Sony Xperia 1 III vs Motorola Edge 50 Specs Comparison

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7.5	6.3
Sony Xperia 1 III	Motorola Edge 50
Released · Jul 01, 2021	Released · Aug 08, 2024
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px	6.7-inch · 2712x1220px
Quad camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	8GB · 256GB
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Aug 01, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	€599

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches 160.8 x 72.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	6.35 oz (180.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Vegan Leather Frame: Aluminum
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	Koala Gray, Jungle Green, Peach Fuzz

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 93.10% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.36GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 720
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

14h 52min

Video

8h 3min

Gaming

7h 1min

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: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3" 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"	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 73 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
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)
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

142

Photo

132

Video

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,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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Sony Xperia 1 III Specs	Motorola Edge 50 Specs
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