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Last year’s Xperia 1 II might have been a mobile photographer’s dream come true, but it was far from perfect it didn’t have 5G in the US, its design could feel awkward, and it focused on the camera experience over just about everything else. But in designing the new Xperia 1 III, Sony seems to have addressed, well, just about everything we didn’t like about the last one.
The Sony Xperia 1 III has a telephoto lens like no other phone
Chris Davies - Apr 14, 2021, 2:40am CDT
Sony has revealed its latest Android flagship smartphone, and the Sony Xperia 1 III 5G continues the company’s push to make photography its biggest selling point. Tapping features previously only offered on Sony Alpha cameras, along with a 6.5-inch 120Hz 4K OLED 21:9 display, the Xperia 1 III also introduces the world’s first variable optical telephoto lens.
It’s something Sony is particularly proud of, not to mention keen to distinguish between other periscope lenses we’ve already seen on high-end smartphones. In the case of the Xperia 1 III, the 12-megapixel Exmor RS for Mobile sensor can switch between 70mm and 105mm discrete focal lengths.
Sony Xperia 1 III with 6.5-inch 4K OLED 120Hz CinemaWide display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, variable telephoto lens announced
Sony just announced Xperia 1 III (Pronounced Mark 3), the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an online event, as expected. It packs a 6.5-inch 21:9 CinemaWide 4K HDR display with 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch scanning rate, is powered by Snapdragon 888 with 12GB of RAM and has support for sub-6GHz 5G.
It packs triple rear cameras that includes 12-megapixel main camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, and the main highlight of the phone is 12-megapixel telephoto lens with variable aperture telephoto lens that can shoot in 75mm and 105mm focal lengths with fast AF that lets you capture moving subjects even at a distance.
Promo videos offer a detailed first look at Sony s new Xperia Mark III phones
You can watch a replay of Sony’s Xperia Mark III announcement, it was an action-packed event that introduced three new phones in about half an hour. But there’s yet more to see from the new trio.
Let’s look at the official Sony Xperia 1 III product video first. It starts off with the unique feature – four focal lengths from three cameras. The new periscope lens has a variable magnification and is able to switch between 70 mm and 105 mm focal length.
The video touches on other pillars of the Xperia flagship line – gaming, audio and movie watching, but the biggest segments are photography and cinematography. Of course, the phone comes with the Photo Pro and Cinema Pro apps that leverage Sony’s digital camera expertise.