Home Phone comparison Motorola G Pure and Sony Xperia 1 III - Which is better?

Motorola G Pure vs Sony Xperia 1 III

33 out 100
Motorola G Pure
VS
61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
Motorola G Pure
Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola G Pure Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G25, 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 Motorola G Pure
    Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
    • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
    • Lighter design: 186g vs 188g
    • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
    • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
    • Supports Dolby Atmos

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options 3/32 GB - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Motorola G Pure 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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
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    Performance:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Motorola G Pure
    vs
    Sony Xperia 1 III

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type TFT LCD OLED
    Size 6.5 in 6.5 in
    Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
    Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
    Pixel density 269 ppi 643 ppi
    Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No No
    Max brightness 550 nits 385 nits
    HDR support No Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate n/a 120 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 80.7 % 84.2 %
    Features n/a DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    559 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a476 Hz
    Response timen/a7.5 ms
    Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 III]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 167.4 mm (6.59 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
    Width 75.6 mm (2.98 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
    Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
    Water resistance IP52 IP68
    Back panel Plastic Glass
    Frame Plastic Metal
    Colors Blue - Black
    - Gray
    - Purple
    Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Motorola G Pure
    80.7 %
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    84.2 %

    Performance

    Testing Motorola G Pure and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset MediaTek Helio G25 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
    Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2840 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
    Architecture - 4/1.5 (Cortex-A53)
    - 4/2 (Cortex-A53)    		 - 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 12 nm 5 nm
    Neural Processor No Hexagon 780
    Graphics PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 660
    GPU Cores 32 1024
    GPU Frequency 650 MHz 840 MHz
    FLOPS 41.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Motorola G Pure
    473
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    1466
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Motorola G Pure
    1521
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    3923
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4731466
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15213923
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Motorola G Pure
    157203
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    933258
    CPU56155265786
    GPU11408293033
    Memory43893188494
    UX45747185945
    NanoReview Score157203933258
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    5557
    Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
    Stabilityn/a71 %
    Graphics Testn/a33 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a5557
    Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Motorola G Pure
    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 3 GB 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
    Memory Frequency 1800 MHz 2750 MHz
    Channels 2 2
    Storage
    Storage Capacity32 GB- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 3.1
    Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

    Software

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

    Battery

    Volume 4000 mAh 4500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 10 W 30 W
    Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes
    Reverse Charging No Yes
    Fast Charging No Yes (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 2:30 h 1:50 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    15:23
    Web Browsingn/a05:20 h
    Video Playbackn/a08:56 h
    Gamesn/a04:04 h
    Standby Moden/a82 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
    Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
    Zoom Digital Optical, 4.4x
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Digital Optical
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion No 240 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
    Lenses count Standard: 13 MP
    Depth: 2 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
    Matrix13 MP12 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
    Focal lengthn/a24 mm
    Sensorn/aSony IMX557
    Sensor sizen/a1/1.7
    Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
    StabilizationDigitalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrixn/a12 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.3
    Focal lengthn/a70 mm
    Sensorn/aSony IMX663
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
    Pixel sizen/a1 μm
    Stabilizationn/aOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrixn/a12 MP
    Aperturen/af/2.2
    Focal lengthn/a16 mm
    Sensorn/aSony IMX363
    Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
    Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
    Stabilizationn/aDigital
    Main camera DxOMark results
    Photo quality
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    107
    Video quality
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    92
    Overall camera score
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    105
    Bokehn/a60
    Previewn/a57
    Zoomn/a104
    Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]

    Front camera

    Matrix 5 MP 8 MP
    Photo resolution 2560x1960 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 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
    Autofocus No Phase autofocus
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
    Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
    - 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 USB Type-C USB Type-C
    USB version 2 3.1
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* No Yes
    Infrared Port No No
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*12
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *NoNo
    Hybrid SlotNoYes
    2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8HSDPA 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/B25/B26/B38/B40/B41/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 category420
    5G SupportNoYes

    Sound

    Speakers Mono Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
    FM Radio Yes No
    Dolby Atmos No Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Motorola G Pure
    n/a
    Sony Xperia 1 III
    81.5 dB

    Other

    Class Mid-range Flagship
    Announced October, 2021 yr April, 2021 yr
    Release Date October, 2021 yr June, 2021 yr
    Launch Price ($) 160 1200
    Sensors - Proximity Sensor
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 10 W Yes 30 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

    Results

    After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 1 III the clear winner in this comparison.

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