Sony Xperia XZ1 vs LG V20 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ1

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Sony Xperia XZ1 or LG V20 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ1 LG V20
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Release date 2017, August 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.89 in 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.07 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 174 g | 6.14 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Aluminum body (6000 series)
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Colors Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue Titan, Silver, Pink
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 260 EUR 350 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.7" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 90.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.6% 72.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 513 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2'', no AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 5 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 398 306
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1262 539
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1355
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 562
GeekBench 5 Single Core 372 293
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1474 659
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1880 1569
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6179 3492
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7775 6371
GeekBench 4 Battery 1878

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE-A Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 33
Edge Yes Class 33
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS (market dependen
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 32-bit/192kHz audio
-B&O Play certified
-24-bit/48kHz audio recording
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual F8342 with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: H990N (Hong Kong); H990DS (Global Dual-SIM); H910 (AT&T); H918 (T-Mobile); LS997 (Sprint); US996 (US Cellular); VS995 (Verizon); H990T (Mexico). Also known as LG V20 Dual H990DS/H990N with d

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