Samsung Galaxy S24+ and Sony Xperia 1 VI tie on the OH Rank at a score of 72. Samsung Galaxy S24+ wins on Screen and Selfie; Sony Xperia 1 VI wins on Battery and Main Camera. Samsung Galaxy S24+ is 1.9mm wider than Sony Xperia 1 VI. Sony Xperia 1 VI is the more recent release, from Jun 2024.
EDITORIAL: Top of some of the âBest Android Phoneâ lists, the S24+ is a lovely package that delivers so much flagship here. Samsungâs strategy of saving âthe Bestâ title for their Ultra phone takes some excitement out of the S24+. Itâs a shame as this is actually Samsungâs âtop phone without a stylusâ. Excellent screen, 7 year OS update policy and the full featured Desktop replacement software make the S24+ a much better phone than it appears. It only itâs battery was betterâ¦
EDITORIAL: Sony & Samsung make 90% of all phones camera sensors but Sony has struggled to produce a top performing camera phone. Sony phones have always featured exceptional hardware and introduced many new features (like IP68 protection) but software side was always neglected. The company changed itâs direction with Xperia 1 VI by consolidating all photo/video apps into a very good one. Xperia 1 VI has a new form factor that matches itâs flagship competition â gone is the long and narrow design (21:9) and we have a wider phone (harder to use one-hand at 16:9). The screen went from 4K to a 1020p LTPO. But many great things are there: exceptional 2-day battery life, SDmemory slot (up to a 1TB), a headphone/microphone jack, camera button and a Tool-less SIM tray. The screen is the only notch-free one in the flagship phone world! Sony is pitching itâs top phones as âcreator toolsâ so it would give Sony an better market position if their phones could be used as creatorâs computer replacement . Maybe down the road?â¦
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.