Sony Xperia 1 V vs Motorola ThinkPhone
70
out of 100
VS
64
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Sony Xperia 1 V (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on May 11, 2023, against the Motorola ThinkPhone, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 V
- The rear camera has a 5.2x optical zoom
- 61% higher pixel density (643 vs 399 PPI)
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1761K versus 1289K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Reverse charging feature
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2038 and 1789 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Motorola ThinkPhone
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (1067 against 927 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1644 x 3840 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 643 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 376 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 158.76 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 inches) | 74.38 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8527 | - |
| Single-core score | 2038 | 1789 |
| Multi-core score | 5591 | 4473 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 603731 | 465706 |
| GPU | 426715 | 238502 |
| Memory | 255040 | 215499 |
| UX | 476393 | 370056 |
| Total score | 1761879 | 1289763 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 79% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1085 | 865 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5263 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 62% | 69% |
| Graphics test | 21 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3624 | 2816 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 1 V
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-13 (Π’ΠΈΠΌΡΡ) | AnTuTu | 1761879 |
| π 2025-03-07 (MLS) | GeekBench GPU | 8527 |
| π 2025-03-07 (MLS) | GeekBench CPU | 2038 / 5591 |
| π 2024-11-18 (Lai) | GeekBench CPU | 2025 / 5444 |
Motorola ThinkPhone
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (XfakhR) | AnTuTu | 1467208 |
| π 2025-11-14 (Samojay) | AnTuTu | 1289763 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | - | My UX |
| OS size | 40 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 68 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:37 hr | 0:54 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:03 hr | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | 14:10 hr | 12:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 136 hr | 142 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX888 | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.35" (β 0.74 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.3 - 2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 85 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5" (β 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | OmniVision the OV32B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2023 | January 2023 |
| Release date | June 2023 | January 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | $699 |
| Successor | - Sony Xperia 1 VII | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 68 W |
Further details
Notes on Motorola ThinkPhone:
- The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 1 V is definitely a better buy.
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