Sony Xperia 1 III

Platform

GPU
Adreno 660
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 12

Memory

 
UFS 3.X
 
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Quad
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)

Selfie camera

Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

Display

 
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Size
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Body

 
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
 
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Weight
186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)
Dimensions
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
24-bit/192kHz audio
Dynamic vibration system
 
3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

 
Native Sony Alpha camera support
 
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Tests

Battery life
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
AnTuTu: 607423 (v8)
GeekBench: 3515 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Price
Models
XQBC62/V, XQBC52V.UKCX, SO-51B, SOG03, A101SO, XQ-BC62, XQ-BC72, XQ-BC52, XQ-BC01, XQ-BC11, XQ-BC21, XQ-BC72
Colors
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple

Comms

USB
USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go, video output
Radio
No
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2021, August 25
Announced
2021, April 14

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
 
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (specific)
 
 
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
 
 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
 
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
 
 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
 
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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