Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 197g
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21963094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69649293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU480834541740
GPU8936191120583
Memory354867549339
UX295759469620
NanoReview Score20250792681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Writing score21624n/a
Web score18765n/a
Video editing8023n/a
Data manipulation14975n/a
NanoReview Score17881n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:58 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing08:03 h09:18 h
Video Playback15:35 h18:31 h
Games05:08 h06:32 h
Standby Mode109 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 7.1x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 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/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.561/1.35
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length67 mm170 mm
SensorSamsung S53K1Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/3.941/3.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/2.551/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom135n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung 35K3LU Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.9
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.3 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 Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA 2100(Band1), 1900(Band2), 1700(Band4), 850(Band5), 800(Band6), 900(Band8), 800(Band19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)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 Yes Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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