Motorola edge+ vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 22, 2020	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$1300

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 2.81 x 0.38 inches 161.07 x 71.38 x 9.6 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Smoky sangria, Thunder grey	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 95.87% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 660
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.0)	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 48min

Gaming

8h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.33" 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
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 81 mm Pixel size: 1 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	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
25 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

Carrier locked
Yes
5G Bands
n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 20, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56YJ2
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.31 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

5G Bands	n5, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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