Xiaomi 13 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 III

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4820mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 III
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 229g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13 Pro 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 385 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
Sony Xperia 1 III
559 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz476 Hz
Response time2 ms7.5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.38 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Black
- Gray
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %
Sony Xperia 1 III
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 III In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 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 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Sony Xperia 1 III
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Sony Xperia 1 III
3923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19871466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53233923
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
Sony Xperia 1 III
933258
CPU380418265786
GPU600588293033
Memory277637188494
UX277637185945
NanoReview Score1536568933258
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Sony Xperia 1 III
5557
Max Surface Temp.36 °C44.9 °C
Stability87 %71 %
Graphics Test75 fps33 fps
Graphics Score125345557
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Sony Xperia 1 III
14480
Writing score1378017808
Web score938911594
Video editing63467774
Data manipulation925111748
NanoReview Score1068714480

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 32 GB 16 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4820 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 9 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:22 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Sony Xperia 1 III
15:23
Web Browsing08:06 h05:20 h
Video Playback13:19 h08:56 h
Games04:43 h04:04 h
Standby Mode110 h82 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 4.4x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50.3 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
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX989Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/11/1.7
Pixel size1.6 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.3
Focal length75 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX663
Sensor size1/2.761/2.9
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Sony Xperia 1 III
107
Video quality
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Sony Xperia 1 III
92
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Sony Xperia 1 III
105
Bokeh6060
Preview7057
Zoom143104

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/4
Pixel size 0.7 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

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 5.3 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
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 *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 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/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/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 category2020
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 13 Pro
88.5 dB
Sony Xperia 1 III
81.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 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 Yes 120 W Yes 30 W

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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