Sony Xperia 1 III
Full factory technical datasheet and laboratory hardware reference for the Sony Xperia 1 III, featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (5nm), a 6.5" World's First 4K 120Hz HDR OLED display (21:9 CinemaWide, 10-bit equivalent) panel, and a 12MP optical camera system.
Hardware Engineering Overview: Sony Xperia 1 III
The Sony Xperia 1 III is a high-performance mobile computing device engineered around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (5nm) (8-core (1x2.84 GHz + 3x2.42 GHz + 4x1.80 GHz), Adreno 660). It features a 6.5" World's First 4K 120Hz HDR OLED display (21:9 CinemaWide, 10-bit equivalent) at 3840 × 1644 px (643 ppi 4K 120Hz) with 120Hz refresh rate and up to 700 nits peak brightness. Optics include a 12 MP 1/1.7" Exmor RS (1.8µm, Dual Pixel AF, Zeiss T* coating, 3D iToF) primary sensor with hardware OIS paired with World's First Variable Optical Periscope Telephoto: switches between 70mm (2.9x, f/2.3) and 105mm (4.4x, f/2.8) in a single moving prism, Dual PDAF, OIS zoom, powered by a 4500 mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging.
- Compute & Processing Architecture
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (5nm) equipped with 8-core (1x2.84 GHz + 3x2.42 GHz + 4x1.80 GHz) and Adreno 660. Runs Android 11 with Side-mounted capacitive fingerprint sensor.
- Display & Luminescence Benchmarks
- 6.5" World's First 4K 120Hz HDR OLED display (21:9 CinemaWide, 10-bit equivalent) panel delivering 3840 × 1644 px (643 ppi 4K 120Hz) (21:9) at 120Hz and 700 nits peak luminance.
- Optics & Cinema Video Recording
- 12 MP 1/1.7" Exmor RS (1.8µm, Dual Pixel AF, Zeiss T* coating, 3D iToF) sensor (f/1.7) with World's First Variable Optical Periscope Telephoto: switches between 70mm (2.9x, f/2.3) and 105mm (4.4x, f/2.8) in a single moving prism, Dual PDAF, OIS. Video capture: 4K at 120 fps HDR slow-motion, 20 fps burst shooting with continuous AF/AE calculations at 60 times per second.
- Battery, Power & Build Metallurgy
- 4500 mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging. Chassis: Frosted matte Gorilla Glass Victus front, Gorilla Glass 6 back, aluminum frame, 3.5mm audio jack with 360 Reality Audio with IP65/IP68.
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Platform & Compute Architecture
System-on-Chip node fabrication, CPU core topology, and neural compute acceleration
Display & Visual Engineering
Panel luminescence, adaptive refresh dynamics, color bit depth, and glass protection
Camera Array & Computational Optics
Sensor format, physical aperture, optical stabilization, and cinema video pipeline
Battery & Power Dynamics
Cell chemical capacity, wired power delivery protocol, and wireless charging
Chassis, Structural Build & Durability
Frame metallurgy, structural ingress protection, and physical dimensions
Connectivity, Ports & Operating System
Launch firmware version, physical I/O connectors, cellular generations, and biometrics
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