What They Say
Sony has announced the Xperia Pro 5G smartphone for professional content creators. Unusually, it has an UltraHD 6.5″ HDR OLED display that can be driven from an external HDMI source. That means that it could be used as a field monitor with a suitable camera. Colour support is a BT.2020 color space, DCI-P3 100% color gamut, and calibrated D65 white point. It has Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and backl.
- Supports 4G/LTE & 5G Sub-6/mmWave
- 360 degree; 5G antenna with beamforming
- USB-C Tethering from select cameras
- Three 12MP rear cameras (16/24/70mm)
- Snapdragon 865 5G mobile platform
- Endurance mode extends 5G mmWave usage
- IP65/68 Water and Dust Resistance
- 512GB Storage; Up to 1TB microSDXC Slot
The target market of content creators is clear when you see the price is $2,500.
What We Think
This looks like a lovely product for a videographer and still photographers, but we suspect that there are a lot of cheaper alternatives if you are happy to use separate devices for the monitor and smartphone. I suspect that there continues to be discussion within Sony about the feasibility of staying in the market. I only know one person that bought an Xperia (she’s a keen musician and wanted good audio). However, she grew to hate the software that Sony put on the device and eventually switched to Samsung. (BR)
