Sony Xperia 1 II vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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8.7	7.5
Sony Xperia 1 II	Sony Xperia 1 III
Released · May 22, 2020	Released · Jul 01, 2021
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px	6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Quad camera	Quad camera
8GB · 256GB	12GB · 256GB
4000 mAh	4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 166 x 72 x 7.9 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Purple	Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
82.59 %	90.99 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 585	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 660
RAM
8GB (LPDDR5)	12GB
Internal storage
256GB	256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 7min

Browsing

8h 40min

Video

8h 59min

Gaming

7h 51min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"	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, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"	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: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	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
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n28, n77, n78, Sub-6	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), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	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+), 46	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 19 (1600/150 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 19, 2020 FCC ID value: PY7-65375K
Measured SAR
Head: 0.21 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.77 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1300

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2020	Apr 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB

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