Sony Xperia 1 III
- D
- DudeFixIt641
- r}6
- 25 Mar 2021
DudeFixIt641, 25 Mar 2021I'm not? It's all over YouTubeKid's today and their trollin'.
- Vineet Reddy
- KSi
- 25 Mar 2021
For all those who think this is going to be Native 2K 120Hz will sadly be disappointed. This will have 4K. But if the 2K 120Hz mode is available as an option in the Menu then that is a possibility.
Besides that there is only one way SONY can get 4K 120Hz that is by being SONY.
Three Possibilities.
1. No 120Hz
2. 2K 120Hz as Option in Menu
3. 4K 120Hz thanks to SONY Processing unit.
Guess first 2 options have better possibility of coming true. But if SONY somehow pulls off the 3rd Option then SONY will be top of the line unbeatable and be SONY. Not like SONY dint pull a stunt like this before.
Anyhow 4K will be the Resolution and nothing less.
- O
- Osiris
- JhV
- 24 Mar 2021
DudeFixIt641, 19 Mar 2021The announcement dropped 😍 it's official!Don't lie to people
- s
- sadeghsep
- GMr
- 24 Mar 2021
since Google is taking away its free photos storage i will look forward to have a flagship with sd card slot , but i think 6.5" is a bit small for 21:9 , something like 7" it's not that big and perfectly pocketable
- TheGoldenMellifluous
- yMa
- 23 Mar 2021
iesnfal, 22 Mar 2021yea a later announcement is fine! we want a MUCH shorter wa... moreSony didn't really keen on having QHD/QHD+ resolution on their phones almost the time since it gained traction on LG G3 and rather put either lower FHD+ or a full-blown 4K screen, the latter became Sony Xperia's halo flagship signature feature. According to Sony's belief, as in resolution functionality as well for the usage, as they had been making TVs and movies for decades, QHD usage wasn't too broad compared to 4K and FHD and act as a stop-gap for multimedia resolution, though QHD did gain more usage after it in smartphones and more 2020-2021 flagship adopted QHD than ever. Nevertheless, it is still less compared to FHD and 4K in general terms. Plus, the difference in visibility, FHD to QHD (177,77%) is lesser compared to FHD to 4K (400%) and/or QHD to 4K (225%).
So, it's understandable why Sony choose 4K over QHD these times, and the force from users for Sony to adopt a higher resolution in 2014, just weight in more. The only time Sony put QHD/QHD+ on their phones/tablets twice, which are Xperia Z4 Tablet in 2015 (and that's 16:10) and Xperia XZ3 in 2018 for their first OLED phone. There's Xperia Z4v, but that's canceled. After that, their halo flagship always used 4K since Z5 Premium until 1 II(I), and with Xperia Pro, the usage of 4K is even clearer than before.
I do agree with some of your arguments like announcing 1 III later, brighter screen, etc.
- i
- iesnfal
- nF8
- 22 Mar 2021
yea a later announcement is fine! we want a MUCH shorter waiting time between announcement and product availability
in terms of user experience, they should definitely max resolution at QHD+, and focus on other things like 1-120hz variable refresh rate, battery life, brightness, sunlight contrast, colour accuracy etc.
4K is not so useful unfortunately, but is a marketing/PR differentiator that I'm afraid they'll have to keep after sticking with it for so long
- D
- DudeFixIt641
- r}6
- 21 Mar 2021
Dometalican, 19 Mar 2021So I figured something...considering the 888 has been havin... moreThe 888 isn't experiencing overheating. Everybody on youtube even is saying months after that 888 is working wonders.
- d
- ddavis
- rbx
- 21 Mar 2021
DudeFixIt641, 19 Mar 2021The announcement dropped 😍 it's official!What announcement? I can't find it
- ?
- Anonymous
- wah
- 19 Mar 2021
DudeFixIt641, 19 Mar 2021The announcement dropped 😍 it's official!Source?
- D
- Dometalican
- rb2
- 19 Mar 2021
So I figured something...considering the 888 has been having overheating issues, what if Sony added a co-processor to aid the 888 for the heating, better clocking and maybe even giving it enough power to pull off 4K@90Hz? Oppo was working on that so it wouldn't be a tough idea to pull off.
- f
- flagshipper
- }2w
- 18 Mar 2021
John, 14 Mar 2021Well, if you think 4k is a gimmick and want higher refresh ... moreI actually did. So here's my review:
+ HD resolution out of the box (the one I set on each flagship), but with sweet 120Hz
- the screen too small, surprising me a bit as i thought i would be fine with a smaller phone, but not anymore.. hard to read text
+ no gray lowlight backbleeding like on every Samsung/OnePlus
- absolutely slippery, ugly frame (when will this slippery madness end?)
+ light body
- unwanted keypresses and unlocks due to hard to find fp and too many buttons
+ the camera button was useful as it could trigger shot and had half press to control focus
- i couldn't swipe from the edge... i had the high quality foil reduced and reapplied, still not -> showstopper
+ totally unknown but fantastic SmartStay function that works in night, cool
- very abandoned OS, almost nothing there, shocks even a Oneplus user, also no desktop apps... no sync, no dex.. little software added value
+ SideSense is another take on Samsung function, and could be great if it was possible to trigger it (weird double tap on side)
- selfie pics were absolutely weird
+ physical fingerprint fast, again don't buy black color as it's hard to located
- no wireless charging is a huge huge minus, hard to swallow fact
+ massive codec support unlike Samsung riddance of AptX variants
- not a curved display... i just realized how useful it is
+ tinies status bar i ever seen, without the fogging notch
Unable to swipe, i could perhaps return the foil, but i returned the phone. Anyway, too small screen and no Qi isn't something to give up. Nice 1 day with the phone.
- L
- LOL
- yAK
- 16 Mar 2021
According to some Chinese (Taiwan) and Japanese blogs, the Xperia 1iii will be announced next month (April).
- D
- DudeFixIt641
- r}6
- 15 Mar 2021
DudeFixIt641, 15 Mar 2021I'm a oneplus 7t pro owner thinking I might make the s... moreI forgot to mention the confirmed 120hz refresh rate 😍
- D
- DudeFixIt641
- r}6
- 15 Mar 2021
I'm a oneplus 7t pro owner thinking I might make the switch. The res. is only slightly better but who could say no to micro sd storage AND headphone jack? All on the latest chipset too lol. Also, with only the latest and greatest gorilla glass? Hell yeah, I'm in. Idk if my phone is considered true 4k though so meh.
- J
- John
- YTy
- 14 Mar 2021
flagshipper, 13 Mar 2021well Sony or LG is not thriving to be exact:) but the high... moreWell, if you think 4k is a gimmick and want higher refresh rate, feel free to get the cheaper Xperia 5 iii which will likely be 1080p at 120hz
- H
- Hajime001
- gjW
- 13 Mar 2021
My Friend "blackberry user" still using the Xperia 1 Mark II
I'm waiting for this phone just for direct compare with my friends Xperia 1
- f
- flagshipper
- 2MX
- 13 Mar 2021
TheGoldenMellifluous, 11 Mar 2021The main reason Xperia 1 II has to settle with 60Hz instead... morewell Sony or LG is not thriving to be exact:) but the high freq is an absolute must, it cannot be the only flagship with lausy eye hurting 60Hz. Re 4K i can't see extra pixels above 1080p even with quality magnifier, just like everyone else except placebo addicts. So I absolutely don't care about 4K gimmick, but I will not get an hearattack either if they announce just 90Hz. That'd be ok with me. Of course happy to lower the resolution, just like I do on each flagship.
I'm nerdy enough to have desire for classic features like sd card, notification light, jack etc. That's cool. But i'm not nerdy enough to want slow charging, hoping for some "extra battery life" (who cares?). I do charge slow, very slow, mostly, but the fast charging is a miracle for emegencies and when you simply forgot to charge or misplaced the phone on wireless charger.. Therefore, I do want higheeeer speed. Heard it's gonna be 35W? That's great!
Let's see... wish them good luck. X1ii was an interesting entry killed by scandalous 60Hz, let's see if they turnaround their ship this time
- TheGoldenMellifluous
- yMa
- 11 Mar 2021
flagshipper, 11 Mar 2021dimensions are being reduced a bit -> cool
battery was ... moreThe main reason Xperia 1 II has to settle with 60Hz instead of 120Hz of its 5 II sibling has to do with its screen and the processor support. 1 II has a 4K Ultrawide screen (1644x3840) meanwhile 5 II has an FHD+ screen (1080x2520), and Qualcomm SD865 doesn't support 4K above 60Hz at all, despite 4K screen support and capabilities has been injected and stay since SD810 and Z5 Premium, 6 years ago.
And Sony targeted 1 II for Alpha 9-level photography-focused, multimedia-lovers and cinephiles, while 5 II for casual gamers and normal users. To countermeasure the omission of HRR in 1 II, Sony gave a 90-Hz MBR. And worse, SD888 doesn't even support 4K above 60Hz again, so Sony has to find a more effective way to make enable HRR on 1 III. And no, I don't think will sacrifice 4K for QHD+ HRR in 1 III, as 4K came along first before HRR did, few of traits of Xperia Z era elements to stay, and the Japanese company loves traditions as Japanese people did, so, yeah.
About the OS, Sony has been leaning towards Stock+, additionally with Sony proprietary apps since 2015, an approach that even OnePlus has abandoned since its newest OxygenOS that now leaning more to OneUI of Samsung (ironic). And for external software, at least with Sony's commitment to keeping its bootloader unlocked, that option widens a lot, from Sailfish OS, and more. Abandoned for you, but at least Sony still thriving. And about the battery, it's already much better in 1 II than the OG 1, and 1 III does indeed bringing more, above 4500 mAh+.