Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 III

76 out 100
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
VS
61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Sony Xperia 1 III, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3095mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
vs
Sony Xperia 1 III

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1170x2532 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 385 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 84.2 %
Features DCI-P3 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1053 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)510 Hz476 Hz
Response time4.8 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.7 mm (5.78 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.65 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
87.1 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A15 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3230 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon 780
Graphics Apple A15 GPU Adreno 660
GPU Cores 640 1024
GPU Frequency 1338 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
2256
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
5416
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22561466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)54163923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
1322699
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU309276265786
GPU430651293033
Memory274739188494
UX308033185945
NanoReview Score1322699933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
9486
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.39.4 °C44.9 °C
Stability79 %71 %
Graphics Test56 fps33 fps
Graphics Score94865557
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 III]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Writing scoren/a17808
Web scoren/a11594
Video editingn/a7774
Data manipulationn/a11748
NanoReview Scoren/a14480

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 15.2 GB 16 GB

Battery

Volume 3095 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
23:32
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing09:39 h05:20 h
Video Playback15:16 h08:56 h
Games05:20 h04:04 h
Standby Mode107 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.5f/1.7
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX703Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.661/1.7
Pixel size1.9 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.3
Focal length77 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX713Sony IMX663
Sensor size1/3.41/2.9
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX772Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/3.41/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
140
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
146
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
141
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokeh7560
Preview8157
Zoom119104
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX514 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/4
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
128
Sony Xperia 1 III
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
143
Sony Xperia 1 III
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsUMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHzHSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 1200
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 30 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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