Huawei P60 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Sony Xperia 1 III, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P60 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4815mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 200g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P60 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 385 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz476 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 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 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17581466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44223923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU380609265786
GPU472601293033
Memory202967188494
UX219647185945
NanoReview Score1275824933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °C44.9 °C
Stability41 %71 %
Graphics Test63 fps33 fps
Graphics Score105515557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P60 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 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing08:26 h05:20 h
Video Playback12:20 h08:56 h
Games05:27 h04:04 h
Standby Mode88 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.7
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX888Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.41/1.7
Pixel size1.17 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.3
Focal length90 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivisionSony IMX663
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX363
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokeh8060
Preview7557
Zoom158104

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size n/a 1/4
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)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 category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1200
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 88 W Yes 30 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P60 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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