crazy how a phone that basically lacks 0 features is considered an enthusiast by some reviewers. Apple and Samsung removed features from their phones and continued to increase the price. now that we have a manufacturer that is actually giving people features that should be found on a device so expensive, it's labeled and categorized as "not for everyone". shame to see marques take this approach to it as well instead of speaking out against the manufactures that continue to charge consumers more for less. this is what you should be getting from any flagship over $1000. the only thing this phone is missing to make it more mainstream is a better computational auto mode and a better selfie camera. other than that, it's pretty normal in terms of flagship phones nowadays, it just does everything that the competition can do better. s21 ultra is $1250 and does not have a headphone jack, expandable storage, speakers as good as this phone or even phones like the rog 5 and mi 11 ultra. the 1 iii outperforms all of these phones too in real-life benchmark tests and in synthetic benchmarks all for an addition $50. not to mention the base model s21 only has 156gb compared to the base 256gb that the 1 iii comes with. sony has also spoke on giving 3 years of OS updates. the phone is not for enthusiasts, it's everything a flagship smartphone should me. had oneplus, Samsung, or Xiaomi released this phone, no one would call it an enthusiast phone, but rather the most complete phone

I always say Sony deserves respect. Everyone talks about the price, and it comes with a 30-watt charger in the box and 3.5 Headphone port, external memory, without a hole in the screen, and front stereo speakers. What should Sony to do more than what it does now!? To sell and make profits ? and in some markets it has a wireless headset that costs more than $ 200. I will definitely buy this phone Buying a phone from Sony that costs 1300 dollars is better than buying a Chinese phone that costs 1100 dollars and there is a hole in the screen and it does not have the quality of Sony as a system and hardware

Also, you talk about Sony honestly, and I like that you know the details of Sony. You are the best. Your channel deserves respect too

The phone is awesome, but after watching MkBD call it the "enthusiasts" phone, I realised how much hate Sony has got. In reality, Sony is well above the hypes out there. Keep it up mate.

Whew I was a little worried about that screen rotation issue. Lol, I think every one knows who’s video had that screen rotation “issue” as we can now call it.

So happy to see that screen rotate quickly and smoothly! Thanks for doing that!

Nice to see another honest review from someone who clearly knows and appreciatea the Sony brand. I like how you acknowledge the brightness concerns and suggest how to make the best out of it, please keep doing so for any other, arguably, weak points you may find! Also, hope Bob enjoys such radical weather change!

Hello Tom, Really happy you're finally hands on with the Xperia 1 III, and welcome back to the UK! Fantastic video once again man, thank you for answering all the questions

Of course there are haters because they can't accept Sony is getting better and better. Pre order Xperia 1 III with 1300 USD

Great review Tom. The 360 speakers, 120hz refresh rate and the gorgeous Matt finish shell are the winners here for me. Surely now people will start to sit up and take note that Sony are a viable alternative ✊👍👌

Thank you very much for your video! I'm very excited for your future videos with the Xperia 1 III

Great job on the video! Definitely looking forward to your continued coverage of the phone and all other things Sony. Keep up the great work and I can't wait for my mark 3 to get here on the 19th of August

here before that STE guys shows up. i see him on literally every single xperia 1 iii video. me and him both addicted to this phone lmao

Thank you so much Tom ❤️🎉 for your review on 1iii and have been waiting for this 👍

Preordered mine yesterday... the bundle with the new earbuds is what sold me.

Yes, man. This is Awesome Smartphone by Sony. Reading the Thumbnail, makes me realize Just ignored Haters. Like Fan of Phone from Korea, USA, even China

Been loving this channel content and can’t wait for more videos on the 1iii. I currently own a s10 plus exynos as I live in the UK and this phone might be the one I chose to upgrade to next. The one thing I would love a video on is one about gaming. I think that would show how the phone handles thermals and the gaming features that Sony offers with it.

Your videos about Sony are the best!! Keep it up man!

There's too much hate over the price as if people don't buy iPhones the moment someone says it's on sale. People complained about the processor and RAM (888 and 12GB) yet Samsung is planning for the fold3 to have similar specs. It sucks how much bias there is in the phone industry. But with Sony going full-throttle, it'll definitely show who's boss.

Thanks! I remember weighing 1 ii vs 5 ii, and ended up going 5 ii because of gaming and the higher refresh rates. Looks like it might be time to upgrade. Thanks, Tom!

Love ur sony videos... keep them coming... this will be my first Sony phone....

the 1iii gets as bright as the OP9 pro when in direct sunlight if you have adaptive brightness on. the max brightness that you can set stops at around 840 nits whereas if you put on adaptive brightness and are standing in sunlight, the screen will light up to over 1300 nits. so if anyone is worried about brightness in sunlight, you can look at reviews of people talking about the OP9 pro brightness which literally no one has any complaints about in the reviews i have watched and read and see how they feel about the brightness

haha so true: summer in Netherlands is the same; cold, wet, rain. And when it is hot, it cools of after a few days with... rain and thunder.

I love it! Thanks Tom for checking all the requests.

Sony made the best flagship of 2021.

Always happy when i see a new video from you. Hope to preorder my phone today here in Sweden. Its 1515$ but who cares i want it. Did order a flip cover Friday. 👍👍👍👍👍

Very professional and honest. Thank You.

I think sony has improved a lot in the years especially from sony Xperia 1 and now this phone has everything thing what other flagships have and it even has more than others

Love Sony, and this phone just awesome

Just upgraded from a XZ1 and I'm speechless! Awesome phone thanks for your reviews 🙂

I really appreciate your review on this phone. The best review I've watch. Now I know I can get this phone, thank u

Just sold my Note 20 ultra to get Xperia 1 mk iii, so excited, thanks for the fantastic video about the fantastic phone!

I'm looking forward to more of your thoughts on the battery life. I'm a power user as well and bad battery life reviews are what is putting me off from ordering myself one of these devices.

You do a great job. Very calm trusting voice.

It's nice t see you've finally got the Xperia 1 III! I am looking forward to see the in-depth overall comparison between Xperia 1 II and Xperia 1 III.

Thanx for the intro - looking forward to see more :) nice stay in the UK, and thumbs up for a super studio in europe - Denmark maybe ?

I love the improvements they did. Totally i am addicted to X1III. But, they need to improve in the selfie camera segment. I prefer a main selfie camera with a wide angle camera like in XA2 ultra. There is lot of space inside the bessel. Use it properly sony😄. Think of a 24mp+24mp selfie. I also suggests a better cooling system like in the XPERIA -PRO. Then this will be the most Perfect one..

Wonderful review , definitely owning this .....

Thanks a lot! Lots of useful info and a very professional presentation. Hoping to get mine in a couple of weeks?

Looks like Sony is getting it right ✅

The more I hear about this phone, the more of hyped I am about it. It's gonna be a nice upgrade from my Xperia 1 I

Thanks for your great videos, as always. From a Sony fan in Cambodia

I have to say Sony has always been the best phone via direct sunlight. That is from my experience trying different phones. Great Q&A Tom!

MKBHD was saying his phone's screen takes like 2 secs for auto rotate to kick in I'm guessing it was just his faulty phone Oh and Tom did you know that headphone jack supports HI RES? idk if u know that but that Jack supports LDAC that's the magic of that headphone jack

Nice first impressions, I would like to know if there is any improvement on HDR in regular photos. Perfect combo would be good computational photography and good manual controls. Looking forward for your complete review.

You are so cool Tom and down to earth mate. Love ya reviews!

Great early video. I'm looking forward to your further insights. I'm very much interested in the headphone jack quality, screen brightness outside and heat 4g and 5g reception.. And some proper pro mode video and photo test. Most testers out there don't have any experience or knowledge of manual modes. Which is the essence with the 1iii. I'm really looking forward to your next review. Tomorrow we can preorder it. I'm really consider going there from my 12promax.

I got into an arguement with a OnePlus fanboy in MKBHD's video. Apparently when OnePlus and Samsung removed the SD Card Slot and Headphone Jack, we don't need those features anymore. But when Apple removed it, those fanboys egged on Apple for removing it.

I cannot wait to get hold of this phone. I behaved myself and managed to hold off on the 1ii and it seems I've been rewarded 😅 I managed to get in a pre-order when that MediaMarkt link in Germany went live by accident. Fingers crossed they don't cancel that as I managed to get a 10% discount!

Beautiful and amazing design...

I pre-ordered the frost purple. I can not wait. My first Sony Xperia phone. Been a fan of the Xperia line for a while, I am glad they finally made something that tickles my pickle. ;)

Now that's cool review for first impressions of the new Xperia flagship. Cheers from Syria bud 👊👍

hey TOM I always like videos you make. keep it up. My question is Does the phone heat up? thank you

My Xperia 1 iii is arriving tomorrow, I've upgraded from the Xperia 1, the reason is that I love the 21:9 aspect ratio and 4k especially now at 120hz, remote play works well with my ps5 and I can stream pc games in ultrawide, wireless and reverse charging is a bonus too, basically the phone I already own but on steroids

Bloody loving the new Android 12 update on the MK2. From when you put the charger in, it now has animation on the screen, to a little green dot showing you if an app is using your microphone or camera, so if you feel it shouldn't be, you can change the permissions. Plenty of other features also. Great work Sony 🙏🤗

Looking amazing

Hey Tom, keep the videos coming,I respect your opinion more than anyone else's. Got a question though : Does the phone vibrate when playing music at loud volumes like my Xperia 5, for example? I'm asking because I was amazed by how my brother's iPhone 11 was able to handle the vibrations, and therefore reproduce bass through it's speakers.

Please always keep the channel like this. Unbiased and genuine reviews. Do not change like the other big tech youtube channels have after they grew in numbers and start hating on Sony phones because they dont fill the pockets like maybe apple and samsung do as per the rumors. Your review of Sony products are unbiased and true unlike other big tech youtubers who just find some random reasons to bash Sony phones.

Great content keep it up as always bro 👌👍

SONY IS AWSOME❤️🇯🇵🇮🇳❤️

WHAT! so awesome! ⭐⭐⭐

Nice review!!!!

I'm really happy that Sony is back with a fully featured phone its got everything we need...question for your next video- 12 Pro Max, S21 Ultra and Z Fold2 how is the camera comparing with them, also with our alpha cameras....I would love to buy this phone...selling out my these 3 phones.😉

Front and back victus? As i remember only front is victus. And the back goriila 6 :)

Thank you for the info. Sony 4L

Just simply beautiful 😊😊😊

PLEASE do a battery test of some sort at 120hz and at 60hz so we can see the difference. Thank you so much for these videos!

Great you finally have it!!! I've come across several Sony haters on my channel and on other Sony videos. Sony is the definition of quality and innovation. Haters exist when you're doing something right and it all boils down to jealousy. Personally, I don't like Samsung, but I don't troll Samsung videos.

I was hoping for a metal back but im good with the matte finish better than the older phone.

Thank you very much for making review

I'm still rocking the expira xz and it's been a gem of a phone. I'm not one to just upgrade because a new phone is released however I'm hugely considering it for the mark 3. Even more so now with your review so thank you. The problem is I feel bad because this one hasn't faulted...

Linus did an amazing video on this phone!!! Glad you enjoy this device too, I'm keeping my MK2 for a few years untill battery failure or something happens, then I will upgrade the latest Xperia device

"ignore the haters" basically, ignore mainstream tech "reviewers", starting with Marques

Wow the Xperia 1 iii really nailed it. Lots of flagship are giving less for more, but Sony does gives more with more. I can't say is affordable in my country (price is close to 6k for the 1 iii), but the features and hardware are just fine and easy to use as always. I've used Sony Xperia ZR in the past and recently got a Xperia 5 ii as my new phone, it was great but some minor issue that I'm glad Sony has fixed with the 1 iii, I assume that will be fixed on the upcoming 5 iii as well. Anyway, would like to know any screen protectors you'll recommend for new Xperia like 1 ii, 5 ii and the 1iii? I've been trying out lots of screen protector but just can't get the right one. Cheers Tom, always a great review of Sony phones. Keep up the good work and can't wait for the next video!

I can really tell, this guy sounds so excited to review this Alpha Smartphone 📱 Sony Xperia 1 iii rocks! 🔥✨

MKBHD made too much of noise about screen rotation. Am sure he knowns its just a software update fix and am surprised he mentioned again in his pod cast. I hope he watches your video. Thx for talking about it.

I like how this is first review I have seen where we get most asked questions with honest answers. There is no pulling toward brand or another, just unbiased answers to legit questions. This is the phone to buy, vote with your wallet.

Great video & explanations of the 1M3👍 I have yet to find a (not online) store in London that sells Xperia phones. Sound on the video is good, what microphone do you usually use for recording your voice on the KZfaq videos?

Wow .. lucky you ... I am desperately waiting for mine!!!

I never understood why most KZfaq reviewers spend most of their time criticizing the camera of the Mark 3, because from what I understand the Mark 3 isn't even a smartphone that has specialized camera system for content creators... it's clearly NOT the Xperia Pro. For me personally, the camera system doesn't really interest me that much, I'm actually more interested on the phone's internals and the screen panel of the Mark 3.

Honestly it ticks all the boxes so far and as someone who use the 1ii it would be a welcomed upgrade

Great review. Would you still recommend this phone in 2023?

Thanks a lot for the insights! When you'll review the camera tech, can I ask you to test the exposure latitude of the RAW files of the three sensors, please? That would be really handful by a photographer's perspective. About the preorder: when? And is there any gift included? Headphones, speaker, Alpha9... 😅 Thanks again!

My question for SONY really is: if youre selling a balls to the wall, top of the range, highest price bracket phone, why isnt the selfie cam on par with the others? Why do we have to compromise at £1000?! Thats just not ok. There should be no compromise at this price point.

Sony, bring this phone to Belgium already!! My Xperia Z Ultra is slowly but surely giving up after almost 7 years of loyal service...

Amazing review I was waiting for this review Enjoying my xperia 1 ii and happy to see those great updates in mark 3. Waiting for the camera review for sure. That MKBHD is making fool of their community by providing very baised review. How a phone with quality and more features should cost less?

Sony is 👑. Because i used since about 20 years

It's been a while and I'm just in time. I can only say, If it's about Sony and Xperia, this is the channel to go. Great video Tom. I have no critique so I'll just ask if that red door has a phone booth behind it?

If they make that assistant programmable then I'll consider getting the 1 IIII sooner rather than later. I also wish the one handed mode was even easier (less steps) to activate.

Absolutely great

Hello. Love your reviews, Tom. Quick question for you..... Is the focus mechanisms on the 1 III materially different from the 1 II?

I'm a blackberry fan but if they don't bring out a phone by November I'll definitely buy this phone.. Already have the wireless earbuds..

The video thumbnail is something I couldn't do. It's very frustrating, seeing how Sony is going above and beyond to give us the good stuff without eliminating anything else, and then some "tech tubers" are just out there to support the lack of jack and lack of micro SD like that's an evolution, saying it's an enthusiast phone and nothing else. I'm pretty disappointed in those guys Thank God not everyone is like them, thanks Sony365

DEAREST! I am soo happy that someone admires so sincere these Xperia jewels and helping fans and the few amazing people still alive! 1. Front camera have autofocus now or zooming or a wider view than 1II? Open/visible HDR commands for its Api2 - for front? Better bokeh than *II* devices? 2. Max zooming for rear cameras is 15x or 20x? 3. All cameras have active flash option? 4. Torch is strong? THANK YOU!

Sorry, late to the party on this video. An informative video though and has answered a few questions I had about battery life and general usability. I wasn't too worried about display issues, but that's me and I know others had questions about that. What I really want to know about though is how good is the camera and I cannot wait to see that video soon. I've hit the notification button this time though so I won't miss it when it's out and then I'm not watching it on my XG95 2 days later. Stay safe and thanks for all the info thus far.

watched the mkbhd video, seems like he is trying so hard to say least thing about this phone and hate it while not making it obvious. when samsung note 9 came out, it was perfect phone at the time and his reaction was hyped. he is bias on this phone.

Looking at my MK2 saying now I wanna get my hands on the MK3

I've been with Sony phones last 3 years or so - each phone lasts about 1 year but I absolutely love them! There's something that Sony gives you that makes you feel superb than any other hardware. The combination off features just leaves everyone else the dust such as split screen and charge limit. One thing I absolutely recommend to any Sony phone user - this will change your life - get an app that all it does is open the notification down, there's one for free. Then, you place it's icon at the group of icons that stay still While you swipe the homescreen to the sides so that it's always there. And now you do not need ever to reach to the top! You get this? Everything is controlled from close to your fingers at the bottom!! When the screen is so tall you suddenly don't need to go high!!! This btw also works on tablet. Thank you Sony for amazing phones. Btw there a few bugs that are killing me anyone else?

I am happy with the phone. The 120hz 4k screen is just incredible.

Cannot comprehend about those haters. If they don't like the device, why are they even on a post or a thread about the device? Quite weird.