Home Phone comparison Vivo X200 Pro mini and Sony Xperia 1 III - Which is better?

Vivo X200 Pro mini vs Sony Xperia 1 III

91 out 100
Vivo X200 Pro mini
VS
61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III
Vivo X200 Pro mini
Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo X200 Pro mini Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Sony Xperia 1 III, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 Vivo X200 Pro mini
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 187g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo X200 Pro mini and Sony Xperia 1 III
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:
Vivo X200 Pro mini
vs
Sony Xperia 1 III

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.31 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 385 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
1803 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)361 Hz476 Hz
Response time1 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X200 Pro mini], [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.8 mm (5.94 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo X200 Pro mini
90.3 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo X200 Pro mini and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3620 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.63 (Cortex-X925)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2696
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo X200 Pro mini
8536
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)26961466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)85363923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo X200 Pro mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo X200 Pro mini
2452559
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU550000265786
GPU1124744293033
Memory382394188494
UX395421185945
NanoReview Score2452559933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a33 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5557
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Writing scoren/a17808
Web scoren/a11594
Video editingn/a7774
Data manipulationn/a11748
NanoReview Scoren/a14480

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 55 GB 16 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 5 n/a

Battery

Volume 5700 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo X200 Pro mini
28:40
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing11:58 h05:20 h
Video Playback18:31 h08:56 h
Games05:59 h04:04 h
Standby Mode131 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-818Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.281/1.7
Pixel size1.22 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.3
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX663
Sensor size1/1.951/2.9
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
Vivo X200 Pro mini
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a57
Zoomn/a104
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 III]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 20 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung KD1 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/4
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo X200 Pro mini
85.7 dB
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 30 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X200 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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