Sony Xperia 1 III vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 23, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$699

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 159.8 x 74.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic 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	Cloud red, Cloud orange, Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud white

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.79% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 650
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse 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

5h 29min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

8h 29min

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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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	12 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"	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Focal Length: 76 mm Sensor size: 1/4.4" 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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, 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	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
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, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 17, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg Phablet: 3.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

for Verizon

OS	Android (11)
5G Bands	n2, n4, n5, n13, n66
4G (FDD) Bands	3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG781V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 3.71 W/kg

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 25, 26, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

non 5G variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 27300 MHz Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Dual SIM	Yes

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