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| Global Score | |
| 90.7 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2021-03-17 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| -- | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 12.1 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Sony Xperia 1 III has an overall score of 93.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy A52's global score of 90.7. The Sony Xperia 1 III is a a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner phone than Galaxy A52, even when both were released only 4 months apart. The Xperia 1 III features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A52, and although they both have a same size display, the Xperia 1 III also has much more pixels per inch of display and a way better resolution of 1644 x 3840.
The Xperia 1 III counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A52, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 1 III features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A52, and although they both have a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB, the Xperia 1 III also has more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A52 has a better camera than Xperia 1 III, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs in low light situations and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and a 0.59 inches camera sensor, the Samsung Galaxy A52 also counts with a back camera with lot more megapixels.
Galaxy A52 and Xperia 1 III both have really similar battery performance.
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