Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 1 IV and Apple iPhone 17 - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Apple iPhone 17

67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
VS
92 out 100
Apple iPhone 17
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Apple iPhone 17

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 IV Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Apple iPhone 17, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3692mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17
  • Lighter design: 177g vs 185g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 IV and Apple iPhone 17
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:
Sony Xperia 1 IV
vs
Apple iPhone 17

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.5 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)480 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %
Apple iPhone 17
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 IV and Apple iPhone 17 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Apple A19
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) n/a
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 n/a
Process Samsung n/a
Transistor Size 4 nm n/a
Neural Processor Hexagon n/a
Graphics Adreno 730 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 818 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Apple iPhone 17
3720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Apple iPhone 17
10589
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14663720
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)389810589
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
Apple iPhone 17
2116678
CPU270941510193
GPU341298792974
Memory175475367866
UX207971445645
NanoReview Score9956852116678
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.3 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6192n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Writing score16836n/a
Web score8963n/a
Video editing6103n/a
Data manipulation10724n/a
NanoReview Score12147n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 26
OS Size 37 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3692 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:42 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Web Browsing05:38 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:39 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX557n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.3n/a
Focal length85 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Apple iPhone 17
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview59n/a
Zoom116n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 20 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.9 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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, A2DP 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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB
Apple iPhone 17
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 the clear winner in this comparison.

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