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Sony Xperia 1 III

Sony Xperia 1 III
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  • Released 2021, August 25
    186g / 187.1g (mmWave), 8.2mm thickness
    Android 11, up to Android 13
    256GB/512GB storage, microSDXC
  • 4.8% 5,437,132 hits
  • 1035 Become a fan
  • 6.5"
    1644x3840 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 12GB RAM
    Snapdragon 888 5G
  • 4500mAh
    30W11W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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
  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
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  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)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
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
 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
 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
 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
 24-bit/192kHz 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 (L1+L5), 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
 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 $ 1,049.00 / £ 312.00 / € 549.98
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 607423 (v8)
GeekBench: 3515 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 620 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -26.5 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 82h

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Sony Xperia 1 III review

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Sony is back at it again and despite the ever dropping sales results, it's even got a few smartphone firsts for us. The Xperia 1 III, the latest true flagship in the lineup, is the logical...

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  • 21 May 2025

This one of the misconceptions about sony devices, only the Z5 Premium and XZ Premium ran at 1080p and every reviewer ever since use that when they talk about 4K screens from sony but all phones since 1 II run at 4K all the time, of course this is...

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  • 17 May 2025

Thank you for this.

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  • 25 Apr 2025

Use H.S in Game Enhancer app for that game. Then play the game with charging on. It stops charging to battery, but it directly run the phone with USB electricity. It's a game changer option for our Xperia phones. No damage to battery while playi...

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