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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-07-01 | 2020-07-08 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Black, Grey and Purple | Surfing blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia 1 III is much better than the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, getting a 93.3 score against 82.6. The Xperia 1 III is a newer phone, and it's also a bit lighter and a little thinner than the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus. The Xperia 1 III has a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia 1 III also has more RAM.
Xperia 1 III has a sharper screen than Moto G 5G Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Xperia 1 III counts with a very superior storage for applications and games than Moto G 5G Plus, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Moto G 5G Plus features a bit longer battery performance than Xperia 1 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh. The Moto G 5G Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 1 III, because although it has slower video frame rates and a tinier back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and a same size camera aperture, the Moto G 5G Plus also counts with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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