Sony Xperia 1 III vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

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Sony Mobiles

Apple iPhone

Sony Xperia 1 III

iPhone18,2, A3526, A3257, A3527, A3525

2021, July 31

2025, September 05

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3526 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3257 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3525 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3527

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3526 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3257 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3525 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3527

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)

163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)

233 g (8.22 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame, IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), CineAlta"—Inspired by Master Monitor color reproduction, DCI-P3 100%, ITU-R BT.2020 (REC.2020)3, Illuminant D65 White point, 10 bit tonal gradation

Glass front, glass back, titanium frame (grade 5) Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5 Anti-reflective coating IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple

Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)

1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 11

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 660

Apple GPU (6-core graphics)

12GB

12GB

256GB, UFS 3.X

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB NVMe

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking, Photography Pro, ZEISS® quality lenses calibrated specifically for Xperia 1 III, ZEISS® T* Coating, Up to 20 fps AF/AE6, Up to 60 times per second continuous AF/AE calculation7, Real-Time Eye AF (Human, Animal)8, Real-Time Tracking9, 3D iToF, Dual photo diode10, RGB-IR, OIS photo11, Photo flash, Photo light, Hybrid zoom 12.5x (based on Wide camera 24 mm), AI Super Resolution Zoom, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, Cinematography Pro "powered by CineAlta," 4K HDR Movie recording 24, 25, 30, 60 and 120 fps slow-motion12, OIS and EIS Video13, Optical SteadyShot™ with FlawlessEye™14, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization)15, Intelligent wind filter

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

4K@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization), Portrait selfie, Display flash, Hand gesture

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 4832 mAh - Nano SIM model Li-Ion 5088 mAh - eSIM only model

Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

No

USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort