Sony Xperia 1 VI vs Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
79
out of 100
VS
72
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Sony Xperia 1 VI (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on May 15, 2024, against the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9010 and came out 1 month 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 VI
- 81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2096K versus 1155K)
- The rear camera has a 7.1x optical zoom
- Shows 9% longer battery life (29:19 vs 26:51 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1298 against 1090 nits)
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 15% higher pixel density (457 vs 396 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1260 x 2844 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 457 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 91.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 363 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pura 70 Ultra
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Xperia 1 VI
6.5″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 74 mm (2.91 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green | White, Black, Green, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Maleoon 910 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1540 |
| Single-core score | 2125 | 1421 |
| Multi-core score | 6119 | 4323 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 562725 | 497899 |
| GPU | 735671 | 161086 |
| Memory | 319925 | 260948 |
| UX | 478260 | 235139 |
| Total score | 2096581 | 1155792 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 68% | - |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1553 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7505 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1393 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14369 | 8954 |
| Video editing | 8074 | 5507 |
| Photo editing | 33057 | 20710 |
| Data manipulation | 16875 | 9506 |
| Writing score | 19796 | 13994 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 1 VI
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-11-19 (Belgieca) | AnTuTu 11 | 2096581 |
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-01-11 (Wal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1155331 |
| 📘 2025-09-30 -> Kolya15 | AnTuTu 11 | 1155792 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Danil) | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2025-09-12 (Danil) | AnTuTu 11 | 1282198 |
| 📘 2025-09-12 -> Kolya15 | AnTuTu 11 | 1155792 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | HarmonyOS (Can be upgraded to HarmonyOS 4.2) |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:45 hr | 09:30 hr |
| Watching video | 20:22 hr | 16:47 hr |
| Gaming | 07:25 hr | 05:35 hr |
| Standby | 127 hr | 139 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (59th and 111th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 7.1x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX888 | Sony IMX989 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.35" (≈ 0.74 inch) | 1/0" (≈ Infinity inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 - 3.5 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 170 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Omnivision OV40A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 85 |
| Preview | - | 82 |
| Zoom | - | 164 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei Pura 70 Ultra from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.4 | 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 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | April 2024 |
| Release date | June 2024 | April 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | $1499 |
| Successor | - Sony Xperia 1 VII | - Huawei Pura 80 Ultra |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Xperia 1 VI:
- Wi-Fi 7 support depends on the region.
*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 VI is definitely a better buy.
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