Sony Xperia 1 III and 5 III announced with 120Hz screens, variable telephoto lenses

14 April 2021
The two boast the industry-first telephoto camera with variable focal length.

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DrakeX, 14 Apr 2021Surprisingly, Sony was able to add 500mAh more at the cost ... moreSame size and resolution do not mean this uses same imx557. We do not know yet.
For example: s7, s8, s9 and s10 all have different sensors.

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    GregLu, 14 Apr 2021Again, will be sold in August (At least ?) when announced i... moreAugust? It says early summer which means June

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      • 14 Apr 2021

      I wish they would start selling these in May. But phones will not hit the shelves before October. Proven by Sony for past years.

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        • 14 Apr 2021

        Nick Tegrataker, 14 Apr 2021Looking at the official spec sheet.. it looks like that non... moreRight. I dont know, Mark iii series quite dissapointing. Its more like a refresh with a lil bit improvement from last year flagship...

        I mean the specs already great, but yeah, not feeling like a new product from Sony. Mehh.

          Again, will be sold in August (At least ?) when announced in April. Well, that's a clear bummer. Good luck selling these when the iPhone 13 is around the corner and a lot of Android folk are looking for a migration, tired of only Samsung / BBK / Xiaomi.

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            • 14 Apr 2021

            Seems to me these devices are moving more away from being phones and more in to mini gaming consoles and fancy cameras. The key differences between 1 (3) and 5 (3) seem to be the lack of ToF and screens in terms of pixels density, (643) v (449) neither equalling the XZ premium (807). So it needs to be asked whether the addition features warrant the price difference (whatever that is) Either way mobiles such as this are now more expensive than a very decent laptop - is this logical product positioning and pricing?

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              Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021The shutter button is "old news" though as it has... moreWhat are you babbling about .
              I was talking about new shortcut button and also making the phone as second screen or monitor for camera was reserved only to xperia pro and then added to 1ii and 5 ii with a11.

                Surprisingly, Sony was able to add 500mAh more at the cost of thickness and negligible weight gain. Nowadays, phones feel like bricks. A variable telephoto sensor is really nice, having an edge compared to competitors at below 5x optical zoom. What a shame that Sony is still sticking with their last gen sensor when Huawei is having the bleeding edge from Sony themselves.

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                  • 14 Apr 2021

                  Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021Slow slow slow again Sony . Announced phone will be release... moreAsia gets phone in May.
                  This is how they do to prevent leaks.
                  They do not want all specs out like samsung phones, which all info shows up 3 months before the event.

                  Sony factories do not make the mass production before the event, just after.

                    Now please market it and price it well Sony. I'm rooting for you.

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                      • 14 Apr 2021

                      Looks more like refresh.

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                        • 14 Apr 2021

                        Slow slow slow again Sony . Announced phone will be released after 3 months and the price after . What is this . Sony think the are the only one on the market .

                          ae86, 14 Apr 2021Agree. The air in GSMA screams "Just Go Die Sony"... moreThat is why in the case of tech YouTubers (and influencers), I don't watch popular channels. I see way more informative insights from less popular indie tech YouTubers who never rely on sponsored content of any kind.

                            This year xperia line up is awesome.
                            Though even it has negatives.
                            Entire line up is super xperia 5 Mark 3 absolute replica to xperia z3. I love it.

                              uk7866, 14 Apr 2021Make it widely available, not absurdly priced and released ... moreS21 Ultra itself is also absurdly priced in the first place. Also, last year's 1 ii is on par with the S20 Ultra, so I won't be surprised if Sony priced the 1 iii about the same as the S21 Ultra.

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                                Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021If this was a samsung or Apple phone , it will be a long ar... moreThe shutter button is "old news" though as it has been on Xperia phones for ages.

                                Similarly, the second screen feature is not new either as it is already available on the Xperia 1 II.

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                                  • 14 Apr 2021

                                  Sony would never be right with their pricing. Let's wait.

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                                    • 14 Apr 2021

                                    soo again sony dissapointed their fans by adding smaller sensor then huawei and oneplus to make their fans sad and trolled by other fans who is using sony larger sensor. pls sony dont say u listen to your fans how many times we said u higher megapixel or quad bayer doesnt matter for us but we need larger or same sensor size camera sensor on the huawei and oneplus to whom u r supplying for sony phones also u have done everything good in this phone but all three camera sensor size are smaller than others soo u dissapointed us again in camera but if i sell this phone 1150 euro or less its ok if u r going more than that its high price with less camera sensor

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                                      Rkm, 14 Apr 2021Again good job Sony by keeping the half press shutter key. ... moreIf there was identical button on top - they would be a pair of additional gamer buttons, or just useful for left-handed people.

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                                        • 14 Apr 2021

                                        lewein, 14 Apr 2021hello expert, if you didn't notice, the phone is alrea... moreI actually respect people who seek smaller screens, but the thing is, Sonny releases not one, but 3 models and they all have small screens. Which is pointless, because those who want small screens won't buy the 6.5 inch version anyway, and it's too small for those who want a big screen. So, useless.