Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 1 III and Sony Xperia 5 II - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 1 III vs Sony Xperia 5 II

61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
VS
58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony Xperia 1 III
Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 III Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 186g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 1 III and Sony Xperia 5 II
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
Sony Xperia 5 II

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.5 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1644x3840 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 21:9
Pixel density 643 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 385 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 80.8 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)476 Hz238 Hz
Response time7.5 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 III], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165 mm (6.5 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 71 mm (2.8 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 1 III and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2840 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))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1024 768
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14661230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39233405
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU265786236582
GPU293033192490
Memory188494132271
UX185945184805
NanoReview Score933258746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °C45.9 °C
Stability71 %91 %
Graphics Test33 fps22 fps
Graphics Score55573835
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 III], [Sony Xperia 5 II]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing score1780815545
Web score115949996
Video editing77747188
Data manipulation117489618
NanoReview Score1448012685

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 16 GB 13 GB

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 21 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:50 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsing05:20 h08:29 h
Video Playback08:56 h12:46 h
Games04:04 h05:22 h
Standby Mode82 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4.4x Optical, 3x
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) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 124 ° 124 °
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
Main lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX557Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.71/1.7
Pixel size1.8 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.3f/2.4
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX663Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size1/2.91/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX363Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Bokeh60n/a
Preview57n/a
Zoom104n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 III], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4H7 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/4 1/4
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)HSDPA 800 / 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/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2022
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 950
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 30 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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