Sony Xperia 5 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Specs Comparison

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7.5	8.5
Sony Xperia 5 III	Samsung Galaxy S21
Released · Oct 08, 2021	Released · Jan 29, 2021
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px	6.2-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	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
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS
Front
8 MP (HDR)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Gyroscope, 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, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 2.49 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

for Europe


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.37 W/kg

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