Sony Xperia 1 III vs Honor Magic3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Aug 12, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	€1099

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.41 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 162.8 x 74.9mm x 8.99 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP54
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	Black, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 94.87% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2772x1344px, 18.5:9 ratio, 456 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680 Prime
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 660
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4600 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	64 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F1.8
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	Yes
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	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With Vegan Leather back

Dimensions	6.41 x 2.95 x 0.37 inches 162.8 x 74.9 x 9.5 mm
Weight	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials	Back: Leathe
Colors	Golden Hour, Blue Hour

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