What’s the difference? Sony Xperia 1 II vs Sony Xperia 1 III

The Sony Xperia 1 III was launched approximately fifteen months after the Sony Xperia 1 II so let's take a look at a few technical specifications and see what the difference is between Sony Xperia 1II and Sony Xperia 1 III.

Sony Xperia 1 II

Sony Xperia 1 III

Batery Power

4000mAh

4500mAh

RAM memory

8GB

12GB

Internal Storage

256GB

512GB

Weight

181.4g

186g

Screen Size

6.5 Inch

6.5 Inch

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Yes

Bluetooth Version

5.1

5.2

Supports Wi-Fi 4

Yes

Yes

Reverse Wireless charging

Yes

No

Dustproof and water-resistant

Yes

Yes

Megapixels (Main Camera)

12MP & 12MP & 12MP

12MP & 12MP & 12MP

Dual-tone LED flash

No

Yes

Shoots 360 Panorama

No

No

 

Both the Sony Xperia 1 II and Sony Xperia 1 III have a ‘damage resistant glass’ but If you want to keep your Sony Xperia scratch-free and avoid a very costly display replacement I would add a Nano glass screen protector to the front.

You can buy a Front + Back screen protector for your Sony Xperia 1 III here

You can buy a camera screen protector for your Sony Xperia 1 III here

Price is a big point when considering what smartphone is right for you and globally the Sony Xperia 1 II is a couple of hundred USD cheaper, this isn’t surprising considering it is an older model but as per the specifications above the Sony Xperia 1 II is still a great buy.

You can buy a Nano glass Front and back screen protector for your Sony Xperia 1 II here.

Camera screen protectors for the Sony Xperia 1 II can be found here.

You can watch a full video on what the differences are between the Sony Xperia 1 II and Sony Xperia 1 III on YouTube here.

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