Sony Xperia XA1 vs Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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7.0
Sony Xperia XA1
7.5
Sony Xperia 1 III
Sony Xperia XA1 Sony Xperia 1 III
Released · May 01, 2017
Released · Jul 01, 2021
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
6.5-inch · 3840x1644px
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
12GB · 256GB
2300 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$299 $1300

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches
145 x 67 x 8 mm
6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White Black, Grey, Purple

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 90.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI 3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
27 (Poor) 3.6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2 Adreno 660
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 12GB/256GB (UFS)
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
2300 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
9h 4min
Video
6h 5min
Gaming
7h 2min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.3
Focal Length: 70 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information, ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, 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: Aug 16, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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