Mid-range · 2021

Sony Xperia 10 III

Name: Sony Xperia 10 III
Brand: Sony
Price: 210000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦160,000 to ₦210,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

690 5G 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 21W charging

12 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 10 III looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.0″ · OLED · 1080 × 2520 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.0"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2520 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

559 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

286,216

GeekBench

1,738

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

2x Kryo 560 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 560 2 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX486 Exmor RS, 1/2.9", 1.25µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro , Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 21 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

137:00h

Wired charging

21 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.2 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 6/256GB

Storage type

UFS

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort

Screen out

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n77, n78

Build & Design

169 g · 8.3 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

154.0 mm

Width

68.0 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

169 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

39% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

1080 × 2520 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Lower benchmark score

286k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

286k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦160,000

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Jiji Used

₦160,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦210,000

Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 128GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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