Sony Xperia 1 III vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 III Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
- Higher pixel density: 643ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 186g vs 226g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3969mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/256 GB - 4/512 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1644x3840 pixels | 1242x2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 643 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 385 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 84.4 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 476 Hz | 245 Hz |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | 4.9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 in) | 158 mm (6.22 in) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 in) | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Purple |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Dark Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1466 | 1591 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3923 | 4159 |
| CPU | 265786 | 250964 |
| GPU | 293033 | 311308 |
| Memory | 188494 | 132206 |
| UX | 185945 | 267378 |
| NanoReview Score | 933258 | 961856 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 71 % | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | 33 fps | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5557 | 7462 |
| Writing score | 17808 | n/a |
| Web score | 11594 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7774 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 11748 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 14480 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 3969 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 1:57 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:20 h | 08:51 h |
| Video Playback | 08:56 h | 14:18 h |
| Games | 04:04 h | 05:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 82 h | 117 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.4x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 124 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth: 0.3 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | 65 |
| Preview | 57 | 76 |
| Zoom | 104 | 88 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | 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 (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2021 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2021 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | 1099 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 30 W | n/a |
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