Huawei Nova 9 vs Sony Xperia 1 VI Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia 1 VI
Huawei Nova 9 Sony Xperia 1 VI
Released · October 2021
Released · Jun 03, 2024
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
4300 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 21, 2021 May 15, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
€499 €1399

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
160 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches
162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Starry Blue, Black, Green, Violet Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.89% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19:5 ratio, 392 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo670
Octa-core
1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4
5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720
2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 642L Adreno 750
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2209
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 6791
3D Mark High
Untested 4402
3D Mark Low
Untested 2607

Battery

Type
4300 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 18min
Browsing
18h 54min
Video
7h 46min
Gaming
14h 3min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.35"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
12 MP (Laser autofocus)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Focal Length: 85-170 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.5"
Fourth camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, EIS
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
32 MP 12 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
138
Overall
144
Photo
131
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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