much lesser pixels per inch in the display, a way smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a much greater processing power than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Xperia 1 VI features a very superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor and higher 120 frames per second video frame rate.
The Xperia 1 VI has a very superior memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory. The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3350mAh.
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