Xperia 1 III vs iPhone 13 Pro - Camera Comparison - Does Sony have any chance!?

My camera comparison between the Sony Xperia 1 III vs the Apple iPhone 13 Pro.
Which of those is the clear winner? Does Sony even have a chance?
Let's find out,
Original photos: app.box.com/s/4u2m8zjb6ftqcwl...
What do you think?
Is the winner really leaps ahead?
Which one takes better photos? Has better colors? Takes better videos?

[@jjonajameson6606]

Sony colors much better. Close focus on wide-angle seems un-intuitive. Main cam same thing; Sony is better. On still photo, Sony appears to be more accurate on color balance based on your time of day description. Agree dynamic range is better on Apple. Apple wins the enlargement comparison. Perhaps the glare on the lens was a factor? Are you sure you had the same glare on the Apple lens? On closeup of railing, I like Apple better. Appears that Sony has better auto white balance in most cases. Apple better contrast and sharpness in most cases. I'd like to see this same set of scenes shot with the new Google Pixel 6.

[@Lee17788]

Ein knapp 45 Minuten langer Kameravergleich? Nice! Vielen Dank für diesen ganzen Aufwand! Ich muss ganz ehrlich sagen, dass ich vom IPhone deutlich mehr erwartet habe, meiner Meinung nach ist Sonys Kamera deutlich besser, ich mag lieber natürliche Fotos statt überschärfte und unnatürliche Fotos. Bin echt überrascht, super Video!

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Very informative video 🤙 Watched it all the way. About the iPhones, every iPhone since the X has had that colour science. Almost like a trademark, iPhones have been "adding summer vibes" (yellow tinting) their images since the 6 compared to the competition. The problem is within the HDR. The algorithm that is applied has a strange desaturation effect which removes a lot of the natural colours. The iPhone tries to artificially colour in the images from reference images(non HDR scene) but it often gets it wrong still. I much prefer the colours of the SONY as well but overall I think with a sophisticated dehaze algorithm on the SONY will make the image much more pleasant, similar to the iPhone. Overall, it is a victory for the 1iii. Congrats. I think this was a superb video. Very objective and accurate descriptions. Good work 👍

[@muhammid99]

Great reviews I am so happy with my Sony Xperia Mark 3

[@aliamblumar264]

هل الجوال يسخن كما أسمع من الناس هل تلعب فيه البوبجي وكم تستمر تحديثات سوني وهل البطاريه ممتازه ارجوا منك الافاده

[@bibeksutradhar3590]

Sony looks more natural and image quality is also great

[@egiljo72]

Great comparison, TNX 👍

[@peterring2714]

I was curious to see a video comparison so I'm pleasantly surprised to see how much better to my eyes the Xperia appears to be. Thank you

[@ademturan7137]

Mann du haust geile Videos raus. Sobald das Sony Xperia 1 Mark 4 draußen ist mach bitte genau solche reviews! Überlege mir nämlich das zu kaufen!

[@lltechview]

Ich plane aktuell nur das 5 IV zu kaufen, wenn es sich nicht wesentlich vom 1 IV unterscheidet.

[@killuazenitsu]

Thanks for another great comparison. You're the second person to say that the 4.4x images on the Xperia Iii are not as sharp as the 4.4x images on the Xperia 5iii. GSMarena's review of 1iii also stated the same. I wonder what causes that as they both have the same camera systems.

[@lltechview]

Probably the 5 III got a newer revision of the hardware or they tweaked and fixed some hardware deficits via software.

[@jokensy101]

Video quality on the Xperia is way better than the iphone

[@gihanpunarji6192]

Thats a good one. Keep it up ❤

[@elmikis8649]

Sony need to improve software, Apple looks so beautiful but those colors are fake. I give them 50/50

[@fa14bi-78]

sony needs to improve it, and Apple needs to take back half of it

[@NLMusique]

Sonny's color is more realistic. It's what you see is what you get. IPhone's color is too satuared and wash out on some photos. I'm planning to buy the Sony after seeing your review

[@bendror8302]

The iPhone with fake colors, the Sony with natural colors but the quality is not something at all, I did not like both. The pictures in Sony are very blurry, something in focus wrong?

[@kettupawar3943]

Awesome. Always very nice..

[@-racingfan2014]

How are your RAW files on Xperia 1 III, the white balance is way of on mine compared to JPG. Can correct in post but takes time to get right.

[@lltechview]

Yeah sometimes

[@benshakya]

White balance gets off if u put it on cloudy or shade. The image becomes too much yellow. So I just use auto WB in my xperia 1ii. After all you have to edit in post for raw.

[@RovexHD]

Wow very extensive comparison video.

[@danidarklord666]

A moment of silence for the bike owner. 😔

[@abdullahmubarak6840]

The video, in the beginning, was pretty weird for iphone. It was too flat, like the Xperia's HDR mode. Maybe some settings were tweaked?

[@lltechview]

HDR is disabled in the settings and most compatible (so H.264) activated

[@leetronix]

Sony are way just better as an all round package and focus on Natural Photography as it should be. iPhone do a great job at people who want a good point click picture but nothing more and in that the iPhone delivers well.

[@Harshk746]

Sony

[@redmagic4917]

IPhone 13 is not realistic,, it makes u pale

[@farishanafiah8461]

In Auto Mode, the iPhone seems to have the edge. But in Manual Mode, the Sony is definitely hard to beat.

[@mgermelckumyn3688]

only Vivo x70 Pro plus .. I just think better than Sony. video Exactly .. there are also Zeis optics.

[@ulimu8707]

whats happend wich the colours of the iphone videos?

[@lltechview]

I did not touch them. Straight out of camera

[@xtbk9999]

@@lltechview it looks sort of like the flat, grey out colour tones when Xperia is set to shoot HDR video in HLG format. I don't own an iPhone, not sure if there's such a setting?

[@lltechview]

@@xtbk9999 Yeah Dolby Vision HDR was turned off. I will make another video with Sony HDR HLG & Dolby Vision HDR activated on both devices to see if there is any difference.

[@rosezif]

I just find your video and have to say that I really love your voice 💕👌🏽💕 anyway I don't know why I just don't like the overprocess on iPhone's camera 😅😅😅

[@analysis7145]

Did you get call of duty points along with the phone?

[@lltechview]

I think so.

[@analysis7145]

@@lltechview how can I contact you on email

[@lltechview]

I don't want to trade or sell my points

[@cinci105]

Thank you very much for this informative comparison. Based on it would prefer Sony for more realism.

[@TheTomsen1]

Da mein Sony Xperia Mark 3 nach drei Monaten wirklich Spass macht Fotos zu machen egal wann U wo würd ich sagen das es beim Foto machen realistischer ist als auf'n Eierphone ,U das find ich super!

[@fendykusumohadi]

sony xperia 1iii 😍😍😍

[@perjensen3959]

The colours are weird on the Iphone13. They look a bit yellowish. Maybe they just need to be corrected. The colours on the Sony xperia 1 iii look natural.

[@Lito-gs4rb]

Gutes Video.

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

Auto hdr make all the images look so flat...

[@davidhinchliffe4718]

Low light video at the end iPhone horrible when compared to sony Swings and roundabouts

[@everstar8056]

Sony in Auto or manual mode?

[@lltechview]

Auto besides the one last night shot where I talked about manual mode

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

Hi Tech View podcast - glad I found your channel 🙂 I make somewhat the same content as you, although mine is probably somewhat less nerdy 😉🤓 I've just made a comparison of the same phones in this video, but I don't know what has happened for your iPhone 13 Pro - in the video shots!? Go into Camera, Formats and then choose Most compatible. Otherwise you won't get the full color reproduction into your video. Maybe that is what has happened? My iPhone blew the Sony away on almost all parameters

[@lltechview]

Yeah I have that already set to this value. Maybe its the HDR that I disabled? edit: subscribed to your channel. You seem to make interesting content

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

@@lltechview Ok, yeah mayby the HDR then. Thanks and subbed back :-)

[@lltechview]

@@YOURTECHFRIEND Then the Sony needs to be put in HDR aswell for fair comparison. Will see if I can see any difference

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

@@lltechview Ok, good idea :-)

[@keshavchandan9498]

Iphone cant blow sony as they use sony lenses but sony doesnt use any of the iphone product.

[@hamzaboumaiz1248]

First ❤️

[@leticiamendonca4828]

at around 40': "Hm, sony is sharper here, how can I say something to make the iPhone look better? ah, right, it looks OVERsharp" HAHAHAHA come on, the video on iPhone looks terrible. sony is definitely better. oh, but the important is the macro ability on an ULTRAWIDE lens... right

[@RamlyJer]

Dang.. digital sharpening on iphone looks ugly af why apple implementing this? Is it because they want to beat samsung? It doesn't look realistic at all 🙁.. Lots of people said sony camera sucks but I would say sony is better this time 🙂

[@sandbagai]

Great comparison. If it's point-and-shoot, iphone wins. if you'll go manual, sony can stand a chance.

[@asifovi1462]

Colors are true to life on Sony

[@gihanpunarji6192]

Why iphone video colors looks so fade and yellowish.🤔🤔

[@lltechview]

I also wonder.

[@not_amanullah]

Sony's natural colors 🤍🖤

[@o_Ol]

SONY always wins, but it is not suitable for people who don't know how to use it. Just that simple.

[@xoxosun]

Clearly better photos on the Sony . Sony is doing what iPhone was great at before the iPhone X keeping it natural.

[@leetronix]

Completely agree 👍

[@raulpavel3d]

I have a Sony Xperia 1 iii

[@abidhasan1540]

Sony best

[@raulpavel3d]

Sony wins on my side I actually bought it and it's Great

[@not_amanullah]

Linux ❤️

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

iphone camera washes everything out... made you look like death warmed up... white as a ghost.

[@mystery1521]

I think a photo coming out from a smartphone should look vivid, saturated, contrasty instead of look close to natural colours, I know there are few people prefer the natural look

[@mgermelckumyn3688]

hmm ... I don't even know what to say, the iPhone is overplaying, but Sony is so understated for me ... too much Sharpe on the iPhone, too hard, and artificially ... before everything was yellow, now it's kind of gray, the camera the front one, as if on a cinema about, was shot from Sony 😁 eh, iPhone, iPhone ... for me, Sony is a lot different ... without unnecessary artificial tinsel

[@user-jt5ys5ic8p]

Sony No1

[@Colt_Funky]

Ich finde die Kameras aller Xperia Phones die ich in den letzten Jahren hatte immer echt anspruchsvoll...Point n Shoot ist da leider oft sehr unbefriedigend...leider empfinde ich aber die unfassbar hochgezüchtete Software der Kameras wie vom iPhone oder Samsung für mein Auge noch unbefriedigender...sie beleiden quasi mein ästhetisches Empfinden. Immer Punchy, immer HDR aufgeblasen immer eine Kantenschärfe die fast weh tut....ich habe vieles probiert weil ich gerne auch ein Phone für das "Schnelle Draufhalten" haben wollte aber an irgendetwas scheitert es dann immer...zu groß und wuchtig, keinen SD Kartenslot, Display geht so, Kameras wie oben beschrieben....ich komme also immer wieder zum 1iii zurück, ärgere mich über nicht immer reproduzierbare Fehlschüsse aber freue mich dafür umso mehr über die gelungenen "weichen" und realen Aufnahmen...die auf SD Karte gespeichert werden und die ich auf einem tollen Screen bewundern kann...die Helligkeit dürfte besser sein aber einem 4k 120er verzeihe ich das... Das aktuelle 1er ist für mich dann mit ein paar wenigen Abstrichen meine Wollmilchsau. Aktuell habe ich eine Vertragsverlängerung wo ich mir für wirklich gute Preise die Googles, Samsungs und Oppo, OPs dieser Welt dazu nehmen kann...ich zögere die ganze Zeit weil keins davon meine Bedürfnisse erfüllt...ein 1iv wäre noch eine Option, solange würde ich warten aber PinkT hat Sony nicht mehr im Programm.. rausgeflogen. Apple wäre noch eine Option die ich aber eher nie ziehen werde...bin kein Apple Vielleicht sehen wir uns ja mal unterwegs...unsere Stadt ist jedenfalls die Gleiche..mich allerdings eher im Süden und bei dir dürfte es, den Videos nach zu urteilen, eher Norden oder Osten sein. Richtig? PS: ich habe mich in die Photo Pro App eingearbeitet und nutze zu 99,9 Prozent nur noch die manuellen Modi...damit bekommt man schon richtig schöne Bilder hin.

[@lltechview]

Ja ich bin bei Schnappschüssen bei Huawei gelandet, aber ja die bearbeiten viel nach. Das hat sich gebessert ist aber immer noch ein wenig sehr unnatürlich. Da Lobe ich mir die Xperias die so Fotos aufnehmen wie man es eigentlich haben will. Ein wenig HDR tuning und tweaking brauchen sie evtl. noch und vielleicht schadet es nicht auch mal die Farbprofile aus den Kameras auch hier zu ermöglichen für Fotos. Ein HDR+ Modus wäre z.B. recht fein der Schatten noch mehr anheben kann und so zwar unnatürliche, aber fantastisch aussehende Fotos zu machen. Das ist etwas das man sich manchmal wünscht und weswegen ich dann Huawei nutze. Gleicher Grund auch bei Lowlightaufnahmen. Da sind realistische Fotos auch gut, aber dann sollte der Entrauschalgo erwas besser sein und der Nachtmodus evtl. auch manuell konfigurierbar sein. Stärke des anhebens von dunklen Stellen z.B. und Abdunkeln von zu hellen stellen. Das sind alles Parameter die Sony festsetzt für die Automatik und leider in manuellen Modi nicht erlaubt einzusetzen. Ja vielleicht sieht man sich wirklich mal. Im Norden war richtig eingeschätzt. :)

[@nuclearassault3985]

Sony is better

[@bayramcakroglu2757]

Sony ❤️

[@klokskap_]

The iPhones video is horrible, is it KZbin upload making it that bad? Front camera 4K showed not any better performance.

[@lltechview]

I don't think so. Otherwise the Sony footage would be influenced aswell.

[@KumarKumar-fc2gc]

iPhone winning Its not because of hardware...just about editing and refining by image algorithms..

[@abdelmalekchergui3855]

Sony the best

[@ALPHA-ky4sk]

BRO WTF!? CHANGE THE TITLE TO "DOES APPLE HAVE ANY CHANCE!?"

[@lltechview]

Hehe

[@user-nd7vo2km4d]

Sony gud !!!!

[@kheankimhong]

❤❤❤😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

No Iphone images look so fake over process to artificial at all so sorry...

[@sonymobility4955]

SONYは世界一の企業だと思います❗

[@lltechview]

Not the best. But one of the top companies for sure.

[@marvinmas4670]

Sony is very realistic

[@marvinmas4670]

Try the Nokia pureview☺️😊

[@andrimerandaru1442]

Iphone fade 😄

[@raulpavel3d]

Sony is best

[@dlanodnoco2197]

I have watched a lot of comparisons of iPhone 13 pro but this seems the worst comparison I have seen. You are correct that iPhone 13 over-sharpened its photos but colors produced aren't off, in-fact it's a little oversaturated than it was with iPhone 12. And that video coming from iPhone that you've shown is the worst I've seen in all comparison that even my galaxy S10 would beat that. That pictures produced from Sony are very unacceptable from a flagship phone; clarity, sharpness and lowlight quality aren't present in that camera.

[@lltechview]

Cannot be that bad if you saw so many new things :)

[@user-nd7vo2km4d]

Сони снимает в разы лучше, особенно сэлфи камера

[@lltechview]

На самом деле, камера для селфи должна быть одним из самых слабых мест для Sony. (machine translated via google) The selfie cam should be one of the weakest spots for Sony actually.

[@vinterbaereren]

the fuck is wrong with the iphone colors in the first part? lmao both are horrible, nothing can compare to my old trusty nokia 808.

[@lltechview]

Oh yeah Nokia 808 Pureview. I still have one burroed somewhere

[@vinterbaereren]

@@lltechview such a shame nokia is dead :\

[@AndrewSmith-yy4sd]

IPhone hands down. Xperia isn't good in auto mode.

[@fa14bi-78]

This is more of a 50/50 in this case. As The iPhones is a slight low light really just oversharpening anything to a point where you can't even tell out of what material things are made of.

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

I'm still confident that design is the only good thing about Xperia 1 III. Everything else other phones can do better for a way lower price or just meaningless (4k screen, headphone jack).

[@meeeong7482]

Headphone jack is meaningless? For me this is the a must have, such a rarity in a flagship right now

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

@@meeeong7482 I found that having wireless freedom is too convenient to sacrifice it for arguably better wired sound (which I can distinguish anyway). A lot of fresh TWS buds have incredible battery, outstanding sound, very comfortable and don't cost much anymore. So no headphone jack - no problem.

[@meeeong7482]

@@victorrumyantsev3718 so you never try a headphones studio grade before then, for an audiophile 3,5mm will always better than wireless, you can argue, but that's the truth, 3,5mm is a must have for me, if you prefer that way than it's okay, your choice, good luck listening to lossless audio with your tws 👍

[@lltechview]

The headphone jack is very useful for plugging in external microphones. Otherwise you have to handle dongles which is cumbersome. I am happy to have the physical shutter button as it immediately makes more fun taking photos.

[@meeeong7482]

@@lltechview for sure, but sadly this tws trend will slowly erase this port from flagship, i hope Sony will never ever do this, i skipped mate 40 pro because of this, so i prefer 5ii, and now will saving for 1iii

[@rusirubatuwatta8731]

Iphone 13 pro is was better than this xperia..

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

Underprocessed, hazy shots with lack of details look worse than overprocessed iPhone ones. So called natural colors and look of Xperia photos are rather a matter of taste. And I don't consider those photos more natural. I don't like it. iPhone is better. Period.