Sony Xperia 1 III smartphone was launched on 14th April 2021. The phone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1644x3840 pixels and an aspect ratio of 21:9. Sony Xperia 1 III is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. It comes with 12GB of RAM. The Sony Xperia 1 III runs Android 11 and is powered by a 4500mAh battery. The Sony Xperia 1 III supports wireless charging, as well as proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Sony Xperia 1 III on the rear packs a 12-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.7 aperture; a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.3-2.8 aperture, and a 12-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports an 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies with an f/2.0 aperture.

Sony Xperia 1 III is based on Android 11 and packs 256GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 1000GB). The Sony Xperia 1 III is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Sony Xperia 1 III measures 165.00 x 71.00 x 8.20mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 187.00 grams. It was launched in Frosted Black, Frosted Grey, and Frosted Purple colours. It features an IP68 rating for dust and water protection.

Connectivity options on the Sony Xperia 1 III include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/Yes, GPS, Bluetooth v5.20, NFC, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.