Xperia Pro-I review: The 1" sensor that Sony's own RX100 used — in a Snapdragon 888 phone.
The 1-inch sensor phone before Xiaomi.
Xperia Pro-I shipped the same 1.0" Exmor RS sensor used in the Sony RX100 VII compact — two years before Xiaomi 13 Ultra made the format mainstream. It also brought real variable-aperture hardware and 4K 120 fps video to a phone. A camera-enthusiast cult phone, now discontinued.
01Display
96/100At 96/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among legacy flagship phones of 2021 — 10 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
92/100At 92/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among legacy flagship phones of 2021 — 21 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among legacy flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among legacy flagship phones of 2021 — 7 points above the cohort average.
05Build
86/10086/100 puts it above the 83-point average for legacy flagship phones of 2021.
06Video
95/10095/100 — right at the average for legacy flagship phones of 2021.
07Value
60/10060/100 puts it above the 57-point average for legacy flagship phones of 2021.
- 1.0" Exmor RS sensor — same as Sony RX100 VII compact.
- Variable f/2.0-4.0 aperture (real hardware iris).
- 4K 120 fps video — unmatched for the period.
- 3.5 mm jack + microSD + IP68.
- Variable-aperture is two-step (f/2.0 and f/4.0), not continuous.
- $1,799 price was extreme even for camera enthusiasts.
- 12 MP main sensor (no high-res mode).
- Discontinued.
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