Screen size
Xperia 10 IIIWinner: 6.0"+17%
Xperia Z5.0"
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Xperia Z
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia Z
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia Z
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia Z
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia Z
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia Z
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia Z
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia Z
2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia Z
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia Z
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia Z
146 g (5.15 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia Z
Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia Z
Micro-SIM
Other
Xperia 10 III
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia Z
IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia Z
TFT
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia Z
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia Z
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia Z
Shatter proof glass
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia Z
-
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia Z
Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia Z
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia Z
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia Z
Adreno 320
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia Z
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia Z
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia Z
-
Triple
Xperia 10 III
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, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Xperia Z
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia Z
LED flash, HDR
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia Z
1080p@30fps, HDR
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia Z
2.2 MP
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia Z
-
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia Z
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia Z
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia Z
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia Z
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia Z
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia Z
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia Z
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia Z
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia Z
Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia Z
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
Up to 40 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia Z
Black, White, Purple
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia Z
C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia Z
About 270 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
1.05 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z
0.48 W/kg (head)