Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11 |
| 2015-07-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 III is a lot better than Huawei P8max, getting a 93.3 score against 72.1. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 1 III has the older 11 version while Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. Although Xperia 1 III is thicker than Huawei P8max, it's somewhat lighter and noticeably newer.
The Xperia 1 III has a lot better looking screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Xperia 1 III features a bit faster CPU than Huawei P8max, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 1 III also has 9 GB more RAM memory.
The Xperia 1 III shoots greater photographs and videos than Huawei P8max, because although it has a back camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger aperture. Xperia 1 III features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P8max, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Xperia 1 III has just a bit longer battery life than Huawei P8max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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