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Nokia 5.3 vs Sony Xperia 10 III

What 5.3 does better (3) and where Xperia 10 III wins (14) — every spec side by side.

Nokia 5.3
Nokia · 20205.3
4.8Score
3 advantages≈ $310
vs
Sony Xperia 10 III
Sony · 2021Xperia 10 III
5.6Score
14 advantages≈ $320
Higher score
2.6Display6.3
5.7Camera6.2
2.4Battery3.2
6.4Features6.6
Dimensions

Size comparison

5.3Xperia 10 III
76.6 × 164.38.568 × 1548.3
5.3Xperia 10 IIIDifference
Height164.3 mm154 mm+10.3 mm
Width76.6 mm68 mm+8.6 mm
Thickness8.5 mm8.3 mm+0.2 mm
Weight185 g169 g+16 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is 5.3 better than Xperia 10 III?

  1. Main camera13 MP vs 12 MP+8%
  2. Screen size6.6″ vs 6″+9%
  3. Screen-to-body ratio82.3% vs 80.3%+2%

Why is Xperia 10 III better than 5.3?

  1. Wired charging10 W vs 21 W2.1×
  2. OLED panelNo · 5.3: Yes
  3. Storage (max)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
  4. Telephoto cameraNo · 5.3: Yes
  5. Battery capacity4,000 mAh vs 4,500 mAh+12%
  6. Pixel density268 ppi vs 457 ppi+71%
  7. Storage (base)64 GB vs 128 GB2×
  8. Weight185 g vs 169 g+9%
  9. USB version2 vs 3.1+55%
  10. Resolution (width)720 px vs 1,080 px+50%
  11. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  12. Process11 nm vs 8 nm+38%
Specifications

Side by side

Nokia 5.3Nokia 5.3≈ $3104.8
Design
Weight185 g169 g
Thickness8.5 mm8.3 mm
Height164.3 mm154 mm
Width76.6 mm68 mm
FramePlasticPlastic
BackPlasticGlass
Ingress protection—IP65
Water resistance (IPx)—IPx5
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 3Corning Gorilla Glass 6
ColoursCyan, Sand, CharcoalBlack, White, Blue, Pink
Display
Screen size6.6″6″
PanelIPS LCDOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)720 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)1,600 px2,520 px
Pixel density268 ppi457 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Peak brightness450 nits—
Measured brightness—559 nits
Screen-to-body ratio82.3%80.3%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetQualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G
Chip makerQualcommQualcomm
Process11 nm8 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2 GHz2 GHz
GPUAdreno 610Adreno 619
AnTuTu score—286,216
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—1,738
Memory
RAM6 GB6 GB
Storage (max)128 GB256 GB
Storage (base)64 GB128 GB
Storage typeeMMC 5.1—
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera13 MP12 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Main sensor size—1/2.8"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoNo
Ultra-wide cameraYesYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom—2×
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera8 MP8 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,000 mAh4,500 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging10 W21 W
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5G—Yes
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25.1
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 3.1
USB version23.1
Satellite navigationGLONASS, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackYesYes
Loudspeaker loudness—-28.2 LUFS
Fingerprint sensorRearSide
SensorsFingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximityFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
SAR (head)0.7 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 10Android 11
PlatformAndroidAndroid
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