Sony Xperia 1 II vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2020	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 166 x 72 x 7.9 mm	5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	5.78 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple	Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 585	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 650
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 7min

Browsing

8h 40min

Video

8h 59min

Gaming

7h 51min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4"	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n77, n78, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 19, 2020 FCC ID value: PY7-65375K	Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.21 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A75 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11

non 5G variant

Memory	8GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.37 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.67 W/kg

for Verizon

Storage expansion	not expandable
5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

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