At the end of October, Sony held a product launch conference launching the Chinese version of the Xperia Pro-I, the latest flagship smartphone offering from Sony.
The phone will finally be up for pre-order for Chinese customers starting November 22, and will go on sale at 8 PM December 6th for 10,999 yuan ($1720). Furthermore, the phone’s vlog monitor accessory is expected to cost around 1000 yuan (150 dollars).
Sony Xperia PRO-I
It sports a 6.5-inch 4K HDR (3,840×1,644 pixels) OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, a 21:9 aspect ratio, and 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut. Its display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, while the back gets Gorilla Glass 6 protection. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC paired with 12GB of RAM and 512 GB storage. There’s also a microSD card slot, allowing you to further expand the storage capacity up to 1TB on the device. The phone hosts a 4,500mAh battery with 30W fast charging support, giving 50 percent battery life in 30 minutes. Sony Xperia Pro-I gets IPX5 and IPX8 ratings for water resistance and IP6X rating for dust resistance. The phone measures 166x72x8.9mm and weighs 211 grams. The Sony smartphone also features Dolby Atmos for the built-in speakers.
In the design department, the Sony Xperia Pro-I is designed with a focus on function over form featuring frosted glass matte-black finish and rigid rails going all along the side, making the phone easier to grip. It has a dedicated shutter button on the right spine that you can press to access the camera, then half-press to focus and full press to snap a picture. Sony has also introduced a Vlog Monitor that acts as an accessory and enables you to vlog using the phone’s rear camera with greater ease.
Sony Xperia PRO-I Camera
It wouldn’t be a lie if someone described this device as a phone attached to a camera, as the phone is clearly built for photography and content creation enthusiasts.
The Xperia Pro-I features a triple rear camera setup. It gets a 12-megapixel 1-inch type Exmor RS sensor with a variable aperture ranging from f/2.0 to f/4.0 as its primary camera. It also features a 12-megapixel 1/2.9-inch Exmor RS sensor with an f/2.4 aperture lens, and another 12-megapixel 1/2.5-inch Exmor RS sensor with an f/2.2 aperture lens. The rear cameras also get optical image stabilization (OIS).
For selfies and video calls, the Sony Xperia Pro-I sports an 8-megapixel 1/4-inch sensor with an f/2.0 aperture lens. The smartphone gets a dedicated shutter button and a shortcut key that can be customized as per the user’s preference.
The new Sony Xperia flagship smartphone records videos in 21:9 video format at 4K resolution and 120 frames per second. It comes with a Cinematography Pro mode that lets users adjust various settings. Sony’s Vlog Monitor acts as a secondary display that attaches at the back of the Xperia Pro-I.
Other features
Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, dual-band Wi-Fi with 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, Bluetooth v5.2, USB Type-C, NFC, and a 3.5mm headphone jack that can act as a microphone input. Onboard sensors include A-GPS, A-GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, and a fingerprint.
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