First Sony Xperia 1 III renders show a periscope camera, slimmer bezels

28 January 2021
The design is otherwise unchanged - all flat sides and 90° angles. Sony will keep the 3.5 mm jack and microSD slot that we enjoyed on the Mark II.

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Kristo Radion, 29 Jan 2021why not make a reasonable 18:9 size? i have seen this 21:9... moreSony has gone all in for the 21:9 display ratio, calling it 'CinemaWide'.

Doubtful it will abandon this now.

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    Only Sony as Japanese Mobile phone in West Europe,well I'm sure I will buy it. Replace my markII a little bit crashed.
    Hope Release in April not June

      why not make a reasonable 18:9 size?
      i have seen this 21:9 size for a long time but honestly my eyes can't adapt with it, still looks terrible.

        Sony🌹that's what I call a perfect phone ❤️

          Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021SD888 cant run above 4K@60. Software will lock screen at ... moreIt is certainly possible that they put an option to lower the resolution and double the refresh rate.

            pan dv, 29 Jan 202160hz more likely...No need for any more.
            I dont appreciate any difference between 60 and 120 hz on my phone in real life use. 120hz feels just a barely noticable more fluid, but in two days of use dont even notice it being any advantage, rather a disadvantage on batterylife.
            Well maybe if just for bragging of 120 hz in some slo mo videos of the screen on ones YT chanell or sth.
            Really an unnecessary feat that one.

              Nothing special again
              . I don't see people buy Sony at this high price
              In mobile photography Sony is far behind .

                I barely manage not accidently touching screen estate with the small bezels on the smaller 1II, the 5II.
                What for even smaller bezels?
                It will be clumsy unmanagable at this point, just like all the rest of the crap dedigned flagships.

                Also, While I find extrawide cam actually useful for good photography scenarios, those zoom cameras are just added weight, I barely used my zoom cam on 5II a couple of times to test out, find those zoom capabilities uninteresting overall for photography, periscope even more so. People like tend to take shots of the moon maybe twice, and not use it ever again. Meh.

                Hoping on the other hand, that Sony is adding to its flag some additionals to Pro apps, and maybe a MusicPro or sth...that would actually be worth while for the flag, not less bezel or periscopes.

                  Shanti Dope, 29 Jan 2021Bruh, where the heck do you see professional photographers ... moreMany professional photographers use bracketing for landscape shots on their dedicated cameras (but in-camera HDR processing, not as much - only when they're in hurry): shoot in raw at different exposure settings and then combine them together on LR or other photo editing software they prefer. The fundamental idea behind this and auto HDR on smartphone cameras are the same, though the former allows for far more flexible manual editing, and of course, better image quality.


                  P.S.
                  "Remember that the best images taken today were always shot in RAW and edited afterwards"
                  All right, take any Oppo/Vivo/OnePlus/Xiaomi phone, take a night time landscape shot using the tripod Night Sight mode on Gcam port. Then grab your favourite phone and try to achieve a comparable image quality using a manual mode and a single frame RAW ONLY.

                  Obviously you can't, and the reason is pretty obvious.

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                    Shanti Dope, 29 Jan 2021Bruh, where the heck do you see professional photographers ... moreHave u played with actual camera before? It has DYNAMIC RANGE setting level. From low, medium to high. Landscape photographers OFTEN USE THAT MODE, for a quick shot.

                    In RAW, dynamic range always in high level.

                    In smartphone world, high DR cannot be achieved using RAW, because of hardware limitation. This is where image stacking & computational photography came in. The key thing is, dont make it looks overprocessed & artificial. Do u know there are smartphone already that can achieve 15 steps of dynamic range level, which is better than most APSC & close to Full Frame level?

                      Shanti Dope, 29 Jan 2021It only means that every big sensor cameras will always out... morea7R IV has Clear Image Zoom as well, albeit in JPEG only.

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                        Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021Only problem is its going to be worthless as a phoneYou don't think it will be able to make calls or send texts?

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                          Shanti Dope, 29 Jan 2021What are the cons of a side scanner anyway? Even if there a... moreDon't forget about the constant static fingerprint smudge that is there every time the phone is unlocked with the in-display fps.
                          For me on the back is ideal (if placed correctly) but the power button option is still far better than in-display.

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                            The Sony comment sections are amongst the
                            most entertaining things on this website

                            Grab the popcorn and let the show begin

                              Anonymous, 29 Jan 2021Being smaller does not guarantee faster readout. Many apsc ... moreIt does not guarantee the faster readout speed but based on physics alone you can speculate that the readout speed will be faster on a smaller sensor (because of less area to scan through) assuming that they use the same generation sensor technology. IMX600 is nearly a 3 years old sensor built using older technologies so it's completely irrelevant in this discussion.

                              Now let's cut to the chase here - nothing you said so far will change the fact that Sony just picked the slowest sensor available on mobile devices at that time and proceeded to compare it to IMX557 in order to show the superiority of the latter. They could've chosen 1/1.7 inch IMX686 or GW1 or even made an equally sized custom 48MP QB sensor just for this comparison purpose alone if they really wanted to make sure everything is fair and square. HM1 is not a representative of all QB sensors, and that's because, well.. it's not even QB at all.

                              "smaller pixels = lower manufacturing costs = more profits per unit"
                              I don't see how QB costs LESS when it's essentially a Bayer sensor with extra walls and MIPI lanes for different readout mode. I know that sensors quickly become more expensive as their WHOLE areas increase, but I couldn't find anything about the relationship between the pixel size and the manufacturing cost. Source please?

                              "Quadbayers are only gen2. While other bayer sensors are gen6 already"
                              I need a citation from Sony's official statement for this one too, as well as the part where they clearly state the difference in tech used for Bayer and QB sensors is leading to different readout speed. "They have more experiences developing a Bayer sensor than they do QB" obviously won't count.

                              "drones, professional cameras, security, cars, industry, medical, webcams"
                              Mavic Air 2 launched last year with a QB sensor and is capable of shooting 48MP stills as well as real time multi-exposure HDR videos. Sensors for laptop/desktop webcams are simply too small and very little people care about the image quality, and other use cases you put up won't have the benefit of QB's extra features due to their natures.

                                r31ya, 29 Jan 2021Frikking Gorgeous, if its that slim and retain 4000 mAh bat... moreI actually doubt if Sony can still keep the slim design considering how thick a periscope lens can be. At the very least, Sony can consider giving a bigger battery. 4000mAh is decent but with 4K resolution, the battery capacity should be bigger.

                                  Periscope camera? At this point, I'd like to see Sony do a camera setup with dual telephoto camera. That would be great.

                                  As for the design, good thing Sony still keep the bezel. It still look miles better than the notch or punch holes.

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                                    r31ya, 29 Jan 2021Frikking Gorgeous, if its that slim and retain 4000 mAh bat... moreOnly problem is its going to be worthless as a phone

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                                      Definitely will pick this up if the price is right!

                                        r31ya, 29 Jan 2021Frikking Gorgeous, if its that slim and retain 4000 mAh bat... moreI mean... It's somewhat thicker due to the Periscope but it's still somewhat slim. Let's hope it's 4,800mAH or more anyway. For what the price tag will be, the bigger with Sony's optimizations, the better.

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