Sony Xperia 1 III vs Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs Comparison

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7.5	7.2
Sony Xperia 1 III	Sony Xperia 1 VII
Released · Jul 01, 2021	Released · Jun 04, 2025
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px	6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera	Triple camera
12GB · 256GB	12GB · 256GB
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	May 13, 2025
MSRP
$ 1300	€ 1499

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	6.95 oz (197.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (15)

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 Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

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: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 7.1x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 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 (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
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,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	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	5G Ready
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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage


Memory	512GB

Links

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