Apple iPhone 12 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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9.0	7.5
Apple iPhone 12 Pro	Sony Xperia 1 III
Released · Oct 23, 2020	Released · Jul 01, 2021
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px	6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Triple camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	12GB · 256GB
2815 mAh	4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.66 oz (189.0 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
86.93 %	90.99 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 660
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	12GB
Internal storage
128GB (NVMe)	256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
2815 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	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) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	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) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	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	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	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), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	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+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000 / € 1150	$ 1300
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Apr 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1100

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1300

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs	Sony Xperia 1 III Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review	Sony Xperia 1 III Review
User Reviews
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