Nothing Phone (1) vs Sony Xperia 1 III Comparison and Differences

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Nothing Phone (1) or Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nothing Phone (1) Sony Xperia 1 III
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Release date 2022, July 12 2021, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.98 in 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.8 in
Weight 193 g | 6.81 oz 186 g | 6.56 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors White, Black Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 470 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 1B
Screen size 6.55" in 6.5" in
Screen area 103.6 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1644 x 3840 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-500 nits (typ)
-700 nits (peak)
- 120Hz
-HDR BT.2020
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
-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)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, live HDR 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
DxOMark Main Score 114 115
DxOMark Photo 121 118
DxOMark Video 112 102
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12, Nothing OS 1.1.3 Android 11
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 660
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 620849
Antutu 9 Total 552107
Antutu 8 Total 682876
GeekBench 6 Single Core 999 1477
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2807 3559
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2047 3929
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2504 4362
GeekBench 5 Single Core 790 1096
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2838 3350

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (1), QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.29 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W, 50% in 30 min, 100% in 70 min
-Wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 5W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4.0
- LED indicator (notifications, charging progress, video recording, camera)
-IP53 - splash, water and dust resistant

- Native Sony Alpha camera support
- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
-Fast wireless charging
-Reverse wireless charging
-USB Power Delivery
- IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Nothing Phone 1, Nothing Phone One

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