Sony Xperia 1 VII vs Xiaomi 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2025	Oct 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1499 12GB/512GB - €1599

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm	5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.95 oz / 197.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black	Black, Blue, Pink, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI	2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Second camera
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	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	50 MP Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
WLAN
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	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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