Weekly poll results: Sony's Xperia Mark III lineup excites, a price cut may take it a long way

25 April 2021
With unique features and a design that doesn't follow the mainstream, these three could be a success - but the price is a bit high.

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Whatever the other people said like about the Mark III, either bad or good things here, or straight down hell or heaven of their wordings, especially the Xperia 1 Mark III, and everything between it, or even descending to re-route someone's choice to their faves, whatever the phone it is, it's solid rock decision for me to purchase Xperia 1 III as my XZ Premium as it still inherits majority things I loved about XZ Premium since Day 1 that still available in 1 III, especially when I'm finding a very versatile phone in fundamental features that not all flagships offer nowadays. IDC if I'm not the majority here or not choosing the best option here, I stand by my choice. And no, I used Xiaomi in the past (it was great, but Sony caters to my requirements better). End of story.

    TheGoldenMellifluous, 26 Apr 2021Eh, dude, IMX557 on Mark III is still considered an upper-r... more"if Sony knows & figures how to implement both their 20fps AF/AE burst-mode and Real-Time Tracking AF in Quad Bayer Sensor"
    You know that those features are mostly made possible by Bionz X processor and not the sensor itself, right? A QB sensor with fast enough readout speed would do the job equally well, or even better if Sony decided to implement the omnidirectional AF onto it.

      Anonymous, 25 Apr 202110Mbps is enough to stream 4K without issues. No, it's clearly not.

        Anonymous, 25 Apr 2021This weekend there was a event in Russia. Sony was there to... more"battery lasts more than expected"
        Yeah the person who said that literally compared it to Xperia Z3+ which had a laughable battery life. I'll wait until GSMArena receives the review unit and publishes the test results, thanks.

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          • Anonymous
          • Hk}
          • 26 Apr 2021

          High price+late launch =no gain in mktshr when LG mobile just announced shutdown

          Passive sales strategy =loss or no growth for mobile division

          Will remain niche products

            Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021I would not be surprised if the people that has acquired Ho... moreYou're slowly showing your true colours yet I'm not even slightly surprised.

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              • Anonymous
              • ntJ
              • 26 Apr 2021

              Anonymous, 25 Apr 2021Yeah. The overheating issues of mi11 are so fixed. Care t... moreFor every 100k users, one got a motherboard burn... Lol.
              Meanwhile go check Xperia forums as to how many issues are present on Xperia phones from last year.
              Also Xperia phones hardly sell, so less number of devices have issues..
              Xiaomi, Samsung Apple sell a lot more, so number of devices with issue is higher.

                Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Quadbayer sensors are much cheaper to make. All then are G... moreYour theory that Quad Bayer sensors are manufactured using so-called 2nd gen. technology is a pure BS if you don't cite any source for it. Post a link where Sony clearly states so or you're just flat out lying for the sake of defending your favourite company, as always.

                "No device is in the end using real time HDR, otherwise none of them would need to stack frames"
                Uh, hello? Mi 11 Ultra? My P30 is also capable of showing the real time preview in HDR for its front camera.

                "weird that there has not been any Photocamera or videocamera with this tech"
                Photocameras don't need QB since the sensor is large enough to the point where you can cram in more pixels while ensuring good light sensitivity without resorting to pixel binning. It's also pointless on camcorders since people don't try to take a photo with them.
                Seriously, how many times do I need to explain this to you, the tech works the best in smartphones due to their space constraints. Stop repeating the same arguments while ignoring people who oppose you.

                Take out your Xperia 1 II and pit it against P40/Mate 40 Pro and Mi 11 Ultra at their respective 2x magnification and you'll see how useful Quad Bayer really is.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • ntJ
                  • 26 Apr 2021

                  TheGoldenMellifluous, 26 Apr 2021Eh, dude, IMX557 on Mark III is still considered an upper-r... moreAs usual Sony brand boys repeating marketing points like eye Af and readout speed that Sony compared in their marketing material against 108mp camera clicking 108mp images.

                    TheGoldenMellifluous, 26 Apr 2021Eh, dude, IMX557 on Mark III is still considered an upper-r... moreIt's funny because according to Device Specifications (just add a 'dot com's to the name), it's using an IMX577 for the main cam so it's an upgrade.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • I@H
                      • 26 Apr 2021

                      Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Last time Sony was relevant was back in 2013.but not here in gsmarena... xperia articles are driving income to this website... very relevant that the comment section explodes... and the poll survey has a lot of participants...

                        Anonymous, 25 Apr 2021You call 4K useless, but I bet you enjoy the 4K option from... moreSwitching to 4K definitely makes a noticeable difference on a LARGE monitor, yes.

                          Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Then you should have told your Sony to bring a bigger main ... moreEh, dude, IMX557 on Mark III is still considered an upper-ranger sensor as it's currently the biggest non-Quad-Bayer Sensor & currently the biggest 12 MP sensor for smartphone, of course since Nokia days. Sure, it's cheaper than IMX689 or IMX700 that are more exclusive and special, but even IMX557 is one of the kind due to the reason as I said, plus the way that the sensor enables Sony's most highlighting features, 20fps AF/AE burst-mode & Real-Time Tracking Eye AF. Probably Sony will move into Quad-Bayer when if Sony knows & figures how to implement both their 20fps AF/AE burst-mode and Real-Time Tracking AF in Quad Bayer Sensor without much hesitation to convert from Single Bayer of their Alpha to Quad Bayer sensor, as the readout sensor is very important and the just a slight difference that QB inherits will make everything different.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • StU
                            • 26 Apr 2021

                            I hope Sony don’t become another LG

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Mkm
                              • 26 Apr 2021

                              Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Quadbayer sensors are much cheaper to make. All then are G... moreQuad Bayer sensor gives more advantage in small footprint device instead of regular Bayer sensor .
                              On dslr and mirrorless cameras, compactness of sensor isn't a huge issue, so they stick to regular Bayer.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Mkm
                                • 26 Apr 2021

                                Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Quadbayer sensors are much cheaper to make. All then are G... moreAbsolutely false.
                                The bigger quad bayers from Sony that we find on op9 pro, MI 11 ultra, Huawei p40 pro all cost more than cheap tiny imx 555/557 on Sony

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • JT5
                                  • 26 Apr 2021

                                  Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021Then you should have told your Sony to bring a bigger main ... moreQuadbayer sensors are much cheaper to make. All then are Gen2. Old manufacturing process at Sony Semicon.

                                  This is why Sony , Samsung and Omnivision are pushing that crap. Much easier to make more profits out of them. Samsung Semicon is even working on 0.6 micron pixel sensors.

                                  No device is in the end using real time HDR, otherwise none of them would need to stack frames. Single one would be enough.
                                  In the end, just costumers being fooled ....

                                  Sony created the Quadbayer tech years ago. Don't you think weird that there has not been any Photocamera or videocamera with this tech since?
                                  No quadbayer sensor inside A6100, a6400, a6600, a7iii, a9ii, a7r4, FX6, FX3, A1, A7c, ZV1, RX100 vii.
                                  Not even from other companies that use exmor like Nikon, Panasonic, Leica, Hasselblad, Ricoh, Pentax, Olympus and Fuji.
                                  Now you see how useful this tech is ....




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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • JT5
                                    • 26 Apr 2021

                                    i0S.- Never.- Again, 26 Apr 2021Huawei will continue to operate under Honor or Atleast limi... moreI would not be surprised if the people that has acquired Honor are still Huawei.
                                    Also, with things not good between India and China, if India bans chinese OEMs, they are f*****

                                      Anonymous, 25 Apr 2021Year 2021 marked the end of LG smartphone division. Year 2... moreWhy do people dislike competition and praise when a manufacturer stops confusing as hell.

                                      If you don't like the brand kool.... but why pray for their downfall?
                                      how does that benefit you? Whether or not Sony stays you'll most likely be sticking with the brand you're currently using in the coming years..... so why you hating on another Brand when it's not even trying to compete with you

                                        Anonymous, 26 Apr 2021those brands who remove features?? You mean headphone jack... moreWell...Yea...I don't care if I have to get a flagship Oppo or whatever to get those features but no one offers them in the name of 'innovation'. I want options. That's not too much to ask.

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