Sony Xperia Z5 Premium screen test: A (really) close look

21 November, 2015
We just got our hands on a retail unit of the Xperia Z5 Premium, but before we started our review routine, we spent some time marveling its 4K screen. Marveling quickly turned into examining and before you know it, we set out on a mission to find out whether we would readily spot the difference to other 5.5-inch smartphones with lower resolution.

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  • AnonD-79180
  • vIh
  • 25 Nov 2015

Dual heatpipes, 25 Nov 2015All in all is trolling, the Amoled display not such good, I... moreWell that is not the mistake of the AMOLED panel itself. S6 and Note 5 have a basic mode where the color temperature is 6653K closest to the reference value of 6500K among all smartphones.

AMOLED's are capable of displaying natural and lifelike colors, only thing is that the manufacturers should add the appropriate mode. Except Samsung , Nokia and a few others , they usually don't because 85% people prefer vibrant and saturated colors

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    • meh
    • PxV
    • 25 Nov 2015

    4k is useless without vr. Sony has stupid marketing plan. They should sell z5 together with vr utilities.

      AnonD-79180, 24 Nov 2015The less sub-pixel per pixel argument becomes moot when the... moreAll in all is trolling, the Amoled display not such good, I hate the Amoled unnatural color very much!

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        • dasman
        • Yc3
        • 25 Nov 2015

        Vivo and/or Sharp will be the first ones to incorporate an always ON 4k didplay. Technically Samsung too cause I'm pretty sure they have one in store for CES soon.

        Samsung 4k AMOLED. Hot giddigy damn. Will be the best one out of then all.

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          • Anonymous
          • 7Xr
          • 25 Nov 2015

          I remember the days when people are crying over 1080p display, saying that it is overkill and 720p is more than enough.

          Whether we like it or not, 4K is the future of smartphone displays. It's just that, Sony implemented it first!

          The detractors will surely eat their words in the future. I'm afraid of the increasing population of obese!

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            • Anonymous
            • nIU
            • 24 Nov 2015

            AnonD-9000, 24 Nov 2015Only android oem sheeps cares about this useless high densi... morePlural for sheep is sheep, NOT, sheeps! Why not go troll elsewhere where your opinions might really matter...?

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              • Anonymous
              • Ibx
              • 24 Nov 2015

              Anonymous, 24 Nov 2015Crapple and Samesung lovers, pl go 2 ur blog and leave us S... moreSo True, but there just future Sony flagships cell users in disguise. Lol

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                • toli kau la
                • wHS
                • 24 Nov 2015

                xperia z5p dual means dual sim?have two simcard slots?aiyayai

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                  • Anonymous
                  • ijh
                  • 24 Nov 2015

                  AadiRizvi, 23 Nov 2015Dude stop smoking Apple.Crapple and Samesung lovers, pl go 2 ur blog and leave us Sony users to discuss in peace.

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                    • AnonD-79180
                    • M7Y
                    • 24 Nov 2015

                    max, 24 Nov 2015Note 1 has a 720p display and not a 1080p one. Plus samsung... moreThe less sub-pixel per pixel argument becomes moot when the display goes 1080p in resolution and beyond.
                    Displaymate, professional reviewers of display , rate Note 5 as the best display available. The SuperAMOLED's have been winning the display wars since the time of Note 3, so much so that even Apple is considering using AMOLED displays from Samsung in upcoming iPhones,
                    Also let me remind you that SuperAMOLED displays have inherently better response time and viewing angles than LCD's. No additional tech is needed to make them better thereby reducing costs in the long run. Additionally , AMOLED displays are thinner than LCD's therefore the world's thinnest phones have AMOLED displays.

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                      • Mochabey
                      • SYf
                      • 24 Nov 2015

                      Sony is the best phone

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                        • max
                        • vIY
                        • 24 Nov 2015

                        Anonymous, 23 Nov 2015 If Y compare 1080p on 5,3 Note1 display with 1440p on 5,7 ... moreNote 1 has a 720p display and not a 1080p one. Plus samsung uses pentile matrix which results in less amount of subpixels per pixel therefore a samsung amoled pentile display will have poorer quality as compared to a same resolution non-pentile display. A lower resolution pentile display will only make the matter worse.

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                          • AnonD-265082
                          • Nnx
                          • 24 Nov 2015

                          There is a difference! You just need to have a microscope on you 24/7.

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                            • bharat
                            • w43
                            • 24 Nov 2015

                            sony's marketing plan by pulling more users for premium phones but it will be uttery failure by next year bcz they processor sucks while gaming that display is goona juice up they whole battery

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                              • AnonD-391800
                              • MjZ
                              • 24 Nov 2015

                              Anonymous, 23 Nov 2015And performance will suck with upcoming games...Quite an ignorant comment there
                              All one needs to look is yt z5 p gameplay tests, which show it is flawless in game performance

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Ibx
                                • 24 Nov 2015

                                My Christmas present 2015.

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                                  • AnonD-9000
                                  • PxV
                                  • 24 Nov 2015

                                  Only android oem sheeps cares about this useless high density pixels screen lol.. They are sheeps anyway

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                                    • AnonD-4254
                                    • t}p
                                    • 23 Nov 2015

                                    See, there's a general rule...
                                    To make Overall detail double, you would have to go 4 times on resolution because its a square.
                                    So, basically, compared to a 2K, a 4K screen is about 1.4 times better on details approx. mathematically.

                                    If you combine that with an unusual pixel arrangement, then you might lose any significant advantage from the above factor too.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Ibx
                                      • 23 Nov 2015

                                      AnonD-146024, 23 Nov 2015I did't find a slight difference in image quality when I up... moreHello, your comparing apples with oranges haha

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                                        • AnonD-124721
                                        • tR@
                                        • 23 Nov 2015

                                        Let's see if this phone ticks all my preferences for a new smartphone:
                                        Waterproof body, check. Micro SD compatibility, check (I have a lot of flac files from 3 64gb SD cards, and 2 64gb SD cards with pictures from my Canon and Sony full frame cameras). Beautiful design, check. Dual front speakers, check. Bluetooth LDAC, check (I use Sony Mdr Bluetooth headphones). PS4 compatibility, check. 4k video recording for more than 10 minutes, check (upload to YouTube will be easier than ever, with quality to boot). Easy connection to a 4k TV, without resolution downscaling, check. Well, it's never been easy to buy a new smartphone. Thank you, Sony. PS. I'm typing from an S6, and also a favorite. But I don't want my SD cards collecting dust.