Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

76 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
VS
67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Sony Xperia 1 IV, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 Poco F6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 209g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV
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 Poco F6 Pro
vs
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1201 nits
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz480 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.86 mm (6.33 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.21 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
89.1 %
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1990
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
5166
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19901466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51663898
Geekbench Compute (GPU)8246n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1584363
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
CPU369576270941
GPU624063341298
Memory315290175475
UX275434207971
NanoReview Score1584363995685
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.3 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6192
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Writing scoren/a16836
Web scoren/a8963
Video editingn/a6103
Data manipulationn/a10724
NanoReview Scoren/a12147

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (64% in 15 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:27 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
19:08
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Web Browsing07:12 h05:38 h
Video Playback09:49 h10:08 h
Games05:17 h04:39 h
Standby Mode103 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5.2x
Flash LED Dual 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 (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX8000Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.551/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.3
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a59
Zoomn/a116
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 20 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.9
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)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 category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
88.7 dB
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 1599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No

Note

Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro:

The Chinese version of this phone released under Redmi K70 name.

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

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