Apple iPhone 15 vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

Apple
iPhone 15

Sony
Xperia 1 VII
At a glance
- Brand
- Apple
- Sony
- Release date
- September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
- May 2025, 1 years ago
- Launch price
- € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices
- 2.763.288 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 97% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.5"
- Resolution
- 1179 x 2556 px QHD
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled Super Retina XDR
- Oled
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 396 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 60Hz refresh rate, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch
- Without Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 800 cd/m², HDR, DCI-P3, 100% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- CPU
- 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- CPU type
- Hexa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 3.46 GHz
- 4.32 GHz
- GPU
- 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz
- Adreno 830
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX904
- Sony IMX888
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.17 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.4"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- Sony IMX714
- Sony IMX663
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 1.22 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 3349 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 20.0W
- Yes , 30.0W
- Wireless charging
- 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored
- Reverse wireless charging
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1400 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 34h
- ~ 44h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- NVMe
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 71.6 mm 147.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 74.0 mm 162.0 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 171 g
- 197 g
- Materials
- Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass
- Aluminium alloy , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Colors
- Black Blue Yellow Pink Green
- Black Purple Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP65 , IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 181 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- iOS 18 iOS 18
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- —
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), GAVDP (Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profile), GAP (Generic Access Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), SPP (Serial Port Protocol), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HDP (Health Device Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- No
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers

















