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| Sony announces Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III |
Sony today announced the launch of two new phones, the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III, the latest Sony products to redefine the Xperia brand as the companion of the popular Alpha digital camera.
As a result, the camera system is becoming the main focus again, and Sony specifically promoted the world's first smartphone with a variable focal length lens and two PD sensors to improve the fast and accurate autofocus system.
Each phone comes with the basic specifications you'd expect from major Android phones, including triple rear cameras, Snapdragon 888 processor, and 5G support.
Both phones retain the Xperia design language that Sony adopted in the original Xperia 1.
To establish the Xperia brand, Sony has also introduced several other specifications that are relatively challenging when compared to other Android phones.
The Xperia 1 III has a 4K OLED display that supports a fast 120Hz refresh rate, two 40% higher speakers, and Sony's 360 Reality Audio format.
Sony has also enabled a special mode for the USB-C port that allows you to use a special cable to get HD video from an SLR to use as a monitor.
The phone is equipped with two SIM cards, a SIM + microSD card and has a headphone jack, a shutter slot, wireless charging, and a 4,500 mAh battery.
When plugged in to charge and play, the Xperia 1 III can also turn off the battery to reduce heat.
When you upgrade from Xperia 1 III to Xperia 5 III, you'll get a very similar set of specifications, with a few exceptions.
The 6.5-inch screen in the larger phone has an aspect ratio of 21: 9, while the 6.1-inch screen in the smaller phone has an aspect ratio of 21: 9 with 1080p resolution instead of 4K, but nevertheless one of the two variants supports the same. For periscope lens.
Sony uses three 12-megapixel sensors on the back that support the main lens and OIS telephoto lens, while the Xperia 1 III also includes a ToF sensor.
Sony said: The lens is 16 mm (F / 2.2 ultra-wide), 24 mm (F / 1.7 wide aperture) and 70 mm (F / 2.3 telephoto), but the telephoto lens can reach a value equivalent to 105 mm f. / 2.8.
The additional zoom is due to the folding periscope lens design. Xperia actually moves the lens elements to achieve different focal lengths.
Unlike Google, Apple and Samsung, Sony focuses more on technical features than computer photography, including auto focus and shooting speed.
These phones can take pictures at 20 frames per second while focus and exposure values are at 60 fps. It also supports 4K HDR at 120 fps.
It also has an autofocus function for eye tracking and a real-time tracking function for this autofocus. In a demo, Sony showed a target by rotating and adjusting the camera with the eyes in focus. Visible again.