OnePlus 10 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 10 Pro Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Sony Xperia 1 III, Manufactured in June, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 10 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 200.5g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 10 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3216 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 525 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 500 nits 385 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 1000 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 10 Pro
776 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut98.3 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)342 Hz476 Hz
Response time11 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163 mm (6.42 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 200.5 g (7.07 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 10 Pro
89.9 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 10 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (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 Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 10 Pro
1300
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 10 Pro
3445
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13001466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34453923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 10 Pro
1114156
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU309169265786
GPU456180293033
Memory179061188494
UX169746185945
NanoReview Score1114156933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 10 Pro
9541
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.46.5 °C44.9 °C
Stability64 %71 %
Graphics Test57 fps33 fps
Graphics Score95415557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 10 Pro
11771
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Writing score1702617808
Web score954711594
Video editing59037774
Data manipulation909111748
NanoReview Score1177114480

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12.1 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 32 GB 16 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 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 (98% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:32 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 10 Pro
21:03
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing07:41 h05:20 h
Video Playback12:41 h08:56 h
Games04:53 h04:04 h
Standby Mode108 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 150 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
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
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX789Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.431/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.3
Focal length77 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08A10Sony IMX663
Sensor size1/4.41/2.9
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 10 Pro
124
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
OnePlus 10 Pro
119
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
OnePlus 10 Pro
122
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokeh6560
Preview6857
Zoom105104

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/4
Pixel size 0.8 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 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2, 3, 5, 8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 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/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/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 category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 10 Pro
88.1 dB
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 30 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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