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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-07-01 | 2024-03-11 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Grey and Purple | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") 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 | -- |
| 10.89 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Xperia 1 III has an overall score of 93.3, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G's general score of 79.4. The Xperia 1 III construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, but it is somewhat lighter. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Xperia 1 III has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has Android 14.
Sony Xperia 1 III has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way better amount of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. Xperia 1 III counts with a much faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xperia 1 III counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy A35 5G has just a bit longer battery duration than Sony Xperia 1 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4500mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia 1 III, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, worse video frame rate and a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G also counts with a much more mega pixels back camera.
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