Anyone interested in the Sony Xperia 1 III? (US)?

[rikken]

I'm keeping my N20U for work, so want a complete departure from Samsung for a bit.

Long story short - ordered a mi 11 Ultra from China. Took 12 days to come. In those 12 days discovered from all those in UK that received before me all the CN ROM bugs. Now, I knew what I was getting into with the CN ROM. But unfortunately both Android Auto and Carrier Aggregation are broken on it. With no fix in sight.
So , sold it without even opening it to a work colleague.

To that end, I know have a UK OppoFind X3 Pro enroute to try.

Which might well get sold when I can get a Sony 1 iii. .

Too bad about the Xiaomi. I got the S21U yesterday and find it to be a step above my Note. Love the HW, camera also better at 10 x zoom, superwide, night and macro. Will keep it until the Xperia is available.

 

[mgbosshogg]

Too bad about the Xiaomi. I got the S21U yesterday and find it to be a step above my Note. Love the HW, camera also better at 10 x zoom, superwide, night and macro. Will keep it until the Xperia is available.

Yip. Had a play with the S21U and it's a beast.
Actually looking forward to trying a non oneui device for a bit.
If I didn't have the note I would have went for for the 21.

 

[rikken]

Yip. Had a play with the S21U and it's a beast.
Actually looking forward to trying a non oneui device for a bit.
If I didn't have the note I would have went for for the 21.

No Oppo's available here. Every other phone I could get would be a downgrade, don't want that. Hope that phone works well for you

 

[mgbosshogg]

No Oppo's available here. Every other phone I could get would be a downgrade, don't want that. Hope that phone works well for you

Haha. For sure.
Really only s21U / N20U , Xiaomi 11U / X3 Pro / Sony 1 iii that interest me. The Samsung's are definitely the most complete out the bunch. But the quirks with the rest are where the fun is.
Especially with having exynos here.

Looking forward to pushing the cameras on the X3 Pro. Will get a new personal note whenever the next one is out.
My 1note ready to be wiped and set up as a corporate device.....

 

[TeknoBlast]

Currently using a Pixel 4XL, which has been great, but looking for the latest and greatest 5G phone.

Even though I was considering the Note 20 Ultra or Galaxy 21 Ultra as my first 5G phone, I'm really not a fan of the Samsung's UI. Google uses their stock UI and I pretty much enjoy that for it's simplicity. I've looked into other Sony phones in the past and it seems Sony also uses the stock Android UI, not some bloated Sony custom UI.

Based on the Russian video, looks like Sony will continue to use the stock Android UI. Hope this is true.

 

[Rumblee1]

I absolutely agree with you. If we must pay a lot, let's get what we pay for. Samsung ditched the 3.5mm jack, and SD card support so the prices should have gone down. Not so. By the way, the iii also supports 24/192 high resolution music files.

 

[srgonu]

Sony Xperia 10 iii available for pre-order starting yesterday in EU ahead of schedule. I hope this is a good indication of early release of 1 iii and 5 iii.

 

[mustang7757]

Sony Xperia 10 iii available for pre-order starting yesterday in EU ahead of schedule. I hope this is a good indication of early release of 1 iii and 5 iii.

You definitely going for it ?

 

[srgonu]

You definitely going for it ?

Is hard to move out of note series (with it since Note 2) but am really impressed with Sony Xperia 1 iii. Taking kids photos is very difficult and had to carry my Sony A7 always when going out. I tried Sony 1 ii for 15 days after 1 iii is announced and am very impressed. Except in low light this phone is awesome in camera department. Also, phone is very stable and watching Netflix is impressive. With all the updates in 1 iii, am sure it will be great. Am mostly for it. Attaching some kids action shots taken with Xperia 1 ii. It is very consistent capturing the moments.

 

[srgonu]

Another one.

 

[mustang7757]

Is hard to move out of note series (with it since Note 2) but am really impressed with Sony Xperia 1 iii. Taking kids photos is very difficult and had to carry my Sony A7 always when going out. I tried Sony 1 ii for 15 days after 1 iii is announced and am very impressed. Except in low light this phone is awesome in camera department. Also, phone is very stable and watching Netflix is impressive. With all the updates in 1 iii, am sure it will be great. Am mostly for it. Attaching some kids action shots taken with Xperia 1 ii. It is very consistent capturing the moments.

Very nice , yeah i hear you on not wanting get out of the Note series.

 

[Ziich47]

I have been interested in the Xperia 1 devices for a while but this one finally seems like the complete package. Last year's offering had a horrible haptic motor and mushy buttons. Based on the limited videos I have seen there are reports that the haptic sensor is much improved. It is a striking device and in the sea of Samsungs and iPhones that everyone has, this stands out IMO. I just wish the US will get more than the black one

 

[srgonu]

B&H updated the availability to be 1st of July instead of end of August. That's encouraging but Pixel 6 rumors are really great to sway away too

 

[darrinaltman]

that's for pre orders. I wonder if it will still ship end of August.

 

[Mr Segundus]

I think the Xperia 1 III will be my next Android phone just because it retains the microSD slot, it has an LED notification light, and I like the 21:9 aspect ratio.

 

[rikken]

I think the Xperia 1 III will be my next Android phone just because it retains the microSD slot, it has an LED notification light, and I like the 21:9 aspect ratio.

Great choice. It also has the 3.5 jack. Excellent phone overall

 

[Mr Segundus]

The 1 III was supposed to be released for Best Buy today for purchase (8.24). Yet, their website says sold out and has showed it as sold out for the last several weeks. No idea when I'll be able to purchase one from Best Buy. I would buy from Sony, but I want to trade-in my iPhone 12 Pro Max to get a huge chunk of $$$ off the price.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

Ordered mine today from B&H Photo. Ordered my case and screen protector from Amazon. I would normally have ordered the phone from Amazon also but their shipping estimate for the phone was from between 2 weeks until infinity...or end of October whereas B&H have them IN STOCK and I should get it in 10 days at the latest, but I am betting it will be sooner! Here's hoping it isn't a turd like so many others nowadays!

 

[darrinaltman]

Ordered mine today from B&H Photo. Ordered my case and screen protector from Amazon. I would normally have ordered the phone from Amazon also but their shipping estimate for the phone was from between 2 weeks until infinity...or end of October whereas B&H have them IN STOCK and I should get it in 10 days at the latest, but I am betting it will be sooner! Here's hoping it isn't a turd like so many others nowadays!

fwiw i love mine. also got it from b&h

 

[BergerKing]

It does look interesting, but not familiar with Sony's SW or aftermarket support at all. Kinda spot in between the Note 9 and Note 20 Standard that I have, now. My problem, sadly, is I've had miserable luck with Sony hardware over the years. Everything Sony I've owned failed prematurely, and that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.