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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  • sam
  • arb
  • 09 Jun 2015

sony always repeat these fails:
1- boaring design
2- very very simple and boaring ui both in colors and icons.. i dont know why sony try to be lagged from sense & touchwiz
!!

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    • Bilal
    • 6Pi
    • 09 Jun 2015

    Why white dots pattern is visibke on its screen....it not looks good...What they do with display...I waited 3 months for this device...but its display is bull shit 😈

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      • BearDoom
      • v0q
      • 09 Jun 2015

      The beginning of the end for Sony mobile.

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        • AnonD-392500
        • X}6
        • 09 Jun 2015

        Nicolasdi, 09 Jun 2015Oppo.. Find 5 was first FHD phone, less features like sony.... moreActually first FHD ph is htc butterfly. You are wrong with that.

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          • zahoor
          • vbP
          • 09 Jun 2015

          Booooring design and all not worth xperia z3+

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            • Anonymous
            • E03
            • 09 Jun 2015

            after revising LG G4 camera sample shots against z3+ precommercial unit camera sample shots I do declare...
            Z3+ is a better camera than G4: more noise but better contrast,detail,sharpening,dynamic range...

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              • AnonD-389756
              • tht
              • 09 Jun 2015

              AnonD-391800, 09 Jun 2015As usual.. Quite ignorant comment... And for ex, wet scr... morePeople love gimmick. S4 is the proof. Air view, air gesture, pop up play etc. S5 and S6 cant beat S6 sales. And sure if Sony makes gimmick feature people will loves it.

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                • AnonD-341019
                • 6cH
                • 09 Jun 2015

                Great

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                  • AnonD-1034
                  • thY
                  • 09 Jun 2015

                  Sony the King!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • kr@
                    • 09 Jun 2015

                    Mick, 09 Jun 2015Yes ur right. That's why I don't like the g4. I had the g3.... moreG4v is definitely good still. And the M9 did the same thing. But just increased battery a tiny bit whole reaching about 10mm.
                    And the Z phones are great

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uNV
                      • 09 Jun 2015

                      Not bad,in fact its quite good.But,i am not sure about upgrading.I'll wait for the final review.And Sony will release another flagship later this year if i'm not wrong...

                        ?-?, 09 Jun 2015Don't understand why z3+ has higher sunlight legiblity scor... moreSunlight legibility is dependent on multiple factors.. Two of them are reflective nature of display, and also the gap between the outer panel and the actual display pixels..

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                          • AnonD-391800
                          • Muy
                          • 09 Jun 2015

                          AnonD-389756, 09 Jun 2015Ahh.. Comparing biggest tech with small thing. As usual..As usual.. Quite ignorant comment...

                          And for ex, wet screen touch usability is quite smarter user enhancement tech than any curved screen gimmick...
                          Liquid wave speakers is bestt tech innovation in audio in years...
                          Etc....
                          But as they say, hundred people - hundred different opinions

                            First of all.. All the current flagships contain retinagrade displays... So unless you want to Contradict yourself you cannot differentiate between a fhd and qhd screen... Secondly.. Most of us are happy with 720p screens on our laptops and fhd screens on our humongous tvs.. No one intrigued?? Thirdly the s6 qhd display is pentile as in it shares its blue pixel with adjacent pixel sets... Effectively making it fhd if compared to an lg or sony screen that has rgb pixels... Lastly its so frustrating to see gsma so biased against sony.. The metal edge on htc adds to grip but its a nuisance on the z3+? The dual glass design with metal band has a premium feel on the s6 but its too dull on the z3? Repetitive? What about htc? Isn't it Repetitive? So none of you people accidentally dropped your phone in water? Loss of waterproofing in s6 from s5 completely ignored? Isn't the s6 ui too bland? Doesn't blinkfeed strike you as a ripoff from nokia n9?blah blah... Personally.. I had a z1..loved the phone until my belt buckle fell on it and broke the screen.. I'll still buy a sony over samsung it they start giving their screens gorilla glass protection

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                              • ij4
                              • 09 Jun 2015

                              Don't understand why z3+ has higher sunlight legiblity score than z3 although it has lower brighness & contrast ratio than z3 :/

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 7Xr
                                • 09 Jun 2015

                                By just looking solely at the Z line/flagship series, I know that there will always be complaints bec. of the minor upgrades. BUT if you look elsewhere, there is also the HTC M9, which is a little less superior than the Z3+, so I don't see major reasons to complain for the Z3+. It's a fine device and powerful too. Maybe it doesn't meet everyone's expectations, but technically and objectively, it's a fine device. No offense to iPhone, a lot of people still love the new iBrothers even tho none of them are waterproof and the little sibling doesn't have 1080p.

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                                  • Kurlander
                                  • nwZ
                                  • 09 Jun 2015

                                  I think that Sony philosophy to just make better previous model with minimal changes of design and mark it with + is wise.

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                                    • AnonD-389756
                                    • tht
                                    • 09 Jun 2015

                                    AnonD-391800, 09 Jun 2015You need to catch up ;-) . I heard Sony bringing Bravia d... moreAhh.. Comparing biggest tech with small thing. As usual..

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                                      • AnonD-265341
                                      • nba
                                      • 09 Jun 2015

                                      Arcane, 09 Jun 2015So, if you take an objective look at 2015s flagships yet, w... moreThat's probably why it's called z3+. .. Try to think a little .

                                        In sony they may be happy S6active is not with 128gb for that price.