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Sony Xperia 1 VII vs Xperia 1 II

83 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
VS
53 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 II
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony Xperia 1 II

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Sony Xperia 1 VII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on May 13, 2025, against the Sony Xperia 1 II, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 5 years and 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2994K versus 973K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 143% higher peak brightness (1487 against 613 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 7.1x optical zoom
  • Shows 38% longer battery life (23:28 vs 16:57 hours)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 12
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • The phone is 5 years and 3 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 II
  • 62% higher pixel density (643 vs 396 PPI)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Weighs 16 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Xperia 1 II crucial features
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.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 98% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Sony Xperia 1 II to Sony Xperia 1 VII is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Xperia 1 VII
vs
Xperia 1 II

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1644 x 3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
PPI 396 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 580 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 123.3%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 1 VII +143%
1487 nits
Xperia 1 II
613 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 165.1 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Bad (1.78/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 181 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 1 VII +3%
86.5%
Xperia 1 II
84.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Sony Xperia 1 II
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max clock 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Sony Xperia 1 II
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 1 VII +163%
3094
Xperia 1 II
1175
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 1 VII +172%
9293
Xperia 1 II
3415
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 1 VII +663%
22537
Xperia 1 II
2954
Compute Score (GPU) 22537 2954
Single-core score 3094 1175
Multi-core score 9293 3415
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 1 VII +208%
2994112
Xperia 1 II
973499
CPU 894222 383618
GPU 1129058 143676
Memory 372780 167196
UX 598052 279009
Total score 2994112 973499
Samples Less than 3 [8 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 64% -
Graphics test 17 FPS -
Graphics score 2240 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 40 FPS -
Section 1 46 FPS -
Section 2 39 FPS -
Section 3 33 FPS -
Graphics score 10520 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 6 FPS
Graphics score - 1102
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Xperia 1 VII +73%
19524
Xperia 1 II
11302
Web score 19154 8599
Video editing 8199 5819
Photo editing 34682 28906
Data manipulation 18223 8515
Writing score 24878 14916
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#116th place)
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Recent User Tests

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📘 2026-07-23 (Teddy)AnTuTu 11955212
📘 2026-07-21 -> lightareofAnTuTu 11927027
📘 2026-06-30 (Anh Peter)AnTuTu 11976506
📘 2026-03-29 (DINO)AnTuTu 11970506
📘 2026-03-19 -> MinhAnTuTu 11978910
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1000 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
OS size 32 GB 20 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 21 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes Yes (11 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 1:55 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:18 hr 05:14 hr
Watching video 18:31 hr 09:52 hr
Gaming 06:32 hr 03:47 hr
Standby 90 hr 97 hr
General battery life
Xperia 1 VII +38%
23:28 hr
Xperia 1 II
16:57 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 7.1x Optical, 3x
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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 124°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth: 0.3 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX888 Sony IMX557
Sensor size 1/1.35" (≈ 0.74 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.3 - 3.5 f/2.4
Focal length 170 mm 70 mm
Sensor Sony IMX650 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 II from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 6.0 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 22
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Xperia 1 VII +14%
89 dB
Xperia 1 II
78.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 February 2020
Release date June 2025 July 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $1200
Successor - - Sony Xperia 1 VII
SAR (body) - 1.67 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included -
*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 VII is definitely a better buy.

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