Older flagship · 2019

Sony Xperia 1

Name: Sony Xperia 1
Brand: Sony

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

An older flagship with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (3330mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.5″ OLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 855 6 / 64 GB

3330 mAh 18W charging

12 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 1 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

960 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.5″ · OLED · 1644 × 3840 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1644 × 3840 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

665 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

574,500

v10

GeekBench

2,753

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Camera

12 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.4

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony Exmor RS, 1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3330 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3330 mAh

Lab endurance

79:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.7 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

178 g · 8.2 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

167.0 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

178 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

Independent Test Scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1644 × 3840 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lighter in hand

178 g vs 194 g

Lower benchmark score

575k vs 816k AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

575k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

178 g vs 150 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

Independent Test Scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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