Sony Xperia 10 III vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm	6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 560	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 619L	Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1208
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3047
3D Mark High
Untested	1510
3D Mark Low
Untested	1097

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
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

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

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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"	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

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	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1266

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

for Verizon

5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

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