Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 1 III and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 1 III vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
Sony Xperia 1 III
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 III Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 233.5g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 III and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
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 Pura 80 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.5 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1276x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 20:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 385 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 90 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)476 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 233.5 g (8.24 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
90 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 III and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
5144
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14661610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39235144
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1175329
CPU265786355787
GPU293033282352
Memory188494318260
UX185945218930
NanoReview Score9332581175329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °Cn/a
Stability71 %n/a
Graphics Test33 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5557n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Writing score17808n/a
Web score11594n/a
Video editing7774n/a
Data manipulation11748n/a
NanoReview Score14480n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
OS Size 16 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:50 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing05:20 hn/a
Video Playback08:56 hn/a
Games04:04 hn/a
Standby Mode82 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.4x Optical, 9.4x
Flash Dual LED 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12.5 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX557n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/0
Pixel size1.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.4
Focal length70 mm83 mm
SensorSony IMX663n/a
Sensor size1/2.9n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX363n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview57n/a
Zoom104n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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, A2DP LE
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 n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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, 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)n/a
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)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 30 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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