Hot take: Sony Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III and Xperia 10 III

18 April 2021
Sony stay true to its DNA and its fans are happy for it.

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  • Anonymous
  • sUS
  • 19 Apr 2021

Gsmarena, you want this company to follow the bad trend-setter dongle-hawking company Apple and the meme-backtracker Samsung and just make lame rectangles?

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    • Anonymous
    • LkB
    • 19 Apr 2021

    [deleted post]Do the owners of Huawei and Xiaomi still use Apple instead their own products?

      [deleted post]damn that sux for Sony :/

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        • Roy4736z
        • U@f
        • 19 Apr 2021

        Expecting all 3 devices in India with aggressive pricing. If Sony does not price aggressively, huge change to loose market further. All 3 devices are great, especially 10 iii and 5 iii will have good sales options in India. Sony can use all 3 devices to grab market in India.

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          • Anonymous
          • p8R
          • 19 Apr 2021

          STREET PUPPY, 19 Apr 2021You better be joking. Samsung = make S and S+ weaker ye... moreHail Sony.

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            • STREET PUPPY
            • 0p}
            • 19 Apr 2021

            Anonymous, 19 Apr 2021Samsung and BBK deliver specs at a good rate. But if Apple ... moreYou better be joking.

            Samsung = make S and S+ weaker year after year to make people want Ultra. The two are worse than last generation. They bash Apple for removing accessories, months later they do same and have the cynicism to say it was about nature just like Apple did.

            Oppo = removes the periscope cam to put useless 3MP macro, old gorilla 5 on both sides (X2 Pro has GG6 on screen), killed the 512GB version available last year, traded imx689 for weaker 766.

            OP = Pro has gorilla 5 on both sides, useless 2MP monochrome cam, much worse battery endurance than OP8 Pro despite LTPO screen

            Vivo = X60 Pro is same phone known as X50 Pro with better cpu. Pro+ announced for near $970 in China (imagine the price in Europe) does not have stereo speakers, not even a simple IP53, no Qi charging, no usb 3.0/3.1 and has one of the worse software support of all android brands.

            At least Sony and Xiaomi in 2021 have phones better than their 2020 flagships. While other try to make worse at same price.

            Something else. People need to check price variation of each device.
            Xperia may stay between $1100-1500 , difference is just local currency. Not like Apple and Samsung that charge almost 2x in other places compared to USA.

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              • STREET PUPPY
              • 0p}
              • 19 Apr 2021

              Anonymous, 19 Apr 2021Those are all preliminary. Once devices go through FCC then... moreXperia pass FCC many weeks before announcement.
              There was already 3 FCC IDs way before April.

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                • zen
                • mwr
                • 19 Apr 2021

                i like to spend ''a little more'' on a phone when its good quality and compact, but sony is selling the moon for a living on earth as there previous generations where not that spectactular especially the camera on xperia 10 ii was mediocre and slow, still looking out for a zenfone 8 mini

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                  • Anonymous
                  • p8R
                  • 19 Apr 2021

                  Dometalican, 19 Apr 2021Because Samsung, Apple, and BBK have successfully propagand... moreSamsung and BBK deliver specs at a good rate. But if Apple doesn't put all the specs Android phones have for this year's linuep then I won't look at an iPhone again until iPhone 18.

                    Anonymous, 19 Apr 2021Pricing is regional and you can't convert currencies. ... moreRegardless, pricing is wrong! Not worth it!

                      ae86, 19 Apr 2021"Sony stay true to its DNA and its fans are happy for ... moreBecause Samsung, Apple, and BBK have successfully propagandized those people into thinking less is more and all phones should look exactly the same...for some reason...

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Yet
                        • 19 Apr 2021

                        kevinmcmurtrie, 19 Apr 2021Big change between mark 2 and mark 3: Sony now has phones ... moreThose are all preliminary. Once devices go through FCC then we will know what bands are officially supported.

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                          • vaS
                          • 19 Apr 2021

                          "Sony stay true to its DNA and its fans are happy for it." that is true

                          And for some reason xperia haters exists like Sony is the reason for world hunger and poverty in Africa...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • LkB
                            • 19 Apr 2021

                            Anonymous, 19 Apr 2021hmmm why does every single gsmarena article have 1000+ c... moreFull of xiaominions and oneplusers.
                            Except Apple (their object of desire) they hate on all other brands.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nIL
                              • 19 Apr 2021

                              I still don't get why Sony announces it's phones months before they are available, every year.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nIL
                                • 19 Apr 2021

                                [deleted post]Sony has 2nd highest market share in Japan (a long way behind Apple though)

                                  Big change between mark 2 and mark 3: Sony now has phones with Band 71
                                  This is a big deal if you're on T-Mobile in the US because it's their long-range 600MHz band. A lot of remote coverage is lost without it.

                                  LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
                                  NR: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Yet
                                    • 19 Apr 2021

                                    Anonymous, 18 Apr 2021"The dual tele camera sits in front of an impressive 1... moreI think those two periscopes have vastly different purpose. Samsung goes with superzoom but because it's FOV is huge at 240mm it's not really good for anything when you shoot 5x but if you push it that's where it shines. Sony maximizes 70mm and 105mm with their own sensor as these two different FOVs have various purposes but whole package doesn't offer superior zoom.

                                      Quick question: What are Sony like for software/firmware updates or upgrades?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • y6V
                                        • 19 Apr 2021

                                        hmmm

                                        why does every single gsmarena article have 1000+ comments about sony... hm??

                                        then when a much better, bigger and a bit cheaper flagship, with a good software, and good everything gets released, it only gets 10 comments. what the hell gsma?