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Sony Xperia 1 III vs Huawei Honor 10

61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
VS
39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
Sony Xperia 1 III
Huawei Honor 10

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 III Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Honor 10, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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 Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 186g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 III and Huawei Honor 10
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:
Sony Xperia 1 III
vs
Huawei Honor 10

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.5 in 5.84 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 432 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 385 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 77.6 %
Features DCI-P3 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)476 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infinite1423:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 III], [Huawei Honor 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 III and Huawei Honor 10 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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))		 - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 1024 216
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Huawei Honor 10
526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1466526
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39231570
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
Huawei Honor 10
353467
CPU26578680042
GPU293033106499
Memory18849481766
UX18594585160
NanoReview Score933258353467
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Huawei Honor 10
827
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °C40 °C
Stability71 %75 %
Graphics Test33 fps4 fps
Graphics Score5557827
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 III], [Huawei Honor 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Writing score178086772
Web score115945225
Video editing77745075
Data manipulation117485611
NanoReview Score144806542

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0)
OS Size 16 GB 13 GB
UI Skin n/a EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 3400 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 1:20 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Web Browsing05:20 h06:33 h
Video Playback08:56 h09:58 h
Games04:04 h04:09 h
Standby Mode82 h72 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4616x3464 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.4x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX557Sony IMX498
Sensor size1/1.71/2.8
Pixel size1.8 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.3n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX663n/a
Sensor size1/2.9n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX363n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Huawei Honor 10
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview57n/a
Zoom104n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 5760x4312 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 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 (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 450
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 30 W n/a
* 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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