Sony Xperia 1 III
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- WorldTraveler312
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- 03 Jun 2021
Does it support ESIM if you used the second slot for MicroSD?
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- N60
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- 02 Jun 2021
Just got mine, straight from JD.com in Gray colorway.
First Impressions: matte finish FTW! Not only the glass on the back is matte, but also the power button and the whole aluminium frame. 120Hz not adaptive, it's either on or off. The camera bump is noticeable bigger, better put a case on the back. Very noticeable heat on heavy loads and especially when using the camera, can be felt through the thicc xperia case. Even better camera app than mark2.
Some minor problems though, but mostly because of particular location I am in (mainland China). These problems all come from bad localization.The fingerprint sensor is quick and works well for unlocking the phone, but does not support Alipay. NFC does not work with Alipay either, although both fingerprint and NFC works with WeChat.
All in all, very aesthetically pleasing phone, with good
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- Dometalican
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- 01 Jun 2021
01432, 01 Jun 2021At $1400-1700 US, I think I'll buy a Sony RX100 VII ca... moreWell, it's slated to be $1300-$1400 in the US (don't know if mmWave is going to affect this). Only $100 more than its expensive-for-what-it-was predecessor with dual periscope, 888, adding 120Hz to 4K, 4 more gigs of RAM, and 40% louder speakers/DAC is a pretty good upgrade in my book.
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- raWdoG
- MqE
- 01 Jun 2021
Headphone jack , no holes in the screen
The best looking phone ever
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- Mangoon
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- 01 Jun 2021
Anonymous, 30 May 20214K@120 requires same "amount of power" compared ... moreCould you expand on this?
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- Anonymous
- Lj$
- 01 Jun 2021
On June 1st in China, Xperia 1 iii was the #10 sales among all phones available in China.
This is first Xperia to achieve this.
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- 01432
- KiB
- 01 Jun 2021
At $1400-1700 US, I think I'll buy a Sony RX100 VII camera for the same amount and get a camera instead of a smartphone.
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- 3$t
- 01 Jun 2021
KING DRANZER, 01 Jun 2021You should have purchased the Z1 or any Z series up to Z3. ... moreGlad to hear your story! True hero of a phone. My gf had the Z1C - it was a true beast. One million scratch marks on the back, but sturdy as a rock. Superb quality!
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- 3$t
- 01 Jun 2021
Claus, 01 Jun 2021A metal back will remove the ability for wireless chargingTrue. But I care more for durability than ability to charge without a wire.
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- Dan
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- 01 Jun 2021
this phone seems to be the perfect phone ever made. beside the 4K@60 FHD@120. could have put adaptive option.
too bad sony doesnt sell their phones where i live.
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- KSi
- 01 Jun 2021
W, 01 Jun 2021I totally agree! Polycarbonate (like Lumia-series) or metal... moreYou should have purchased the Z1 or any Z series up to Z3. It was also premium quality Metal and both sides glass. But it was more expensive Dragontrail glass. I dropped it more than 1000 times. Yes that is true I dropped it more than 1000 times. The worst was when the clips of plastic case holding it cracked and broke. The phone went flying out of the case and out of my hand it flew a good 6feet or more away from me before it hit the ground which was rough concrete brick floor. It fell flat with display facing down with a big bang enough to gain attention of all the people around there till a good distance. It was laying faced down and as I approached it I was scared and only thing running in my mind was what should I do the phone is dead. That was my first phone which my parents bought for me. Was precious. Was scared and sad at the same time. As I approached and picked the phone up I was shocked, the phone was running perfectly fine and there was not even a small crack on the display. Only a small scratch on the metal frame. But I was like what just happened. Because lets be honest if it were to be any other smartphone back then and even now it would have its glass shattered by a fall like that. Then SONY had to shift to Gorilla Glass because of its much cheaper price. With XPERIA 1 II and XPERIA 1 III SONY should have sourced in Dragontrail Glass again. But sadly it did not.
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- Claus
- ARV
- 01 Jun 2021
W, 01 Jun 2021I totally agree! Polycarbonate (like Lumia-series) or metal... moreA metal back will remove the ability for wireless charging
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- 3$t
- 01 Jun 2021
01432, 01 Jun 2021I would love a utilitarian plastic like the Pixel 4a or 5. ... moreI totally agree! Polycarbonate (like Lumia-series) or metal (elder HTC) would be highly appreciated. Sure glass looks nice, but it's easily broken. I to drop phones and I hate cases. Bring back the plastics! Sadly YouTube reviewers pushes "fancy" and "premium" towards all glass constructions. Industry follows, consumers buy...
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- 01432
- KiB
- 01 Jun 2021
W, 31 May 2021Way hay - I Love the design! But... I miss aluminium. Alu b... moreI would love a utilitarian plastic like the Pixel 4a or 5. I really don't get the glass thing. I drop phones. How many smart phone commandos without a case are there anyway? Form over function please.
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- ASJ1901
- my0
- 01 Jun 2021
Anonymous, 01 Jun 2021The assistant button can be reprogrammed Yepp. I know. But then again, the main purpose is invoking the assistant, hemce why that would be the default setting most probably. It would be great if they offered to program the button during the set up. One less thing to worry about later. Though i am pretty sure that most people getting this phone have enough knowledge to reprogram it afterwards. My main point is providing an assistant button is redundant at best, which, we all know will be the default setting of that button and thats what that will be called, even when its reprogrammable and should be called as such.
I went too off topic😅
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- Anonymous
- 3Ec
- 01 Jun 2021
gogcho, 29 May 2021I used the phone finder and selected the following options:... moreApple doesn’t have punch hole cameras it’s just a notch still
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- Anonymous
- 3Ec
- 01 Jun 2021
Jimbob, 30 May 2021I cant believe they finally got rid of that gross glass back It is still a glass back just frosted
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- Anonymous
- L1q
- 01 Jun 2021
ASJ1901, 31 May 2021It would be awesome if they did do that as having one under... moreThe assistant button can be reprogrammed
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- Anonymous
- L1q
- 01 Jun 2021
01432, 31 May 2021Under display fingerorint readers are a pain in the Trump. ... moreIt said on the specs thing it is going to be on the side of the phone
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- 31 May 2021
Way hay - I Love the design! But... I miss aluminium. Alu back, Steel frame. For visual and for sturdiness.