Screen size
Xperia 1Winner: 6.5"+7.7%
Xperia 10 III Lite6.0"
Quick verdict
Xperia 1 and Xperia 10 III Lite are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Xperia 1
6
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Xperia 10 III Lite
6
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 1
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Xperia 10 III Lite
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
Xperia 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia 10 III Lite
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 1
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Xperia 10 III Lite
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G bands
Xperia 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia 10 III Lite
1, 3, 4, 12, 18, 19, 38, 41
Speed
Xperia 1
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Xperia 10 III Lite
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
Xperia 1
-
Xperia 10 III Lite
77, 78 SA/NSA
Announced
Xperia 1
2019, February 25. Released 2019, May 30
Xperia 10 III Lite
2021, August 20
Status
Xperia 1
Discontinued
Xperia 10 III Lite
Available. Released 2021, August 27
Dimensions
Xperia 1
167 x 72 x 8.2 mm (6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Xperia 10 III Lite
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Xperia 1
178 g (6.28 oz)
Xperia 10 III Lite
169 g (5.96 oz)
Build
Xperia 1
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Xperia 10 III Lite
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
SIM
Xperia 1
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia 10 III Lite
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Other
Xperia 1
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia 10 III Lite
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Xperia 1
OLED, HDR BT.2020
Xperia 10 III Lite
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Size
Xperia 1
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia 10 III Lite
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 1
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Xperia 10 III Lite
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 1
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia 10 III Lite
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other
Xperia 1
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases Triluminos display X-Reality Engine
Xperia 10 III Lite
Triluminos display
OS
Xperia 1
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Xperia 10 III Lite
Android 11
Chipset
Xperia 1
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Xperia 10 III Lite
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
CPU
Xperia 1
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Xperia 10 III Lite
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
GPU
Xperia 1
Adreno 640
Xperia 10 III Lite
Adreno 619
Card slot
Xperia 1
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Xperia 10 III Lite
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Xperia 1
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Xperia 10 III Lite
64GB 6GB RAM
Other
Xperia 1
UFS 2.1
Xperia 10 III Lite
UFS
Triple
Xperia 1
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Xperia 10 III Lite
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Features
Xperia 1
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Xperia 10 III Lite
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia 1
4K@24/25/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Xperia 10 III Lite
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Single
Xperia 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Xperia 10 III Lite
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Features
Xperia 1
HDR
Xperia 10 III Lite
HDR
Video
Xperia 1
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Xperia 10 III Lite
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 1
Yes, with stereo speakers
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 1
No
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
Other
Xperia 1
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system
Xperia 10 III Lite
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
WLAN
Xperia 1
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Xperia 10 III Lite
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Xperia 1
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Xperia 10 III Lite
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
Xperia 1
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Xperia 10 III Lite
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Xperia 1
Yes
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
Radio
Xperia 1
No
Xperia 10 III Lite
No
USB
Xperia 1
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Xperia 10 III Lite
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
Sensors
Xperia 1
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Xperia 10 III Lite
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 1
Li-Ion 3330 mAh, non-removable
Xperia 10 III Lite
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Charging
Xperia 1
18W wired, PD2.0
Xperia 10 III Lite
30W wired, PD, QC
Colors
Xperia 1
Black, Gray, Purple, White
Xperia 10 III Lite
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Models
Xperia 1
J8110, J8170, J9110, J9150, SOV40, SO-03L
Xperia 10 III Lite
XQ-BT44
Price
Xperia 1
About 500 EUR
Xperia 10 III Lite
About 370 EUR