Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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Comparing the Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.78 GHz, while Sony Xperia 1 VI runs at 3.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Sony Xperia 1 VI offers 6.5 inches, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Sony Xperia 1 VI's OLED, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia 1 VI and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia 1 VI and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max feature a 12 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia 1 VI offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 4441 mAh, making Sony Xperia 1 VI better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia 1 VI and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Sony Xperia 1 VI
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Summary

Spec Score

89%
92%

Release Date

N/A
13 Sep, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Apple A17 Pro
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
OLED
Super Retina XDR
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1290x2796 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
4441 mAh
30W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expert Review

N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Slightly smaller & lighter
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent cameras & pro features
  • Type-C finally

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Action button performs 1 task
  • Slow charging
  • Pricey

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(3,226 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
1,545,034
AnTuTu Score

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₹159,900

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 13, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
iOS v17

OS Updates

3 Years
5 Years

Security Updates

4 Years
5 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Apple A17 Pro

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520
Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750
Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
1,545,034

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
43.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1290x2796 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

396 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.33 %
89.65 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

162 mm
159.9 mm

Width

74 mm
76.7 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

192 grams
221 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.35" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.3 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/3.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4441 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1.5 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N75 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N75 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

YesMini HDMI (Type C)
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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Not Available in any store
₹159,900