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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Sony Xperia 1 III (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on April 14, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, which is powered by Exynos 2200 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 1 III
- 29% higher pixel density (643 vs 500 PPI)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Weighs 42 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.9 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Delivers 127% higher peak brightness (1273 against 560 nits)
- Shows 48% longer battery life (32:55 vs 22:10 hours)
- The rear camera has a 10x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (949K versus 826K)
- Thinner bezels – 6% more screen real estate
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
Size | 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
Resolution | 1644 x 3840 pixels | 1440 x 3088 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 643 ppi | 500 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 385 nits | 830 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 620 nits | 1750 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 90.2% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 99.9% | 98.2% |
PWM | 476 Hz | 120 Hz |
Response time | 7.5 ms | 1 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]
Design and build
Height | 165 mm (6.5 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
Width | 71 mm (2.8 inches) | 77.9 mm (3.07 inches) |
Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
Weight | 186 gramm (6.56 oz) | 228 gramm (8.04 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | Black, Gray, Purple | White, Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Red |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Performance
Tests of Sony Xperia 1 III and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra in the benchmarks
SoCChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) | - 4 cores at 1.82 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.52 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 660 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1300 MHz |
FLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS | - |
RAM size | 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 2750 MHz | - |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Memory card max. size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
CPU | 209846 | 223163 |
GPU | 310543 | 391575 |
Memory | 133819 | 175188 |
UX | 164785 | 154579 |
Total score | 826054 | 949031 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability | 72% | 64% |
Graphics test | 33 FPS | 41 FPS |
Graphics score | 5594 | 6874 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 14392 | 12660 |
Software
Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 |
ROM | - | One UI 4.1 |
OS size | 16 GB | 26.8 GB |
Battery
SpecificationsCapacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Charge power | 30 W | 45 W |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes | Yes (15 W) |
Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 0:59 hr |
Web browsing | 06:40 hr | 11:10 hr |
Watching video | 09:59 hr | 14:43 hr |
Gaming | 04:13 hr | 05:41 hr |
Standby | 80 hr | 109 hr |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main cameraMatrix | 12 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 12000 x 9000 |
Zoom | Optical, 4.4x | Optical, 10x |
Flash | Dual LED | LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 124° | 120° |
Lenses | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 10 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX557 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.33", Samsung S5KHM3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 - Focal length: 70 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX663 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization | - 10 MP - Aperture: f/4.9 - Focal length: 230 mm - Sensor: 1/3.52", Sony IMX574 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX563 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
Depth lens | - 0.3 MP | - |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 1 III from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 7864 x 5200 |
Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 0.7 microns |
Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/4" | 1/2.82" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | April 2021 | February 2022 |
Release date | June 2021 | March 2022 |
SAR (head) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
SAR (body) | - | 1.58 W/kg |
Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Cast your vote
So, which phone would you choose?
Sony Xperia 1 III
35 (62.5%)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
21 (37.5%)
Total votes: 56
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