As expected, Sony today unveiled its latest high-end smartphone, the Sony Xperia Pro-I. This is the first smartphone with a 1″-inch photo sensor to be released outside of Japan.
First of all, it’s important to get the obvious roadblock out of the way for this smartphone to be a global phenomenon, its price. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the Xperia Pro-I also arrives at a price that can hardly be considered affordable: €1,799.
In addition, if you have some change in your pocket after buying the new top of the range, you can still invest in Vlog Monitor (€ 120) and the protective cover necessary to use this monitor (€.100).
Price out of the way, let’s see the wonders that the Sony Xperia Pro-I brings us.
Sony Xperia Pro-I arrives equipped with a popular camera sensor compact
We usually see manufacturers developing photographic sensors thinking exclusively smartphone market due to space constraints. In this case, Sony decided to get the sensor from one of its most popular compact cameras, the RX100 VII.
As expected, they made a point of pointing out that the sensor was “ optimized for smartphone.”