LG Velvet vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2020	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1300

Design

Dimensions
6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.89% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.4 (Average)	3.6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 9.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

9h 56min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" 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
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p EIS	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR) 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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 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, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900UM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 3.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900EM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

non 5G version for Europe

System chip	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	8, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon

Type	4000 mAh
5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	5.1
Prices (MSRP)	$700

for T-Mobile

System chip	MediaTek Dimensity 1000C (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Arm Mali-G57
5G Bands	n2, n25, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 48

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