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Content creator Sarah Dietschy states, “it almost felt like a camera with a phone attached,” while photographer Dane Isaac talks about the “dedicated shutter button.” We may be getting an updated version of the Xperia 1 III, with a major focus on cameras for professionals. However, rumor has it Sony is working on the Xperia Pro-I, but we may even see the revival of the Xperia Z Tablet. According to a leak on Weibo (via Joshua Single on Twitter), Sony is getting ready to reveal the Sony Xperia Pro-I, and it’s set to feature a 1-inch camera sensor. Plus, another leak suggests we will see a new VR headset that will work hand-in-hand with the smartphone. We won’t know for sure until Sony officially announces the rumored products, but so far fans are in for an intriguing lineup.
How to watch the Sony Xperia announcement
The good news is Sony’s Xperia launch event is completely free to watch, and you can check it out on the company’s official YouTube channel. Once the live stream kicks off, find out everything announced in the video below. It may be tricky to watch it live for those in the US and the UK, seeing as it starts at 11pm and 4am, respectively. Sony has a brilliant reputation when it comes to cameras on the smartphone market, but they usually come at a high price (somewhere around the $1,300 mark). As previously reported, the rumored Sony Xperia 1 IV is expected to boast a quad 48MP camera setup. Will the upcoming smartphone deliver impressive camera specs at a more affordable price? Only time will tell. The Sony Xperia announcement follows a number of live events in Techtober, including the Apple ‘Unleashed’ event, the big Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro reveal, and the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 event. While we wait for Sony’s big reveal, check out everything announced over the past week, and find out the best smartphones on the market today.
