Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Samsung Galaxy A35 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 1 VI

Sony Xperia 1 VI

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Samsung Galaxy A35

Samsung Galaxy A35

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Sony Xperia 1 VI or Samsung Galaxy A35 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 1 VI Samsung Galaxy A35
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Release date 2024, May 15 2024, March 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm | 6.38 x 6.38 x 2.91 in 161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.07 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back
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Colors Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon
Battery 5000 mAh, , non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology LTPO OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.6" in
Screen area 103.7 cm2 106.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.5% 84.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 396 PPI 390 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
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- 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, up to 3 major Android upgrades Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) - Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 750 Mali-G68 MP5
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 587481
Antutu 10 CPU 191502
Antutu 10 GPU 166953
Antutu 10 Mem 93544
Antutu 10 UX 191502
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1017
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2988

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM or Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio
-Dynamic vibration system
-Snapdragon Sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity
Other extras
- Native Sony Alpha camera support
- 30W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging
-Reverse Wireless charging
- IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

- Circle to Search
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

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