Which Sony Xperia is Best Value? 1 II or the NEW Xperia 1 III?

The recent Xperia 1 II price drop means that we have some very tempting offers out there. At the same time, the new 1 III may be full price but it is undeniably impressive - and certainly a decent upgrade in practically all areas. Which one should you choose? We put this video together (the second of five Xperia 1 III videos to help you choose. Special thanks to these amazing people who helped me put these videos together: Andrew from AME Productions - check out his instagram here: AME is a creative videography powerhouse based in the UK and well worth checking out Leah Rogers is a top PT with a talent for videography too - check out her instagram here: And why not follow us on social media too! The music in this video is courtesy of our friends at Gravy Beats - check out their amazing Trapanese music over at: BeatStars ► Patreon ► Youtube ► Sony Xperia 1 II Specs: (Device Released 2020, May 22) BODY Dimensions 165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (6.5 x x in) Weight 181.4 g ( oz) Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Water/Dust Resistance IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to for 30 mins) DISPLAY Type OLED, 1B colors, HDR Size 6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 Resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density) Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 PLATFORM OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 11 Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm ) CPU Octa-core ( GHz Kryo 585 & GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) GPU Adreno 650 MEMORY Card slot microSDXC Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM MAIN CAMERA Quad 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7“, 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4“, 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/“, Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) Features Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS SELFIE CAMERA Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4“, µm Features HDR Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) SOUND Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers jack Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum BATTERY 4000 mAh, non-removable Charging Fast charging 21W Fast wireless charging 11W USB Power Delivery MISC Colors Black, Purple, Mirror Lake Green Models XQ-AT51, XQ-AT52 Sony Xperia 1 III Specs LAUNCH (to be released 2021, August 06) BODY Dimensions 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm ( x x in) Weight 186 g / 187.1 g (mmWave) ( oz) Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Water/Dust Resistance IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to for 30 mins) DISPLAY Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR Size 6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density) Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus PLATFORM OS Android 11 Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) GPU Adreno 660 MEMORY Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) Internal 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM MAIN CAMERA Quad 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7“, 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9“, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/ optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6“, Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) Features Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking Video 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS SELFIE CAMERA Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4“, µm Features HDR Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS SOUND Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers jack Yes, 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS NFC Yes Radio No USB USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum Native Sony Alpha camera support BATTERY 4500 mAh, non-removable Charging Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery MISC Colors Frosted Black, Frosted Gray, Frosted Purple Models XQBC62/V, , SO-51B, SOG03 Price 1,199 GBP Thanks for watching!
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