Sony Xperia 1 VII vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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Comparing the Sony Xperia 1 VII vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 4.47 GHz, while Sony Xperia 1 VII runs at 4.32 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Sony Xperia 1 VII offers 6.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Sony Xperia 1 VII's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Sony Xperia 1 VII offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia 1 VII and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra feature a 12 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Sony Xperia 1 VII and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia 1 VII and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Sony Xperia 1 VII
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
22 Jan, 2025
19 Sep, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite
Snapdragon 8 Elite
Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 7.1x Optical Zoom)
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
3692 mAh
30W Fast Charging
45W Fast Charging
40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expert Review

N/A
8.6/10
8.3/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance & battery life
  • AI & software features
  • Lighter than before
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • S Pen misses out on Air Actions
  • Pricey
  • Incremental upgrade over predecessor
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

N/A
4.6/5
(6,584 ratings)
4.6/5
(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
2,209,231
AnTuTu Score
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 51m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹99,999
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₹79,999
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₹99,900
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 22, 2025
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
Android v15
iOS v26

OS Updates

4 Years
7 Years
N/A

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Years
N/A

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
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Apple A19
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Processor

Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 830
Adreno 830
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB
12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber
Vapor Chamber

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
2,209,231
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
14.0 s
16.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.5 %
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
2600 nits
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
N/A
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

396 ppi
498 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.33 %
92.31 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Design

Height

162 mm
162.8 mm
149.6 mm

Width

74 mm
77.6 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.2 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

197 grams
218 grams
177 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2
Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX5 IPX8 IP6X
Yes Water resistant 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
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view1/1.35" sensor size 2.24µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 ISO-CELL 0.6µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 2.0µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.7µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.3 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/3.5" sensor size 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.52" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/3.4111 mm focal length 1/2.52" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Laser Autofocus Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
16000 x 12500 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes 25W Wireless Charging
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
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 51m
N/A

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

N/A
43m 54s
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 1700(band 66) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 12)
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 700(band 12) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 1700(band 66) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

YesMini HDMI (Type C)
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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