Updated : May 22, 2023, 7:48 AM

Sony Xperia 1 III

Full Specifications

Released · Jul 01, 2021

6.5-inch · 3840x1644px

Quad camera

4500 mAh

12GB · 256GB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Android 13

7.5

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$949

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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
Resolution	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology	OLED
Refresh rate	120Hz
Screen-to-body	90.99 %
Features	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	3.6 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU	Adreno 660
RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS	Android (13, 12, 11)
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Battery
Capacity	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 (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Third camera	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Fourth camera	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front	8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share,TV-out
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
5G	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 1300

Availability
Officially announced	Apr 14, 2021

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Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	512GB

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Sony Xperia 1 III Review

Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

Build quality

9.5

Camera quality

9.5

Performance

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9.5

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Value for money

mikaeldui

Arena Apprentice

Brilliant Flagship Phone

Posted: Apr 21, 2025, 4:55 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

A brilliant flagship phone that still has top performance years later. The back popped off but that was easily fixable with some super glue. By upgrading to /e/OS I got the latest features, use of the screen in full 4K resolution with any app, and VoLTE still works!

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What I like

Upgrabeable to /e/OS
4K screen with any app with /e/OS
Optical zoom camera

What I don't like

Back popped off
A bit thick
Not "real" 5G

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raiter

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Xperia 1 III is really good, ... only issue is the price tag.

Posted: Sep 06, 2021, 8:27 AM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

Nice phone. Design and tall body is good for holding in one hand, it is much better than other mainstream 6.5 inch and wide body phones. The cameras are really great, my previous Samsung and HTC never could shoot something so sharp and natural colors... but it takes some training to use proper settings for better pictures. However the tele x4.4 lens is not so sharp. The battery is not an issue, even on 120HZ screen setting. I can easy use phone through tough working day and watch streams at evening, and even survive the half of next day. The charging is not the fastest: charges 40% in first 30mins, but the time to 100% is loooong. The screen brightness is not an issue, too. I put the phone side by side with Sammy s20 in the direct sun, and there is not difference, Sony is as bright as Samy. Overheat - that is an issue. Not often, but I can feel it time to time. (I put this phone in my overheat TOP, at 2.place, right after NOKIA 930, which where sometimes impossible to hold in hand due to heat. The No.#. in top where HTC U Ultra). The Xperia 1 III gets hot during 4K video shoot, or intensive photo shooting, or long streaming 4k on Youtube, and sometimes just without any reason (probably downloading some large update). However I never experience the phone slowing down or turn of due to heat. The fingerprint reader is just in right place, and works fast (5x faster and reliable, then Samsung S10 ur S20 under-screen sensors). Generally, I like it! Recommend it ! But the price tag is still really high.

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