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ASJ1901, 08 Jul 2021The resolution does play a part. Maybe not on the game dire... moreMore power to light up the 4k display while rendering lower resolution? Stop embarrassing yourself with that Bro science. It requires the same resources running Genshin Impact as other phones with the same settings. The lack of cooling is to be blamed.

I didn't even mention gaming phones. I was talking about regular flagships. Flagships with proper cooling run the game at much higher average fps.
Xperia, Samsung, Apple flagships are the only ones to not go above 45fps average framerate in that game. Exynos S21 Ultra & Xperia score below 40fps.
Even Snapdragon 865 based Mi 10t pro giving 55fps with all settings maxed.

    AlexP, 05 Jul 2021I was able to order on my OP9Pro with no problemThat was good. ;-)

      Halfwit, 03 Jul 2021I was able to order on a desktop computer, but not when usi... moreFinally was able to order. The Sony website was indeed down for ordering for several days. At least 5. Then when I COULD actually add it to the cart, guess what? Sony, the major international company, can not figure out how to ship to Hawaii. Like not even an option. So I ordered 3rd party.

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        • 08 Jul 2021

        Android-Authority, 08 Jul 2021IPhone gpu is powerful enough as confirmed by Wildfire benc... moreThe resolution does play a part. Maybe not on the game directly, but the display needs to be powered as well right. I am just saying 4k display takes a bit more resources than qhd or fhd displays to light up all the pixels. The signal to turn a pixel on/off needs to come from somewhere, right?
        I am not talking about cooling or anything, this is just for comparisons between s21, iphone and xperia.
        As far as games are concerned, as i said not everyone plays games on phones, the genshin impact players are even limited among that. I know it shouldn't throttle as at that prices, it feels like a compromise, but we have to remember that it isn't primarily a gaming phone. The s21s, the iphones and the Xperias give us something which most gaming phones don't - better cameras, better durability, water resistance etc. So, its up to you, which trade off you want

          ASJ1901, 07 Jul 2021As i said, might he a case. I checked out his video. The pe... moreIPhone gpu is powerful enough as confirmed by Wildfire benchmark. It is the lack of proper cooling being the main Culprit. The iPad delivers 59-60fps as heat is evenly spread across the surface. No issues there.

          4k screen has nothing to do with this. Genshin Impact doesn't run on device resolution.
          The lower framerate on the Xperia, Samsung and Apple is because of throttling which is present because of poor cooling.

          Other phones did not have such poor framerates as those manufacturers actually worked on the thermal management.
          Companies like IQOO and others with their flagship phones do an excellent job at keeping phones cool and delivering great framerates in that game, these phones cost half the price of premium flagships, which is why we shouldn't be giving the popular manufacturers a pass on this one.

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            • 08 Jul 2021

            "The overheating problem of Qualcomm's "Snapdragon 888" processor was caused by Samsung's manufacturing process." Samsung yet again, making faulty chipsets. Sadly Sony 1iii and many other phones with the SD888 will have to suffer for this.

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              • 07 Jul 2021

              Android-Authority, 07 Jul 2021There is a YouTuber called "Golden reviewer", he ... moreAs i said, might he a case. I checked out his video. The performance for 888 equipped s21 ultra doesnt fair a lot better either. So, the manufacturers seem yo be skipping on things or in IPhone's case, maybe the gpu is inferior to 888's.
              But i don't mind scaling the graphics down a bit. And even consistent 40 fps is more than playable for a game like Genshin Impact. I do understand your point though when the end user is paying that kind of money, they dont expect to compromise.
              But, we should also keep in mind that not everyone plays Genshin Impact and not everyone plays games on phones.
              We should also keep in mind that the gpu( even when it doesn't render at 4k) has to push 4k resolution, so that is expected as compared to lower resolution phones

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                • 07 Jul 2021

                Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021Nope, just not living in an overly inflated marketplace. Th... moreOne thing is what you are willing to pay or believe it should be worth. Another is the actual price in the real world that it costs to manufacture the units. Sony only make around 100€ on each unit. Why do you think midrange phones (for the price you cuote the Sony to be worth) have less ram, inferior chipsets, rarely a decent image stabilization, less updates, more bloatware, no latest gorilla glass, etc? Think on that for a while and get back to me

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                  • 07 Jul 2021

                  Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021That dim screen doesn't cost much The dim oled 4k, gorilla victus, 10bit, individually colour calibrated one?

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                    • 07 Jul 2021

                    Manny Bakshi, 06 Jul 2021Do you think, Sony the owner of LDAC wont put LDAC in its o... moreI believe Sony would not, and correct, they leave out LDAC and aptx hd some times for random phones. Audio is never going away so I do not understand why they tapered back away from their audio tuning test along with listing more detailed or accurate specs. When recording video Audio is huge, wireless audio will some day do wireless audio recording and they will wish they had invested more time in studying it...

                      ASJ1901, 06 Jul 2021I do agree on the part about MrMobile being genuine and hon... moreThere is a YouTuber called "Golden reviewer", he buys his own phones, does thorough
                      in-depth testing, exposed Exynos nightmare from last year, isn't afraid to call out big brands.
                      He has tested almost all Snapdragon 888, 865, 870 flagships running Genshin Impact.
                      IPhone, Galaxy S21 Ultra Exynos do the worst in terms of framerate.
                      Culprit is the lack of powerful cooling.

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                        • 07 Jul 2021

                        Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021450 phone? Let's at least try to be a little serious h... moreThat dim screen doesn't cost much

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                          Hasitha, 07 Jul 2021Could i buy it from sri lanka...?Im from Sri Lanka too, you can buy it on the Sony website by preorder.

                          https://electronics.sony.com/mobile/smartphone/c/smartphones

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                            • 07 Jul 2021

                            Skyet, 07 Jul 2021- a display with no notch or hole punch, no curving over th... moreI suggest you stop wasting your time here...because If a person is going to buy a Sony HE WILL BUY A SONY!

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                              • 07 Jul 2021

                              Could i buy it from sri lanka...?

                                Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021Nope, just not living in an overly inflated marketplace. Th... moreThen upcoming iPhone 13 Pro and SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 21 should be $600-700. Unless they are priced like that. You cannot call SONY XPERIA 1 III to be over expensive. It is NOT.

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                                  • 07 Jul 2021

                                  Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021450 phone? Let's at least try to be a little serious h... moreNope, just not living in an overly inflated marketplace. This phone is a 600eur phone, 700 at the max.

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                                    • 07 Jul 2021

                                    Skyet, 07 Jul 2021- a display with no notch or hole punch, no curving over th... moreHaven't seen an android flagship with those features and a high amount of ram for base in a few years at this point. If the screen wasn't as tall i'd vote with my wallet.

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                                      • 07 Jul 2021

                                      Anonymous, 07 Jul 2021They say "vote with your dollar." Maybe for you, ... more- a display with no notch or hole punch, no curving over the sides, square corners, accurate colors
                                      Not a deal breaker.

                                      - a headphone jack
                                      Not a deal breaker, but good to have.

                                      - expandable storage
                                      Many Android phones have it.

                                      - high quality stereo front-facing speakers
                                      Many Android phones have it.

                                      - a simple, flat-edged, rectangular design
                                      Not a deal breaker. Somewhat old design already.

                                      - H.S. power control, battery care
                                      Not that good actually.

                                      - control over the camera settings
                                      Software doesn't really match with the hardware.

                                      - photos without excessive post-processing and HDR
                                      It doesn't look as good.

                                      really suggest you to move on from Sony. other than the headphone jack, i don't see why you must choose Sony. if you really care about audio quality, probably get a Sony Walkman, if not, there are phones that support LDAC and aptX HD.

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                                        • 07 Jul 2021

                                        mobileman, 06 Jul 2021Wella,looks My 1st opinion deleted..might Be too stright .b... moreThey say "vote with your dollar." Maybe for you, Sony isn't offering a desirable product. But for me, Xperia represents a dying breed of smartphone that I'd be very sad to see go extinct. What will it signal to smartphone manufacturers if Xperia sells poorly? It'll signal that customers don't want:
                                        - a display with no notch or hole punch, no curving over the sides, square corners, accurate colors
                                        - a headphone jack
                                        - expandable storage
                                        - high quality stereo front-facing speakers
                                        - a simple, flat-edged, rectangular design
                                        - H.S. power control, battery care
                                        - control over the camera settings
                                        - photos without excessive post-processing and HDR
                                        The things manufacturers seem to think customers want instead of these are totally perplexing to me. So, more than all that, we supposedly want... face unlock?? Wut?? Super-fast charging, even though it's bad for the battery??
                                        Yeah, there are problems with the 1 III, but I'd rather give them a chance to ameliorate those problems going forward, rather than give all their good ideas the death penalty because of those problems.

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