A few months ago, in May this year, Sony launched its Xperia 1 III smartphone in the Chinese market in three color options — Purple, Black, and Grey. Now, the company has announced a fourth color option in the Chinese market — Qingchuan Green.

The new green-colored Sony Xperia 1 III is now up for pre-order in China, until 11th November — the day of the Double 11 sale in the country. The device, which packs 12GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at 7,999 yuan, which roughly converts to $1,252.

Apart from the new color option, everything else remains the same. It features a 6.9-inch HDR OLED display with 3840 x 1644 pixels screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 21:9 screen aspect ratio, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, coupled with 12GB RAM and 256GB or 512GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity.

It is also well-suited as a gaming phone, with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, motion blur reduction, heat suppression technology, and an ability to bypass the battery when playing games and charging the phone.

In the camera department, the phone comes with a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel snapper that allows users to take selfies and make video calls.

The smartphone is running Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box and is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that comes with support for 30W wired fast charging, wireless charging, as well as reverse wireless charging.

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Yesterday, Sony unveiled the new Xperia 1 III and 5 III flagship devices. Later that day, the company took to Weibo to confirm the launch date of the device in China.

As per the official post on Weibo, Sony will bring the Sony Xperia 1 III to China on May 20. The company hasn’t revealed the exact availability for global markets but the device is listed in Russia for RUB 99,990($1,302).

That said, the JD.com website just shows that the device is listed for pre-registrations. However, the China price and other information will be revealed in a press conference on May 20.

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Sony Xperia 1 III Specifications and Features

The Sony Xperia 1 III features a 6.5-inch 4K OLED HDR FHD+ 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, expansion via microSD up to 1TB.

Rest of the specs include a quad rear-cameras with 12MP f/1.7 primary lens, 12MP f/2.2 ultra-wide with 123-degree FOV, 12MP f/2.3-2.8 periscope lens, and a 3D iToF sensor,   8MP f/2.0 selfie shooter, and 4,500mAh battery with 30W wired charging.

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The device has other features like a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, front-firing stereo speakers with 360 Reality Audio, Hi-Res Audio, IP68 water and dust resistance, and Android 11 OS out of the box.

Finally, the Xperia 1 III measures 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm, weighs 187 grams, and comes in Purple, Black, and Gray color options.

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