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Sony Xperia 1 III
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Sony Xperia 1 III

Sony Xperia 1 III is a smartphone released in August 2021. Key specs: screen size 6.5″, refresh rate 120 Hz, chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G, RAM 12 GB.

8.0Score
Display7.4
Performance6.3
Camera9.2
Battery3.8
Features8.0
price range$330–410Reference price converted from GBP
Released
August 2021
Brand
SonySony
Popularity
#140 of 4,088
Model numbers
XQBC62/VXQBC52V.UKCXSO-51BSOG03A101SOXQ-BC62
6.5″Screen size
120 HzRefresh rate
Snapdragon 888Chipset
12 GBRAM
12 MPMain camera
4,500 mAhBattery capacity
30 WWired charging
186 gWeight
compared with other smartphones

Why is Xperia 1 III a good choice?

Pixel density: 643 ppibetter than 99% of smartphones
RAM: 12 GBbetter than 80% of smartphones
Storage (max): 512 GBbetter than 86% of smartphones
Refresh rate: 120 Hzbetter than 72% of smartphones
Optical zoom: 4.4×better than 82% of smartphones
Weight: 186 gbetter than 73% of smartphones
Process: 5 nmbetter than 75% of smartphones
Weak points
Screen size: 6.5″worse than 81% of smartphones
Battery capacity: 4,500 mAhworse than 81% of smartphones
Main camera: 12 MPworse than 93% of smartphones
Specifications

Full specifications

Design
Weight
186 g
Thickness
8.2 mm
Height
165 mm
Width
71 mm
Frame
Aluminium
Back
Glass
Ingress protection
IP65
Water resistance (IPx)
IPx5
Glass protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colours
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Display
Screen size
6.5″
Panel
OLED
OLED panel
Yes
Resolution (width)
1,644 px
Resolution (height)
3,840 px
Pixel density
643 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Peak brightness
620 nits
Measured brightness
620 nits
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%
HDR
Yes
Performance
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
Chip maker
Qualcomm
Process
5 nm
CPU cores
8
CPU frequency
2.84 GHz
GPU
Adreno 660
AnTuTu score
607,423
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)
3,515
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1,485
Memory
RAM
12 GB
Storage (max)
512 GB
Storage (base)
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.
Memory card slot
Yes
Camera
Main camera
12 MP
Main camera aperture
f/1.7
Main sensor size
1/1.7"
Rear cameras
3
Optical stabilisation
Yes
Ultra-wide camera
Yes
Telephoto camera
Yes
Optical zoom
4.4×
Max video
4K
4K video frame rate
120 fps
Selfie camera
8 MP
4K selfie video
No
Battery
Battery capacity
4,500 mAh
Battery type
Li-Po
Wired charging
30 W
Charged in 30 min
50%
Wireless charging
No
Reverse wireless charging
Yes
Connectivity
5G
Yes
eSIM
No
Dual SIM
Yes
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
USB version
3.1
Video output
Yes
Satellite navigation
GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakers
Yes
3.5 mm headphone jack
Yes
Loudspeaker loudness
-26.5 LUFS
Fingerprint sensor
Side
Barometer
Yes
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Software
OS at launch
Android 11
Platform
Android

Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.

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