Xiaomi 11T vs Sony Xperia 1 III

58 out 100
Xiaomi 11T
VS
61 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11T Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200, vs Sony Xperia 1 III, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 203g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11T 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 385 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz476 Hz
Response time2.8 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11T and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
- 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 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 576 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10761466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30513923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11T
752077
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU204691265786
GPU224020293033
Memory138080188494
UX185285185945
NanoReview Score752077933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.40 °C44.9 °C
Stability81 %71 %
Graphics Test27 fps33 fps
Graphics Score45205557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Writing score1431617808
Web score656411594
Video editing57067774
Data manipulation1010011748
NanoReview Score1070014480

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing08:33 h05:20 h
Video Playback14:58 h08:56 h
Games05:23 h04:04 h
Standby Mode108 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.521/1.7
Pixel size0.7 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.3
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX663
Sensor sizen/a1/2.9
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
96
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
106
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11T
93
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a57
Zoomn/a104

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A10 Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/4
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
110
Sony Xperia 1 III
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
124
Sony Xperia 1 III
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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, HID, A2DP 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- 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 BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 2100 (band 1), 1900 (band 2), 1700 (band 4), 850 (band 5), 800 (band 6), 900 (band 8), 800 (band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)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 category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 1200
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 n/a Yes 30 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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