Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Comparing the Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia 1 II runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus runs at 2.73 GHz, making Sony Xperia 1 II the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia 1 II offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 6.4 inches, making Sony Xperia 1 II the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia 1 II's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia 1 II and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while Sony Xperia 1 II offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus delivers longer battery life with 13h 48m, while Sony Xperia 1 II delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Sony Xperia 1 II offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers 128 GB, making Sony Xperia 1 II the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia 1 II

₹54,999

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

₹39,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

28 Jun, 2021

08 Mar, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 865	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
1644x3840 px (QHD+)	1440x3040 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	10 MP + 8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	4100 mAh	6500 mAh
21W Fast Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Superb display
Smooth performance and good battery life
Excellent cameras
Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Just an evolutionary upgrade
Fiddly gesture controls
Pricey

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(3,287 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	335,100 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

8 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Mali-G76 MP12

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

Gaming Test Results

Display

Design

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71/1.7" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.4" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size Exmor RS 1.12µm pixel size

10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

N/A

8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

4100 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 25 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 21W Fast Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 48m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.060 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Sensors

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