Sony Xperia Z5 Premium review: Premium Definition

25 November, 2015
Sony's flagships have always been playing off each other in a nice but, after a certain point, rather repetitive way. When Sony decided to pass on QHD screens, it looked like it had the right reasons to keep up with 1080p for flagship generations on end...

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  • 11 Dec 2015

AnonD-442781, 10 Dec 2015The only people who won't spend 5 minutes are those who can... moreAre you confused with what you are debating here so far?

For a start, Z5 auto mode sucks - compare the photos quality yourself over at the GSMArena photo tool. Match against a Lumia 950 and G4. Z5 sucks big time.

Now, you said just spend 5 mins to learn about manual mode because manual mode produces better pictures. Hmm... maybe, perhaps..... But then I replied, the masses will not even spend the 5mins to learn because 1) consumers want point and shoot - they will get the BEST point & shoot mobile camera out there. And you also agreed that ""All decent phones have good cameras.". Yes, mostly but EXCEPT Z5! 2) Consumers don't have to spend the 5 mins to notice the blurry photos by Z5 - you don't need to be an expert for that. No manual modes can solve that! Check out the forums yourself-
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z5-Z5-Compact-Z5-Premium/Z5C-blurry-camera-images-more-blur-on-the-left-side/td-p/1043401

God, do you even know what are you debating in the first place?! I rest my case here... Is hopeless debating with blind sony fans like you.

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    • 11 Dec 2015

    AnonD-442781, 10 Dec 2015Where is the evidence for this malware you speak of? And... moreReally my friend?? Have you no heard of Stagefright Exploit?? For real??! Are you even an Android user?? Let me spoon-feed you.

    http://www.howtogeek.com/225834/stagefright-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-protect-yourself/

    Not just Lollipop my friend..... ALL VERSIONS of Android are affected! To quote:
    "Your Android device is probably vulnerable. Ninety-five percent of Android device in the wild are vulnerable to Stagefright."

    No Play store can save you. LOL!

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      • Anonymous
      • 7FC
      • 10 Dec 2015

      AnonD-122899, 10 Dec 2015Then no point for you bringing up the past histories as wel... moreThen why are the malwares and crashes hitting iOS so hard?

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        • rAM
        • 10 Dec 2015

        Does xperia z5 premium dual consists of front facing speakers?

        May I know details about speakers?

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          • JiR
          • 10 Dec 2015

          AnonD-122899, 10 Dec 2015Then no point for you bringing up the past histories as wel... moreWhere is the evidence for this malware you speak of?

          And anyone who cares about performance would probably own a lollipop phone by now, irrelevant to be using that as an argument. What I said is perfectly applicable to any phone that is up to 2 years old. And as I said the play store part is applicable to most android phones, so most do get the update

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            • 10 Dec 2015

            AnonD-122899, 10 Dec 2015Precisely! Non 'photography nerd' will not be spending thei... moreThe only people who won't spend 5 minutes are those who can't tell the difference in quality. Anyone who can will just quickly learn and be on their way, it's not hard.

            God, you're even making me feel stupid by having to repeat the exact same thing because you can't understand it.

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              • Anonymous
              • 7FC
              • 10 Dec 2015

              AnonD-122899, 10 Dec 2015Precisely! Non 'photography nerd' will not be spending thei... moreActually a large number will and a bunch won.
              And while auto mode is not the best on the Z5 is still among the much better and more than plenty for most of the general "masses"
              So you have no point.

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                • QXP
                • 10 Dec 2015

                AnonD-442781, 09 Dec 2015No point boasting about updates when android got these 'upd... moreThen no point for you bringing up the past histories as well. We are talking about 2015, now. How many Android are even running Lollipop? Look at the fragmentation.

                http://www.androidcentral.com/lollipop-now-installed-21-percent-active-android-devices

                "Also android doesn't rely on changing software version the way iOS does, you get most stuff from the play store, and OEMS usually deliver their own security/optimisation updates also."

                That's the main problem! OEMS are not delivering prompt security updates! Why do you think malwares are hitting so hard on older Android phones then? Play store? You mean you are getting the Mashmallow updates from Play store? LOL!

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 10 Dec 2015

                  AnonD-122899, 10 Dec 2015Dude, no one said iOS is perfect. Updates are to make thing... moreYou just said nobody claimed iOS as perfect and then asked if I was drunk? LOL!

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                    • 10 Dec 2015

                    Anonymous, 09 Dec 2015No...you missed the pointNo, you missed.

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                      • 10 Dec 2015

                      AnonD-442781, 09 Dec 2015And if youre not a 'photography nerd' and can't spare 5 min... morePrecisely! Non 'photography nerd' will not be spending their 5mins for the so called "better" pictures. Since "All decent phones have good cameras." like you mentioned, do you think the masses will bother to spend the 5mins to learn about the manual modes for "better" pictures?? Get it already??

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                        • 10 Dec 2015

                        Anonymous, 09 Dec 20154th update to iOS 9 already??? But it's so perfect... Why d... moreDude, no one said iOS is perfect. Updates are to make things even better. Are you drunk?

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                          • 09 Dec 2015

                          AnonD-122899, 09 Dec 2015http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9872144/apple-ios-9-2-rel... moreNo point boasting about updates when android got these 'updates' back in gingerbread and iOS is still playing catch-up. Also android doesn't rely on changing software version the way iOS does, you get most stuff from the play store, and OEMS usually deliver their own security/optimisation updates also.

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                            • 09 Dec 2015

                            AnonD-122899, 09 Dec 2015You still don't understand the point, do you? WHY will anyo... moreAnd if youre not a 'photography nerd' and can't spare 5 minutes to learn about your camera, then chances are you can't even tell the difference. You completely missed the point.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7FC
                              • 09 Dec 2015

                              AnonD-122899, 09 Dec 2015http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9872144/apple-ios-9-2-rel... more4th update to iOS 9 already??? But it's so perfect... Why does it need so many updates???
                              And lol. Claiming iOS getting updates as some bragging rights... That's cute. If you can call most of the updates "updates" in the first place.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 7FC
                                • 09 Dec 2015

                                AnonD-122899, 09 Dec 2015You still don't understand the point, do you? WHY will anyo... moreNo...you missed the point

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                                  • QXP
                                  • 09 Dec 2015

                                  Anonymous, 02 Dec 2015Ios has had plenty of vulnerabilitieshttp://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/9872144/apple-ios-9-2-released

                                  iOS 9.2 just released, hot from the oven..... Fourth updates to iOS9. And where is your marshmallow update for your non-nexus Android phone may I ask??

                                  Even Windows phone has better update schedules than the Android.
                                  http://wmpoweruser.com/microsoft-pushes-out-w10m-build-10586-29-to-all-lumia-950-and-950-xl-handsets/

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                                    • QXP
                                    • 09 Dec 2015

                                    AnonD-442781, 08 Dec 2015Silly comment. All decent phones have good cameras. Those w... moreYou still don't understand the point, do you? WHY will anyone spend the few mins learning the manual mode, when they can simply point and shoot and share to their social networks quickly? Perhaps you will do that if you are one of those mobile photography nerds. The masses will not even be bothered about manual and will rather use the auto mode instead. In other words, its a very niche market! That's why phones like Xperia never sell well because user will need to go into manual mode for better pictures while an iPhone who can produce good pictures with just a press of a button.

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                                      • 08 Dec 2015

                                      AnonD-122899, 28 Nov 2015So now consumers are required to LEARN just for a point and... moreSilly comment. All decent phones have good cameras. Those who want a better picture would at least be willing to spend a few minutes learning about manual modes, it's not rocket science you know.

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                                        • AnonD-452318
                                        • 2CY
                                        • 08 Dec 2015

                                        Can you guys add disk benchmark? You guys tested some devices earlier( S6, Note4, M9...). Its not that important but it's good to know how our internal storage performs.