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- S42 H vs Xperia 1 III
Caterpillar S42 H vs Sony Xperia 1 III
What S42 H does better (2) and where Xperia 1 III wins (19) — every spec side by side.
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3.0Camera9.2
5.7Features8.0
Dimensions
Size comparison
S42 HXperia 1 III
| S42 H | Xperia 1 III | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 161.3 mm | 165 mm | −3.7 mm |
| Width | 77.2 mm | 71 mm | +6.2 mm |
| Thickness | 12.7 mm | 8.2 mm | +4.5 mm |
| Weight | 220 g | 186 g | +34 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is S42 H better than Xperia 1 III?
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx5+60%
- Main camera13 MP vs 12 MP+8%
Why is Xperia 1 III better than S42 H?
- RAM3 GB vs 12 GB4×
- Storage (max)32 GB vs 512 GB16×
- OLED panelNo · S42 H: Yes
- Optical stabilisationNo · S42 H: Yes
- Telephoto cameraNo · S42 H: Yes
- 5GNo · S42 H: Yes
- Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 4,500 mAh+7%
- Storage (base)32 GB vs 256 GB8×
- Rear cameras1 vs 33×
- CPU frequency2 GHz vs 2.84 GHz+42%
- Resolution (width)720 px vs 1,644 px2.3×
- Ultra-wide cameraNo · S42 H: Yes
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 220 g | 186 g |
| Thickness | 12.7 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Height | 161.3 mm | 165 mm |
| Width | 77.2 mm | 71 mm |
| Frame | — | Aluminium |
| Back | — | Glass |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | IP65 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx5 |
| Glass protection | Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Colours | Black | Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.5″ | 6.5″ |
| Panel | IPS | OLED |
| OLED panel | No | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 720 px | 1,644 px |
| Resolution (height) | 1,440 px | 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 | Mediatek Helio A22 | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Chip maker | Mediatek | Qualcomm |
| Process | — | 5 nm |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2 GHz | 2.84 GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8300 | Adreno 660 |
| AnTuTu score | — | 607,423 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | — | 3,515 |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | — | 1,485 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (max) | 32 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage (base) | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 3. |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Main camera aperture | — | f/1.7 |
| Main sensor size | — | 1/1.7" |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 3 |
| Optical stabilisation | No | Yes |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | Yes |
| Telephoto camera | No | Yes |
| Optical zoom | — | 4.4× |
| Max video | — | 4K |
| 4K video frame rate | — | 120 fps |
| Selfie camera | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | — | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 4,200 mAh | 4,500 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Wired charging | — | 30 W |
| Charged in 30 min | — | 50% |
| Wireless charging | — | No |
| Reverse wireless charging | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | Yes |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 4 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5.2 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | — | USB Type-C 3.1 |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| Video output | — | Yes |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS | 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 | proximity, accelerometer, compass | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 10 | Android 11 |
| Platform | Android | Android |
