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Sony Xperia 1 III

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Released · Jul 01, 2021

6.5-inch · 3840x1644px

7.5

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10.0

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Deals

$510

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Availability
Officially announced	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)	$1300

Design
Dimensions	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors	Black, Grey, Purple

Display
Size	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	3.6 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU	Adreno 660
Memory	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS	Android (13, 12, 11)
This device has different variants: View all

Battery
Type	4500 mAh
Charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Test
Battery Life Estimate:	4h 14min
Browsing:	9h 4min
Gaming:	7h 2min
Video:	6h 5min
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Camera
Rear	Quad camera
Main camera	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash	LED
Video recording	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	5.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other	NFC

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	512GB

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Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

Build quality

9.5

Camera quality

9.5

Performance

Display

9.5

Battery life and charging

Value for money

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