Sony Xperia 1 III vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

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Sony Mobiles

Apple iPhone

Sony Xperia 1 III

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

2021, July 31

2026, September 09

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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, 106 - A3714 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, 106 - A3472 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, 106 - A3713 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, 106 - A3715

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 - A3714 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 - A3472 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 - A3713 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 - A3715

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)

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

211 g (7.44 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 (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)

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 + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)

Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple

Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

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)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

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

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Android 11

iOS 27

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)

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

Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)

Adreno 660

Apple GPU (7-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/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)

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), Cinematic from regular video

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 sound rec.

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

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF 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

Market-dependent versions: · Li-Ion 4056 mAh - Nano SIM model · Li-Ion 4288 mAh - eSIM only model

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

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 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

6.0, 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