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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 14 | Android 12 |
| -- | 2022-11-01 |
| -- | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.60 ounces |
| Black | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Xperia 1 VI has a global score of 83.2, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's overall score of 75.7. The Xperia 1 VI body is much lighter and noticeably thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 1 VI has a newer 14 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12, providing some nice extra features and performance tweaks.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a little bit better screen than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a way worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, a quite smaller screen and a much worse quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. Xperia 1 VI features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia 1 VI has a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia 1 VI also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a battery lifetime that's just as good as Xperia 1 VI's battery lifetime. Xperia 1 VI takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has a worse (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with less MP, and they both have the same aperture, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
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