Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Sony Xperia 10 VII - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 10 VII

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
66 out 100
Sony Xperia 10 VII
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Sony Xperia 10 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Sony Xperia 10 VII, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3. 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 10 VII
  • Lighter design: 168g vs 232g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Sony Xperia 10 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:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Sony Xperia 10 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Sony Xperia 10 VII
1070 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 153 mm (6.02 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Sony Xperia 10 VII
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Sony Xperia 10 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1010 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 517.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Sony Xperia 10 VII
1019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Sony Xperia 10 VII
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22711019
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71193078
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2108
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Sony Xperia 10 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Sony Xperia 10 VII
641416
CPU432608209526
GPU801870155058
Memory418926136299
UX301299140533
NanoReview Score1954703641416
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °Cn/a
Stability59 %n/a
Graphics Test96 fpsn/a
Graphics Score16056n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Writing score22590n/a
Web score18325n/a
Video editing8000n/a
Data manipulation15921n/a
NanoReview Score18029n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 15
OS Size 28 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:47 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Sony Xperia 10 VII
25:29
Web Browsing10:18 h10:59 h
Video Playback18:00 h14:55 h
Games05:51 h05:17 h
Standby Mode122 h121 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length111 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.0
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom145n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/4.0
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA 2100(Band 1), 1700(Band 4), 850(Band 5), 900(Band 8)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB
Sony Xperia 10 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 399
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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