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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2024-04-16 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Black, Grey and Purple | Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 12.32 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 III has an overall score of 93.3, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra's score of 87.1. Despite of the fact that Xperia 1 III is notably older than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, it's design is a little lighter and a little thinner. These phones come with Android OS, but the Xperia 1 III has the older 11 version and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has Android 14 version.
The Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra. Both of them have 8 processing cores and 12 GB of RAM. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a little more vivid display than Xperia 1 III, because although it has way less pixels per inch of display and a lot worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a slightly bigger storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, because although it has only 256 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Motorola Edge 50 Ultra's battery lifetime is just as good as the battery life in Xperia 1 III.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a better camera than Xperia 1 III, because although it has worse 60 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also counts with a way more MP camera in the back, a bigger diafragm aperture and a way bigger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photos.
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