Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 III Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

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Sony Xperia 1 III

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G or Sony Xperia 1 III Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Sony Xperia 1 III
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Release date 2021, January 14 2021, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.98 in 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.8 in
Weight 227 g | 8.01 oz 186 g | 6.56 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Titanium, Phantom Navy, Phantom Brown Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 1B
Screen size 6.8" in 6.5" in
Screen area 112.1 cm2 98.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.8% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3200 px 1644 x 3840 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 643 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1500 nits (peak)
- 120Hz
-HDR BT.2020
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 108 MP, Quad 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.33", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10 MP, f/4.9, 240mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
-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, auto-HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
DxOMark Main Score 121 115
DxOMark Photo 128 118
DxOMark Video 98 102
Front camera, selfie 40 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 40 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 11
Chipset - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
- Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 660
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 744835
Antutu 10 CPU 199654
Antutu 10 GPU 229735
Antutu 10 Mem 150252
Antutu 10 UX 199654
Antutu 8 Total 638987 682876
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1477
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3559
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3929
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4362
GeekBench 5 Single Core 960 1096
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3177 3350

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-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 (CA), 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, 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 - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (Snapdragon only) No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Stylus support

- 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
- Versions: SM-G998B, SM-G998B/DS (International); SM-G998U (USA); SM-G998U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G998W (Canada); SM-G998N (Korea); SM-G9980 (China)

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