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Sony Xperia Pro-I
Sony Sony Xperia Pro-I
2.4
Price TBA
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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★ Our Pick

Our Verdict

Analysis

IPhone 16 Pro Max has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display Winner
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Sony Xperia Pro-I iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 6.50 6.90
Charging (W) 30 27
Main camera (MP) 12.00 48.00
Selfie (MP) 8.00 12.00
Weight (g) 211 227
Thickness (mm) 8.90 8.25
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Apple A18 Pro
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 iOS 18

Pros & Cons

Sony Xperia Pro-I

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Sony
Sony Xperia Pro-I
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging
30W wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
166 x 72 x 8.9 mm (6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
211 g (7.44 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Connectivity 7 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort
5G
Yes
Display 5 specs
Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
 
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2021, October 26
Status
Available. Released 2021, December 02
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
12 MP, f/2.0-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 2.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS (315 PDAF points, 90% frame coverage) 12 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", PDAF, 2x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, 12-bit RAW, HDR, eye tracking
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
512GB 12GB RAM
 
UFS 3.X
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 3 specs
Colors
Frosted Black
Models
XQ-BE62, XQBE62-B, XQ-BE62-B, XQ-BE62/B, XQ-BE42, XQ-BE42-B, XQ-BE42/B, XQ-BE72, XQ-BE52
Price
About 930 EUR
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 5 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 725839 (v9) GeekBench: 3540 (v5.1) GFXBench: 51fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
644 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-28.6 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 87h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
iOS 18
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
Apple A18 Pro
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 660
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
12 MP
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
 
Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system Snapdragon Sound

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