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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2019-05-29 | -- |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a score of 82.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy S23 Ultra's score of 81.5. Xperia 1 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels density and a better resolution of 1644 x 3840px. Xperia 1 counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S23 Ultra, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Xperia 1 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia 1 features a much powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra takes much better pictures and videos than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for shooting photos and/or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way larger camera sensor taking way better quality videos and photos and a lot better 200 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a way better battery life than Xperia 1, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3330mAh.
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