Sony upgrades mobile photography with the new Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III

Sony recently unleashed its two photography-centric smartphones—the new Xperia 1 III, and Xperia 5 III.

The brand is known for its camera innovations, and with the launch of its two new smartphones, Sony aimed to tag the devices as a mobile counterpart of its famed Alpha digital cameras. In fact, the company boasted that these devices are the first smartphones to offer a variable telephoto lens, complemented with a Dual PD sensor.

With this, when a photographer zooms further, these two devices can intelligently zoom using its impressive digital zoom features.

Aside from that, Sony also explained that the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III are packed with a fast and accurate autofocus system, allowing users to enjoy an elevated mobile photography experience.

SONY XPERIA 1 III 5G

The Xperia 1 III 5G flashes an impressive HDR OLED display with a 4K resolution. Making sure that it can smoothly accommodate games and videos with heavy graphics and colors, the device can offer a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch scanning rate.

Under the hood, the device sports a Snapdragon 888 5G chipset, 12GB RAM, and 256GB storage—ensuring that it can handle daily mobile tasks without any issue. It is packed with a 4,500mAh battery, too.

Moving on to its photography department, it sports multiple rear cameras with ZEISS T coating. As mentioned, it has a 12MP main shooter, 12MP telephoto lens, 12MP ultrawide snapper, and a 3D iTOF sensor. For selfies, it is mounted with an 8MP selfie camera.

SONY EXPERIA 1 III 5G SPECS:

• 6.5-inch (3840 x 1644) 4K HDR OLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touching scanning rate
• Android 11
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
• 12GB RAM
• 256GB UFS storage, expandable up to 1TB via microSD
• 12MP f/1.7 2mm main + 12MP f/2.3 70mm, f/2.8 105mm telephoto + 12MP f/2.2 16mm ultrawide + 3D iToF sensor
• 8MP f/2.0 front camera
• 5G, 4G LTEWiFi, Bluetooth 5.2
• A-GPS, A-Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
• Fingerprint Scanner
• USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack
• Water-resistant, dustproof
• 4,500mAh battery
• Colors: Purple, Black

SONY XPERIA 5 III

Just like the Xperia 1 III 5G, this device also comes with an HDR OLED screen but it has a smaller 6.1-inch FHD+ display.

Inside, it is loaded with a Snapdragon 888 5G processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and a 4,500 juice. The same camera specs will be found in its photography department, as well.

SONY EXPERIA 5 III SPECS:

• 6.1-inch (2520 x 1080) FHD+ HDR OLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touching scanning rate
• Android 11
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB UFS storage, expandable up to 1TB via microSD
• 12MP f/1.7 2mm main + 12MP f/2.3 70mm, f/2.8 105mm telephoto + 12MP f/2.2 16mm ultrawide
• 8MP f/2.0 front camera
• 5G, 4G LTE
• WiFi, Bluetooth 5.2
• A-GPS, A-Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
• Fingerprint Scanner
• USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack
• Water-resistant, dustproof
• 4,500mAh battery
• Colors: Green, Black

Sony is yet to announce its official pricing, while it will first arrive in the U.S. starting early summer of 2021.

Stay tuned for more updates!