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Sony Xperia 1 III
Sony Sony Xperia 1 III
2.5
Price TBA
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OnePlus 13
OnePlus OnePlus 13
256GB · 12GB RAM
4.2
From $899
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★ Our Pick

Our Verdict

Analysis

OnePlus 13 has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
OnePlus 13
Display Winner
OnePlus 13
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Sony Xperia 1 III OnePlus 13
Display size (in) 6.50 6.82
Charging (W) 30 100
Main camera (MP) 12.00 50.00
Selfie (MP) 8.00 32.00
Weight (g) 186 210
Thickness (mm) 8.20 8.50
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 Android 15, OxygenOS 15

Pros & Cons

Sony Xperia 1 III

OnePlus 13

  • Very fast charging
  • Large battery
  • Smooth software
  • Limited zoom range vs rivals
  • No microSD
  • Polarising design

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Sony
Sony Xperia 1 III
OnePlus
OnePlus 13
Battery 3 specs
Type
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Si/C Li-Ion 6000 mAh
Charging
30W wired, PD, 50% in 30 min Wireless Reverse wireless
100W wired, 50W wireless
Capacity
6000 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
165 x 71 x 8.2 mm (6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 in)
162.9 x 76.5 x 8.5 mm
Weight
186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) (6.56 oz)
210 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Glass front (Ceramic Guard), glass back or silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Connectivity 8 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
Infrared port
Yes
5G
Yes
Display 5 specs
Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020
LTPO AMOLED
Size
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.82 inches
Resolution
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
1440 x 3168 pixels
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Ceramic Guard glass, Mohs level 4
 
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Ultra HDR image support
Features 2 specs
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2021, April 14
2024, October 31
Status
Available. Released 2021, August 25
Available. Released 2024, November 01
Main Camera 3 specs
Triple
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, 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 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", dual pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP
Features
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Laser focus, Hasselblad Color Calibration, color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240/480fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM
 
UFS 3.X
UFS 4.0
RAM
12GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 4 specs
Colors
Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Black Eclipse, Arctic Dawn, Midnight Ocean
Models
XQBC62/V, XQBC52V.UKCX, SO-51B, SOG03, A101SO, XQ-BC62, XQ-BC72, XQ-BC52, XQ-BC01, XQ-BC11, XQ-BC21, XQ-BC72
CPH2655, CPH2653, PJZ110, CPH2649
Price
£ 299.99
$ 799.99 / £ 619.99 / € 739.90 / ₹ 57,999
SAR
1.13 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - International
 
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA (specific)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China, India
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 6 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 607423 (v8) GeekBench: 3515 (v5.1) GFXBench: 54fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 2690491 (v10) GeekBench: 9278 (v6) 3DMark: 6615 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
620 nits max brightness (measured)
1204 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-26.5 LUFS (Good)
-23.5 LUFS (Very good)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 82h
Battery
Active use score 15:28h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Android 15, OxygenOS 15
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 660
Adreno 830
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
32 MP
Features
HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
No
 
Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system Snapdragon Sound
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Eu Label 4 specs
Energy
Class A
Battery
61:36h endurance, 1000 cycles
Free fall
Class D (45 falls)
Repairability
Class B

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