Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 IV Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 190g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 IV and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
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 OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 20:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
817 nits
sRGB gamut99 %95.7 %
PWM (Flicker)480 Hz227 Hz
Response time2 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 159.8 mm (6.29 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple
- White
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 IV and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
3392
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14661230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38983392
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
773985
CPU270941228069
GPU341298255465
Memory175475124277
UX207971166174
NanoReview Score995685773985
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
3875
Max Surface Temp.43.3 °C37.9 °C
Stability70 %91 %
Graphics Test37 fps23 fps
Graphics Score61923875
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
11992
Writing score1683613128
Web score896310145
Video editing61037149
Data manipulation107249664
NanoReview Score1214711992

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 37 GB 25.6 GB
UI Skin n/a One UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 30 min) Yes (37% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:42 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
22:18
Web Browsing05:38 h08:09 h
Video Playback10:08 h13:42 h
Games04:39 h05:01 h
Standby Mode85 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5.2x Optical, 3x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX557Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.71/1.76
Pixel size1.8 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.4
Focal length85 mm76 mm
SensorSony IMX650Hynix HI-847
Sensor size1/3.51/4.5
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX563n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview59n/a
Zoom116n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.9 1/2.74
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G
90.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 700
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 15 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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