Samsung Galaxy Note 21 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 V

1,400 USD

1,399 USD

Discontinued

Available

Samsung Mobile

Sony Mobiles

Note 21 Ultra

XQDQ62/B, XQ-DQ72

2021, November 01

2023, July 28

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - SM-G998U1

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (6.5 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)

165 x 71 x 8.3 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 in)

227 g (Sub6), 229 g (mmWave) (8.01 oz)

187 g (6.60 oz)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Phantom Black, Phantom Silver

Black, Khaki Green, Platinum Silver

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1500 nits (peak)

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

6.8 inches

6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio

1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)

Android 11 One UI 3.1

Android 13

Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

Mali-G78 MP14 - International Adreno 660 - USA/China

Adreno 740

12GB/16GB

12GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB

No

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 125mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3.5x-5.2x continuous optical zoom, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.7µm, PDAF

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

Dual video call, Auto-HDR

HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Li-Po 5000 mAh Non-Removable

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Fast battery charging 25W Wireless Charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless Reverse wireless

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum, Native Sony Alpha camera support

3.5mm Audio Jeck

Yes, with stereo speakers

32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

Yes, 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

5.2, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output

No

AnTuTu: 1127931 (v9) GeekBench: 4916 (v6) GFXBench: 96fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

-25.4 LUFS (Very good)

Endurance rating 115h