"The Xperia offers a lot in terms of manual controls" - guy who didn't use any of the manual controls in his camera comparison

If I had the spare cash I'd buy the Xperia 1 III in a heartbeat. In a market where with each generation manufacturers are removing more features from their flagships, I appreciate that companies like Sony are standing against the 'trends'.

The sony engineers must cringe watching this. they spend all of their time trying to get photos to look as close to the human eye as possible. Only to get reviewers saying that the uranium fed bright green grass or glowing orange deers in the Samsung photos look better and therefore it takes better pictures. Same thing with oversharpening to see more details.

This is a situation where you are not aware how to capture photos on a Sony phone and you still want to prove that you're a tech reviewer

First things first , I own a s21 Ultra and I love it . As for this video , I believe it's biased in A LOT of the comparisons. The most striking one in the video comparisons is at 5:00 , where anyone that has seen an actual deer (and the reviewer certainly has since he was there) knows that the 1 iii colors are exactly right , plus there is a shaking in the s21U footage (although it could be because of the way the phones were held) . Secondly , at the pause on 5:30 , can you really not see the noise on the s21U ?? Why don't you compare the colors there ? Moving on , the night mode . Again , I LOVE the night mode on the S21U , because it allows me to take photos that I normally couldn't, but they certainly are NOT natural . I love having the option to shoot an unnatural night mode picture when I want to show what was there instead of darkness . But you can't go bashing the Sony as a worst camera in every single take when that is clearly not the case . At 8:07 it really IS a night and day difference , because apple makes it look like it's daytime , whereas the 1 iii takes a clean video that STILL LOOKS LIKE IT'S NIGHT . And the absolute worst example of biased reviewing is the photo at 8:28 . He even says "there is no comparison" and I agree , but in favor of the 1 iii 🤣 Take a moment and compare the grass . Which one looks like what you expect to see during that time ? Look at the sculpture on the 1iii , do you see those green details that turn to white in the middle ? Compare that to the S21U . Lastly , look at the S21U's trees on the background , don't they look like they are lit with a thousand flashes and all in the same depth ? Compare that to the 1iii smh . The 8:48 one looks so much worse at the S21U that I would turn off the night mode and I'm pretty sure the photo would look better . I love review and comparison videos , but this is the first one that I will actually dislike . I don't care if a phone has a better camera than mine in some cases , you are not going to hurt my feelings . What I want to see is a fair comparison , especially if I was a dude trying to find which phone suits me more . Sorry for the wall of text , here is a potato 🥔

Reasons why I'm buying this phone : Actual 21:9 aspect ratio not those weird 18:9.5 or similar No notches or holes in the screen Dual front facing speakers 3.5mm headphone jack SD card support

abstract: samsung bursts colors to create a photo for social media, while Sony creates more professional photos

Sony was designed to take shots in RAW unedited format. I prefer to have full control of my shots instead of letting Samsung oversaturate the sharpness and colors...

1. Wouldn't call Samsung's 108 mp camera as an advantage over Sony's 12 mp. Buyer sensors have their own ups and downs. 2. Much brighter screen? From what I've seen in the show rooms Samsung's screen is a bit brighter. Not by much. And I would rather sacrifice some brightness for screen longevity. 3. You can also enable HDR on Xperia front camera, which you didn't. 4. You're talking about underexposed Xperia photo and never say a word when Samsung does the same on a selfie shot. 5. Someone likes true to life night shots. Someone wants a night mode that turns night into day, making it a blurry mess. The same can be done with 1iii by adjusting settings in the Photo Pro. 6. Excessive use of HDR tends to flatten the video/photo and remove some details. Again you can enable all of that in the Photo Pro. 7. It seems like pre production units have didn't have final software tweaks for the camera. Many people who I know say clarity and sharpness are much improved after updates. 8. 70 mm and 105 mm FL is very useful for portraits, 45 angle shots and street photography. While 10x zoom on the Galaxy is useful only to shoot some long distance objects. It really feels like you are biased and lean towards Samsung. You use just basic mode without HDR and say about some shortcoming Xperia has (not even all of them are shortcomings, but different processing). All the while ignore such big features like 20 fps burst with af/ae and noise reduction in low light, best smartphone autofocus, 2 pro apps with plenty of interesting features. I suspect your next video will get the same tone: price Samsung and bash Sony. Predictable. Won't comment anymore to promote your biased reviews.

I'll still buy SONY. My heart goes with it 💕

I dont know why but everyone want Sony win.

Imagine this guy comparing RAW to JPG and saying JPGs have much better colors lol.

I would gravitate towards the Xperia 1 III. Those shots are actually much closer to real life. Dark areas actually being dark, colors not being oversaturated, and less noise on night shots. Goes to show that you don't need a high MP camera to take really good shots.

I pre-ordered it. It's definitely a phone for me. I need the Manual controls, the great autofocus and tracking, the easy to take out Micro SD card, and the variable zoom. Not much else matters. Had to buy it. Wouldn't buy any other phone because this phone is the only one that fits into my workflow.

That is a professional camera..!! He's using manual control. Always love *Sony* ❤️

It is actually good to see some reviewers review sony phones like the average users, so that we know where is the weakness as an average users, BUT, for people that used sony phones for long time or photography enthusiast people, we already know what to explore with sony phones when we buy it, of course we want to explore and enjoy as many control on the phones features. I think sony aim for different niche than other brands, well done for sony💪

the s21 looks way over exposed most of the time whereas the sony looks a bit dark but definitly too soft

5:10 I don't know if this guy has ever seen a deer or not. Sony's processing is natural here, the deer's skins look as they are and pleasing to the eyes. Whereas, Samsung processing makes the footage way warmer than it is in a real scenario.

I prefer the night photos on the Xperia. Looks natural, not unrealistic like on the Galaxy.

Complaining about dynamic range in the video and not turning on HDR to get more dynamic range us a absurd

"More vibrant" *Over-saturated

I think I like the Sony images better. They look more natural. S21 looks processed and kind of unexpected. I was considering the S21, but the more I look at these reviews, I am leaning towards the Sony for picture quality.

Watch the deer's are more appealing in Xperia and natural that is what everyone needs.

I don't care I'll go for sony I'm interested in audio quality in headphones I'm a music addict, and I love what Sony offers.

You are comparing a Samsung phone which has received dozens of camera updates after releasing to a Sony phone that has pre released software…would be more fair if this comparison was done after the phone is at least released.

Sony little bit darker, but more true to life, more accurate

5:18 I prefer Sony more than Samsung due to more natural colours.

Curious why you only focused on the bad part of the Xperia. For instance at 5:29, you mentioned that it has poor dynamic range, but you fail to mention the amount of noise on the S21 Ultra's footage. At 5:00, you mentioned the saturation but didn't mention the stabilisation.

There is a difference between over-sharpening of the image and actual sharpness of the lens At timeline 3:60, S21U image is over-sharpened and looks digitized although the reviewer think it's sharper than the Sony. S21U images also tend to have over-saturated colors while X1iii has much more natural colors. However, it seems many people, including reviewers, think saturated colors are more pleasing. At 10x, the S21U definitely out-performs the X1iii as the S21U has a 10x optical lens. No debate there. If one needs to use >8x regularly, then get the S21U. However, I think most people don't need beyond 8x for 99% of their images. Best thing to do is try out both at the stores.

He doesn't know what he is talking about, doesn't even point out the sensor size difference, literally all he talks about is dynamic range. Not saying he's wrong, but this review is a waste of time.

This guy blindly loving Samsung.. .heavy payment he got 😆

sony has more natural color, especially the green tone

Sony neutral what your eyes see is the truth. Even third TV, hifi and everything they produce, Sony focuses on neutral. Samsung products are all over saturated.

If you are not going to use the photo pro or cinema pro then this whole review is BS. Take the best photo on photo pro and compare. You sound like a fanboy. The whole point of the phone was to use the pro apps. Why ignore that app that is meant for the camera?

These reviews sometimes make me think if I should feel worry and go to the oculist to check if my eyes have some overexposure issue😆

Xperia MK series is specially for professionals, so in pro mode no one can beat it.

Yes im going to order the Sony. Like auto mode but have to learn manual now. Low light is better in manual. The real time tracking is awesome. Going to use it to video a lot

Not a photographer but i really like this phone just because the specs is capable, NO notch or punch hole, headphone jack, shutter button, plus don't mind to learn the manual setting especially the multi tele 70mm-105mm. Look forward to see the pros using them as a photographer first then phone.

I think this guy is not professional enough to do comparison in manual mode..Xperias are mainly made for manual mode

When zooming still can't beat the the 👑 of zoom S21 ultra

At 9:20 of your video when you moved into a room, there’s a huge difference between the colours of walls. So, please tell which is accurate? Thank you

5:01 huh? What do you mean lol, the S21 is a shaky mess with oversaturated colours lmao, doesn't even know what he's talking about

I could be going completely blind, but every single picture taken with the night mode looked better on the Xperia to me. Much more natural, the sky looks way too bright on the Galaxy (which is amazing in its own way, naturally, but it does not look very accurate to what your eye should be seeing). Also, were these all taken using the Xperia's Basic mode, or with the manual controls? Because if you used the Basic one, these all look really good to me, and way better than what 99% of the average consumer would need. If you really want a "professional" quality in your photos, learn to use cameras and buy a proper one, instead of buying a phone just because of its camera

How long can it hold on when shooting in 4k120fps? 1 second,10 seconds or no limit at all? Thx.

The issue with Sony is that unlike Samsung, they don’t bribe reviewers.

Took a framegrab at 3:52, applied an unsharp mask of 200% with 3 pixel radius for the Xperia 1 III. Then you can see that near the left ear there's more detail preserved on the Sony and overall looks better. Applying sharpening is a personal preference but I wish Samsung would add a control for that in their Pro app. Also dynamic range is incorrectly interpreted since often you see deep blacks becoming dark gray, whites becoming light gray on the Samsung since they push the shadows/highlights significantly. Most people seem to prefer that but luckily Sony didn't. At least Samsung does allow in the pro app an adjustment (but not for all lenses). Or use RAW.

For me fotos on the Sony look more natural. Also in the dark the Samsung does lighten up the fotos too much. The Sony shows real colors and is sharper. Best examples are the fotos from the pizzeria. Just my opinion…😊

If I could afford it, I'd buy Xperia 1 iii simply because of the subtle elegant design and screen quality. It stands out. Sony's mobile strategy is finally starting to make sense. Give it a few years, you'll understand what its aiming for.

The Sony shows the picture more nature not more darker

You can pretty much improve the night photography in the sony by just adjusting the iso and shutter speed

10:07 - Yeah Sony has made it pretty clear they want to go specifically for that niche, that's the whole point of the phone

Basic mode on the Sony is always a little week. You can use the pro app in auto mode to produce better photos.

Why does S21 hates shadows so much? It lifts them so much in every single daylight photo. It also oversharpens whenever it detects high frequency texture like sand or hair on your legs.

I think the zoom approach Sony went with is going to have some issues. Based on the samples I've seen so far, there appears to be a lot of blooming around bright objects in the photos, and the shots are not particularly sharp. Could be a consequence of the additional lens elements not being as optically clear, or allowing for more error in alignment, spacing, etc.

these reviewers need to take footages and just post them in a video , without commenting on them because some comments are biased as hell

Interestingly, this video made me like the Sony even more. Side by side, it showed the technical superiority of the S21 Ultra, but also illuminated how used to the HDR and computational photography look of smartphones we all are at this point. Take a look at the selfie videos at the beginning, for instance. Side by side, we can see the reasons that make the S21 Ultra technically superior. But look at each of the videos individually as if you were just watching someone who recorded it, and I think you might prefer the more natural look of the Sony. Same thing and very evident with night shots. Side by side, you see the technically superior work of the S21 Ultra. But, look at each individually, and you might very well find the Sony to be more natural and pleasing. And the argument from me is that "more natural" is the better starting point -- it gives you more control of where you want the image to go.

Emotions aside, each phone has its plus points. Sony has excellent colour accuracy and video stability, but Samsung has better sharpness and exposure. This means Sony performs excellent for close up photos and videos in normal light, but Samsung does better in low light (and even where there is too much light), and has better zoomed in photos/videos, and better selfie cam. If you want a phone you can quickly take a pic with, no thinking, that's the S21 Ultra. If you want a phone you're willing to learn manual controls for, and willing to take time to take a good picture, then Sony is great.

For any one who is interested in a solid comparison and unbiased review dont waist your time on this video. The reviewer intentionally only uses auto mode on the xperia. And the comparison in photo and color quality changes significantly with the pro mode features. I will address some of the things he was unhappy about. The zoom camera comparison: S21 ultra has a wider lense and farther zoom, this is correct. But the s21 is adding computational processing to increase sharpening to un natural levels this is also causing the loss of colors and details in the stone (over exposed whites)and the leafs(uniform crushed and fake) ex @3:54. The night mode: You should be using pro mode for night photos and increase the exposure time and shutter speed to let more light in. Regarding image stabilization samsung uses the wide angle lens and crops the photo using ai to keep the image from shacking its a smart trick but limits the available resolution Regarding selfies: No excuse on that the front camera is garbage because it cant use pro mode...(at least i havent seen a single reviewer try or mention it...) As for the blown out whites: Pro mode lets you select shutter speed and exposure level and they let you calibrate the white in the scene with cards so you can pre adjust the white level in your current lighting and then take the photo. This is not available in any other phones except the xperia. And not many people know about it. I have only seen one reviewer talk about the feature on the xperia 1ii. James lavish sony xperia 1ii camera (complete review) he also does a excellent professional camera test video comparing the xperia 1ii vs the iphone 12 pro max The deer photo: The colors are more natural but would be even better if it was in pro mode. Samsung has always had unnatural color in their screens and photos, the jab about what would a client want is bs in digital photography if you are not shooting 4k photos in raw and putting your photos in photoshop with a calibrated monitor for proper color grading and editing you are not getting the best quality you can in your photos. This is how he or his edditors get the warm tone and dark professional feel same with unbox therapy and any other pro they dont just throw a camera on a desk and post a video everything is setup for the scene and the shot. What you choose is really up to preference if you want to vlog and take vibrant photos/selfies using a led brick get the s21 ultra. If you want to consume and make accurate professional level creative content but dont have or want to carry a camera around get the xperia. I bought the s21 ultra on launch my biggest gripe switching from the lg g8 to the s21 ultra was: No headphone jack No sd card slot/ expandable storage. No charger in the box. Previous samsung chargers not powerful enough for full fast charging. Terrible battery life had to keep the high refresh rate off. Glitchy os on the 888 processor apps would force close ov3r and over again and then would not close and continue running in the background draining the battery. It was unreasonably heavy pulling pants down....yes with a belt. To large thumb couldn't type or select things one handed I liked the image quality on the s21 camera(normal and macro photos not super zoom) but could not get a single photo to appear natural The colors were always wrong no mater what i did because the screens are calibrated to be more vibrant by adding around 75% green.(tested with a colormunkey) So not only was the built in color profile for photos and video set up this way but the screen it self makes it impossible to get a natural photo. Color accuracy is relative to the accuracy of your screen. So i only took black and white photos on the s21 ultra and then i sent it back because i just couldn't stand it anymore. Also s21 ultra gets hot and throttles like crazy.

Booth cameras have call feature, and what's the use of 100+ mp camera if you can only upload it to SM into 2.0 mp.

Dear sir! Which is best for camera Sony 1 iii or s21 ultra??

Lol, this guy definitely samsung fanboy. He never mention how "some" photos on xperia 1 iii natural colors, "almost" all samsung colors is vibrant but yeah about detail samsung no comment. regrets seeing this channel

points taken. the zooming capabilities of the Xperia are totally blown out of the water when it compares to the Galaxy. But the lack of mention to the noise on the video aspect of the S21 is too much focus on the dynamic range of the video. Samsung Galaxy would still win in terms of Auto mode. And the Night Mode comparison was also one wherein Night Mode shouldn't necessarily mean to make night photos look like day but there are points where Xperia takes the cake for having a decently lit photo. there are definitely points in the video where it was just totally an HDR-driven comparison which isn't fair due to the nature of the phones being compared.

Galaxy is with OS version from release?

Xperia Mark 3 is a phone for professionals, you must know how to use the app and the parameters where its technology is taken advantage of. In this review it is clearly in automatic mode.

Sony: noted I will never send another device to PhoneArena

I kinda of agree with this review. But for years I've wanted phone manufacturers to move away from super sharpening the images. The extreme digital look is a bit much. If Sony could literally copy the basic modes of Samsung, apple and Google and not touch the pro modes it would be an mass winner.

I love the shadows and contrast on the Xperia, you can take great photos using it. The Galaxy seems to keep HDR on all the time, I don't like it.

Sony stays true to colours like they always do.

The sony is meant to be for Manual photography, like all a7 series camera

I believe sony produced the more realistic color grading than the Samsung

IMX sensors once were the best in the market, but since the S6 Edge ISOCELL has showed that they are much better everytime

Since the Xperia Z most of us just wanted a proper camera that is able to compete with the big boys and better. Battery life.Now in 2021 we have the same problems with dynamic range, the same problems with the highlights and no proper night mode.Nice mechanical camera but not so nice results for 1300 euros.Still dreaming for a competitive overall camera in a Sony smartphone since 2014.

How about over heating of the Sony SD888 and battery time of 10 hours when you use 120fps

The galaxy has an advantage in dynamic range and zoom and that's it. The Xperia has better colors that look more realistic imo even though it's a bit underexposed sometimes. The night mode on the galaxy is, like its competitors that have this feature, unreal or too bright, the street shot is way nicer on the xperia, it looks more natural. Videos need improvement on the xperia, although the colors are pleasant.

S21 has night portrait options??

5:31 the noise in the s21 ultra...

I would buy the Sony phone because I'm a fanboy not for the camera honestly, but you are completely correct, Sony needs to implement smarter software for average users like me who only wants a point-and-shoot camera in their phone. If you remember Sony had AI for this purpose in Xperia V back in the day, I think they were the first ironically.

When taking photos I think it is better to get a closer to life photo that isn't over saturated or sharpened too much because you get more control as the user. Samsung loves to make their photos pop but honestly it really doesn't match real life at all. If you are someone who likes to edit photos even just a little bit then the Xperia is the clear winner. The night shots are also a major win in my eyes for the Sony. They look like night, with proper shadows where the S21 tries to make it feel like day

I have Sony 1 III and my brother has the Samsung s21 ultra. Main camera and the wide-screen camera of Sony is better except in night. Sony looks more natural and samsung photos are more overexposed. Front camera and the telescope of Samsung are way better. The 4k videos are better on Sony if you know how to use the video app. Same with the photo app. Trust me it makes a huge difference.

Will it do Macro?

I have a big question for this reviewer. Do you own an alpha camera? How many times do you use the manual settings compare to the automatic set up. A real photographer is not happy with the automatic mode. They want to dive with true the settings. Even as a Samsung user I feel the color is fake. Not true to life. That is why you need to change the settings.

Do you want to capture the natural "human eye" scene, or do you want an unnatural, over sharpened, HDR tuned exposure. The video of the deer made me laugh. The Samsung was video was shaky, blurred and orange. The Sony was sharp, rock steady and natural. Shouldn't night shots look like it's night time? Isn't that what you're trying to capture? Yes, what the Samsung does is impressive, but it's not natural or artistic.

How can I get one outside North America?!

I don't know anything about professional photography yet, so if I install the Google camera app on the Xperia 1 III, will it take better pictures than the basic/auto mode of the phone's camera app?

You don`t understand what you are talking about .. You constantly insist that the Samsung has a wider dynamic range ... You apparently do not know that the Samsung automatically turns on HDR, while Sony has it turned off and it must be ON, then and you must to say, who has wider DR, otherwise your bloger chatter is at the low level. And if you like it when night turns into day, then this speaks of you, as not professional. So, in future, learn how to shoot, and then compare cameras

The Sony images at night turn out darker...because it's night time. That's the point. Holy hell what a disaster of a 'review'.

Did you use the pro mode?? Or just the auto function??

why all reviewers doesnt add manual mode or pro mode photos whn comparing to iphones and galaxies to show wat this fone is capable of , rather showing basic mode

Stop reviewing tech when you are not qualify enough. 4:51 why portrait mode have your so called "blown out" background? Because it's using the optical lens and doing real bokeh which work like all the DSLR out there. Bokeh is obvious and colour become natural. And this so called tech reviewer don't know about it? Such a shame, preferring unnatural processed photo over natural is okay, but stop being so biased and shallow in knowledge

Made in Japan 3,5mm headphone jack Charger in the box I owned both but Sony phone wins for me. Although I love the Sony, I have to admit that the cameras are better on the s21 ultra

very nice review, a lot of questions answered. Are you from Serbia?

On a Japanese photo review, you can see how this phone have been used, especially whith the manual/pro settings, with really good pictures of the Tokyo night atmosphere. And the deer, sorry but are not orange for shure...

Galaxy night photos = blooming. I LOVE Xperia 1 mark 3 for my OLED

i think he hates Sony, if someone is after camera should go for DSLR or such

I feel the xperia pics look much more natural/realistic. Both in the daytime and night. The darker exposure in comparison to S21U gives it more depth. And the non-HDR'ed whitish sky hmm technically is more realistic right? When can you usually see the sky clearly with your own eyes? The night photos and videos actually look like night vs. the odd over-brightening shadow lifting that ALL phones do nowadays. The whole night feel is lost then. In one of the photos, his white shirt has no detail in highlights, now that could use some work. Else I kind of like the aesthetic actually.

Need to be shooting in RAW and offering a few sample shots for downloading. Looking at those I'm fairly sure that left to my own devices, LR and PS I could probably do more in PP with the Sony shots, though given the similarity of specs and lenses, the RAW differences ought not to be huge. Samsung are doing more processing and as other posters have pointed out, the noise is greater (and the microcontrast lower) in the S21 shots.

A million laugh for this reviewer...looks like he has a bad taste in imaging.. A colorblind tech!

This is very bias towards Samsung, in vídeo the Samsung is very shaky especially with the deer and the Sony has natural colours and is stable…you clearly didn’t use the camera pro app either for video or photos

I don't know why this comparison was made .I mean it doesn't make any sense because Samsung s21ultra is among the best when it comes to camera and Sony Xperia 1 mark III doesn't even have an auto camera app and the basic one in their pro camera app is just to take a fast snap of some objects or some documents . If you want to do camera comparison then you have to tauggle the mannul mode in Xperia to get it's full potential . There's a camera comparison of iPhone 12 pro max vs Sony Xperia 1 mark III on the channel name Han's tech talk and Sony just nailed the iPhone 12 pro max in night shot photo

Amazing hardware but Sony is very limited. I think the zoom issues while recording is a small issue. I could live with it. However not having the option of a better point and shoot kills it for me. Maybe owning pixel phones have spoiled me. I want the manual option. Also a point and shoot like the Pixel.