Sony Xperia Pro Teardown: Larger Cooling Chamber than in Gaming Phones

For $2,500 you can get an all-around plastic-protected Sony Pro phone with HDMI input and mmWave antennas from Sony, which has to show in the teardown from JerryRigEverything where Sony invested all the money. Possibly in the complex cooling system that even cannot found in gaming phones.

The age of the expensive Xperia 1 II – it was launched a year ago – speaks against the broad availability of the “most expensive Rugged”, which can also be used as a control monitor for HDMI sources -Phones of all time”.

Nevertheless, it is interesting to watch the teardown video of YouTuber Zack Nelson in the JerryRigEverything channel after the durability test – Sony designed the Xperia Pro de facto as a rugged outdoor phone. In the latest JerryRigEverything video we saw thick plastic edges around the display, and interestingly enough, the frame and the back also consist of the polycarbonate that is used in cheap phones and recently some Samsung Galaxy flagships.

After all, the Xperia Sony Pro stands out from the mass of current smartphones, not only in terms of cost. In contrast to the Xperia 1 II (available here at Amazon and Bhphotovideo for $1,098), Sony has omitted the glass back and instead installed a plastic back panel that was glued to make it water and dust resistant.

Nevertheless, it is much easier to remove than one of the widely used glass sandwich housings. Inside we see a very tidy, but also complex design with many puzzle pieces. It is noticeable that the heat from the four mm-wave 5G antennas is dissipated via graphite pads because the plastic chassis would have disadvantages in this regard. That will probably also be the reason why Sony has what is probably the largest vapor chamber of all smartphones, and that even includes gaming phones. After all, we now know where a large part of the costs has been invested: In the complex cooling system.

Sony Xperia Pro is available to purchase on Amazon.com and Bhphotovideo.com online stores, where Sony estimates the somewhat aged flagship to be $2,498.