Sony Xperia 1 III US price and availability revealed as pre-orders begin


Sony unveiled   Xperia 1 III, the company’s latest flagship smartphone back in April. At that time, the company did not reveal any pricing and availability details. Today it has started taking pre-orders for the phone US $1,299.99 (Rs. 96,955 approx.) and said that it will ship to customers August 19, 2021. Orders placed by September 26, 2021 will get a free the WF-1000XM3 ANX earbuds worth $230 and 43,200 Call of Duty: Mobile CP Points worth $540.

It will be available in Frosted Black and Frosted Purple colours. Xperia 1 III in Frosted Purple will be available exclusively on electronics.sony.com.

Sony Xperia 1 III specifications

  • 6.5-inch (1644x3840pixels) 4K OLED HDR Display with 21:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, X1 for mobile, lluminant D65 White point, 10 bit tonal gradation, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
  • 12GB RAM, 256GB (UFS 3.1) internal memory, expandable memory up to 1TB via microSD card
  • Android 11
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
  • 12MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 1/1.7″ sensor, f/1.7 aperture, Hybrid OIS/EIS, 12MP f/2.2 aperture 1/2.″124° ultra wide-angle, 12MP f/2.3 (70 mm), f/2.8 (105 mm) variable aperture 1/2.9″ telephoto lens, Up to 12.5x hybrid zoom, 3D iToF sensor, ZEISS T* coating, Real-Time Eye AF (Human, Animal), Real-Time Tracking
  • 8MP front-facing camera with 1/ 4″ Exmor RS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size, 84° wide-angle lens
  • 3.5 mm audio jack, 360 Reality Audio, 360 Reality Audio hardware decoding, 360 Spatial Sound19, Full-Stage stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, DSEE Ultimate, Stereo Recording, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
  • Side-mounted Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 165.1 × 71.12 × 7.62mm; Weight: 187.1g
  • Water resistant (IPX5/IPX8), Dustproof (IP6X)5
  • 5G (sub-6GHz) / 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C
  • 4500mAh Battery with 30W (USB PD) fast charging, Xperia Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, Qi Wireless charging, Battery Share function

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