Sony Xperia Z5 Compact review: The overachiever
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- Anonymous
- J7R
- 08 Oct 2015
DenisXD, 08 Oct 2015that's a shame. Yeah it's more powerful yata yata yata and ... morePeople don't care about audio. As long as it has stereo speakers, I'm fine. Audio isn't a big deal nevertheless Z5C has one of the best audio in a phone. If speakers are such an importance for you buy a Beats Pill.
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- 08 Oct 2015
mir, 08 Oct 2015And dxomark says this particular sensor from the new sony l... moreThe sensor yes, that's the hardware bit which the review praised.
Sony imaging hardware is top notch, always has been.
Any issues here it seems come from the same area that has always plagued the Xperia series: the software, namely the Bionz image processing.
Sony really need to go back to the drawing board with this.
This is what the review is saying, try reading harder next time instead of just accusing the reviewer of lying because you don't like what little you did read!
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- 6js
- 08 Oct 2015
The battery too a hard hit after all, 30% less browsing time.
Z3c owners should skip this one.
Lollipop and 810 took their toll, if Sony was using 3gb ram and 1080p it would have been even worse. Marshmallow will fix standby times and stamina too, but nothing will help the Z5c with its poor browising times.
Most of the sites criticise the design due to lack of metal frame and glorify its camera, yet gsmarena thinks its the other way around. So I guess this must be a subject of personal opinion...
So for the moment, this model is a safe bet mostly for the ones who want super performance in compact size, all the reviews agree on that and is so happens to be what I am also particularly interested at.
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- AnonD-45647
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- 08 Oct 2015
is it the same camera module as the m5 ?? bcos it seems to get different opinion
- DenisXD
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- 08 Oct 2015
that's a shame. Yeah it's more powerful yata yata yata and it's fast and all these but, what about it's audio? I was hoping it would be great with great volume levels, not this. Hopefully Sony will update these as well as the camera issues you mentioned.
Coming from the old Sony Ericsson W995 I see great improvements in almost every aspect, but the audio in every smartphone is still inferior to the superiority of W995. I really hope that the regular Z5 will be good in audio quality, and have some decent volume levels. If not I will have to root it sadly, things I think I don't want to start messing with. But I want some decent, loud volume, period.
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- Anonymous
- J7R
- 08 Oct 2015
marco, 08 Oct 2015this is more like a downgrade from z3c. really disappointed... moreWhat do you mean? Better display, better cameras, better and faster processor, fingerprint reader, and a stronger and better looking aluminium frame, still a downgrade? You're funny
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- Anonymous
- J7R
- 08 Oct 2015
AnonD-63308, 08 Oct 2015Z3C seems better with still images...No way. Z5C trumps the Z3C camera.
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- 08 Oct 2015
link to the article or "forum"or you are lying...as always and typical of samsung. congrats on the increase in sales, and your usual pay from them.
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- AnonD-424234
- uCn
- 08 Oct 2015
lol the haters become hate
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- AnonD-63308
- IVN
- 08 Oct 2015
Z3C seems better with still images...
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- Body150165
- U$Q
- 08 Oct 2015
I just wonder that there is not a single word about overheating and consistency of performance given the bad reputation of the processor versus Sony's heat pipe solution. It had been informative if you had investigated this part.
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- LuD
- 08 Oct 2015
It's a shame that audio quality Sony.
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- I}k
- 08 Oct 2015
You have superb solution. With just 2 big cores, will it perform as in Snap 808?
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- marco
- v0q
- 08 Oct 2015
this is more like a downgrade from z3c. really disappointed with sony
- jrharbort
- jQc
- 08 Oct 2015
Glad to know I'll be happy sticking with my Z3C for this generation. The Z5C has great improvements, but not enough to entice me. That somewhat reduced battery endurance is also a bit of a bummer. Maybe the Z6C (and SD820 combo?) will bring back some of the power usage improvements seen in the Z3C.
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- mir
- 7X1
- 08 Oct 2015
And dxomark says this particular sensor from the new sony lign up is the number one right now in overall quality? Give me a break. That review site must be the filled with top notch liers.
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- tue
- 08 Oct 2015
Omar Mohamed, 07 Oct 2015Why no 4K Samples with h.265? This is the first phone in t... moreYou should read more reviews... Meizu mx4 uses h.265 way before sony does
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- 08 Oct 2015
I bought the iPhone 6s instead, it's a great phone but there are too many little issues I have which annoy me personally.
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- ithehappy
- ute
- 08 Oct 2015
Why you guys keep saying "superb build quality" for a phone which's outer material is glass? Glass is fragile as heck! Please try to be practical when saying that, noticing that a lot now. What is build quality? If build quality is measured by just looking at a phone, then keep that saying, but if its about actually using the phone, then kindly don't say that nuisance.
Is the photo in the review title a hint for how to use the phone in real life? Always carry it like that and then put it inside a huge comfy purse? ROFL
Anyway, this phone has lesser endurance than Z3C, and the camera is still not up to the mark, and it's bigger and yet its a compact, and still 720p, what is wrong with Sony?
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- KIA
- 08 Oct 2015
No mention f whether it heats up or not?