Sony Xperia 1 III vs ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Specs Comparison

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7.5	8.3
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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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	6.7-inch
Resolution
3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
OLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	144Hz
Screen-to-body
90.99 %	91.21 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Capacity
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

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) OIS, Object tracking, EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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	Bands n1, n3, n8, n41, n78
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1300	$ 749 / € 749

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Apr 15, 2021

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB

With 12GB of RAM and 256GB internal storage.


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

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