Sony XPERIA 1 vs. Honor 70

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA 1 and Honor 70. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA 1 vs. Honor 70 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 167 mm 161.4 mm Sony XPERIA 1 has greater height than Honor 70.
Width 72 mm 73.3 mm Honor 70 has greater width than Sony XPERIA 1.
Depth 8.2 mm 7.91 mm Honor 70 is narrower than Sony XPERIA 1.
Weight 178 g 178 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Black | Purple Midnight black | Emerald Green | Crystal silver
Body Material Metal frame, Gorilla glass 6 -
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, drop-proof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor 70 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65 -
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 2.99 W/kg (limb), 0.79 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.67" Honor 70 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA 1.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3840 x 1644 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA 1 has better screen resolution than Honor 70.
Display Format 4K Full HD+
Aspect Ratio 21:9 20:09
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio 1000000:1 -
HDR Yes - Sony XPERIA 1 has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, CinemaWide display, Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine FullView Display, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, dual-curve display, Super Curved Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed 2.8 GHz 2.5 GHz Sony XPERIA 1 has higher clock speed than Honor 70.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA 1 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Honor 70 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA 1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor 70 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1.
Sensor Size 1/2.6" 1/1.49" Sony XPERIA 1 has better camera sensor size than Honor 70.
Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.9 Sony XPERIA 1 has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (FoV) 78 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sony XPERIA 1 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 2x -
Digital Zoom 5x 10x Honor 70 has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA 1.
Special Effects HDR, Blur HDR, Portrait bokeh
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Camera Modes SteadyShot, Super Slow-mo Night mode, Super Macro Mode, Ultra Wide-angle, Solo Cut mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, EIS video stabilisation, Cinema Pro powered by CineAlta, Look colour management pre-sets, BIONZ X for mobile, RAW noise reduction, Eye AF, up to 10fps AF/AE, 3D Creator, 30s manual exposure, Professional LOOK colour settings Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Subject-Tracking Auto-Focus, Super Sensing Camera, Instant All-Pixel Focus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 70 has better second camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/3.4" -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Honor 70 has better second camera lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 135 degree(s) 122 degree(s) Sony XPERIA 1 has larger second camera lens field of view than Honor 70.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 1 has higher resolution third camera than Honor 70.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/3.4" -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 45 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sony XPERIA 1 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 70 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4.0" -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Sony XPERIA 1 has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Portrait selfie effects -
Camera Modes (Front) SteadyShot Beauty mode, Portrait with HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Honor 70 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 3264 x 2448 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 2520 x 1080
Camera Features (Front) 3D Creator -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3330 mAh 4800 mAh Honor 70 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA 1.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 70 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 70 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, 5G NR, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, HOGP SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF, DSD, LDAC, MXMF, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, ALAC, OPUS, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP, iMelody, Vorbis, apt-X HD, AAC-ELD, ADTS, WAVE, SMF, AIF, AIFC, DSEE HX WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, TS, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265, 3GPP, 3GPP2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, Cinematic Dolby Atmos sound, Qualcomm aptX HD audio HONOR Histen
FEATURES Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor, RGBC-IR sensor, Significant motion detector, rotation vector sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), MIMO technology, Screen mirroring, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, Alarm Clock, PS4 Remote Play, Noise suppression, Battery Care, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Step counter, Xperia Adaptive Charging, Game Enhancer MIMO technology, Fast Charging, GPU Turbo technology, OTG Reverse Charge
OTHERS Sony XPERIA 1 Honor 70
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, screen protector (pre-applied), 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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