Sony Xperia R1 Plus vs Sony Xperia XA1

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Comparing the Sony Xperia R1 Plus vs Sony Xperia XA1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XA1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Sony Xperia R1 Plus runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia XA1 the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia R1 Plus offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Sony Xperia XA1 offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia R1 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia R1 Plus and Sony Xperia XA1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XA1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Sony Xperia R1 Plus offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia XA1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia R1 Plus and Sony Xperia XA1 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia R1 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 2620 mAh, while Sony Xperia XA1 offers 2300 mAh, making Sony Xperia R1 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia R1 Plus and Sony Xperia XA1 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Sony Xperia R1 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while Sony Xperia XA1 has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Nov, 2017
11 Apr, 2017
23 Mar, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 430
MediaTek MT6757
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1570 px (HD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

2620 mAh
2300 mAh
7000 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
64 GB
N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4/5
(7,882 ratings)
3.7/5
(6,364 ratings)
4.2/5
(14,969 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Mar 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937
MediaTek MT6757
MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835
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Processor

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505
Mali-T880 MP2
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

3 GB
3 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1570 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
N/A
700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
900 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Pixel Density

282 ppi
294 ppi
254 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
180 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.59 %
70.78 %
87.52 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

146 mm
145 mm
166.07 mm

Width

73.2 mm
67 mm
77.93 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm
8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

154 grams
143 grams
212 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
23 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.3" sensor size IMX300 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus
No

OIS

No
No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5536 x 4152 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes
No

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2620 mAh
2300 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging
Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
Side

Other Sensors

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

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