Sony Xperia 5 III finally becomes available in the US
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- 12 Jan 2022
AlienKiss, 12 Jan 2022I'm only interested in high-end flagship phones that H... moreSeriously, 128 Gb or 256, I don't see myself buying a 1000$ phone without MicroSD slot. There are unvaluable benefits in having a MicroSD, first, you can have 1Tb but even... 10 Tb. You just swap the card for another. Way better than a lame 128 Gb, when you will have to upgrade in 2 yeas because of too much 4k videos, Flac audio and 2 Gb games. And let's not talk about backup, because if your phone dies, you can have an external copy on your MicroSD card with backups.
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- 12 Jan 2022
I swear Sony sometimes does stupid stuff. I literally thought this was released in October
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Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022If it is cost like a piece of gold it doesn't mean it ... moreThis man speaks facts.
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- 12 Jan 2022
The better late than never metaphor absolutely doesn't apply on this one, I love Sony very much but this every year mistake is unforgivable.
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- 12 Jan 2022
Galaxy Acer, 12 Jan 2022This is an enthusiasts phone, a last of its kind. Very few ... moreAbsolutely agree with you on this. Sony Xperia is not cheap. No flagship phone these days is cheap. They are all overpriced but the xperia still is a better value in comparison with some of the other phones out there that cross the thousand dollars tag and still lack a lot of features, and also come with same old boring design, the iPhone for example
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Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022Bezels or punch holes, it doesn't matter to me. The on... moreim with you on that but unfortunately all phone manufacturers are adding a notch because they want to emulate Apple.
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- 12 Jan 2022
Galaxy Acer, 12 Jan 2022Plus it has some great battery management, like Asus. And I... moreBezels or punch holes, it doesn't matter to me. The only thing i hate is the notch, that's an instant deal breaker
Also it's great to hear the notification led is back, that's something i missed on the S10+
Looking forward to it
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- 12 Jan 2022
Galaxy Acer, 12 Jan 2022This is an enthusiasts phone, a last of its kind. Very few ... moreMan, you knock out him without a punch...
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Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022If it is cost like a piece of gold it doesn't mean it ... moreThis is an enthusiasts phone, a last of its kind. Very few phones have features that we used to take for granted, like front-mounted stereo speakers, a notification led and a notchless display. And the things you pointed out may not be the case with others. Wireless charging isn't needed by everyone, many even argue that it is bad for your phone considering the heat generation. Also face unlock doesn't have to be there if you have a reliable side-mounted fingerprint where your finger is even before you point the phone to your face. Every phone gets hot if you push it, if you want to cool down, buy a gaming phone. The worst selfie camera? I don't think influencers would buy this phone, so why spend resources on it? It's also ironic that you argue that the 3.5 mm jack is bad because it is 'archaic', which just proves how universal and proven the technology is. Bluetooth headphones also work if a phone has a headphone jack, remember? And finally the microSD slot: It offers road-warriors the option to swap storage, it offers regular people cheap expansion (10$ for an sd-card, or 100$ for a 128GB larger iPhone?), the data is always with you unlike cloud data and if your phone gets bricked, your data on the sd-card is safe. I am not trying to defend Sony, because they are too overpriced. But at least they are trying to put in features that people need, unlike what you are proclaiming.
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- 12 Jan 2022
Anonymous, 12 Jan 20221440p, micro SD slot, headphone jack, flat screen, no plast... morePlus it has some great battery management, like Asus. And I think it is one of the few phones with notification leds (put a little bezel in and the fanboys will rage). However, the battery life and (video) camera are lacking, and they tend to be overpriced, especially considering their late timing.
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- 12 Jan 2022
1440p, micro SD slot, headphone jack, flat screen, no plastic....perfection
Maybe it's finally time for me to upgrade from my soon to be 3 year old S10+ and i sure as hell won't be going back to Scamsung
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Daany, 12 Jan 2022The writer conveniently omitted the price(about 300 USD) of... moreIndeed, all the so called "tech reporters" get paid to cover overpriced craps from apple or google.
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Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022The real truth is: no one buys xperia phones anymoreClearly you don't read the news, because
https://m.gsmarena.com/sonys_smartphone_division_is_up_25_yoy_for_q2_2021-news-51628.php
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Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022If it is cost like a piece of gold it doesn't mean it ... moreYour comment is the best example of the saying that people will always find something to compain about no matter how good something is
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- 12 Jan 2022
AlienKiss, 12 Jan 2022I'm only interested in high-end flagship phones that H... moreas i see u like to have big phones
why u don't grab LG V60
if u have exprience working with one of LG products
why not ?!?!?
Lg V60
385$
sd card, 3.5 jack, sd 865, ip68, 810G, Ois, 8K
https://m.gsmarena.com/lg_v60_thinq_5g-10103.php
170mm
213gr
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- 12 Jan 2022
AlienKiss, 12 Jan 2022I'm only interested in high-end flagship phones that H... moreu don't have any other choice except Xperia
bcuz just xperia flagships have sd card
some of asus flagship products have it too, but asus have bootloop risky issue
some of gaming flagship products, they support sd card too, but they r too big & too heavy
@ the end u must pick up 1 of Xperia
Xperia Pro-l
its too big....166mm
& heavy....211gr
for most of users
Xperia 5 lll
its very good choice
157mm...168gr...68mm width
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- 12 Jan 2022
Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022If it is cost like a piece of gold it doesn't mean it ... moreI'm only interested in high-end flagship phones that HAVE the SD card slot. If it's not present, I instantly don't care about the rest of the specs that phone has and will scratch that brand from the list.
No SD card slot = NO BUY!
Therefore, my 1TB SanDisk Extreme Pro SD card's new home will be the Xperia Pro-I.
Peace!
🌈👽💋
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- 12 Jan 2022
The writer conveniently omitted the price(about 300 USD) of the added freebie... Typical GSMA. Typical Media social engineering.
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- 12 Jan 2022
The real truth is: no one buys xperia phones anymore
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AnonD-1033404, 12 Jan 2022If people had an Iq more than room temperature this phone w... more3 "promised" android upgrade you said?
You know sony lied to xzs owners right?