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recently I did a video where I talked about the anti 2018 smartphone a device that didn't follow all the trends or at least most that we've seen last year no not know edge to edge display no thin and light build and this is what I would call version 2 I'm he might be better with pocket now and let's talk about the sony xperia x z3 I love Sony headphones and speakers but their popularity has diminished over the year and what's odd is that Sony has still managed to launch more flagships than almost every other company if I'm counting correctly the Sony Xperia z3 would be like the third or fourth flagship of the 2018 so let me begin this video by telling you what I like about this phone and it actually begins with this build and the feel of the phone we've got a glass on glass front and back with curved borders and an aluminum trim and this phone is unapologetic about its thickness but that actually comes in an advantage this phone is very ergonomic in the hand in front just assume that you're seeing a pixel to excel but with a great screen this 6 inch P OLED display Aquatics the plus resolution is vibrant saturated and yes very 2017 with its symmetrical curves on each corner best of all there are dual firing speakers that are plenty loud and Sony's got this vibrating gimmick that will vibrate whenever you're playing music with the beat I switch it off if I were you it seriously just drains battery well the only thing that's 2018 are the specifications we've got a qualcomm snapdragon 845 4 gigs of ram 64 gigs of expandable storage ip68 waterand does resistance fast charging through USB C Qi wireless charging capabilities and a 3300 milliamp hour battery that actually performed really well in our tests the right about now is where I tell you already where I'm mixed about this device and it again with the photography experience this is probably the only phone with a dedicated camera button left which I love but we've got a single camera in the front in the back the primary is of 19 megapixels f/2 aperture 1.2 2 microns and the wider 25 millimeter equivalent photos are good during the day I wish I could say remarkable given that most flak ships they use Sony camera sensors but it seems that Sony leaves itself less and just provides a good experience the aggressive AI and scene detection is seriously hard to switch off and our design choices like HDR only being available in manual controls can make the experience really cumbersome in low-light the camera is good but not great if you can hold the phone steady at least and then there's this portrait mode that's pretty much in existence and sure there's only one camera sensor but it tells you boquete mode photos are coming you point you take the shot and then it tells you that it wasn't able to achieve it just like flat-out really bad and then the selfie cameras of 13 megapixels f 1.9 aperture in a wider 23 millimeter equivalent with photos being good the moment you switch off all the beauty modes which are crazy aggressive and set by default and then video recording is good there's an intelligent steady shot set by default on the primary camera which is great but the funny part is that this same feature is not set by default for selfie video it tells you that it's set on standard stabilization which is not at all good make sure you go through the settings and set on intelligent steady shot on the secondary camera which actually doesn't affect the crop I do praise this and then there's the software experience I mean kudos to Sony for including Android Pi at a time when it's hard to find but why reinvent the wheel will the user experience that's counterintuitive it took me a day or two to figure out how to remove the app tray button and leave the gesture but then you swipe up and it requires you to swipe left or right for applications and those of you looking for full screen gestures or the pixel pill again this phone feels like 2017 so there's no option or I just probably haven't found the setting because those are all so convoluted now once figure out all these hurdles I do have to be fair the user experience is fast and fluid and it keeps things that I care about from the Google experience like the Google feed on the launcher but of course there's no such thing as a perfect product let me tell you what I don't like about the phone and it starts with the rest of the software gimmicks like for example because there are curves in this display there are edge menus but the sensitivity is so off that you will be so annoyed by day one you'll end up doing what I did by just switching them off and last but not least let's queue in this button arrangement I mean Sony did make some changes and race the height of the fingerprint scanner and the side buttons when compared to the Xperia z2 but I still find my finger and landing on the camera lens instead of the fingerprint scanner I even wonder if my photos could have been better if I cleaned the camera lens every single time I try to unlock the phone so to conclude what can I say about the sony xperia x III it's a good phone and if you're a Sony fan I have no problem telling you to go buy this phone it's comparable to 2018 flagships and performance and specifications and it gives us breathing room in this sea of notched phones it does so at a cost this phone is not any less expensive than those flagships out there and I do realize that there are certain design choices that are not necessarily the most popular so if you're a Sony fan sure go for it but if you're not I think there's a good list of 2018 flagships that I would rather recommend over this one but let us know in the comments down below what do you think about the sony xperia x III do you like it or not and while you're at it make sure you follow us on social media subscribe to both of our channels English and Spanish for more videos like this one you follow me on Twitter hang out just quarterly that are on instagram at high metal 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