Sony Xperia Z3+ review: The pre-sequel

08 June 2015
The Sony Xperia Z3+ is the Japanese flagship we’ve all been anticipating, but is it really the one we’ve been hoping for? Or are the predictable chipset update and minor design touches simply a prelude to a proper upgrade later this year?

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  • 10 Jun 2015

Bilal, 09 Jun 2015Why white dots pattern is visibke on its screen....it not l... moreDon't say anything bull s h I T when you don't understand sth. Those are present there to provide wet screen touch track capabilities. Moreover they're visible only under strong light and from an angle .

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    • Anonymous
    • pjR
    • 10 Jun 2015

    sam, 09 Jun 2015sony always repeat these fails: 1- boaring design 2- very... moreSony is not for people who like loud designs. Sony always make simple and subtle yet pleasant to look at devices.

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      • Anonymous
      • q8Q
      • 10 Jun 2015

      davood, 09 Jun 2015I don't know if you're right about your comment but there a... moreI haven't done the comparison to see who is right either, but your comment is completely foolish.
      Just because lg is not big in the cameras world doesn't mean that their phone sensor cannot be good.
      And Sony's mobile cameras are not much compared to their compact and dlsr ones either.

      And Samsung was always ahead of Sony in mobile cameras. Whether it's making and using their own, or making Sony's sensor work better than they can

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        • Anonymous
        • q8Q
        • 10 Jun 2015

        Anonymous, 09 Jun 2015gsmarena should STOP calling FHD screen a disdvantage compa... moreDoes that mean that 720p is better than 1080p then?
        You do realize the first few 720p displays were more power hungry right? And so were 1080p ones.

        And that since the first couple QHD displays came out over a year ago the tech has advanced. Amoled more than LCD but still has.

        And GPUs have grown in power and efficiency.
        Quite whining and trying to negate advancement

          I'm sad with the speaker loudness and sound quality being worse, Z3 is better in both. Plus Z3+ camera is worse than Z3's and maybe that's because of the reduced phone width. Anyway, with the fact that its camera and speakers are worse than Z3 I don't see the reason to get Z3+ at all. And the walkman is now officially dead? Well that's maybe because of what's coming to Sony with such stupid move. Long live Sony smartphones.. obviously not :P

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            • Bns
            • 09 Jun 2015

            AnonD-191024, 09 Jun 2015If the final product has the same screen with dots. I'm not... moreThose dots are visible only on off screen and provide max screen brightness of up over 800 nits, turn brightness down to 30% and you still have about 250 nits....That is 50% brightness for most flag phones out there.
            Those dots are not there without reason.Think energy efficient and batterylife prolonging tech....;-)

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              • AnonD-191024
              • v{u
              • 09 Jun 2015

              If the final product has the same screen with dots. I'm not gonna buy the Z3+, it will be the polka dots version of a phone .

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                • davood
                • HI$
                • 09 Jun 2015

                Talking about camera,can you guys give us some comparison between SONY cameras, compact and specially camcorders and the ones produced ny samsung or maybe Lg?and do you think that camera engineers of SONY are incapable of putting their minds into the mobile devices?

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                  • davood
                  • HI$
                  • 09 Jun 2015

                  ICE, 09 Jun 2015Sorry, you cooked the G4 samples! Let us expose you for wha... moreI don't know if you're right about your comment but there are two things you have to know,first have you ever seen an Lg compact camera or camcorder in the market?and in case Lg is or was crazy enough to produce a camera,is there any comparison between SONY and LG in cameras? Even Samsung can't go with SONY cameras,Secondly why Lg is wearing a leather jacket? Is it cold over there in south korea?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • q8P
                    • 09 Jun 2015

                    Anonymous, 09 Jun 2015By just looking solely at the Z line/flagship series, I kno... moreIt's a good device and others went behind this year too....
                    The issue is that this is what Sony was always like. Much worse before though
                    But with the z line they made a great cone back and shot right up to bring one of the best.

                    But they started showing down again and barely improved the imaging since the first. The Z3 was a nice refresh... The Z4 was supposed to really be a nice update but they have just continually fallen further back to the old

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                      • Anonymous
                      • J5P
                      • 09 Jun 2015

                      "Sadly, the Xperia Z3+ couldn't maintain that performance in the second part of the test, when we made it work with our standard headphones set. A notable amount of extra stereo crosstalk appeared, and there was also some extra intermodulation distortion and frequency response fluctuations", that is definetly a deal breaker for me! Sony phones always have extremly bad sound quality, and headphones is how I listen to music on my phone!

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                        • mxx
                        • 09 Jun 2015

                        ?-?, 09 Jun 2015Don't understand why z3+ has higher sunlight legiblity scor... moreit is not about brightnes.. brightnes is zero on sunlight ..
                        it is actual LCD type that reflects better on sunlight

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                          • Anonymous
                          • T37
                          • 09 Jun 2015

                          gsmarena should STOP calling FHD screen a disdvantage compared to 1440 screens. It is an advantage and not a disadvantage.

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                            • Bns
                            • 09 Jun 2015

                            ICE, 09 Jun 2015Sorry, you cooked the G4 samples! Let us expose you for wha... moreG4 vs z3+ photo quality

                            http://imgur.com/a/UkpiQ

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                              • AnonD-391800
                              • Bns
                              • 09 Jun 2015

                              ICE, 09 Jun 2015Sorry, you cooked the G4 samples! Let us expose you for wha... moreCalling me a son fan boy, and lying sooo obviously at it. Fun! :-)

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                                • Bns
                                • 09 Jun 2015

                                ICE, 09 Jun 2015Sorry, you cooked the G4 samples! Let us expose you for wha... moreUsed review shots of both from gsma reviews, anyone can go and check who is really the liar here
                                You are the one lying until you prove me wrong
                                But you cant prove me wrong, you can only lie...

                                Here again:
                                http://imgur.com/a/UkpiQ

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                                  • rwy
                                  • 09 Jun 2015

                                  AnonD-391800, 09 Jun 2015Here...for the lazy, all famed and ranted OIS Lg G4 camera ... moreSorry, you cooked the G4 samples! Let us expose you for what you are. A lying Sony fanboy. I did a direct comparison between the G4 samples and that post of yours, your post is a complete sham! Photos looked washed out, where the GSMA samples are pin sharp and have way better colour. Total and complete sham! Stop spreading lies. The G4 is the top dog and that is that. Goodbye.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • yk8
                                    • 09 Jun 2015

                                    Love the noise canceling feature. And now it is waterproof with flapless usb port. If it shows less fingerprints then I will love it even more :D

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                                      • Bns
                                      • 09 Jun 2015

                                      Here...for the lazy, all famed and ranted OIS Lg G4 camera vs Z3+ camera:
                                      http://imgur.com/a/UkpiQ

                                      Case solved, z3+ is THE topdog phone

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                                        • Y}K
                                        • 09 Jun 2015

                                        Aweasome Mobile..
                                        My fav mobile Sony Xperia....