Sony Xperia 1 III
- A
- Alpha
- ang
- 10 Apr 2022
n0-way, 05 Apr 2022Exactly. The screen format... And the sd888 processor that ... moreAll SD888 phones overheat, blame Samsung for that
- S
- Sin
- cTI
- 08 Apr 2022
77, 04 Apr 2022I have this phone, I wish Sony gave the options off 512gb o... moreSame
- n
- n0-way
- SvB
- 05 Apr 2022
Ivan Ivanov, 05 Apr 2022This phone is a real best! I really appreciate the fact tha... moreExactly. The screen format... And the sd888 processor that is great for cooking 🍳! Made me return it after 2 days... Sadly.
- I
- Ivan Ivanov
- nq6
- 05 Apr 2022
This phone is a real best! I really appreciate the fact that all Sony's flagship phones have IP68 and still have 3.5mm jack. Actually Sony's flagship phones are the only one, which offer high-end chipset, telephoto, 3.5mm jack and IP68 sertificate at the same time. And please, keep doing this with your new models. The only thing i don't like is the 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen. I find it too tall and in my opinion 19,5:9 is a better ratio and will lead to better sales.
- ?
- Anonymous
- IWP
- 04 Apr 2022
Wish Sony gave 128GB as an option. With the SD card slot, 128GB is plenty and it would be cheaper as well
- 77
- mXr
- 04 Apr 2022
Sepfian, 03 Apr 2022Fail at camera, but not in video recording right?! Xperia ... moreWell they didn't use the Alpha series professional camera app, that was used , it blows the iPhone 15pro even.
- 77
- mXr
- 04 Apr 2022
I have this phone, I wish Sony gave the options off 512gb or 1TB with 18gb Ram and 18mb L3 cache, instead off 8mb, and Xenon flash and 6000mah.
Ceramic glass
I would definitely pay £1500
- S
- Sepfian
- Kx6
- 03 Apr 2022
Anonymous, 27 Mar 2022i hope the successor to this will have an extremely improve... moreFail at camera, but not in video recording right?!
Xperia 1ii has beat ip12pm in video record. Has xperia 1iii to with ip13pm?!
- M
- Mangoon
- jB8
- 02 Apr 2022
I doubt this is the case, but I wonder. I had a friend who had a different phone, was complaining that 5G didn't work. Told him that he would need a new SIM card that supported it. He was unaware of that and getting the right SIM obviously fixed the problem. I see folks that don't have 5G which could be the case depending on carrier and available bands, but I have excellent 5G with my coverage in the US.
- M
- Mangoon
- jB8
- 02 Apr 2022
Bigdaz, 07 Mar 2022Anyone that I know that's had one has either returned ... moreGuess you don't know a lot of the people in this forum.
- M
- Mangoon
- jB8
- 02 Apr 2022
n0-way, 10 Mar 2022what about heating problem after a12 update? battery sot? p... moreI've had no issues
- ?
- Anonymous
- jB8
- 02 Apr 2022
Selepe, 26 Mar 2022I have heard that Sony phones were bad in low light so how ... moreYou don't get nighttime looking like daylight, like with Pixels or iPhones. Shadows and contrast remain, and you might have to work with the settings in Pro (oddly called auto) to get the shot you want. I shot a fair amount of pictures (and have separate camera I carry) and honestly, I greatly prefer the Sony setup. Night should look like night. That said, iPhone and Samsung or Pixels are amazing at drawing all ambient light to really fire off a night shot that is bright. It would be nice to have the option for the rare times I need that quick shot that I could edit later, but overall don't want those shots blown out. Maybe personal preference...?
- ?
- Anonymous
- p1g
- 27 Mar 2022
i hope the successor to this will have an extremely improved camera. sony is one of the most renowned camera makers and their alpha cameras are great but their smartphone failed in this category. this phone has a great photo taking app which is similar to the alpha cameras but that's all. photo quality is terrible in comparison to competitors like huawei and xiaomi. it doesn't have pixel binning and image sensors are very small: this phone has 1/1.7" main sensor while e.g. the huawei mate 40 pro has 1/1.28" and xiaomi 11 ultra has one that's even a bit larger. i mean, sony, the expert in making camera sensors and lenses, with so much experience, how can you fail making a smartphone camera? ok, it is much different from big professinal cameras but with such abilities it should be easy for them. it's a joke that they advertised this as the smartphone-equivalent to the alpha series cameras. they even made a video where the engineers of the alpha cameras explained how they developed this phone. they must be joking.
- S
- Selepe
- Nvp
- 26 Mar 2022
I have heard that Sony phones were bad in low light so how is the camera of this phone(Xperia 1 lll)?
- ?
- Anonymous
- 7X1
- 24 Mar 2022
Planning to upgrade this year after using samsung for 4 yrs now going Sony with the better TSMC fabbed SD8 Gen 1 plus soc. Hopefully they release it earlier this year.
- S
- Sin
- cTI
- 24 Mar 2022
It's really great the sony smartphone brand keeps the bezels sd card slot & head phone jack on there flagship smartphones
design is a strong point of sony smartphones ever smartphone in sony line up has bezels & really nice screen
i think its good we have a 4k screen option on a smartphone this a true flagship smartphone should be
close to stock android that i like a lot stock android is the best
all around good smartphone with snapdragon 888
- J
- John
- IWP
- 22 Mar 2022
Emptrix, 20 Mar 2022I was ready to purchase this phone, but when I tried out a ... moreYou must be new to Xperia. The Basic mode shoots in 16:9 whether you shoot in 4K or not. The Cinema Pro does indeed only shoot in 21:9 but it's for for professionals.
I mean sure, a real professionals won't use a phone to shoot a video but think of it like RAW. You have to have a bit of knowledge on how to handle HLG so that your video won't turn into yellowish mush like so many reviewers have done.
There's where Video Pro comes in, it shoots in 16:9 and you have manual controls, and you can turn off HLG. It was meant for the Xperia Pro-I but it works on the Xperia 1 III as well, allowing full 16:9 4K 120 fps.
- ?
- Anonymous
- IWP
- 22 Mar 2022
Sony makes exceptional phones. The mark 3 is one of the best. It's expensive yes, and one or two other quirks yes, but still one of the absolute best phones ever made. If some sites continue to bash Sony as a tradition, this could work but only for a while before it just won't work anymore. I cannot believe I'm saying this of GSMA. This has always been my go to site for phone reviews. My loyalty to it spanning almost 2 decades exceeded loyalty to any brand. But even I have had to admit that there is bias against Sony. The subconscious effect of this bias is that I have began to second-guess every other review. And whereas I used to visit the site twice a day or more, I visit a bit less. Yes I still visit. wanted to comment when this review came out. Then I thought what would be the point. Yesterday I commented but it didn't make it past admin. Here I am commenting again. It is unfair to those who look to buy phones. But what does the opinion of one person matter? #Hummimgbird.
- K
- Knoewsen
- NXP
- 21 Mar 2022
These guys who are always posting negative views however great the device is, what's your mission in this life? Why don't you then make a Perfect device for yourself and for us all.
- E
- Emptrix
- TRG
- 20 Mar 2022
I was ready to purchase this phone, but when I tried out a display unit at a Sony Store... I didn't like the narrow screen. Reading forums and comments on youtube was too cramp on this narrow aspect ratio. The 20:9 phones were pushing it, but Sony's 21:9 is way too narrow for comfortable content consumption. Even videos on youtube fills up less of the 6.5" screen.
Also the cameras are limited to 20:9 aspect ratio recording as well. In 4K there is no option to change aspect ratio to 16:9 which means I will have to crop the damn video further to get 16:9. What a ridiculous restriction sony.. come on give us full control of the aspect ratio!!
If sony releases a less wide aspect ratio phone, 19:9 or 20:9 and fixes the recording aspect ratio issue I'll buy in a heartbeat.