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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Grey and Purple | Baby Blue and Mineral Grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 1 III has a score of 93.3, which is much better than Motorola Moto G31's 77 global score. Although the Sony Xperia 1 III and the Motorola Moto G31 were released only 5 months apart, Sony Xperia 1 III's design is just a little bit thinner but also a little bit heavier. These phones work with the same Android 11 OS, so both should provide all the same operating system features.
The Xperia 1 III counts with a little faster CPU than Motorola Moto G31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a higher amount of RAM. Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a more vivid screen than Moto G31, because it has a much higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution, a much greater pixel density and a little larger screen.
Xperia 1 III has a much better memory to install games and applications than Motorola Moto G31, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB, the Xperia 1 III also has 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia 1 III has a bit better camera than Motorola Moto G31, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture.
Moto G31 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 1 III, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
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