Sony Xperia 1 III

Specifications
Sony Xperia 1 III
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  • 6.5" 1644x3840 pixels
  • 12MP 2160p
  • 12GB RAM Snapdragon 888 5G
  • 4500mAh 30W11W
Released 2021, August 25 186g / 187.1g (mmWave), 8.2mm thickness Android 11, up to Android 13 256GB/512GB storage, microSDXC
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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
  SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (specific)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2021, April 14
Status Available. Released 2021, August 25
Body
Dimensions 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)
Weight 186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Size 6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Platform
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 660
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.X
Main Camera
Triple 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", dual pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", dual pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Dynamic vibration system
Snapdragon Sound
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
 Native Sony Alpha camera support
Battery
Type Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging 30W wired, PD, 50% in 30 min
Wireless
Reverse wireless
Misc
Colors Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Models XQBC62/V, XQBC52V.UKCX, SO-51B, SOG03, A101SO, XQ-BC62, XQ-BC72, XQ-BC52, XQ-BC01, XQ-BC11, XQ-BC21, XQ-BC72
Price $ 1,049.00 / £ 329.95 / € 423.25
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 607423 (v8)
GeekBench: 3515 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 620 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -26.5 LUFS (Good)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 82h
Sony Xperia 1 III 256GB 12GB RAM 512GB 12GB RAM

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User opinions and reviews

  • Shen
  • 27 Mar 2025
  • IWU

Well I'm currently using this phone well I can say it's kinda good I don't really care about the camera but I'm a gamer I usually play games on this like 2 hours or so and it concumes about 58% in A9LU the heating is the most anno...

  • Anonymous
  • 15 Mar 2025
  • YUU

No faceid, metal frame get uncomfortable when it gets hot(need casing), stuck in stock android 13 unless cusrom, battery = iphone 12/13 unless replaced new, snapdragon 888🥵🔥, selfie cam sucks. Those are the only things i personally dislike I...

  • Feroz93
  • 07 Mar 2025
  • 6Q3

Hello I'm using Xperia phones since forever. Recently bought Xperia 5 Mark 2, green line issue. Here's a tip no matter what model you're using, be careful to use fast charger of the wattage below the one mentioned with the phone model....

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