Sony Xperia 1 III vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Mar 29, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1300

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm	6.47 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.38 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g	8.25 oz / 234.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Ceramic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Grey, Purple	Ceramic White, Ceramic Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1700 nits
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 515 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Additional display
	1.1 inches, 294 x124 px, AMOLED, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 660
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (11)

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: 67.0W Wireless: 67.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

9h 4min

Video

6h 5min

Gaming

7h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 58min

Browsing

8h 58min

Video

8h 7min

Gaming

8h 20min

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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	50 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.12″ Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6"	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	48 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F4.1 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	Tricolor LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (1920 fps), 720p (1920 fps)
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP Video capture: 1080p

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	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
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, QZSS, NavIC, GNSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
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, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 40, 41, 42
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	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 31, 2021 FCC ID value: 2AFZZK1G
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.84 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 12GB RAM

Memory	12GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1200

with 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

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