Anyway, as we implied above you can pre-order the Xperia 1 III from Sonys own online store, or from B&H. In the former case, the price is $1,299.99, while if you choose the latter retailer youll just pay $1,298. Those are some substantial cost savings of $1.99 right there!

On the front you get an 8 MP electronic camera for selfies, and the phone has a 4,500 mAh battery with 30W charging, and cordless charging assistance too. It runs Android 11.

If you do attempt to pre-order and wait all that long for the shipment, you are getting some perks. Initially, a free pair of Sonys WF-1000XM3 true wireless earbuds, in silver or black (your choice). These may not be the businesss latest and greatest noise cancelling earbuds (supplanted by the just recently launched WF-1000XM4), however they are still great.

Right on schedule, the Sony Xperia 1 III finally went up for pre-order in the United States, more than two months after its statement in April. If you believed that was a long wait, get all set for even more waiting, as the release date is August 19!

Sarcasm aside, we cant wait to get Sonys newest flagship smartphone at the workplace so we can put it through our typical battery of tests for the evaluation. The phone seems impressive on paper, with a 6.5″ 1644×3840 120 Hz OLED screen, the Snapdragon 888 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 256/512GB of expandable storage, a quad rear cam system with a 12 MP main sensor with OIS, a 12 MP telephoto webcam that can switch between 70mm comparable and 105mm for 2.9 x/4.4 x optical zoom, a 12 MP ultrawide with autofocus, and a 0.3 MP ToF depth sensor.

In addition, if you pre-order youll get 43,200 Call of Duty Mobile CP Points, which are either a $540 worth (if you ask Sony), or a $700 worth (if you ask B&H). The headphones are a $230 worth based on their launch rate, although you can most likely get them cheaper today.