Sony Xperia 1 III vs Google Pixel 6 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Oct 19, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$899 | €999

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm (~11.54 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	7.41 oz / 210.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Stormy Black, Cloudy White, Sorta Sunny

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.83% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 512 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Google Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1349
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3184
3D Mark High
Untested	1824
3D Mark Low
Untested	878

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5003 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 23.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 13min

Video

9h 3min

Gaming

Untested

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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	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 18 mm Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 104 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	Quad 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 (60 fps)
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	11.1 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	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 MIMO, 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
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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
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, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, 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, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

International model.

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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