Sony Xperia Pro expected to cost $200-300 more than the vanilla Xperia 1 II

16 March 2020
The phone is aimed at pros who want to use the phone to broadcast footage from their Alpha cameras over 5G mmWave.

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  • 16 Mar 2020

I guess I am going with Xiaomi then.

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    • KZK
    • 16 Mar 2020

    Anonymous, 16 Mar 2020Sony blocks by software. www.xda-developers.com/sony-xp... moreThe way I see it, if its blocked, its useless to talk about it. Still a 60Hz screen phone on real life usage.

    For newer Xperia, it uses software to achieve as it has 90Hz screen. If they use the same MotionFlow tech as their TV does, it will be good.


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      • Anonymous
      • LQu
      • 16 Mar 2020

      Anonymous, 16 Mar 2020Xperia 1 :60hz Z2 premium : 60 hzSony blocks by software.

      www.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-xz-premium-hidden-120hz-screen-mode-razer-phone/

      www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-confirms-120-Hz-display-mode-support-for-the-XZ-Premium.301636.0.html

      www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-120-hz-display-mode-853299/

      " For context, the Xperia XZ Premium display panel supports 3 screen modes: 1080p@60fps, 2160p@60fps, and lastly the disabled 1080p@120fps mode. This disabled high frame rate mode can be enabled by reverting this commit to the display panel configuration in the kernel source code."

      " It turns out that there are more Sony devices that have a hidden 120Hz display mode disabled by the kernel. XDA Recognized Developer Myself5 went digging into the source to confirm to us that the Sony Xperia X, Sony Xperia X Performance, Sony Xperia XZ, Sony Xperia XZ1, Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, Sony Xperia XA2, and Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra all support this screen mode. Basically, any new Sony phone except for the Sony Xperia X Compact should support this mode."

      " “Please note that the [XZ Premium] supports 120Hz in terms of video decoding capability but we have opted to strike a balance between power consumption and consumer benefit (in terms of frame rate),” a representative told Android Authority in an emailed response."



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        • Anonymous
        • vry
        • 16 Mar 2020

        Shui8, 16 Mar 2020Its aimed for professional people, not some average consumer.Shhhhhhhhhh. Don't tell them.

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          • Anonymous
          • Kxr
          • 16 Mar 2020

          Anonymous, 16 Mar 2020"Transform" aka kills battery insanely fast10-15% battery loss isn't much.
          Look at GSMARENA endurance ratings for 120hz phones.
          Plus these phones are shipping with tech to charge your phone at 45W, 65W.
          While Sony, not only giving smaller battery but weak fast charging technology.
          You obviously never used a 120hz phone.

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            • yuka
            • KSC
            • 16 Mar 2020

            Glad to know that the return of the headphone jack and the power button as a fingerprint scanner are now "key features" !!
            As a very happy XZ1C user, i am waiting for another key feature before giving my money back to Sony: a compact format and the return of the 16:9 screen ratio. You see, something usable, with only one hand. A Pro feature! The Mark III maybe ?

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              • Anonymous
              • XFP
              • 16 Mar 2020

              Anonymous, 16 Mar 2020Xperia 1 = 120Hz XZ2 Premium = 144 Hz If phones with QH... moreXperia 1 :60hz
              Z2 premium : 60 hz

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                • Anonymous
                • XFP
                • 16 Mar 2020

                AnonD-921183, 16 Mar 2020Camera quality depends on people's taste. No professional p... more"If I count people using Z1-Z5 (5-8 years ago) series from Sony this day right now, that number will be more than S8 (3 yrs ago) users. That will answer your question." Lol hhhhhh.

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                  • AnonD-921183
                  • 60c
                  • 16 Mar 2020

                  Flgshp2020, 16 Mar 20204k display is a gimmick on a sub 7 inch screen size. Besid... moreAre you high??? 4K HDR display on 6 inch phones is none sense for you but 16GB RAM with crappy ram management on your phone makes more sense???

                  Coming to 120 Hz, unless you play 24/7 with notification bar and scrolling twitter, you would not even be able to notice difference between 60Hz and 120Hz. Another Gimmick for uneducated people like you.

                  108MP with pixel binning and 100x zoom with shitty image quality, I don't even want to argue with these. Pure crap.
                  You obviously never used any Sony mobile do you?? Buy those Chinese mobiles with 64MP and 108MP. You deserve that crap.

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                    • AnonD-921183
                    • 60c
                    • 16 Mar 2020

                    The Last Oracle, 16 Mar 2020And yet in 2 places that matter the most, Sony ranks nowher... moreCamera quality depends on people's taste. No professional photographer likes fake colours of Samsung/Apple. Sony produces most accurate images without crap oversaturation softwares. Samsung pics are good for instagram but not for people who wants to keep images as memories.

                    Customer satisfaction: Leaving the past 3-4 years (they f** up following other companies like curvy edges, curvy display..). If I count people using Z1-Z5 (5-8 years ago) series from Sony this day right now, that number will be more than S8 (3 yrs ago) users. That will answer your question.

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                      • Joban
                      • Dkt
                      • 16 Mar 2020

                      AnonD-921183, 16 Mar 2020You have no Problem with S20 Ultra Price?? Gimmicky 108MP a... moreYou are true hero..great opinion

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                        • AnonD-558092
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                        • 16 Mar 2020

                        1200CAD?!? Wow that's a great price. Undercutting the S20 and Note10! That's really wow.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • LQu
                          • 16 Mar 2020

                          Flgshp2020, 16 Mar 20204k display is a gimmick on a sub 7 inch screen size. Besid... moreXperia 1 = 120Hz
                          XZ2 Premium = 144 Hz

                          If phones with QHD 90Hz + over 4000mAh have issues with battery, do you want them to unlock the 120 on 4K screen?

                          Do not forget it has almost 3x more pixels to push than Rog II ....

                          Gimmick = considered useless until Samsung, Apple or chinese adopts.

                          Before Samsung decided to use, things like IP rating, OIS, Qi charging, QHD, stereo speakers were all called gimmick.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 16 Mar 2020

                            Flgshp2020, 16 Mar 20204k display is a gimmick on a sub 7 inch screen size. Besid... more"Transform" aka kills battery insanely fast

                              Shanti Dope, 16 Mar 2020At least you're not missing out anything from it. Yes, you ... more4k display is a gimmick on a sub 7 inch screen size.
                              Besides 3k on Samsung is pretty good enough for most people.
                              Sony misses out on 120hz display which truly transforms your user experience.

                              Galaxy S20 series, Oppo Find X2 Pro, Huawei p40 pro way ahead of Sony this year with higher refresh rate display.

                                Shanti Dope, 16 Mar 2020Don't worry, this one won't have focusing issues when recor... moreFocusing issue only exists on the S20 ultra. Most ppl will rather get the s20/s20+ which has none of the autofocus problems over the Xperia 1 II.

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                                  • KZK
                                  • 16 Mar 2020

                                  Its aimed for professional people, not some average consumer.

                                    AnonD-921183, 16 Mar 2020You have no Problem with S20 Ultra Price?? Gimmicky 108MP a... moreAnd yet in 2 places that matter the most, Sony ranks nowhere.
                                    1. Camera quality.
                                    2. Customer satisfaction.


                                    The 4k HDR screen seems great, and has been around for a while on Sony flagships. It would nice to see screenshots of pics with QHD and 4k and see the difference in detail. Plus, brightness and colours accuracy and randking on Display Mate should help get a perspective, as would battery life.

                                      AnonD-921183, 16 Mar 2020You have no Problem with S20 Ultra Price?? Gimmicky 108MP a... moreYou're on point... I'm getting a Sony this year

                                      It's so much better than what others are offering...

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                                        • 16 Mar 2020

                                        I have a feeling that the Xperia Pro is meant for photographers who have some Sony Alpha camera. It's more of a companion smartphone.

                                        I guess we'll wait for either the Xperia 1 Mark III or to be bundled with the PS5.