Screen size
Xperia 10 IIIWinner: 6.0"+17%
Xperia ZL5.0"
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 ZL
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia ZL
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia ZL
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia ZL
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G bands
Xperia 10 III
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
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Xperia ZL
1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - C6506, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6503
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia ZL
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia ZL
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia ZL
2013, January. Released 2013, March
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia ZL
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia ZL
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia ZL
151 g (5.33 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia ZL
-
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia ZL
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 ZL
-
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia ZL
TFT
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia ZL
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia ZL
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia ZL
Shatter proof glass
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia ZL
-
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia ZL
Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia ZL
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia ZL
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia ZL
Adreno 320
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia ZL
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia ZL
16GB 2GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia ZL
-
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 ZL
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia ZL
LED flash, HDR
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia ZL
1080p@30fps, HDR
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
13 MP, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia ZL
2 MP
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia ZL
-
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia ZL
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia ZL
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia ZL
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia ZL
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia ZL
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 ZL
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia ZL
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia ZL
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia ZL
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia ZL
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Infrared port
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
Yes
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia ZL
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only)
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia ZL
Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia ZL
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
Up to 40 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia ZL
Black, White, Red
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia ZL
C6503, C65023, C6506, C6502
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia ZL
About 260 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
0.96 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia ZL
0.63 W/kg (head)