Screen size
Xperia 10 III LiteWinner: 6.0"+28%
Xperia S4.3"
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III Lite leads the measured specs 15-1.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III Lite
15
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Xperia S
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III Lite
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia S
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Xperia 10 III Lite
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 10 III Lite
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Xperia S
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i
4G bands
Xperia 10 III Lite
1, 3, 4, 12, 18, 19, 38, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Xperia S
-
5G bands
Xperia 10 III Lite
77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia S
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III Lite
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia S
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III Lite
2021, August 20
Xperia S
2012, January. Released 2012, February
Status
Xperia 10 III Lite
Available. Released 2021, August 27
Xperia S
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III Lite
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia S
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III Lite
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia S
144 g (5.08 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III Lite
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia S
-
SIM
Xperia 10 III Lite
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Xperia S
Micro-SIM
Other
Xperia 10 III Lite
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia S
-
Type
Xperia 10 III Lite
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia S
LED-backlit LCD,
Size
Xperia 10 III Lite
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia S
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III Lite
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia S
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III Lite
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia S
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
Xperia 10 III Lite
Triluminos display
Xperia S
-
OS
Xperia 10 III Lite
Android 11
Xperia S
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III Lite
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia S
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
CPU
Xperia 10 III Lite
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia S
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Xperia 10 III Lite
Adreno 619
Xperia S
Adreno 220
Card slot
Xperia 10 III Lite
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia S
No
Internal
Xperia 10 III Lite
64GB 6GB RAM
Xperia S
32GB 1GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III Lite
UFS
Xperia S
-
Triple
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"
Xperia S
-
Features
Xperia 10 III Lite
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia S
LED flash, panorama
Video
Xperia 10 III Lite
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia S
1080p@30fps
Single
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
12 MP, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III Lite
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia S
1.3 MP
Features
Xperia 10 III Lite
HDR
Xperia S
-
Video
Xperia 10 III Lite
1080p@30fps
Xperia S
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
Xperia S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
Xperia S
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III Lite
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia S
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III Lite
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia S
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III Lite
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia S
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
Xperia 10 III Lite
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia S
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III Lite
Yes
Xperia S
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III Lite
No
Xperia S
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III Lite
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, video output
Xperia S
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Xperia 10 III Lite
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia S
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
ANT+ TV launcher HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Type
Xperia 10 III Lite
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia S
Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Charging
Xperia 10 III Lite
30W wired, PD, QC
Xperia S
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
Up to 25 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III Lite
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia S
White, Black, Silver
Models
Xperia 10 III Lite
XQ-BT44
Xperia S
LT26i
Price
Xperia 10 III Lite
About 370 EUR
Xperia S
About 230 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
1.31 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III Lite
-
Xperia S
1.30 W/kg (head)