Sony Xperia 1 III

Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Screen: 6.5" OLED - 1644 x 3840
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Camera: 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)
  • Battery: 4500 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 186 grams (6.56 oz)
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Review

Display
79
Camera
53
Performance
57
Gaming
28
Battery
44
Connectivity
78
NanoReview Score
57
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Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Sony Xperia 1 III

Display

Type OLED
Size 6.5 inches
Resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9
PPI 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 385 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 620 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 120 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9%
PWM 476 Hz
Response time 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
560 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 165 mm (6.5 inches)
Width 71 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of the Sony Xperia 1 III
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max clock 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660
GPU shading units 768
GPU clock 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark results of the Sony Xperia 1 III
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1528
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3917
Compute Score (GPU)
4494
Compute Score (GPU) 4494
Single-core score 1528
Multi-core score 3917
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1232200
CPU 435324
GPU 228692
Memory 219361
UX 348823
Total score 1232200
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
505
Stability 77%
Graphics test 4 FPS
Graphics score 505
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1485
Stability 70%
Graphics test 8 FPS
Graphics score 1485
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
14728
Web score 12641
Video editing 7747
Photo editing 31867
Data manipulation 11659
Writing score 17464

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 (semga)AnTuTu 111245240
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (desomorphine)Geekbench 6 GPU4494
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (desomorphine)Geekbench 6 CPU1528 / 3917
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-10 (desomorphine)AnTuTu 111232200
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-30 (desomorphine)AnTuTu 111179636
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-21 (aqeryi)AnTuTu 111141263

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 16 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh
Max charge power 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes
Reverse charging Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 05:20 hr
Watching video 08:56 hr
Gaming 04:04 hr
Standby 82 hr
General battery life
15:23 hr

Main camera

Matrix 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000
Zoom Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 124Β°
Lenses 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 12 MP
Aperture f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX557
Sensor size 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP
Aperture f/2.3
Focal length 70 mm
Sensor Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron
Stabilization Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
107
Video quality
92
Generic main camera score
105
Bokeh 60
Preview 57
Zoom 104
Samples Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 III from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot Yes
LTE Cat* 20
2G network GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network HSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)
4G network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced April 2021
Release date June 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $1200
Successor - Sony Xperia 1 VII
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 30 W
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Xperia 1 III may differ by country or region

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