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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 5.96 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3080 x 1440 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| 500 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 69.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is much better than Galaxy S23 Ultra's score of 81.5. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Galaxy S23 Ultra has Android 13. The Xperia 5 III features a bit better display than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a little bit smaller screen.
The Xperia 5 III has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S23 Ultra, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III has a much faster CPU than Galaxy S23 Ultra. They have 8 CPU cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has just a bit longer battery duration than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy S23 Ultra features a much better camera than Xperia 5 III, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher image and video quality and a lot better 200 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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