Sony XPERIA 1 vs. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA 1 and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA 1 vs. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G780F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 167 mm 159.8 mm Sony XPERIA 1 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Width 72 mm 74.5 mm Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has greater width than Sony XPERIA 1.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.4 mm Sony XPERIA 1 is narrower than Sony XPERIA 1.
Weight 178 g 190 g Sony XPERIA 1 is lighter than Sony XPERIA 1.
Body Colour Black | Purple Cloud lavender | Cloud navy | Cloud mint | Cloud orange | Cloud red | Cloud white
Body Material Metal frame, Gorilla glass 6 -
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, drop-proof Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65 IP68
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 1.12 W/kg (head) 1.447 W/kg (body), 0.241 W/kg (head), 2.62 W/kg (limb)
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
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Infinity-O Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3840 x 1644 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA 1 has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Display Format 4K Full HD+
Pixel Density - 407 ppi
Aspect Ratio 21:9 -
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million 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 AOD(Always On Display)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Samsung Exynos 990
Clock Speed 2.8 GHz 2.73 GHz Sony XPERIA 1 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
RAM 6 GB 6 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 104 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/2.6" -
Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS -
Lens Type - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA 1 has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (FoV) 78 degree(s) 123 degree(s) Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has larger lens field of view than Sony XPERIA 1.
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 1.12 μm Sony XPERIA 1 has larger camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Optical Zoom 2x 3x Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has better optical zoom than Sony XPERIA 1.
Digital Zoom 5x 30x Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA 1.
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects HDR, Blur HDR, Grid Line, Motion photos
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Camera Modes SteadyShot, Super Slow-mo Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Live Focus mode, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, MASK mode
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source LED flash High CRI LED flash
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 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps
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 Quick Launch, Playback zoom, blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Video location tags, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Quick Measure, Space Zoom, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, AI stabilisation technology
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/3.4" 1/1.76" Sony XPERIA 1 has better second camera sensor size than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Super wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has better second camera lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 135 degree(s) 79 degree(s) Sony XPERIA 1 has larger second camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1 μm 1.8 μm Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has larger second camera pixel size than Sony XPERIA 1.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has optical stabilisation of the second camera.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Super Speed Dual Pixel AF
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 1 has higher resolution third camera than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/3.4" -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens 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) 32 degree(s) Sony XPERIA 1 has larger third camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1 μm 1 μm Both phones have the same third camera pixel size.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Sony XPERIA 1 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 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/2.2 Sony XPERIA 1 has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA 1.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) 81 degree(s) Sony XPERIA 1 has larger front lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 0.8 μm Sony XPERIA 1 has larger front camera pixel size than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Portrait selfie effects -
Camera Modes (Front) SteadyShot -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 3264 x 2448 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) 3D Creator -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3330 mAh 4500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA 1.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Samsung Super Fast Charging Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S20 FE can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Talk Time - 1380 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (LTE): up to 1380 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 70 hrs
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LTE-U
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, 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 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 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, 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 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, HOGP -
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 MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
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, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
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 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, Cinematic Dolby Atmos sound, Qualcomm aptX HD audio Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, Acoustic Overload Point, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert 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 Accelerometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
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 MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, Virtual Proximity Sensing
OTHERS Sony XPERIA 1 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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