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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 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 |
| 10.34 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 III is much better than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), getting a overall score of 93.3 against 74.1. The Xperia 1 III construction is notably newer and way thinner than the Moto X Pure Edition (2015)'s, but it is also just a little heavier. Sony Xperia 1 III has a quite better performance than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 2 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 1 III has a slightly better screen than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a bit bigger display, a higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px and a just a little more pixels per display inch. Xperia 1 III features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The Sony Xperia 1 III counts with just a bit better camera than Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because although it has a worse video quality and a camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much bigger back camera sensor taking way higher quality pictures and videos and a larger aperture.
The Xperia 1 III counts with a really longer battery performance than Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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