Xperia 10 III support

Devices
#112

Hi!

  • TLDR: have a look here , third from the bottom.

So, I happen to “snoop” here every other day just hoping I can start putting my Xperia III to some use, and I saw your post, and it piqued my interest.

I understand you are having issues because of this , and more specifically because of this, right? I hope the link provided above can lead you to some helpful solutions.

[In fact, I have not understood if you already have the phone or not; were that the case, and were you successful in using your phone, may I suggest you to make an independent post about it, in order to provide a solution to others?]

Ciao!

#113

You may change the IMEI to one in the certified range. Don’t know if this is possible running SailfishOS, but here are the instructions how to achieve this with a rooted Android https://infos-geek.com/en/how-to-change-the-imei-number-on-sony-xperia-10/
Don’t know if a changed IMEI will survive a reflash to SfOS but I’d presume it does.

#114

it is a horse manure.

#115

Hey, it’s not compatible with Vodafone 5G b/c Vodafone uses 700MHz (n28) and 3500MHz (n78) frequencies. This phone does not. I’m happy with 4G though.

#116

Well, no real needs for 5G on a mobile handset anyways IMHO (except there is no 4G but 5G only coverage)…

#118

Sales came and went, and no interesting offers on Xperia 10 iii :cry: still at exaggerated >400 euros price.
Hopefully by the next Xperia announcement, the prices for this one will be lowered.

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#119

yes, sadly.

X 10 III was at £290 on black friday and I nearly bought, wish i had now!

#120

check the giffgaff store, xperia 10 III is listed now for £319

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#121
#122

Cheap price in DK just now 128GB version Sony Xperia 10 III 5G 128GB - Black | På lager | Billig and that’s with 25% local VAT

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#123

Sony Xperia 10 III review
Small, but not that mighty

Small, haha, a good laught.

Me laughts in Sony X Compact (SFOS 4.3).

From Year to Year and Generation to Generation the Smartphone Bodies and Displays grow and grow.
One day the saturation of the Market for big Smartphones should be reached.

I hope the Manufactures will revert back and release 4"-5" Smartphones. On todays growing Screen-to-Body-Ratio that should not be a Problem.

I really miss my Lumia 1020. Best Phone ever.

But then its good Jolla supports new Hardware, keep up sailing!

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#124

You could still use the Lumia, but since is closed source Windows crap it’s probably not easy (if possible at all) to install new software.
I rather miss legendary phones like the 808 or the N9, but those got killed by Microsoft, who still has their hands on the former Nokia hardware R&D (which probably explains why there has never been any hardware of equal quality since the end of Nokia).

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#125

Microsoft Close Down their Store for Windows Phone 8.X-Apps, so no chance.
And the bigger Problem is the missing Security-Fix-Updates.

So in terms of natural Successor, i see the Sony-Smartphones on top Front with their Camera-Button, Design…etc.

Sailfish OS gives me back this special feeling while using it like Windows-Phone did.

#126

Aren’ t the Lumias rootable?
However, probably there is not much going on with the Lumia hardware due to the missing WP-community.
In terms of hardware, the sonys really suffer especially regarding the camera quality. It literally sucks. A +10y old N8 or 808 running Symbian still does better pictures.

#127

That mythos you can read and hear everywhere in the web. So the majority of Smartphone-Manufactures use Sony-Sensors. My observation is Sony did minimal Pixel-Peeping with the Image given by the Sensor. You can see this mainly in HDR-Function. On other Manufactures the HDR-Pictures look unnatural like overdriven colorness and will be sharpen like hell. Its all about Post-Processing.

So i got also good results by correct it on PC/Tablet. The results are on eyesight with other Manufactures in the same Price-Range.

I change from Lumia 1020 to Sony XA2 (My Spare Smartphone with also SFOS4.3), so i wasn´t expect good results. Technical development go further, so the Sony XA2 Image´s were better for me than expected.

But then for low light indoor use there is a Canon 100d awaiting, which even the new Pixel-Smartphones have no chance against it.

#128

I can only compare e.g. with an iPhone 13 and I find the iPhone pictures better, especially in low light. There is PostmarketOS available for some Lumias in case you want to check out.

#129

Camera quality is good. If its shiny, the photos quality which i compares within X10, X10 III, Iphone SE, Iphone 11 the sonys looks so natural, no post processing. What really diappoints me is video recording. Even old iphone SE beats with stabilization and smothness… U just start and stop recording, you know everything went good! PS on X10 recorded sound is so quiet.

#130

Lumia 1020 was wonderfull, but slow. I had it. I miss it. What a pictures !!! Even better than 950 on certain situations…

#131

Is there any information, when to expect the (beta) release for the Xperia 10 III? I’m considering buying the Xperia 10 II or III since my XA2 is broken.

#132

Whilst there is no definitive information the outstanding bug list may give you a clue of how much remains to be done: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues

I am sure that I am not the only one to take advantage of Jolla Shop offer of buy one license get one free last December with intention of applying to Xperia 10III, however I thought maybe erroneously that this voucher only valid for 6 months so will expire next month without its release.