Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm	6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red	Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
OLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
86.59 %	85.26 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.3GHz Cortex-X4 + 5x 3.2GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G68
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS)	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

18h 54min

Video

7h 46min

Gaming

14h 3min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 21min

Browsing

11h 14min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

5h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Laser autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5"	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

138

Overall

144

Photo

131

Video

122

Overall

127

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 1399	$ 299

Availability

Officially announced
May 15, 2024	Mar 01, 2025

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Sony Xperia 1 VI Specs	Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Specs
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