Sony Xperia 1 III
Full Specifications
Network
Technology
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Features
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
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, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (specific)
Launch
Announced
2021, April 14
Status
Available. Released 2021, August 25
Body
Dimensions
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)
Weight
186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Features
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Size
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 660
Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
Features
UFS 3.X
Main Camera
Triple
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)
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie camera
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Features
Hi-Res audio
Dynamic vibration system
Snapdragon Sound
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Features
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Battery
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging
30W wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
Wireless
Reverse wireless
Misc
Colors
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Models
XQBC62/V, XQBC52V.UKCX, SO-51B, SOG03, A101SO, XQ-BC62, XQ-BC72, XQ-BC52, XQ-BC01, XQ-BC11, XQ-BC21, XQ-BC72
Price
Our Tests
Performance
AnTuTu: 607423 (v8)
GeekBench: 3515 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker
Battery (old)