Sony Xperia 1 III

Operating System
Operating System
Google Android
Screen
Screen
165.1 mm, 6.5 inch
CPU
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SM8350 (Lahaina)
RAM
RAM
LPDDR5 SDRAM
Storage
Storage
512 GB
Main Camera
Main Camera
12.2 MP
Battery
Battery
4500 mAh

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Sony Xperia 1 III Key Specifications


Brand
Sony
Model
Sony Xperia 1 III
Version
XQ-BC42
Alias
Sony PDX-215
Category
Smartphones
Price
1393 USD
Released Date
2021-11-19
Announcement Date
2021 Oct 25
Operating System
Google Android
OS Version
Google Android 11 (R)
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SM8350 (Lahaina)
Graphics Processor
Qualcomm Adreno 660
RAM
LPDDR5 SDRAM
RAM Capacity
12 GB
Main Camera
12.2 MP
Screen
165.1 mm, 6.5 inch
Pixel Density
643 PPI
Resolution
1644x3840
Storage
512 GB
Battery
4500 mAh
Weight
187 g, 6.6 ounces

Sony Xperia 1 III Technical Specifications


Product Overview

Brand
Sony
Manufacturer
Sony
Model
Sony Xperia 1 III
Version
XQ-BC42
Category
Smartphones
Region
Asia
Country
Japan
Alias
Sony PDX-215

Design

BODY

Height
  • 165 mm
  • 6.5 inch
Width
  • 71 mm
  • 2.8 inch
Weight
  • 187 g
  • 6.6 ounces
Thickness
  • 0.32 inch(es)
  • 0.38 inches
  • 8.2 mm
  • 9.7 mm
Ip rating
IP68
Colors
  • Frosted Black
  • Frosted Gray
  • Frosted Purple

Camera

BACK CAMERA

Focus
  • Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)
  • Manual Focus
Resolution
12.2 MP
Resolution (h x w)
4032x3024 pixel
Video format
  • 3GP
  • 3G2
Video resolution
  • 3840x2160 pixel
  • 120 fps
Image format
  • JPG
  • RAW
Zoom
  • 3.0 x optical zoom
  • 4.0 x digital zoom
Flash
single LED
Aperture (w)
f/2.30
Features
  • Video Stabilizer (EIS)
  • Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
  • Video Stabilizer (OIS)
  • HDR photo
  • HDR video
  • Slow motion video
  • Burst mode
  • Touch focus
  • Panorama Photo
  • Face retouch (video)
  • Intelligent scene detection
Sensor
BSI CMOS
Sensor format
1/2.90
Equivalent focal length
70 mm
Aperture (t)
f/2.80

BACK CAMERA II

Focus
Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)
Resolution
12.2 MP
Sensor
BSI CMOS
Pixel size
1.80 micrometer
Aperture (w)
f/1.70
Features
  • Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
  • Video Stabilizer (EIS)
  • Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
  • Video Stabilizer (OIS)
  • HDR photo
  • HDR video
  • Red-eye effect reduction
  • Slow motion video
  • Burst mode
  • Macro mode
  • Panorama Photo
  • Face detection
  • Face tagging
  • Smile detection
  • Face retouch
  • Face retouch (video)
  • Intelligent scene detection
Sensor format
1/1.70
Equivalent focal length
24 mm

BACK CAMERA III

Focus
Phase-Detection Autofocus (PD AF)
Resolution
12.2 MP
Sensor
BSI CMOS
Aperture (w)
f/2.20
Features
  • HDR photo
  • HDR video
  • Red-eye effect reduction
  • Burst mode
  • Touch focus
  • Macro mode
  • Panorama Photo
  • Face detection
  • Face tagging
  • Smile detection
  • Face retouch
  • Face retouch (video)
  • Intelligent scene detection
Sensor format
1/2.50
Equivalent focal length
16 mm

BACK CAMERA IV

Resolution
0.3 MP
Sensor
Mono CMOS

FRONT CAMERA

Resolution
8.0 MP
Resolution (h x w)
3264x2448 pixel
Video resolution
  • 1920x1080 pixel
  • 30 fps
Video format
  • 3GP
  • 3G2
Image format
  • JPG
  • RAW
Pixel size
1.12 micrometer
Aperture (w)
f/2.00
Features
  • Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
  • Video Stabilizer (EIS)
  • HDR photo
  • HDR video
  • Slow motion video
  • Burst mode
  • Touch focus
  • Panorama Photo
  • Face detection
  • Face tagging
  • Smile detection
  • Face retouch
  • Face retouch (video)
  • Intelligent scene detection
Sensor
BSI CMOS
Sensor format
1/4.00

Display

Diagonal
  • 165.1 mm
  • 6.5 inch
Resolution (h x w)
1644x3840
Pixel density
643 PPI
Refresh rate
  • 120 Hz
  • 240 Hz
Width
  • 64.98 mm
  • 2.56 inch
Height
  • 151.78 mm
  • 5.98 inch
Illumination
Self-illuminating
Dynamic range
10 bit
Pixel size
0.03952 mm/pixel
Color depth
24 bit
Number of colors
16.8M
Screen to body ratio
84.2%
Bezel width
  • 6.02 mm
  • 0.24 inch(es)
Touchpoints
10
Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Touch screen type
Capacitive

Internal Components

SOFTWARE

Os
Google Android
Os version
Google Android 11 (R)
Additional features
  • Augmented Reality (AR)
  • Face Recognition
  • Intelligent personal assistant
  • Navigation software
  • Voice Command

PROCESSOR

Cpu
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SM8350 (Lahaina)
Cpu clock speed
2842 MHz
Gpu
Qualcomm Adreno 660
Gpu clock speed
840 MHz

RAM

Type
LPDDR5 SDRAM
Capacity
12 GB
Clock speed
3200 MHz

STORAGE

Type
Flash EEPROM
Capacity
512 GB
Expansion
  • TransFlash
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSD Extended Capacity

AUDIO

Dac frequency
192000 Hz
Dac resolution
24 bit
Channel
stereo
Output
3.5mm
Hearing aid compatibility
  • M3
  • T3
Microphone
stereo
Av out
  • DisplayPort
  • Type C
Av resolution
3840x2160 (2160p) 4K UHD

CELLULAR

Sim slot
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Sim frequencies
  • GSM 850MHz (B5)
  • GSM 900MHz (B8)
  • GSM 1800MHz (B3)
  • GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2)
  • UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT)
  • UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR)
  • UMTS 800MHz (Band VI)
  • UMTS 900MHz (Band VIII)
  • UMTS 800MHz (Band XIX)
  • LTE 2100 MHz (Band 1)
  • LTE 1900 MHz (Band 2, PCS)
  • LTE 1800 MHz (Band 3)
  • LTE 1700/2100 MHz (Band 4, AWS)
  • LTE 850 MHz (Band 5)
  • LTE 2600 MHz (Band 7)
  • LTE 900 MHz (Band 8)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 12)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 13)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 17)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 18)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 19)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
  • LTE 1500 MHz (Band XXI)
  • LTE 850 MHz (Band 26)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 28)
  • TD-LTE 2600 MHz (Band 38)
  • TD-LTE 1900 MHz (Band 39)
  • TD-LTE 2300 MHz (Band XL)
  • TD-LTE 2500 MHz (Band XLI)
  • TD-LTE 3500 MHz (Band XLII)
  • NR 1800 MHz (N3)
  • NR 700 MHz (N28)
  • TD-NR 3700 MHz (N77)
  • TD-NR 3500 MHz (N78)
  • TD-NR 4700 MHz (N79) bands
Sim mobile data
  • GPRS (Class unspecified)
  • EDGE (Class unspecified)
  • EDGE Multi-slot Class 33
  • UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA)
  • HSUPA (Cat. unspecified)
  • HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6)
  • HSDPA (Cat. unspecified)
  • HSDPA 14.4 Mbps (Cat. 10)
  • HSPA+ 21.1 Mbps (Cat. 18)
  • DC-HSDPA 42.2 Mbps (Cat. 24)
  • LTE (Cat. unspecified)
  • LTE 50 Mbps
  • 25 Mbps (Cat. 2)
  • LTE 75 Mbps
  • 25 Mbps (Cat. 3)
  • LTE 100 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 3)
  • LTE 150 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 4)
  • LTE 225 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 6)
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 75 Mbps (Cat. 5)
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (Cat. 7)
  • LTE 400 Mbps
  • 150 Mbps (LTE Cat. 13)
  • LTE 450 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (LTE Cat. 9)
  • LTE 450 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 10)
  • LTE 600 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (LTE Cat. 11)
  • LTE 600 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 12)
  • LTE 1 Gbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 16)
  • LTE 1.2 Gbps
  • 200 Mbps (LTE Cat. 18)
  • LTE 1.6 Gbps (LTE Cat. 19)
  • NR 1.5 Gbps
  • NR 2.6 Gbps
  • NR 3.7 Gbps data links
Sim ii slot
Nano-SIM (4FF)
Sim ii frequencies
  • GSM 850MHz (B5)
  • GSM 900MHz (B8)
  • GSM 1800MHz (B3)
  • GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2)
  • UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT)
  • UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR)
  • UMTS 800MHz (Band VI)
  • UMTS 900MHz (Band VIII)
  • UMTS 800MHz (Band XIX)
  • LTE 2100 MHz (Band 1)
  • LTE 1900 MHz (Band 2, PCS)
  • LTE 1800 MHz (Band 3)
  • LTE 1700/2100 MHz (Band 4, AWS)
  • LTE 850 MHz (Band 5)
  • LTE 2600 MHz (Band 7)
  • LTE 900 MHz (Band 8)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 12)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 13)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 17)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 18)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 19)
  • LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
  • LTE 1500 MHz (Band XXI)
  • LTE 850 MHz (Band 26)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 28)
  • LTE 700 MHz (Band 29)
  • TD-LTE 2600 MHz (Band 38)
  • TD-LTE 1900 MHz (Band 39)
  • TD-LTE 2300 MHz (Band XL)
  • TD-LTE 2500 MHz (Band XLI)
  • TD-LTE 3500 MHz (Band XLII)
  • NR 1800 MHz (N3)
  • NR 700 MHz (N28)
  • TD-NR 3700 MHz (N77)
  • TD-NR 3500 MHz (N78)
  • TD-NR 4700 MHz (N79)
Sim ii mobile data
  • GPRS (Class unspecified)
  • EDGE (Class unspecified)
  • UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA)
  • HSUPA (Cat. unspecified)
  • HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6)
  • HSDPA (Cat. unspecified)
  • HSDPA 14.4 Mbps (Cat. 10)
  • HSPA+ 21.1 Mbps (Cat. 18)
  • DC-HSDPA 42.2 Mbps (Cat. 24)
  • LTE (Cat. unspecified)
  • LTE 100 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 3)
  • LTE 150 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 4)
  • LTE 225 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (Cat. 6)
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 75 Mbps (Cat. 5)
  • LTE 300 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (Cat. 7)
  • LTE 400 Mbps
  • 150 Mbps (LTE Cat. 13)
  • LTE 450 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (LTE Cat. 9)
  • LTE 450 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 10)
  • LTE 600 Mbps
  • 50 Mbps (LTE Cat. 11)
  • LTE 600 Mbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 12)
  • LTE 1 Gbps
  • 100 Mbps (LTE Cat. 16)
  • LTE 1.2 Gbps
  • 200 Mbps (LTE Cat. 18)
  • LTE 1.6 Gbps (LTE Cat. 19)
  • NR 1.5 Gbps
  • NR 2.6 Gbps
  • NR 3.7 Gbps
Sim ii module
Qualcomm SM8350
Dual sim type
Dual standby
Generation
5G
Sim type
Dual

WIRELESS

Bluetooth version
5.2
Bluetooth profiles
  • A2DP
  • A2DP with aptX codec
  • A2DP with aptX HD codec
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBA
  • SPP
Wifi
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Wifi features
  • Miracast
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Tethering
  • Wi-Fi Calling (VoWiFi)
Experiences
  • FM Radio
  • NFC

PORTS

Usb type
Type C
Usb version
  • 3.1 (3.2 Gen 2)
  • Hi-Speed (480 Mbps)
Usb features
  • charging
  • fast charging
  • Host
  • On-The-Go 1.3
  • On-The-Go 2.0
  • Power Delivery
  • Power Delivery 2.0
  • Power Delivery 3.0

BATTERY

Type
Lithium-ion — 1 cell
Cell i
4500 mAh
Capacity
4500 mAh
Voltage
3.87 Volts
Energy
17.42 Wh
Wireless charging
  • Qi wireless charging
  • Qi reverse wireless charging
Charging power
30.0 W
Wireless charging power
11.0 W
Style
Non-removable
Talk time
34.0 hours
Standby time
420 hours
Standby current consumption
11 mA

LOCATION

Chip
Qualcomm SM8350
Additional features
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS

SENSORS

Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Light intensity sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Step counter
  • Accelerometer
  • Compass
  • Gyroscope

Not available

FM Radio
FM Radio
SO-52D
1080x2520
6 GB
449 PPI
5000 mAh
XQ-BE52
1644x3840
12 GB
643 PPI
4500 mAh
720 x 1280 pixels
LPDDR2
323 ppi
1900 mAh
SO-41B
720x1496
4 GB
302 PPI
4500 mAh
XQ-BQ42
1080x2520
8 GB
450 PPI
4500 mAh
A103SO
1080x2520
8 GB
450 PPI
4500 mAh
SO-03K
1080x2160
4 GB
426 PPI
3060 mAh

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