Sony Xperia 1 III

Sony Xperia 1 III
BrandSony
ManufacturerSony Mobile
SloganSpeed and beyond
SeriesSony Xperia
ModelXQ-BC42 (Japan)
XQ-BC52 (Europe)
XQ-BC62 (Americas)
XQ-BC72 (Asia Pacific)
SO-51B (NTT Docomo)
SOG03 (au/Okinawa Cellular)
A101SO (SoftBank)
CodenamePDX-215
Compatible networks
First released1 June 2021
Availability by region1 June 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-01) (China)
9 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-09) (Japan; SO-51B, SOG03 and A101SO models)
15 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-15) (Netherlands)
1 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-01) (Singapore)[1]
19 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-19) (United Kingdom and United States)
20 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-20) (Malaysia)
25 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-25) (Worldwide)
19 November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-19) (Japan; XQ-BC42 SIM-unlocked model)
PredecessorSony Xperia 1 II
SuccessorSony Xperia 1 IV
RelatedSony Xperia 5 III
Sony Xperia PRO-I
TypePhablet
Form factorSlate
Dimensions165 mm (6.5 in) H
71 mm (2.8 in) W
8.2 mm (0.32 in) D
Weight186 g (6.6 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 11 upgradeable to Android 13
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon 888
CPUOcta-core (1x 2.84 GHz Gold Prime, 3x 2.42 GHz Gold, 4x 1.8 GHz Silver) Kryo 680
GPUAdreno 660
Memory12 GB LPDDR5 RAM
StorageUniversal Flash Storage (UFS 3.X)
256 GB (SO-51B, SOG03 and A101SO models)
512 GB (XQ-BC42 model)
Removable storagemicroSDXC[broken anchor], expandable up to 1 TB
BatteryNon-removable Li-ion 4500 mAh
USB PD 3.1 30 W Charging
Qi 11 W Wireless Charging
Display6.5 in (170 mm) 4K 21:9 (3840 x 1644) HDR OLED CinemaWide display, ~643 pixel density
Gorilla Glass Victus
HDR10
HLG
10-bit color depth 120Hz
SoundFront stereo speakers and 3.5 mm headphone jack
4 Pole
Cirrus Logic CS35L41 Speaker Amp x2
High-Resolution Audio
High-Resolution Audio Wireless
360 Reality Audio hardware decoding
Dolby Atmos tuned by Sony Pictures and Sony Music
DSEE Ultimate
Stereo Recording
SBC
AAC
Qualcomm aptX
Qualcomm aptX HD
Qualcomm aptX adaptive
Qualcomm aptX TWS+
LDAC
Rear camera12 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX557), f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8 μm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX663), f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS

12 MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX363), f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF

0.3 MP (Sony Exmor R IMX316), TOF 3D, (depth)

Zeiss optics, HDR, eye tracking

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Front camera8 MP (Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7), f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12 μm, HDR Photo, Portrait selfie, Display flash, Hand and Smile Shutter
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4/5GHz)
Bluetooth 5.2
USB-C (supports DisplayPort)
NFC
GPS with Assisted GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
BeiDou
Mobile FeliCa/Osaifu-Keitai (XQ-BC42, SO-51B, SOG03 and A101SO models only)
Data inputsSensors:
OtherIP65/IP68 Water/dust resistant
PS4 Remote Play
DUALSHOCK 4 Control compatibility
Game Enhancer
Dynamic Vibration System
WebsiteOfficial website
References[2][3]

The Sony Xperia 1 III[a] is an Android smartphone manufactured by Sony. Designed to be the new flagship of Sony's Xperia series, the phone was announced along with the compact flagship Xperia 5 III and the mid-range Xperia 10 III on April 14, 2021.

  1. ^ "Sony Xperia 1 III goes on sale in SG, pre-order details here". Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. ^ "Xperia 1 III Full Specifications". Sony Group (Global English). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  3. ^ "Sony Xperia 1 III - Full phone specifications". GSMArena. Archived from the original on 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2021-04-15.


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