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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 1, with an 88.9 score against 82.6. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is an a lot thicker and much heavier cellphone than Sony Xperia 1. Xperia 1 counts with a better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1644 x 3840 resolution and a much greater display pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a bit better CPU than Sony Xperia 1, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has 6 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features just a bit better camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing photos and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor and a back facing camera with a much higher 108 mega-pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features longer battery life than Xperia 1, because it has a 4050mAh battery capacity.
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