Sony Xperia 1 III vs Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 1 III Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
- Higher pixel density: 643ppi
- Lighter design: 186g vs 212g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus
- Larger display: 6.82in
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6800mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 in | 6.82 in |
| Resolution | 1644x3840 pixels | 1440x3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 643 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 385 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 120 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2 % | 89.5 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 476 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 165 mm (6.5 in) | 163.79 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 in) | 76.6 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | n/a |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Purple |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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)) |
- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1466 | 2945 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3923 | 9206 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 25256 |
| CPU | 265786 | 598363 |
| GPU | 293033 | 1220348 |
| Memory | 188494 | 581460 |
| UX | 185945 | 444246 |
| NanoReview Score | 933258 | 2844417 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 44.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 71 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 33 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 5557 | n/a |
| 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 | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2750 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | n/a |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 6800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 120 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | n/a |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 25 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 0:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:20 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 08:56 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:04 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 82 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 4.4x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 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) | n/a |
| 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 Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX557 | Omnivision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX663 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 57 | n/a |
| Zoom | 104 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | GalaxyCore GC16B3C |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 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 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19) | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| 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/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April, 2021 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2021 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 485 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 30 W | Yes 120 W |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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