Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VII - Which is better?

Google Pixel 7 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

72 out 100
Google Pixel 7 Pro
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7 Pro Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 212g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VII
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 7 Pro
vs
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 512 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7 Pro
1087 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
sRGB gamut97 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7 Pro
88.3 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 672 1536
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7 Pro
1404
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7 Pro
3368
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14043094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33689293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7 Pro
939448
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU241450541740
GPU2978461120583
Memory185192549339
UX214960469620
NanoReview Score9394482681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7 Pro
6383
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °Cn/a
Stability71 %n/a
Graphics Test38 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6383n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7 Pro
11564
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Writing score16136n/a
Web score9151n/a
Video editing6755n/a
Data manipulation10868n/a
NanoReview Score11564n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:49 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7 Pro
18:28
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing07:06 h09:18 h
Video Playback12:49 h18:31 h
Games04:48 h06:32 h
Standby Mode83 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 7.1x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 126 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.311/1.35
Pixel size1.2 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length120 mm170 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM1Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.551/3.5
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSony IMX381Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/2.91/1.56
Pixel size1.25 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7 Pro
148
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7 Pro
143
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7 Pro
147
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom143n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.9
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7 Pro
140
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7 Pro
146
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.2 6.0
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 2100(Band1), 1900(Band2), 1700(Band4), 850(Band5), 800(Band6), 900(Band8), 800(Band19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7 Pro
88.4 dB
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2022 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 1 VII the clear winner in this comparison.

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