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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-09-21 | -- |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 6.70 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 VI is better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, getting an 83.2 score against 73.7. Xperia 1 VI's design is a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than the Xperia XA1 Plus. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 1 VI has older 14 version while Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Xperia 1 VI features a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a larger display, a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a lot higher display density. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a much better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 224 GB more internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
The Xperia 1 VI counts with a way better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a much higher image and video quality, a larger camera aperture and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
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