Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium hands-on: Sony at IFA 2015

02 September, 2015
Sony’s back, and it returns with aplomb. The company has brought us an entire Xperia Z5 family of smartphones ranging from the Xperia Z5 Compact for small pockets to the 5.5-inch Xperia Z5 Premium with the industry’s first 4K display in a production smartphone.

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  • 04 Sep 2015

TheNeighbor, 04 Sep 2015Yes, Super AMOLED blows away any LCD.Burn burn burn in...

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    • Anonymous
    • Ibx
    • 04 Sep 2015

    Specs on Z5 Premuim are spectacular, ,, my Christmas present for 2015! !!

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      • Anonymous
      • ib3
      • 04 Sep 2015

      Dante, 03 Sep 2015the amount of distortion on the camera is absolutely unacce... moreoh my god do you really even think that the distortion was caused by the sensors and megapixels used? The only reason why the distortion was there are due to the lens that has been used by the phone, which is a wide angle lens. Wide angle lens do tend to distort the image but this is natural. If you managed to properly angle the composition of the image, surely there's a little distortion shown.

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        • Anonymous
        • pWQ
        • 04 Sep 2015

        Anonymous, 04 Sep 2015So this is what you said: "What the hell, aren't thes... moreYou're not aware of the fact that we're all allowed to even write our observations based on this hands-on article, but even still - stop with that "own the device first" as that's nonsense. It's entertaining to watch you go on with your rant, but enough is enough.

        I still have never ever disliked the 4K-resolution or Sony's/any other manufacturer's future plans for it, so there's absolutely no point arguing when there's nothing to argue about. I'm done explaining to you as there's no point doing so.

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          • Blue Xperia
          • 3qU
          • 04 Sep 2015

          So far not single blue Sony Xperia has been introduced! Why Sony??? And colored Xperia's would be much prettier if they have front panel in color of phone's body, just like black and white versions.

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            • Anonymous
            • uC3
            • 04 Sep 2015

            Karayemis, 03 Sep 2015No benchmarks for z5 premium, it must be a because ot will ... moreLol what a blind troll.

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              • Arnodelo
              • nTW
              • 04 Sep 2015

              Get a life, this phone is first with 4k. There has to be some sacrifices made before it will be good on your benchmarks which is only numbers. And i have a question for you? If you need a fastest and greatest phone at the moment, why should people buy it? Come at me bro!

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                • AnonD-436557
                • QcR
                • 04 Sep 2015

                Hey please tell me is the frame Plastic or Aluminium?! The only website that mentioned it's not plastic is GSMArena, the website I trust more than others, but I'm getting confused 😕

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                  • Zog
                  • Bw@
                  • 04 Sep 2015

                  Z5 compact should mean Z3 compact price will go down :)

                    Tom-Helge, 03 Sep 2015Who cares? It's not about being first with a 4k display.... moreYes, Super AMOLED blows away any LCD.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 7Xr
                      • 04 Sep 2015

                      Anonymous, 03 Sep 2015You "attacked" me kind of like I was being a crim... moreSo this is what you said:
                      "What the hell, aren't these comments-sections for every kind of comments or are only positive things are allowed now? And I'm happy with my Nexus, but I still have the right to comment Sony devices."

                      That's not really how I meant it. And hopefully for the last time of explanation, what I meant was we should not have a prejudgement, unless we fully own the device and bec. we don't know what's instore for the future 4k users. Hope it clears, but if it still doesn't, read FIRST our thread before commenting again. You seem to be lost.

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                        • Karayemis
                        • np@
                        • 03 Sep 2015

                        No benchmarks for z5 premium, it must be a because ot will suck very badly. A 4k screen is way to heavy for the s810. It would have sucked in de benchmarks. Do nit buy this phone.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Rbq
                          • 03 Sep 2015

                          Best of the Best = Sony

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                            • Anonymous
                            • pWQ
                            • 03 Sep 2015

                            Anonymous, 03 Sep 2015What I was trying to point out, even gsmarena, is that nay-... moreYou "attacked" me kind of like I was being a criminal when I left a comment on this article. And you said I should go to "my ideal smartphone's store" instead of commenting in here. To me, it sounded like if I dislike the device even a little bit, I don't have the right to comment it at all. That's just how it sounded to me, but you most likely didn't really mean it like that.

                            I don't have a problem with 4K, I personally favor bigger resolutions. I don't even own a sub-2560x1440 screen anymore (TV/PC-screen/phone). So of course I like higher resolutions and did I even say anything bad about 4K? Nope, I didn't and also don't spam.

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                              • AnonD-251095
                              • i5S
                              • 03 Sep 2015

                              The Nickelback part really cracked me up :D

                                Sameer , 02 Sep 2015Samsung galaxy note series fails to bring 4k display shitWho cares?

                                It's not about being first with a 4k display. It's about doing it right, like Samsung have been doing with their 1080p and 1440p Super AMOLED displays the last year now.

                                Do you remember Oppo Find 7 when it was the first smartphone with a 1440p (or 2k as someone calls it) display?

                                The screen got bad reviews because of poor colors and low brightness.

                                I can guarantee you that when Samsung comes with it's 4k Super AMOLED screen in their next Galaxy Note phones, it will destroy the 4k LCD screens out there. That's why i rather wait on Samsung to give us their 4k Super AMOLED screens.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 7Xr
                                  • 03 Sep 2015

                                  Anonymous, 02 Sep 2015What the hell, aren't these comments-sections for every kin... moreWhat I was trying to point out, even gsmarena, is that nay-sayers should see first what Sony has instore for its users in the future w/ its 4K technology, that it should not be judged first since nobody knows the timeline and the future plans.

                                  Did I mention that people should only give positive feedbacks??? Come on dude, read well. Ask a friend if you can't comprehend. Who cares about your Nexus? Do we see Nexus here? It doesn't make sense. You are a spotted spammer.

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                                    • Andrew
                                    • 3Y}
                                    • 03 Sep 2015

                                    I really wanted to love this, but without wireless charging and the processor upgrade I was hoping for brings the decision down to just the camera & the style; the camera I don't care, and the style I don't like. Onminbalance was about stylish contrast; this monotone colour brick ain't doing it. It needed a metal stripe like the Z3 tablet, or something similar. I guess my Z1C will do the job until the Z6, if there's a compact, although I realise that's unlikely. Hopefully they can manage a Z5C+ or something, hahah.

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                                      • whq
                                      • 03 Sep 2015

                                      Save money for Z5 premium 😜😜😜😖

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                                        • AnonD-436678
                                        • uNV
                                        • 03 Sep 2015

                                        XPERIA Z5 premium all the way.
                                        Thanks Sony bringing new camera sensor with 4k display. This is amazing.