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Sony Xperia 1 VII vs Xperia 1 V

84 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
VS
70 out of 100
Sony Xperia 1 V
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sony Xperia 1 V

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 V, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years 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
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2994K versus 1761K)
  • Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (1461 against 927 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 7.1x optical zoom
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3094 and 2038 points
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 V
  • 62% higher pixel density (643 vs 396 PPI)
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Xperia 1 V 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 72% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Sony Xperia 1 V to Sony Xperia 1 VII makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and camera.

Tests and specifications

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

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 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.8%
PWM 240 Hz 376 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Xperia 1 VII +58%
1461 nits
Xperia 1 V
927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162 mm (6.38 inches) 165 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 71 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Purple Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Bad (1.78/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 181 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Xperia 1 VII +3%
86.5%
Xperia 1 V
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Sony Xperia 1 V
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Sony Xperia 1 VII and Sony Xperia 1 V
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xperia 1 VII +52%
3094
Xperia 1 V
2038
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xperia 1 VII +66%
9293
Xperia 1 V
5591
Compute Score (GPU)
Xperia 1 VII +164%
22537
Xperia 1 V
8527
Compute Score (GPU) 22537 8527
Single-core score 3094 2038
Multi-core score 9293 5591
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Xperia 1 VII +70%
2994112
Xperia 1 V
1761879
CPU 894222 603731
GPU 1129058 426715
Memory 372780 255040
UX 598052 476393
Total score 2994112 1761879
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Xperia 1 VII +106%
2240
Xperia 1 V
1085
Stability 64% 79%
Graphics test 17 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2240 1085
3DMark Solar Bay
Xperia 1 VII +100%
10520
Xperia 1 V
5263
Stability - 72%
Graphics test 40 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 46 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 39 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 33 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 10520 5263
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 62%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3624
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 19154 -
Video editing 8199 -
Photo editing 34682 -
Data manipulation 18223 -
Writing score 24878 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#112th place)
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πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 (Π’ΠΈΠΌΡƒΡ€)AnTuTu 111761879
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-07 (MLS)Geekbench 6 GPU8527
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-07 (MLS)Geekbench 6 CPU2038 / 5591
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-18 (Lai)Geekbench 6 CPU2025 / 5444
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
OS size 32 GB 40 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes Yes
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 1:37 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:18 hr 07:03 hr
Watching video 18:31 hr 14:10 hr
Gaming 06:32 hr 05:40 hr
Standby 90 hr 136 hr
General battery life
Xperia 1 VII
23:28 hr
Xperia 1 V +1%
23:47 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 7.1x Optical, 5.2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX888 Sony IMX888
Sensor size 1/1.35" (β‰ˆ 0.74 inch) 1/1.35" (β‰ˆ 0.74 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 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/2.3 - 2.8
Focal length 170 mm 85 mm
Sensor Sony IMX650 Sony IMX650
Sensor size 1/3.5" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) 1/3.5" (β‰ˆ 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 IMX563
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.25 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) 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 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 6.0 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
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 20
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
89 dB
Xperia 1 V +2%
90.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2025 May 2023
Release date June 2025 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $1399
Successor - - Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 1 VII is definitely a better buy.

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19 (35.2%)
35 (64.8%)
Total votes: 54

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