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| Global Score | |
| 93.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-07-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Grey and Purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 III has an overall score of 93.3, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Xperia 1 III design is much newer, but just a bit thicker and heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xperia 1 III counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and way more pixels per screen inch.
Xperia 1 III has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia 1 III also has a higher amount of RAM. The Xperia 1 III has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 224 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Sony Xperia 1 III takes better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. Xperia 1 III counts with a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50 percent greater battery capacity.
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