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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 79.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2023-12-11 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Brave Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.76") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Xperia 1 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A25 5G, getting an 82.6 score against 79.9. The Xperia 1 is an older phone than Galaxy A25 5G, but Sony managed to build it just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Xperia 1 has a much more powerful processor than Galaxy A25 5G. They have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
Sony Xperia 1 counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A25 5G, because although it has much worse brightness, and they both have a screen with the same size, the Sony Xperia 1 also counts with a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px and way more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A25 5G has a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Xperia 1, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A25 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A25 5G has a superior camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a lower image quality and a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G also counts with a lot higher resolution camera in the back and better 30 fps video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy A25 5G counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia 1, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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