Sony has announced the upcoming launch of its latest photography-focused flagship smartphones, the Xperia 1 III and 5 III. Both devices will be the first commercially available smartphones to feature variable telephoto cameras that can switch between 70mm and 105mm, equivalent to a 3x and 5x optical zoom, said Sony. They also come with continuous AF plus "real-time eye AF" and object tracking in all lenses.
The Xperia 1 III and 5 III feature a total of four focal lengths in photo and video recording – 16mm, 24mm, 70mm and 105mm – combined with Zeiss optics. The Xperia 1 III has a 6.5-inch 4K OLED screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and 120Hz refresh rate, while the Xperia 5 III has a 6.1-inch OLED with Full HD resolution.
Both handsets use the Snapdragon 888 chipset and include 4,500mAh batteries with support for up to 30W fast charging, which can be wireless on the Xperia 1 III. The latter has 12GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB storage while the Xperia 5 III is available in 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB versions.
The phones will be released to US customers in “early summer” 2021 at an as yet unconfirmed price, added Sony.
