Compare Sony Xperia 1 III Vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Should you buy Sony Xperia 1 III or Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Sony Xperia 1 III starts at ₹ 64,999 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G starts at ₹ 9,499.

Sony Xperia 1 III has screen size of 6.5 inches and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G has screen size of 6.7 inches . Sony Xperia 1 III comes up with internal storage of 256 GB and RAM of 12 GB. Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G comes up with internal storage of 256 GB and RAM of 8 GB . Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP (f/1.7 and front camera of 8 MP (f/2.0) Selfie Camera whereas latter has primary camera of 64 MP (f/2.0) and front camera of 10 MP (f/2.2) Selfie Camera.

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Sony Xperia 1 III Vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

SpecificationsSony Xperia 1 IIISamsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G
OSAndroid OS, v11 Android 11
Screen Size6.5 inches 6.7 inches
ChipsetQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 2100
RAM12 GB
Internal Storage256 GB128 GB
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Summary
Specs Score89
OSAndroid OS, v11 Android 11
Screen Size6.5 inches 6.7 inches
ChipsetQualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 2100
RAM12 GB
Internal Storage256 GB128 GB
GENERAL
Colours Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Device type SmartphonePhablet
Operating System Android OS, v11 Android 11
Sim Dual Sim Dual Sim
DESIGN
Body Material Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Height 165 mm161.5 mm
Thickness 8.2 mm7.8 mm
Weight 186 g 200 g
Width 71 mm75.6 mm
DISPLAY
Aspect Ratio 21:0920:9
Bezel Less Display Yes, Punch-hole Display
Display Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Form Factor Touch Touch
Pixel Density 643 ppi421 ppi
Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120Hz Refresh rate
Screen resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Screen size 6.5 inches 6.7 inches
Technology OLED
Touchscreen Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Capacitive Touchscreen
PERFORMANCE
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Exynos 2100
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) Octa Core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 660 Mali-G78 MP14
RAM 12 GB
STORAGE
Call Records Yes
Card Slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
External Storage Up to 1 TB
Internal Storage 256 GB128 GB
Messaging Yes
Phonebook Yes
CAMERA
Camera Features HDR, Slow Motion, EIS, Panorama, hybrid zoom, Real-Time Eye AF, Real-Time Tracking OIS, gyro-EIS, Auto HDR, 4K video, Dual Video recoding, Panorama
Front Camera 8 MP (f/2.0) Selfie Camera10 MP (f/2.2) Selfie Camera
Primary camera 12 MP (f/1.764 MP (f/2.0)
Video Recording 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps
MULTIMEDIA
Audio Jack Yes, 3.5 mmNo
Audio Player AAC, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+
FM Radio No
Games YesYes
Speakers Yes, with stereo speakersYes
Video Player 3GPP, AVI, H.263, H.264, M4V, MKV, MPEG4 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4
BATTERY
Capacity Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 4800 mAh battery
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Browser HTML5 HTML5
Edge YesYes
GPRS YesYes
GPS Facility Dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output USB Type-C 3.2, USB OTG
WLAN 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
NETWORK SUPPORT
2G YesYes
3G WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8Yes
4G YesLTE
5G YesYes
MORE FEATURES
Face Unlock Yes
Fingerprint Sensor Yes, Side mountedYes, In-Display
Quick Charging Yes, Fast charging 30WYes, 25W
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum In-Display Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer

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Detailed Comparison of Sony Xperia 1 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Design Comparison: Sony Xperia 1 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Sony Xperia 1 III comes up with a weight of 186 g whereas Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G weights around 200 g . Thickness of Sony Xperia 1 III is 8.2 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 7.8 mm.

Display Comparison: Sony Xperia 1 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Sony Xperia 1 III has screen size of 6.5 inches whereas other comes up with 6.7 inches . Screen Resolution in both mobiles is 1644 x 3840 pixels and 1080 x 2400 pixels respectively. In terms of Technology, former uses OLED and latter uses undefined.

Camera Comparison: Sony Xperia 1 III vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G

Sony Xperia 1 III comes up with primary camera of 12 MP (f/1.7 whereas Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G comes up with 64 MP (f/2.0). Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include HDR, Slow Motion, EIS, Panorama, hybrid zoom, Real-Time Eye AF, Real-Time Tracking.

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Sony Xperia 1 III is bigger with 6.5 inches screen than Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G that has 6.7 inches screen.
Best alternatives available for Sony Xperia 1 III are: IQOO 11 5G, Apple iPhone 14, Apple iPhone 13.