LG G4 Beat vs Sony Xperia 1

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  G4 Beat:

  LCD

  Xperia 1:

  OLED

• Weight

  G4 Beat: 39 g lighter

  G4 Beat:

  139 g

  Xperia 1:

  178 g

• Screen diagonal

  G4 Beat: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  G4 Beat:

  5.2 in

  Xperia 1:

  6.5 in

• Chipset

  G4 Beat:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Xperia 1:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  G4 Beat:

  Single

  Xperia 1:

  Triple

• Depth

  Xperia 1: 1.7 mm thinner

  G4 Beat:

  9.9 mm

  Xperia 1:

  8.2 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. G4 Beat

   Height:

   142.7 mm

   Width:

   72.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.7 mm versus Xperia 1

2. 2. Xperia 1

   Height:

   167 mm +24.3 mm versus G4 Beat

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.2 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. G4 Beat

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia 1

   Screen diagonal:

   6.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   21:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   98.7 cm²

Xperia 1 has approximately 32.4% more rectangular screen area than G4 Beat.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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