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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android |
| -- | 2018-06-08 |
| -- | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.78 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI has a global score of 83.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 general score. The Xperia 1 VI design is lighter and thinner than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. The Xperia 1 VI works with Android 14 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit better display than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2244, a lot less pixels per inch of screen and a little bit smaller screen.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a much more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has 6 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xperia 1 VI shoots much clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also has a way bigger sensor capturing way higher quality videos and pictures, higher 120 frames per second video frame rate and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
The Xperia 1 VI features a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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