Sony Xperia 1 III vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1300	$900

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Black, Green, Red, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 80.67% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 630
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
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

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Single 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	19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	Dual 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 (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) 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 Multiple antennas, MIMO, 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, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
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, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 03, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-26828G
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.14 W/kg Body: 0.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Links

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