Flashback: the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium was the first ever smartphone with a 4K display

14 November 2021
However, Sony was maximizing the wrong thing - high refresh rate, not high resolution was the way forward for flagships.

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  • Oneplus8 Pro User
  • I@H
  • 14 Nov 2021

i still have mine been using by my daughter. still sleek.

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    • Anonymous
    • KZK
    • 14 Nov 2021

    I wonder why Sony never think of releasing an Android tablet with 4K screen. That would be an epic gadget to have!

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      • Anonymous
      • JT5
      • 14 Nov 2021

      Funny fact ...

      The ones that say 4K is waste of time on phone screen are the same that want highest graphics possible for games on same phone screen.

      LOL ....

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        • Anonymous
        • JT5
        • 14 Nov 2021

        [deleted post]To watch 4K vids you just recorded.

          Anonymous, 14 Nov 2021Sony Z5 from 2015 had true 4k display . And Samsung S21 has... morewhy would you need 4K on a display less than 7"? was it really that crisp and very good to look at, I mean like easily distinguishable between FHD and 4K on the same 6,6" smartphone display?

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            • Anonymous
            • KZK
            • 14 Nov 2021

            [deleted post]Lol, speak for yourself. It's coming back to my country and people keep looking for it to buy one.

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              • Anonymous
              • Tp3
              • 14 Nov 2021

              I will SO get an Sony Xperia Pro-I next year. A worthy companion next to my Note20 Ultra. Not the weak excuse for a flagship that Samsung is trying to screw up with the S22 Ultra.

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                • Anonymous
                • JT5
                • 14 Nov 2021

                notafanboy, 14 Nov 2021Years later, 4K on a smartphone is still a dumb gimmick. Sp... moreUltil chinese phones have, you mean.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • StU
                  • 14 Nov 2021

                  notafanboy, 14 Nov 2021Years later, 4K on a smartphone is still a dumb gimmick. Sp... moreUntil Apple or Samsung do it.

                    Years later, 4K on a smartphone is still a dumb gimmick. Spoiler alert: as it always will be.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0Uh
                      • 14 Nov 2021

                      Anonymous, 14 Nov 2021FHD is screen resolution not display quality. Honestly even... moreNo it doesn t . I had s10e and now i have s10 , the both have the same gpu , the same cpu , the same dynamic amoled ,the difference is the resolution 1080p vs 1440p and the difference is there , if you play a quality graphichs game the difference is big .
                      FHD is not good .

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                        • Anonymous
                        • fCC
                        • 14 Nov 2021

                        And my phone here has "just" a 2k screen. Time to upgrade ig

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                          • Anonymous
                          • JT5
                          • 14 Nov 2021

                          YUKI93, 14 Nov 2021A true 4K resolution at 21:9 aspect ratio would be 5040 by ... moreLittle issue here. 5040 x 2160 is 5K.
                          What defines 4K is not the 2160, it is size of the other size.
                          There is no 4K 21:9 without crop.

                          Movie industry uses 🎥 that record 17:9, then many movies are cropped to 21:9.

                            Wezz, 14 Nov 2021The worst decision Sony has made on its Xperias is to remov... moreGood thing that app is still available as an apk. According to users of the 1 III, they side-loaded it with success.

                            I use F-Stop and it's been brilliant for my needs.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • JT5
                              • 14 Nov 2021

                              There is a small OEM from USA (I do not remember name) that also has phone with 4K.
                              Model from 2017 or 2018.

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                                • GS88
                                • 0rf
                                • 14 Nov 2021

                                Wasn't the first Xperia Z the first smartphone with a FHD screen?

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                                  • RC255
                                  • nuf
                                  • 14 Nov 2021

                                  Still annoys me that 4k is measured along the long side. Every other resolution is measured on the short. By those rules 1080p is in fact 2k.

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                                    • Alpha
                                    • 80i
                                    • 14 Nov 2021

                                    I had the matte gold one, it was absolutely amazing..

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                                      • Alpha
                                      • 80i
                                      • 14 Nov 2021

                                      [deleted post]Yet they made a profit this year...#hater

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                                        • ae86
                                        • vaS
                                        • 14 Nov 2021

                                        Remember always using its rear as a mirror kekeks