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Sony Xperia Pro review
The Sony Xperia Pro is aimed at creatives and professionals who take photography, filmmaking and live video production seriously. The $2,500 5G phone doubles as a 4K camera monitor and can be used to broadcast live 4K streaming video to platforms like YouTube. The Xperia Pro isn’t for everyone. It’s for content creators, photographers and…
Iain Wilks
February 13, 2021 at 1:54 pm
Far too Niche. Not exactly something for everyone or anyone for that matter.
Iain Wilks
February 13, 2021 at 5:51 pm
@Little patience for self righteous moral hypocrites Well we shall just pretend none of these people have a smartphone already then ?
Little patience for self righteous moral hypocrites
February 13, 2021 at 5:57 pm
@Iain Wilks which of them has an HDMI port? Or a 360 degree 5G antenna? Or is made specifically to work with their pro equipment……most of it already being SONY equipment (Alpha cameras, FX video cameras, Cine Alta etc…)? You do understand that existing smartphones made for mass consumption are not actually professional devices (no matter what name they slap on them), and nor do they do what this phone does for professionals? You do know that Apple and Samsung don’t make the camera, and video equipment used by professionals?
Iain Wilks
February 13, 2021 at 6:15 pm
@Little patience for self righteous moral hypocrites We shall see if it makes it onto production then ? I know plenty of pro photographers who don’t use of need this kind or tech. Biggest fail IMHO is the size of the image when it’s being used as a viewfinder.
Manveer Ghuman
February 13, 2021 at 9:18 pm
@Iain Wilks you do realize big companies will be paying for this device for their employees.
Iain Wilks
February 13, 2021 at 9:53 pm
@Manveer Ghuman Again let’s see if it makes it into production. Also the 5g support isn’t exactly relevant at this time. Limited coverage and stability in most countries.
Si Rudge
February 13, 2021 at 1:55 pm
$2500 😂😂😂🤦♂️
Callum Sewell
February 13, 2021 at 2:10 pm
MKBHD has a great video on this phone, would highly recommend it.
TheEseJandro
February 13, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Mr Mobile made a really in Depth video covering everything.
deairreo hill
February 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm
U Sound like dude from spongebob that hid pickles underneath his tongue
anishkumar1987
February 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm
Man cnet is way way late than MKBHD. Already saw MKBHD review week back.
Jake
February 13, 2021 at 2:29 pm
MKBHD’s video wasn’t a review. He explained how it was the only “Pro” Phone. So this is actually ahead of Marque’s video
Juan Jose
February 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm
2500?!?!
Might as well buy yourself a Sony A7RII and a lens, and iPhone SE with that money.
David Rajchman
February 13, 2021 at 4:50 pm
and where is the 5G live brodacasting ang cinema monitor part in your setup?
this phone is for people who don’t ask “how much?” and you are clearly not one of them (neither am I)
Little patience for self righteous moral hypocrites
February 13, 2021 at 5:44 pm
And how would that give a professional what they need to do their job? You realise that all the equipment you would need to buy to be able to have a pro set up for photos, video, workflow, broadcasting etc…..would cost at least as much as the Xperia pro…..most likely more.
Arga Agt
February 13, 2021 at 2:36 pm
Even Sony know they make it for niche market and you still comparing with a normal phone, ckckck
Cody Eason
February 13, 2021 at 2:36 pm
Not talking about it’s cameras was such bull
Aventknight17
February 13, 2021 at 2:40 pm
My review : Pass.
POTATO
February 13, 2021 at 3:09 pm
it have a HDMI port….yup…thats all
sugreev2001
February 13, 2021 at 3:24 pm
$2500!
Jonathan Ng
February 13, 2021 at 4:09 pm
Nothing more than a phone just for fan boys and pros but mostly Fanboys
simon
February 13, 2021 at 4:53 pm
Just use a remote old iPad for camera display. Where you been?
Lhar Capili
February 13, 2021 at 4:55 pm
Congratulations SONY
Read my ABOUT section PLEASE
February 13, 2021 at 5:05 pm
Sorry for being here but I badly need your compassion. 💚 Do you have an extra $1? Saving to get a working laptop – to start a homebased job. No more opportunity outside. Swear, I am not a bad person. Lost so much since 2020. 😳
mouad Elmaqass
February 13, 2021 at 5:43 pm
It’s for no one, Sony should stop making this weird and stupid phones
Little patience for self righteous moral hypocrites
February 13, 2021 at 5:51 pm
Reading some of the comments it’s absolutely mind boggling how many people (who supposedly follow tech) cannot get their heads around a phone being an actual professional device (not just a marketing gimmick), and being made for, having a feature set, and being priced for actual professionals. It’s not a mass market consumer phone and no one is pretending it is. It’s literally a phone that can double as several pro devices, and fit into SONY’s pro camera eco-system (alpha cameras, Airpeak drone, FX video cameras). But instead you have morons whining about the price, and making idiotic comments about iphones. Apple’s marketing sure has succeeded at making a whole bunch of people clueless, or believing that there’s only one way to do anything 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦. These same people defend Apple charging 2500 bucks for a monitor stand. And if Apple had made an actual professional level device like this they would be jizzing themselves over it.
forme1981
February 13, 2021 at 6:55 pm
Well, I watched professional photographers’ blog, this phone lacks many features other external screens Sony also sales. For external storage, the phone’s memory card is no better than the camera’s. 5G connection is only for city vlogger
Manveer Ghuman
February 13, 2021 at 9:17 pm
Exactly
teitake
February 13, 2021 at 7:00 pm
This is a great product for 1% of people and useless for 99% of us.
Elvis Becirovic
February 13, 2021 at 9:59 pm
I can’t stand to listen to this dude
R B
February 13, 2021 at 10:18 pm
But does it have iMessage?
Kab-Oi Chutharat
February 13, 2021 at 10:27 pm
This price tag without Snapdragon 888 but 865….
Hectors Quintero
February 13, 2021 at 11:29 pm
Sounds like the villain from toy story✌🏽
Verbs describe us #culturacastildeviata #artgoeson
February 13, 2021 at 11:53 pm
whoa… when this will be availablw worldwide?
Aaron Crawford
February 14, 2021 at 1:17 am
Nice to see someone enthusiastic about this and understands what it is and isn’t
Tec em dia
February 14, 2021 at 1:21 am
👏 👏 👏 👏 🇧🇷
mTc - MobileTechCrisis
February 14, 2021 at 2:26 am
We love to see a more budget friendly phone from Sony, just like the Samsung S20 FE.
MuhdZikry
February 14, 2021 at 4:37 am
how about xperia 5 ii
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:11 am
L or 10 series
C Alvz
February 14, 2021 at 3:44 am
Should’ve atleast have a Snapdragon 870 and 5000mAh battery atleast
gemini 6179
February 14, 2021 at 4:14 am
This is great for a cheap setup for live broadcast instead of using a news van. A7sIII, Xperia Pro, led lights.
sherri moquin
February 14, 2021 at 4:22 am
I’d like to see more video reviews of Sony phones
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:02 am
Me too!
sherri moquin
February 14, 2021 at 11:13 pm
@S_TechiExperience I hear you
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:23 pm
@sherri moquin I also want to see more independent channels focused mainly on Sony. WhatGear, Btekt, etc. have a lot of Sony content, but they show other brands too. I think I’m the only independent channel that focuses on Sony…
sherri moquin
February 14, 2021 at 11:30 pm
@S_TechiExperience yeah I want to see that too and sony phones are still good and whats btekt
A Q
February 14, 2021 at 5:11 am
the battery XPERIA PRO as an external monitor lasts “for hours” or “four hours”?
Hendrik
February 14, 2021 at 9:31 am
For
A Q
February 14, 2021 at 5:14 am
This should not be sold as a phone -this beast is a Swiss Army Knife for professionals. If you only use this as a phone/camera you have overspent by $1,500.
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:05 am
True
Loki27
February 14, 2021 at 6:59 am
Horrible horrible photos….useless without a real camera attached to it. Glorified monitor basically
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:08 am
With a modem, encoder and built in battery to do what’s it’s supposed to do in a portable package: live broadcast via 5g
Z'Lt4 Lt4zz
February 14, 2021 at 8:25 am
🔥💯💯💯🤙🏽🤙🏽👌🏽👏🏽
Verse
February 14, 2021 at 8:33 am
I will never buy a Sony phone… never. Just look at it.
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:20 am
It’s not for you.
milosevic bojan
February 14, 2021 at 9:14 am
2500$ too much, 1500$ still a lot but acceptable. There’s nothing to justify 2500$ price. And phone releases is one year later
S_TechiExperience
February 14, 2021 at 11:05 am
Cheaper than the alternative FYI
divyesh surti
February 14, 2021 at 12:36 pm
Ok so to show that my cam module is cool I have to spend 2500$ for this. Next fruit!
Potomacstud
February 14, 2021 at 1:41 pm
$2500 ? Deal breaker !
Naveen Krishna
February 14, 2021 at 3:01 pm
Hello bro I new sony xperia 1ii phone by camara photo pro app how to use u one time teaching bro
avenuePad
February 14, 2021 at 4:06 pm
I disagree that the Xperia 1 ii and 5 ii are meant for “pros”. It’s a consumer phone with a fully featured camera. If you can customize your iOS 14 homescreens with that convoluted method of downloading images to switch icons then fiddling around with camera features is a breeze. Knowing how to use proper camera settings is not a steep learning curve. Everyone, and their dog, is a photographer now. Just watch a couple YouTube tutorials and you’re on your way.
Oh, and you can now officially rig the Sony Xperia 1 ii and 5 ii to work as a camera monitor.
真幸福
February 14, 2021 at 4:51 pm
👍👍👍
Sati
February 14, 2021 at 5:24 pm
Oh wow this phone is kinda dope. Love the design. Who sells Sony phones because I never see them?
Dee T
February 14, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Amazon, eBay etc.
Sati
February 16, 2021 at 4:42 am
@Dee T Is there anywhere you can walk in store and get them?
Dee T
February 16, 2021 at 7:13 am
@Sati if you live in North America then the answer is no.
apdroid geek
February 15, 2021 at 2:17 am
Omg its adorable
O _ O i nose
February 15, 2021 at 7:00 am
WOW! Finally a phone for professionals! Time to throw away thousands of dollars of superior and much more efficient gear, and buy this instead! So useful! Instead of having a 10 inch external monitor, I can have a 5 inch one with no controls! Thanks Sony!
Roman Shocker
February 15, 2021 at 12:55 pm
Can the other monitors make calls? Do they have 5g? do they have 4k display? Can i record live? Can i play game and install apps?
Raja Harris Imran
February 15, 2021 at 8:26 am
Xperia pro king of camera
Zwinter Anderson
February 15, 2021 at 8:55 am
I am legitmately confused
Did some of you not watch the video and understand what was being said?
Like damn it’s been repeated this phone isn’t for average consumers it’s for; like it’s name suggests ‘Pros’.
And I know other companies release ‘Pro’ phones but only as a marketing ploy but when Sony says Pro they literally mean for Professionals not us normies
Giani Tanase
February 15, 2021 at 11:30 am
Bro did u sell ur channel to ur work sad
Roman Shocker
February 15, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Samsung makes a folding phone with a cheap plastic screen that has crease for $2500 and doesn’t do any different aside from a bigger folding screen and reviewers praised it lol..but xperia pro is overpriced to them lol…
Roman Shocker
February 15, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Samsung makes a folding phone with a cheap plastic screen that has crease for $2500 and doesn’t do any different, only has bigger screen and reviewers praised it lol..but xperia pro is overpriced to them lol…
Christian Alegría
February 16, 2021 at 6:06 am
Sony:I’ll make the real pro smartphone
Also Sony:Use Google Photos as visualizer of multimedia content
EPIC FAIL!
Ibelieve Creation
February 17, 2021 at 2:37 pm
Sony has album app for it.
Trent Airliners World
February 16, 2021 at 8:04 am
I would continue to use Sony phones… if I have enough money tho
Pixels
February 18, 2021 at 5:25 am
The Xperia 1 ii is the same device (but w/o HDMI in) at only $1,000
Trent Airliners World
February 18, 2021 at 1:36 pm
@Pixels using the iPhone SE at the moment!
sahalaalberto
February 16, 2021 at 9:31 am
The screen on this phone show that it’s intended for specific consumer. Xperia Pro have 4K screen that can display 1 Billion colors, compare that with Samsung Galaxy S21, that can only display 16 million colors, cmiiw..
fajri Kurniawan
February 16, 2021 at 10:30 am
that mean is real “pro” for real profesional
Benjamin Stephen
February 16, 2021 at 2:25 pm
This phone totally nailed it. Now we know why it’s pricey
Mohamed Siyan
February 16, 2021 at 2:27 pm
I am not a Youtuber, Videographer, Reporter, Broadcaster OR a photographer but I still want this piece.
MASTER HIMOD
February 16, 2021 at 4:08 pm
Iphone will rape sony
Richard Avery
February 16, 2021 at 6:54 pm
That is a beautiful phone. It reminds me of the Lenovo IBM style laptops that were utilitarian and black…
Michael Hughes
February 16, 2021 at 7:18 pm
So many phones.Too many phones! Maybe you should change your name to Cellnet instead of Cnet.
Ömer Tr
February 17, 2021 at 12:15 am
SonyXperia come to TURKEY türkiye pazarına geri dön sonyXperia 🙏🇹🇷
JoungWoo Kim
February 17, 2021 at 1:54 am
충선선 꽂는데 여는건 신박하다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Just Tom
February 17, 2021 at 2:51 am
The price is beyond humanity.
Nesbitt David
February 17, 2021 at 2:53 am
I came for the review and stayed for the “hcHdmi”
Víctor H. Gonzalez
February 17, 2021 at 3:59 am
Lol
M R
February 17, 2021 at 4:50 am
This thing is pricier than my decades old MercB car
Forefather Of Mankind
February 17, 2021 at 3:29 pm
I would like to buy your Merc … I hope it isn’t a toy car though …
Dave Vee
February 17, 2021 at 9:08 am
It’s overpriced. 🙄
Karim Sadouni
February 17, 2021 at 9:26 am
Very nice phone
Akshara Pradeep
February 17, 2021 at 3:56 pm
Sony xperia pro
Galaxy s21 ultra
Iphone 12 pro max
Pixal 5
Which is best camera phone?
Təyyar Səfərov
February 17, 2021 at 9:29 pm
Sharp ve Sony Azerbaycan bazarinda niye yoxdur? Sharp ve Sony dunyanin en guclu sirketlerindendir.
Thomas Chong
February 18, 2021 at 5:53 pm
Amazing with Pro price tag 😂😜
Saabir Ismail
February 18, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Sadly Sony doesn’t have any interest in UAE market.
Xmoppet
February 19, 2021 at 12:05 am
Nice Design for everyone! who has a good taste and stile!