Sony Xperia 1 III vs Sony Xperia 1 IV Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1300

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 42min

Video

6h 32min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad 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: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" 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: 16 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.2x Aperture size: F2.3
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)	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 (30 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

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, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave Europe version - n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE 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, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 Europe version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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