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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-04-05 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 III has a score of 93.3, which is better than Huawei P10 Plus's global score of 79.8. The Xperia 1 III body is noticeably newer, but thicker and heavier than Huawei P10 Plus. The Xperia 1 III features a little faster CPU than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 III also has more RAM.
Sony Xperia 1 III counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a larger display, a bit better number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1644 x 3840. The Xperia 1 III features a better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 MP resolution and the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia 1 III also has better 120 fps video frame rate and a larger aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
Sony Xperia 1 III features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB. Xperia 1 III has longer battery lifetime than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 20% bigger battery size.
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