Sony officially unveils its new Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact flagships

26 February 2018
Rounded bodies, 18:9 panels, no headphone jacks, it's a bold new direction for the Xperia family.

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Tann Hauser, 26 Feb 2018They ommited the headphone jack. Thats an absolute dealbrea... moreSame here, I was very much disappointed by that design. They should have fired their design engineers. Not to mention the old favorite headphone jack. Maybe they want to sell more of their high end Bluetooth headphones with LDAC that's why they removed the jack but I'm not a fan of Bluetooth headset because of the latency issue.

    AnonD-690051, 26 Feb 2018wow.. wht happn to you? you dont want to defend this brand... moreThey ommited the headphone jack. Thats an absolute dealbreaker for me. So yeah, not a fan of these Xperias.
    Everything else on it I like, except back fp scanner and 18:9 screen, but I could compromise with that.

    Really a shame, with all the innovations like 4k hdr video recording, haptic vibration system, new algorithm motion eye camera, 3d scanner on both cameras...that they come up with that, and jack the jack, the one of most important feature to me.
    So yup, design is flawed and stupid. I just cant fan that.
    And seems numerous other Xperia fans think the same, some about the fp scanner, some about downgrade of front cam....
    All in all, it doesnt look good for Sony this time around.

    And I seriously doubt they will keep the jack on upcoming XZ2 premium.

    Guess they have to learn about arrogance the hard way, just like Htc did with the jack also, or apple with iphone X screen, or Sammy with S6 sd card.

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      • Anonymous
      • ncG
      • 26 Feb 2018

      treater, 26 Feb 2018Samsung sucks as it is Keep talking and babbling whatever you want. The new Samsung flagships of 2018 are better in any way than this Sony junk of this year. Sony not even design and produce processors for smartphones, for that and for other feature things that the Samsung flagships have you should shut up because you don't have any arguments for talking something against the the Galaxy S9/S9+ duo.

        Anonymous, 26 Feb 2018The compact version look ugly ughh. XZ2 looks fine but why... morei think theyremoved the 3.5 mm jack maybe because they wanted to make the speaker louder and for the new dynamic vibration thingy, maybe the XZ2 can function like a PS4 controller ? Dunno but it seems it's a bit of a gimmick until the reviews come in. Also maybe it's because they hace switched to a totally new form factor, it seems rarely any manufacturer dies it right, i think, when they jump on 18.9 or 16.9

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          • AnonD-558092
          • r7b
          • 26 Feb 2018

          Lemme get this straight:

          The phones are quite thick, they have small batteries (compared to other flagships which are thinner) and thet do not have the audio jack?!?

          Never let the intern design your flagships. Costs nothing, but will cost you now.

          Also not jumping yet on QHD but jumping on 18:9 craze.. I am disappointed by this year's release, even if they finally gave in the people reclaiming an upgrade of their old box design (it was overused, but was better than this one, looks like the HTC U11).

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            • AnonD-690051
            • thw
            • 26 Feb 2018

            Tann Hauser, 26 Feb 2018 So? You think they ll survive the year? Maybe come back ... morewow.. wht happn to you?
            you dont want to defend this brand again? you finally open your eyes?

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              • Handyfan
              • 32a
              • 26 Feb 2018

              Sony Listen! You are famous for your good music phones. Why on earth do you follow this stupid trend of removing 3.5 mm audio jack. Very disappointing!!! I have tried htc u11 before with adapter. It is NOT a good experience. Therefore I sold the phone. Bring the 3.5 mm audio jack back or you will loose customers.

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                • Handyfan
                • 32a
                • 26 Feb 2018

                Sony Listen! You are famous for your good music phones. Why on earth do you follow this stupid trend of removing 3.5 mm audio jack. Very disappointing!!! I have tried htc u11 before with adapter. It is NOT a good experience. Therefore I sold the phone. Bring the 3.5 mm audio jack back or you will loose customers.

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                  • AnonD-690051
                  • thw
                  • 26 Feb 2018

                  ExSonyFan, 26 Feb 2018Sony has failed to bring their A game with the new releases... moregood decision ;-)

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                    • AnonD-690051
                    • thw
                    • 26 Feb 2018

                    Anonymous, 26 Feb 2018At least they provide latest android .. see shamesung they ... moreenvy?

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                      • deepchand
                      • Dkp
                      • 26 Feb 2018

                      i will never buy a mobile without 3.5 mm audio jack. i have used w800 sony walkman phone and xperia arc s. they were great for music and camera. now i dont care for sony cause they forget camera and music.

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                        • treater
                        • BD0
                        • 26 Feb 2018

                        Samsung sucks as it is

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                          • Anonymous
                          • w9x
                          • 26 Feb 2018

                          At least they provide latest android .. see shamesung they still cannot provide 8.1 to the latest s9 ..

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                            • Singbee
                            • rJa
                            • 26 Feb 2018

                            What an anti climax for compact2. Its ugly really , lost its Sony character and I for sure would'nt touch it with a barge pole!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • wYI
                              • 26 Feb 2018

                              The compact version look ugly ughh.
                              XZ2 looks fine but why oh why did they remove the headphone jack? Very disappointing for a company well known for making good music equipment/gadgets. I hate Apple for starting this stupid trend.

                                So were there 3rd phone

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3DR
                                  • 26 Feb 2018

                                  So they decided to copy other makers... If your going to copy, copy the new bezelless design, don't keep those fugly big bezels! RIP Sony Mobile Division. Keep up the good work on the TV's and Playstation though...

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                                    • ExSonyFan
                                    • F9w
                                    • 26 Feb 2018

                                    Sony has failed to bring their A game with the new releases. I have kept my Z3 compact all this time, waiting.... in the hope of a decent replacement with Bezel-less screen. Alas, Sony has gone for the 2005 look. RIP Sony, hello Samsung.

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                                      • Simon
                                      • 0xI
                                      • 26 Feb 2018

                                      While I will always be a fan of the Xperia Compact series, the back on this one is just so, so incredibly ugly! How did this happen?!

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                                        • Dude
                                        • 3J5
                                        • 26 Feb 2018

                                        rip sony.. :(