Sony Xperia 1 IV vs Xperia 1 III
63
out of 100
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57
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Sony Xperia 1 IV (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on May 11, 2022, against the Sony Xperia 1 III, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 1 year and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 IV
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 7% longer battery life (16:28 vs 15:23 hours)
- The rear camera has a 5.2x optical zoom
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (652 against 560 nits)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1716 and 1528 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1644 x 3840 pixels | 1644 x 3840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 21:9 |
| PPI | 643 ppi | 643 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 385 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 620 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 480 Hz | 476 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 7.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 165 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 inches) | 71 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | Black, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5511 | 4494 |
| Single-core score | 1716 | 1528 |
| Multi-core score | 5099 | 3917 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 510429 | 435324 |
| GPU | 209242 | 228692 |
| Memory | 236547 | 219361 |
| UX | 373188 | 348823 |
| Total score | 1320406 | 1232200 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 729 | 505 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 75% | 70% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1990 | 1485 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9065 | 12641 |
| Video editing | 6139 | 7747 |
| Photo editing | 30549 | 31867 |
| Data manipulation | 10915 | 11659 |
| Writing score | 16842 | 17464 |
Recent User Tests
Sony Xperia 1 IV
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-06 (き) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5511 |
| 📘 2026-03-06 (き) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1716 / 5099 |
| 📘 2026-03-02 (き) | AnTuTu 11 | 1320406 |
Sony Xperia 1 III
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-22 (semga) | AnTuTu 11 | 1245240 |
| 📘 2025-10-10 (desomorphine) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4494 |
| 📘 2025-10-10 (desomorphine) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1528 / 3917 |
| 📘 2025-10-10 (desomorphine) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232200 |
| 📘 2025-09-30 (desomorphine) | AnTuTu 11 | 1179636 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| OS size | 37 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes | Yes |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:42 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:38 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Watching video | 10:08 hr | 08:56 hr |
| Gaming | 04:39 hr | 04:04 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4000 x 3000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.2x | Optical, 4.4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 124° | 124° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Sony IMX557 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.8 micron | 1.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | Sony IMX663 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX563 | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 60 |
| Preview | 59 | 57 |
| Zoom | 116 | 104 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 IV from DxOMark | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 III from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2022 | April 2021 |
| Release date | June 2022 | June 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1599 | $1200 |
| Successor | - Sony Xperia 1 VII | - Sony Xperia 1 VII |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Sony Xperia 1 IV is definitely a better buy.
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