Sony Xperia 1 V vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2023	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$1399	12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1420 12GB/1TB - $1660

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches 165 x 71 x 8.3 mm	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Khaki Green, Platinum Silver	Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2373 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1994	3137
GeekBench 6 Multi
5167	9769
3D Mark High
3613	6208
3D Mark Low
1999	2981

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 21min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 26min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 85-16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.2x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-125 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5"	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

127

Overall

129

Photo

124

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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