Sony Xperia 1 III review

05 July 2021


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This phone is extremely underwhelming. It has poor battery life, because of how high the resolution is. And how much of the 888 is a powerhog. I don't see the reason why anyone should buy this over the Mi 11 Ultra. Yes, this phone has sub-4K display, and 120Hz aswell, and a headphone jack, notchless, tall aspect ratio, but are those really needed? The headphone jack today is still needed, and it is very dumb how smartphone manufacturers are removing the headphone jack on their flagships and even flagship killers.

I have no idea why was this priced at $1300. It's overpriced, and no one is complaining about it. You can get a Mi 11 Ultra at around $900. This phone should be at least $700 or $800, then I can safely assure it is a bargain then. But no, there are better flagship killers which are $200 or $300 less.

Ridiculous innit?

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    • Max
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    • 31 Jul 2021

    So in conclusion I think every one can agree that this is 300$ too expensive. But I'm not talking in regards to the quality but the general market price point. If the price would have been 999 $/€ then it would rank as one of the best investments.
    For me as I am a loyal Sony user (had at least 15 phones since the walkmen Sony-Ericsson era) i will think about getting it but closer to the end of the year. The pre-order offer with WH1000XM3 bundle looks a little bit better (200 - 250$ value).
    As for quality of the phone (components/materials) I think the comparison with cheaper brand is not really fair. Maybe as for chipset they are on par but looking at quality of materials/design I think there is quite a difference.
    I've always changed my device between 2 to 2.5 years because of software limitations and not because of defects.
    There is always a cheaper version for almost the same benchmark but that is not the entire story.
    Still think that it could be cheaper.

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      • Anonymous
      • mHh
      • 30 Jul 2021

      Anonymous, 29 Jul 2021Will the phone work with USA Verizon network 4g?Yes, look at the band's.

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        • Anonymous
        • IJb
        • 29 Jul 2021

        Will the phone work with USA Verizon network 4g?

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          • Kelex
          • r39
          • 28 Jul 2021

          My Gionee m7 is showing me there is an error communicating with Gionee server if I want to input my Gmail account and if I want to enter my play store is it showing me the same thing pls I need your need

            Anonymous, 06 Jul 2021it has been confirmed it is 2.5k upscale to 4k in 120hz mode.Please are you able to link the source for that info about upscaling?

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              • mHh
              • 26 Jul 2021

              Bring back the omnibalance sharp edges rectangular boxy design.

                beautiful!

                  oodav33, 25 Jul 2021It seems that this anonymous person is more likely to inven... moreI agree with you that the anonymous person and their data of the average price of $1,310, raises doubts.

                  I was more focused on the profits part they were talking about, probably should've clarified that. Regardless, the other anonymous person seems to think that just because you make little profit means you're doing bad or something, while ignoring the fact that Sony is bouncing back.

                    SuuperBaka, 24 Jul 2021"That is exactly my question??? What profits??" ... moreIt seems that this anonymous person is more likely to invent facts before summarizing them.
                    In particular, the data on the average price of $ 1,310 raises great doubts, given that in its main home market there are smartphones in the budget and mid-budget segments, for example, the recently released Ace II.

                      Anonymous, 24 Jul 2021That is exactly my question??? What profits?? You call tho... more"That is exactly my question??? What profits??"

                      The profits they're making. It seems you lack reading comprehension.

                      "You call those profits??"

                      Yes, they are profits. Just because it's not as much as other companies, doesn't mean it's not profit.

                      "Sony is barley hanging onto a life jacket in a giant ocean after getting shipwrecked since 2015."

                      Sony as a company is perfectly fine, if you mean their Xperia division only, then sure I guess, but they've been stabilizing that slowly and now reporting profits.

                      The anonymous person before me basically summed it up for you.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 24 Jul 2021

                        Anonymous, 24 Jul 2021That is exactly my question??? What profits?? You call tho... moreSony is the sole premium Android manufacturer right now that sells over million devices. Median price of their devices is $1,310 That's almost double of Apple median price of $760

                        So even if they only turned $250 million profit on 3 million sold phones it's still a lot better than loosing $1 billion in 2014 when they sold 40 million devices

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                          • Anonymous
                          • p%S
                          • 24 Jul 2021

                          SuuperBaka, 23 Jul 2021The profits they're makingThat is exactly my question??? What profits??
                          You call those profits?? Sony is barley hanging onto a life jacket in a giant ocean after getting shipwrecked since 2015.

                            Anonymous, 23 Jul 2021Lol what profits? The profits they're making

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                              • Anonymous
                              • p%S
                              • 23 Jul 2021

                              SuuperBaka, 23 Jul 2021Their profits also show a different pictureLol what profits?

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                                • 23 Jul 2021

                                Daany, 23 Jul 2021Wow... Like I care about you or your life or your opinions.... morestay with the worse

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                                  • r39
                                  • 23 Jul 2021

                                  ASL, 21 Jul 2021Worse than oppo find x3 proWow... Like I care about you or your life or your opinions. Who's this failed marketer? I get what I want, stay off people's choices.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 23 Jul 2021

                                    SuuperBaka, 22 Jul 2021I'm surprised this comment section is still going, but... moreNot surprising at all because it's still one of the top comment sections. Once it drops from those sections, it will receive less comments. Anyway, this review has received many comments because it's overpriced and mediocre flagship phones. It's normal that people will criticize it.

                                      Anonymous, 22 Jul 2021Sales show a completely different picture. Those comments a... moreTheir profits also show a different picture

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 2@V
                                        • 23 Jul 2021

                                        Anonymous, 21 Jul 2021What software issues plague your Xperia Pro? And how does 5... moreI can see through your futile attempt to undemine the problems by using a pronoun 'your' and strongly implying that we need to be the owner of devices whenever we make criticism of them. Read and watch the reviews on Xperia Pro by Michael Fisher and PCMag pointing to software bugs, HDMI port related issues and mediocre 5G receptions all of which could be dealbreakers for the intended audience.

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