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Apple iPhone 9 Plus vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

Apple iPhone 9 Plus

$549

80% SPEC SCORE

Sony Xperia 1 VII

$1,771

81% SPEC SCORE

Honor 300

$535

86% SPEC SCORE

Huawei nova 13 Pro

$598

85% SPEC SCORE

OVERVIEW

Display

Screen Size: 5.5 inches

(750 X 1334 pixels)

Screen Size: 6.5 inches

(1080 X 2340 pixels)

120 Refresh rate

Camera

12 MP (Single Camera)

7 MP Selfie

1080P Video

48+12+48 MP (Triple Camera)

12 MP Selfie

4K Video

Hardware

Bionic A13

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite

iOS 13.0

Android 15

Battery

Li-Ion

2750 mAh

5000 mAh

Storage

4GB RAM, 64GB

12GB RAM, 256GB

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

LAUNCH DATE

Announced Date

2025, May 13

Released Date

2020, April 15 (Expected)

2025, June 04

Status

Coming Soon

Available

DISPLAY

Type

LCD Screen

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Size

Screen Size: 5.5

Screen Size: 6.5

Surface Area: 103.7 cm²

Screen To Body Ratio: 86.5%

Color

16M Colors

1B colors

Resolution

750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio

Pixel Density

251 ppi

396 ppi

Always on Display

BODY

Dimensions

Height: 162 mm (6.38 inch)

Width: 74 mm (2.91 inch)

Depth: 8.2 mm (0.32 inch)

Weight

197g (6.95 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

SIM

Single Sim, GSM

Nano-SIM + eSIM, Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Resistance

IP65/IP68 Dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

MAIN CAMERA

Rear Camera

Single Camera:

➤ 12 MP, AF

Triple Camera:

➤ 48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
➤ 12 MP, f/2.3, f/3.5, 85mm (telephoto), 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF
➤ 48 MP, f/2.0, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

Features

Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Video

1080p@30fps

4K@24/30/60/120fpsHDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

7 MP

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm

Features

HDR

Video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

SOFTWARE & HARDWARE

Current Version: iOS 13.0

Current Version: Android 15

Upgradable To: up to 4 major Android upgrades

Chipset

Processor: Bionic A13

Processor: Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite

CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-Core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Apple GPU

Adreno 830

BATTERY

Type

Li-Ion

Capacity

2750 mAh

5000 mAh

Removable

Charging

30W wired PD3.0, PPS 50% in 30 min

15W wireless

Reverse wireless

STORAGE

Internal Memory

64GB 4GB RAM

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN

yes, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, tri-band

Bluetooth

5.0

6.0, LE, A2DP, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS, Glonass

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB 2.0

USB Type-C 3.2, video output, OTG

Infrared port

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Sound jack

Yes, 3.5

Other

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio, Dynamic vibration system, Snapdragon Sound

PERFORMANCE

AnTuTu Score

2062177 (v10)

GeekBench

9293 (v6)

SENSORS

Features

Accelerometer, Proximity , Gyroscope, Compass

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Other

Native Sony Alpha camera support

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors

Silver, Space Gray, Gold

Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Models

XQ-FS54, XQFS54EUKCG.GC, XQFS54EUKCV.GC, XQFS54EUKCB.GC, PDX256

Which Mobile Phone is Better: Apple iPhone 9 Plus or Sony Xperia 1 VII ?

Have a look at the benefits of this Apple iPhone 9 Plus and Sony Xperia 1 VII given by our tech specs.

Pros of Sony Xperia 1 VII

Sony Xperia 1 VII provides 2250mAh more battery capacity, ensuring extended power for heavy use.
Offers a 15% larger screen (6.5 inches vs 5.5 inches), ideal for media consumption and gaming.
This Device camera captures 48MP sharper and more vibrant photos, ideal for photography enthusiasts.
Offers 67% more RAM (12GB vs 4GB), providing smoother multitasking and better performance.
Provides 8x storage capacity (512GB vs 64GB), allowing you to store more apps, media, and files.