Sony Xperia 10 III vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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8.5
Sony Xperia 10 III
8.9
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Sony Xperia 10 III Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Released · Jun 11, 2021
Released · Mar 06, 2020
6.0-inch · 2520x1080px
6.9-inch · 3200x1440px
Triple camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021 Feb 11, 2020
MSRP
$ 1400

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm
6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches
166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g) 7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Plastic
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body 6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 690 SM6350 (8 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 560
Octa-core
Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 619L Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh 5000 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 Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
7h 18min
Browsing
14h 40min
Video
11h 33min
Gaming
11h 2min
Battery Life Estimate
5h 57min
Browsing
10h 2min
Video
10h 29min
Gaming
9h 12min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
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
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"
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F3.5
Focal Length: 102 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
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, EIS
Front
8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
40 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, 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/T4
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 Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 4, 5, 8 Bands 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 0.41 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2700 MHz
Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
MSRP $ 1600
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
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