Sony is likely to bring a Xperia 1 III at some point in 2021, and these are the things we’d like to see that phone do.
Sony’s Xperia 1 III may look like a confusing name on paper, but it’s what we’re likely to see the 2021 flagship phone from the Japanese company be called when it’s officially unveiled. The Xperia 1 III has yet to be leaked or properly rumored, but it’s likely Sony will continue making smartphones, with a new flagship in the next 12 months. We’ve put together a list of improvements we’d like to see on that device, especially after our time with Sony’s last big phone. We don’t yet know anything for certain about the Xperia 1 III, but there are ways the Sony Xperia 1 II could be improved upon. TechRadar gave the Xperia 1 II a 4 star review, so there’s room for improvement from Sony’s next flagship phone. We don’t know much about the Sony Xperia 1 III, but we can comfortably assume that Sony’s next flagship will land at some stage in 2021. The Xperia 1 II was unveiled a full year after the original Xperia 1. That latest phone was unveiled in February 2020, so we’d expect a similar announcement for the Xperia 1 III in 2021. That said, it took Sony three months to bring the Xperia 1 II to shop shelves as it began to be released in May — and that was just for certain markets — so it may be we have to wait a few months after release to be able to buy one. We don’t yet know what to expect when it comes to price, but the Xperia 1 II cost $1,199.99 / £1,099 (around AU$1,840). That’s remarkably high, but we wouldn’t expect Sony to drop the price any lower than this.
