Apple iPhone 13 vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 13 or Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 13 | Sony Xperia XZ3 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, September 14 | 2018, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in | 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.87 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 193 g | 6.81 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red | Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red | |
| Battery | 3240 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 19 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 75 h |
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| Approximate price | 900 EUR | 700 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super Retina XDR OLED | P-OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6" in | |
| Screen area | 90.2 cm2 | 92.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86.0% | 80.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1170 x 2532 px | 1440 x 2880 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 537 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -800 nits (HBM) -1200 nits (peak) |
- HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 19 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 130 | 79 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 138 | 76 | |
| DxOMark Video | 117 | 85 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 15 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1238187 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 317254 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 394639 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 218353 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 317254 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 826703 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 260725 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2190 | 541 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5189 | 1694 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2056 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1889 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 17405 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1699 | 508 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4499 | 1980 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1427 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6849 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe wireless charging 15W -Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fast battery charging (Power Delivery) -Qi wireless charging - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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