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| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-09-19 | -- |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 5.50 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a score of 83.2, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ1's score of 78.3. The Sony Xperia 1 VI body is incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than Sony Xperia XZ1. The Xperia XZ1 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xperia 1 VI features a bit better looking screen than Xperia XZ1, because it has a lot bigger display, a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and more pixels per inch in the display. Xperia 1 VI features a much better camera than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xperia 1 VI also has a bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos, a much bigger camera sensor providing a way better image quality, better 120 fps video frame rate and a back camera with a lot better 48 MP resolution.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ1, because although it has an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with more internal storage. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a way better battery life than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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