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Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • Chipset

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • battery

  • General

  • Charging

  • body

  • SIM card

  • Build

  • Weight

  • Dimensions

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • USB

  • WLAN

  • Radio

  • Bluetooth

  • features

  • Sensors

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Speed

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Technology

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Samsung Galaxy S21
Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • launch

  • Announced

    Not announced yet

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

    Android 11, One UI 3.1

  • CPU

    Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International

  • GPU

    Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660

  • Chipset

    Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International

  • camera

  • Rear

    Tripple: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video

  • Front

    10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF

  • Video

    8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

  • Features

    LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    6.2 inches, 94.1 cm2

  • Resolution

    1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)

  • Technology

    Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

  • battery

  • General

    Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable

  • Charging

    Fast charging 25W

  • body

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Build

    Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

  • Weight

    169 g (5.96 oz, 0.37 lb)

  • Dimensions

    151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

  • NFC

    Yes

  • USB

    USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Radio

    FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)

  • Bluetooth

    5.0, A2DP, LE

  • features

  • Sensors

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    No

  • network

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2022, May 11

  • Status

    Available. Released 2022, June 11

  • platform

  • OS

    Android 12, upgradable to Android 13

  • CPU

    Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

  • GPU

    Adreno 730

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

  • camera

  • Rear

    Triple 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 125mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3.5x-5.2x continuous optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)

  • Front

    12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

  • Video

    4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

  • Features

    Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

  • display

  • Size

    6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2

  • Resolution

    1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)

  • Technology

    OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

  • battery

  • General

    Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

  • Charging

    30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

  • body

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Build

  • Weight

    185 g (6.53 oz, 0.41 lb)

  • Dimensions

    165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, Violet, White

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

  • comms

  • GPS

    GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

  • NFC

    Yes

  • USB

    USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

  • Radio

    No

  • Bluetooth

    5.2, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Speed

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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