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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-05-20 | -- |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 7.02 ounces | -- |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 VI is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, having a general score of 83.2 against 76.6. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has newer 14 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, giving you a couple nice extra features and performance improvements. The Sony Xperia 1 VI is a noticeably thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much powerful CPU than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Xperia 1 VI features just a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a little bigger display, a much better pixels quantity per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840.
The Xperia 1 VI features a much better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have a 48 MP camera in the back, the Xperia 1 VI also counts with a much bigger sensor providing a much better image quality and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory. Xperia 1 VI's battery performance is just as good as the battery duration in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although the Xperia 1 VI has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5020mAh.
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