Sony Xperia 10 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Jan 04, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$700 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches 154 x 68 x 8.3 mm	6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
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	White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 79.70% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.77% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

PhoneArena Display Test

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 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 560	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.42G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619L	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1278
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3505
3D Mark High
Untested	1445
3D Mark Low
Untested	907

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

11h 33min

Gaming

11h 2min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 39min

Video

7h 19min

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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 54 mm Sensor size: 1/4"	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP (HDR, Autofocus) 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 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 29, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 0.90 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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