Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VII - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

69 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, 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 Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 234g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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:
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
vs
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 900 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Ceramic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (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 Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14633094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39119293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU246800541740
GPU2602941120583
Memory182528549339
UX233954469620
NanoReview Score9235762681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test31 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5285n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (67 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing06:28 h09:18 h
Video Playback11:22 h18:31 h
Games04:38 h06:32 h
Standby Mode90 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 7.1x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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/2.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN2Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.121/1.35
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/2.3 - 3.5
Focal length120 mm170 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/21/3.5
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
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, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 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 Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19WCDMA 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/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/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 category24n/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
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 n/a 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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