Sony Xperia 1 III vs ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Specs Comparison

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7.5
Sony Xperia 1 III
8.3
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
Sony Xperia 1 III ZTE Axon 30 Ultra
Released · Jul 01, 2021
Released · Jun 04, 2021
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Quad camera
Quad camera
12GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4600 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1300 $749 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
6.36 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches
161.5 x 72.9 x 8.0 mm
Weight
6.60 oz / 187.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
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 Black, White, Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 91.21% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor) 2.3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 680
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 660 Adreno 660
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS)
12GB/512GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (13, 12, 11) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh 4600 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wired: 65.0W
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

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
64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
64 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.97”
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.3
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 123 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing) 64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 35 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.97”
Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
OIS, Object tracking, EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

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,tri-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 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 No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD DTS:X Virtual Surround
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 n1, n3, n8, n41, n78
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, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
With 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.
Memory 12GB/256GB
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