Sony Xperia 1 III
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Ali Bashir, 22 Dec 2021Hi, best choice ever,btw you seem to use your phone for lon... moreTo be honest it's not because i wanted but because i had no choice. The phone was $650 when i got it and me being 15 at the time had to keep anything expensive my parents bought me for as long as i can. But now i'm 19 with a job of my own and can finally get rid of the Note. Not only does it have battery problems but also i've been having low storage for atleast 2 years now. 32gb with no expandable storage, idk what i was thinking when i chose this phone
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- 22 Dec 2021
L, 22 Dec 2021I'm going to buy this phone in a few days after using ... moreHi, best choice ever,btw you seem to use your phone for long time before you switch to another one just like me, good news, I have a Sony phone for five years and can still squeeze 3-4 hours of screen on time" between Gaming YouTube and web browsing, Sonys batteries life span are second to none, and the battery features of the 1 III are even way better and advanced, once you get into battery settings you will understand.
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- 22 Dec 2021
I'm going to buy this phone in a few days after using the Galaxy Note 5 for 4 years. When i bought the Note 5 it was already 2 years old and the battery was mediocre, now it can only last 2 hours from 100% to 0. Anyway, i've been a Samsung user since 2011 but they removed the headphone jack and SD card slot, i will not pay more for less, so i ordered the Xperia 1 III. I'll share my thoughts once i use the phone for a week
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- 22 Dec 2021
Anonymous, 21 Dec 20212% battery dropped after fully charged, why? Does anyone ha... moreI haven't seen this for this particular phone, but whenever that happens on my laptop I let the battery drain completely (to 0%). It then charges to 100% afterwards.
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- 22 Dec 2021
Anonymous, 21 Dec 20212% battery dropped after fully charged, why? Does anyone ha... moreNot sure I understand the question. You mean you're plugged in, charge to 100% and while still plugged in it goes to 98%?
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- 21 Dec 2021
primi9, 21 Dec 2021Okay, listen to me now. I will give you the most honest rev... moreUsed to love Sony, started with Sony Ericsson W810i then Sony Z1 and Z3 compact,
But there was a huge problem with the latter two, Z1 and Z3c l cracked the screen(nothing drastic) and when you do, the touch stops working COMPLETELY. Imagine you are middle of nowhere and crack your screen, you can't use your phone at all.
Do you know if it's still the same? l can't find enough information online.
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- 21 Dec 2021
2% battery dropped after fully charged, why? Does anyone have solution
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- 21 Dec 2021
Okay, listen to me now. I will give you the most honest review of this phone. Not because I'm a also a huge fan of Sony, but because this phone really totally enchants and justify the user, you will love it and never change it. I want to really help those who wants to buy it. Here we go. So, for start, I owned XZ1 for 3 years, it was great phone, no lagging after 3 years, just I had some drops latest times, and screen was broken. It could go easily 2 more years. And I wanna change phone, you know bigger, new tech, new camera tech, faster... So again, I went for Sony, because never dissapointed me. So I was already looking for Xperia 1 II, but I heard then that III is coming so I said I will wait, although was hard. Wait wait, finally came out this magnificent phone. I ordered it and went personal to store. When I got this phone in hands I was enhanced really. What a beautiful build of this phone, it's just premium, you see it on first meeting with it. My god, big, light in hands, and like sticking to hands, it's perfect.
The 21:9 ratio ultrawide is amazing and unusual. That phone really is unique. Okay so here we go. Perfect build.
You know what u get in this phone - It's freakin' 4K 120 Hz screen!!! Absolutely amazing, bright sharp screen, I think best on market no doubt. 120Hz refresh rate is fast as thunder, you scroll through pages and tasks with ease, with no lagging, really it's just unbelievable. Among fastest phones, 12gb RAM, 8-core CPU!!!
I like the fingerprint, it's super accurate and you just put it on side and you lock your phone. Super fast!
Okay we go to cameras. As you know you have four lenghts and super lenses in phone. With Zeiss optics like in Sony Alpha cameras. The pictures are real, beautiful sharp and fast captured. It's amazing how sensir works fast it captures eye motion, it's amazing, I love it. Also if you are really pro photographer you have pro mode and features which you can manage manually. So really like camera in phone. To not mention the videos, 4k graphics is dope with HDR. Also in night modes Sony really put in effort. And if you manually set your settings it could be even better pictures. Cameras are the best really.
We go to sound. Gosh, this phone is sou loud, about 40% louder than 1 II, and it's true. Sound is amazing and it's 360°. Imagine what u can do with headphones, ughhh. So cameras, sound, screen, perfect!!! In fact everything perfect hehe, believe me!!! This phone is beast, machine, I fell in love really, it's so premium. Let me tell you, you think price is high. No!!! Completely worth it!!! Oh and about battery. It goes through one day, ofcourse if you will watch 4k videos and long time, battery will go down, like very phone. But battery life is nice, not bad, so don't worry about that. And about playing games, I don't have phone gor playing games, because you know games are not god for battery on long road. For that buy a computer.
So really, that phone, gosh. It's unique, and Sony really stands out, you have 3.5mm jack, you have SD card slot, you have camera shutter, google assistant button. You also pay for that. There features are really needing nowadays and Sony kept them. Really this phone is amazing, just buy it please, this is phone for future, it has everything, and 5G ofcourse. Don't really know why doesnt get more attention and advertising, it's the best!! Trust me!!! I love it!!! Thank you Sony!!! That's it, go for it, you won't regret, speed, elegance and beyond.
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- 20 Dec 2021
Anonymous, 18 Dec 2021We will highly likely get as least Android 13 and 3 years o... moreAgree. One could run phones for several years. I brought it up as a "full disclosure" to the OP. And with companies now guaranteeing 4 years and beyond, I do feel that it's a missed opportunity.
So, it's the end of the year, and all these "Best of 2021" lists come out. Phones obviously are a part of that. And I've only seen one list that even lists the X 1 III in the top 10 for phones. The rest tend to be Samsung and iPhone phones/clones, the occasional Pixel. It seems like many review sites don't even really give a second to this excellent phone, just cave to the herd. Hardly even a mention of the exceptional hardware this phone has above all others. At least Sony seems committed to keeping themselves in the cellphone game, so I keep hoping for them.
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- 18 Dec 2021
Mangoon, 12 Dec 2021Just so you know, as of right now, Sony has only guaranteed... moreWe will highly likely get as least Android 13 and 3 years of security updates based on the Xperia 1. Just so you know, when you stop getting Android updates you can still continue using the phone. Everything would still function fine.
I'd rather having a longer lasting hardware than one that promises long updates but have horrible performance and stops working long before you can even benefit from it *cough* Samsung.
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Anonymous, 07 Dec 2021sony, the best of the best in cameras, producer of image se... moreCarl zaiss lens
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- 15 Dec 2021
Hhhyy, 13 Dec 2021I don't use the camera too much so that's fine, s... moreWell that's fantastic! Hopefully you will have as much joy from the phone as I have.
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- 13 Dec 2021
Mangoon, 12 Dec 2021Just so you know, as of right now, Sony has only guaranteed... moreI don't use the camera too much so that's fine, same with 2 updates. I've had Android 7 on my phone until just last year when i finally decided to update to 9. Android 6 is still supported by 99% of apps so i don't mind using an older version
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- 13 Dec 2021
Anonymous, 13 Dec 2021Hope this device does not heat up like L3? I haven't found that to be the case.
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- 13 Dec 2021
Hope this device does not heat up like L3?
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- 12 Dec 2021
Hhhyy, 12 Dec 2021Nah, i'm not interested in mid level phones, i keep my... moreJust so you know, as of right now, Sony has only guaranteed 2 years of updates. That may change, but that's where it stood as of phone release. Sony implying very strongly they'd go to Android 12 and 13, unclear after that. I do get regular updates as of now, still running Android 11. I think just about everyone would LOVE to have an update to allow seamless switching between lenses. As of now, you have to manually choose which lens you use, which is needlessly limiting. It's like they figure "Well, if on our cameras you have to physically swap out lenses, we should do the same on our phones." It's just stupid. I forgot about that in my initial reply. It does force you to slow down a little on your picture taking, which is fine by me, but becomes limiting in video which I rarely do. Those caveats said, it's still the only phone I have absolutely loved since my LG V30 back in the day, probably about the same time you grabbed the S8.
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- 12 Dec 2021
Mangoon, 12 Dec 2021I love this phone. I found it for the same reasons that yo... moreNah, i'm not interested in mid level phones, i keep my phone for 3-4 years so i might as well pay some extra to get a better experience. I guess Samsung is out of the picture as all of their high end phones don't have SD or a jack and i don't expect either of them to return on the S22
I might as well grab an Xperia before Sony decides to start following this stupid trend of removing features
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- 12 Dec 2021
Hhhyy, 11 Dec 2021How is this phone? I'm planning to buy it next month. ... moreI love this phone. I found it for the same reasons that you are talking about. Gestures work just great. Congrats on holding the Sammy for so long! If you wanted to go midlevel, Samsung A52 has a headphone jack and SD card. But then you get the photo processing style of Samsung as opposed to the more neutral and nuanced photos you get with this phone. The only 2 downsides I have found is the selfie camera (flat, overexposed, fairly limited field of view) and the flashlight which is a joke. Dim doesn't begin to describe it. Using a bright image on the screen is better.
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- 12 Dec 2021
B El-Deen, 11 Dec 2021Does anybody know what changed in the last system update? ... moreUse P mode and set the EV to a negative value, you can also force HDR on all the time if you want the sky to be properly exposed.
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- 11 Dec 2021
How is this phone? I'm planning to buy it next month. I've been using a Samsung S8 for almost 4 years so it's time to upgrade, i wanted to go for Samsung again, but since they removed the headphone jack and SD card i decided to check this phone out. Are there any differences that i need to get used to? What about the gestures? I love the swiping gesture on my S8 like swipe left to go back, swipe in the center to go home and swipre right for recent apps