BlackBerry KEY2 LE vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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BlackBerry KEY2 LE	Sony Xperia 1 III
Released · Oct 12, 2018	Released · Jul 01, 2021
4.5-inch · 1620x1080px	6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Dual camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	12GB · 256GB
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$1300

Design

Dimensions
5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches 150.25 x 71.8 x 8.35 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Gray	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 55.79% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1620x1080px, 3:2 ratio, 433 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1.12 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
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 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) 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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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, 20, 28, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 0.93 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM


Dual SIM	Yes
Measured SAR	Head: 1.01 W/kg

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

for Europe


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
Measured SAR	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.61 W/kg

with 32 GB storage


Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

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