Apple iPhone 13 vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink	Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
87.24 %	81.34 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Apple GPU 4-core	Adreno 660
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4X)	8GB (LPDDR4)
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)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
3227 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

13h 43min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

7h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 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"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
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, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	8 MP (HDR)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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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 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) 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	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261	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), 21(1500 Upper), 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), 6(800), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 799 / € 939
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Apr 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1099

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)

Links

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