Sony Xperia 10 III vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Apr 20, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	24.06 oz / 682.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, White, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 560	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 619L	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	10758 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

11h 33min

Gaming

11h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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