Sony Xperia 1 III vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$1099 | €1479

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.33 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches (~0.474 inches with camera bump) 160.7 x 77.6 x 7.85 mm (~12.03 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	8.47 oz (240.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.45% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Apple 16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Hexa-core 2x3.46GHz Everest 4x2.02GHz Sawtooth
GPU
Adreno 660	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4323 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

19h 5min

Video

11h 0min

Gaming

8h 39min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

148

Overall

146

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 08, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8154A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.94 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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