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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-09-24 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.71 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia 5 III, getting a 93.2 score against 90.5. The iPhone 13 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Sony Xperia 5 III has Android 11 OS. The iPhone 13 Pro Max design is much heavier but just a little thinner than Sony Xperia 5 III, and they were released only a couple of months apart.
IPhone 13 Pro Max has a bit sharper display than Xperia 5 III, because it has a bit bigger screen, a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher 1284 x 2778 resolution. The Xperia 5 III has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
IPhone 13 Pro Max has a superior performance than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Sony Xperia 5 III has a little bit better camera than iPhone 13 Pro Max, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have a 12 megapixels back camera and the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia 5 III also counts with higher video frame rates.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4352mAh.
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