Sony Xperia 1 III vs LG Velvet Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	May 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$600

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	P-OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	2.4 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 620
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 9.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

9h 56min

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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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p EIS
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	SA, NSA
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, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 30, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900UM
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 3.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900EM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

non 5G version for Europe

System chip	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	8, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon

Type	4000 mAh
5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	5.1
Prices (MSRP)	$700

for T-Mobile

System chip	MediaTek Dimensity 1000C (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Arm Mali-G57
5G Bands	n2, n25, n41, n66, n71
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 48