Sony Xperia 1 III
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- francanna
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- 12 Sep 2021
Stanley Kubrick, 11 Sep 2021I was able to remap the assistant button. XDA has all the d... moreHe said remapping without rooting. This is still not possible, as far as I know
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- Stanley Kubrick
- IbF
- 11 Sep 2021
Stanley Kubrick, 11 Sep 2021Received mine on 9/10/21. So far so good. Using Nova Prime.... moreI was able to remap the assistant button. XDA has all the details on how to do it. It's pretty easy.
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- Stanley Kubrick
- IbF
- 11 Sep 2021
Received mine on 9/10/21. So far so good. Using Nova Prime. (beware of Nova version 7 it's different but OK for me) Flashlight is a little dim. Maybe an update can improve it? I received the latest firmware for my North American version. Phone gets a little warm during setup because it is working so hard. Using 80% battery charge for now with auto DND turning on while sleeping. It turned on and off according to schedule. I may go up to 90% or even full charging depending on how it goes after a few days of use. Camera seems great to me but then again I am not a photography nut. Selfie camera is fine for me??? It works. Screen brightness outside is as good as any phone I have ever used. There may be a few phones that will still burn your retinas while the screen is in direct, overhead sunlight. But I think it is OK. I used ADB to "uninstall" the bloat. I also uninstalled GMAIL because I was NOT getting timely notifications. Actually I basically had to open Gmail in order for anything to show up. So I uninstalled it and then used the Play Store to reinstall it. I then made sure that it had no data or battery hindrances and it "seems" to have helped? More time will be needed to make sure. Now we just need a button remapping solution that doesn't require root. I completely disabled the Google Assistant button by uninstalling Google as well as the Google assistant APK. So for now the button does nothing. YMMV
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- LucasN82
- 8j%
- 11 Sep 2021
kevinmcmurtrie, 09 Sep 2021Wow, bad phone. First off, the Xperia Transfer 2 app did... moreXperia SD slots works slower than SD card (checked on my XZ3) - something about 40MB/s-50MB/s. For apps you got 256GB/512GB ultra fast internal memory, SD card is for photos and videos (4K HDR is no problem for SD card slot). If you tell me that 256GB is not enough for apps that will be pathetic.
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- Richard from Canada
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- 11 Sep 2021
I got mine today. So far I've been impressed with it.
Two things I've noticed
#1 the flashlight isnt very bright.
#2 It takes a while for the phone battery to charge up.
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- Dometalican
- sgP
- 09 Sep 2021
kevinmcmurtrie, 09 Sep 2021Wow, bad phone.
First off, the Xperia Transfer 2 app did... moreLet me address these a little since I got the phone 2 days ago:
1. For me, the transfer missed a couple things and did miss the apps. Unless you're a skilled Command Prompt got (which it appears you are), none of the transfer apps transfers apps for the sole reason that not all apps are compatible with newer devices. It took me a bit but not a terrible inconvenience.
2. Yeah, I use Nova. Case closed
3. I totally agree with this unfortunately. My V20 destroys this flashlight.
4 and 5. I haven't run into these problems. It warms up while charging but that's about it. It's been smooth for me. Did you update to the latest firmware? I remember heat being a problem but the latest firmware seems to have cleared it up.
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- Alpha
- 80i
- 09 Sep 2021
kevinmcmurtrie, 09 Sep 2021Wow, bad phone. First off, the Xperia Transfer 2 app did... morecool story bro...
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- kevinmcmurtrie
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- 09 Sep 2021
Wow, bad phone.
First off, the Xperia Transfer 2 app didn't migrate anything. It told Play Store to download a bunch of apps after at least 5GB of shovelware. Yes, GIGABYTES of shovelware.
Cancelling that broke Play Store. Used ADB to migrate app data and spent a good 30 minutes disabling apps in Settings.
Second, broken UX. The default "Side Sense" blocks the tiny settings button in the shortcuts. Several shortcuts are missing and can't be added. Xperia Launcher turns into a junk heap once apps start installing so you have to install a better launcher right from the start.
Third, the flashlight is so dim it's hard to tell that it's on.
Fourth, this phone has a microSD slot and Android 11, which has (intentionally) broken microSD support. Google says it might be 2x slower. Reality is more like 10000 times slower. Apps using their own microSD storage directories just hang. Known bug. Google hates people not buying Google's cloud storage.
Fourth, fingerprint set + fast charging + screen off = boot loops. You can even turn off the phone, plug in a charger, and it will reboot each time the charging animation turns off. This is probably a defect, but it's a biggie.
Fifth, the phone is always hot in the middle back and it's not a manufacturing defect. The video recording app literally says it will put an alert on the screen when you shouldn't touch there.
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- Chessboxer
- gn7
- 08 Sep 2021
DN, 07 Sep 2021Hello friend maybe you need to activate the developer mode ... moreIt seems to be a problem bewteen the USB-C port on this laptop and this phone. I can use the same cable and USB-C port and successfully connect my iPad Pro and XZ3.
I connected the 1 iii to an old Windows 7 PC last night without issue. A minute after connecting, the driver was installed and I could view the storage. I just tried it on this laptop but now using a normal USB A port and it worked.
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- DN
- FJT
- 07 Sep 2021
Chessboxer, 07 Sep 2021Mine arrived yesterday, (512GB). The phone is nice, not ... moreHello friend maybe you need to activate the developer mode and USB debugging.
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- Mangoon
- qFJ
- 07 Sep 2021
Dometalican, 03 Sep 2021I am still in shock I was able to order the phone from Best... moreProps for running that V20 for so long! Well done! I really hope you love this phone. I think you will. Gonna blow you away relative to the V20, which also was (is, in your case) an excellent phone.
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- Chessboxer
- gn7
- 07 Sep 2021
Mine arrived yesterday, (512GB).
The phone is nice, not too different to holding my XZ3. The only issue I have so far is that my laptop (Windows 10) does not recognise the phone over USB.
Has anyone else had this issue?
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- Stanley Kubrick
- IbF
- 07 Sep 2021
Mangoon, 06 Sep 2021I LOVE taking pictures with this phone. The Basic Mode can ... moreAfter reading: "I live in Hawaii" I became jealous!
If only I could find a way (afford a way) to move there...
My 1 mark 3 is due this Friday. Looking forward!
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- Wilson
- 80i
- 07 Sep 2021
Just received mine, I love it!
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- Anonymous
- YTy
- 07 Sep 2021
Mangoon, 28 Aug 2021*deleted*There's no overheating issue at all, at least for me. I can use the camera for half an hour and it will only feel slightly warm. Gaming and benchmarks does make it feel slightly hot but it's nothing like the Snapdragon 810
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- Mangoon
- qFu
- 06 Sep 2021
Mike, 04 Sep 2021How's the camera on this phone? I LOVE taking pictures with this phone. The Basic Mode can be set to auto DHR if you want that extra pop, but the oddly named "Auto" camera takes fantastic pictures, more akin to what you can get with a more point and shoot camera. There's no overprocessing and the pics are much more pleasing to my eye (as well as others) than other phones. I live in Hawaii so was taking some pictures of the Milky Way a couple of nights ago. The shutter opening maxes out at 30 seconds for no reason that I can figure out. Really wish I could extend much longer than that. Macro shooting is more photo realistic, without an artificial bokeh effect just around the subject. Whatever is in focus is in focus. And having a shutter button to use is a delight.
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- Anonymous
- 7Ar
- 06 Sep 2021
ChucksBuckand, 02 Sep 2021Really great phone! My wife's son loves it!So your son?
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- Raiter
- MMU
- 06 Sep 2021
Really good phone. Design and tall body is good for holding in one hand, it is much better than other mainstream 6.5 inch phones. The cameras are great... but need some training to use proper settings for better pictures. However the tele 4x4 lens are not so sharp. The battery is not an issue , even on 120HZ screen setting. I can easely use phone through tough working day and watch streams at evening, and even survive the half of next day. The charge is not fastest: charges 40% in first 30mins, but the time to 100% is long. The screen brightness is not an issue, too. I put the phone side by side with Sammy s20 in the direct sun, and there is not difference, Sony is as bright as Samy. The overheat is an issue :( The phone gets hot during 4K video shoot, or intensive photo shooting, or streaming 4k on Youtube, and sometimes just without any reason (probably downloading some large update). However I never experience the phone slowing down or turn of due to heat. And yeah, the price tag is high now :( Generally, I like the phone, Recomend it to everyone.
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- Dometalican
- rb2
- 06 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 05 Sep 2021This phone is great and I love it but there are still some ... moreDoesn't battery care do that? Otherwise, you could get a cheap 5-10W brick to charge the Xperia slowly if necessary.
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- Anonymous
- StU
- 05 Sep 2021
jamieg93, 05 Sep 2021The phone itself is amazing, great build quality, brilliant... moreIt has S888, even if it has 40 apps running on background, the phone won't lag, after all that you'd still have 2gb Ram left, it needs 18gb Ram for ultra smooth operation with leaving 5gb Ram to free usuage