Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - €1499 12GB/512GB - €1599

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2173 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.05 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 16GB/512GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (13, 12)	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3084
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9267
3D Mark High
Untested	6342
3D Mark Low
Untested	4077

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 42min

Video

6h 32min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

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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" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 7.1x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.2x Aperture size: F2.3	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 3.1	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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave Europe version - n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 Europe version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

For Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46

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