Sony Xperia 1 V vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
85
out of 100
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91
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 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 V
- 29% higher pixel density (643 vs 500 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.1 mm narrower
- Weighs 46 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Shows 17% longer battery life (41:50 vs 35:50 hours)
- Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1263 against 930 nits)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1245K versus 1119K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1644 x 3840 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 19.3:9 |
| PPI | 643 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 850 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481 GFLOPS | ~3481 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | - | 266470 |
| GPU | - | 530016 |
| Memory | - | 245971 |
| UX | - | 204051 |
| Total score | 1119359 | 1245329 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 34.8 °C |
| Stability | - | 64% |
| Graphics test | - | 73 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12200 |
| Web score | - | 15313 |
| Video editing | - | 7784 |
| Photo editing | - | 33888 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12574 |
| Writing score | - | 19878 |
AnTuTu Smartphone Scores (28th and 15th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | - | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | - | 39.9 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | - | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (68% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:23 hr | 15:33 hr |
| Watching video | 13:04 hr | 19:27 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 06:26 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 123 hr |
General battery life
Phone Battery Life Ranking (106th and 18th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 16320 x 12240 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.2x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (200 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.35" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 200 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.3", Samsung ISOCELL HP2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 - 2.8 - Focal length: 85 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.52", Sony IMX754 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX564 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.25 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | - | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/3.24" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | - | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2023 | February 2023 |
| Release date | June 2023 | February 2023 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.4 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. It has a better camera, performance, software, battery life, and connectivity.
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