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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  • 29 Nov 2015

AnonD-122899, 29 Nov 2015DXO is all BS sadly. Have not not seen other reviews? Z5 ca... moreYeah, proffessionals are BS, but you are the thing....
Right....
Do try to read points in their z5 review, you might be surprised to know they actually are pros.
And when refferencing you realy shoud use the refference camera, like DSLR camera:
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=7262&idPhone3=7536&idCamera2=300302

So from iphone now to lumia ha?
Lumia is an excellent shooter, colors are off the chart though, and xperias are on the point but it blurrs edges due to widest lens- field of capture( I believe that is what you mean by crap).
We shall see what the camera pros at dxomark have to say about it ( the ones you call cheaters).
And furthermore I highly doubt any OIS device can beat Xperias steadyshot/IAM, and autofocusing speed in video recording. Which constitutes a half of camera overall quality score.

Sony chooses its tech approach deliberately, and I prefer that, there is nothing wrong with software as you try to imply.
Sony does it differently, and I can only applaud them for it.

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    • 29 Nov 2015

    AnonD-391800, 28 Nov 2015Guess it hurts when you learn ha? And no, lightweight co... moreDXO is all BS sadly. Have not not seen other reviews? Z5 camera is full of NOISES when comes to low light shots. Also, the over-sharpening effects of its photos are real bad. Fact it manz. Other OEMs are using Sony sensors, yet they are much better than Sony when comes to implementations. Sony just sucks with its s/w dept.

    And believe it or not, the masses are just not keen on learning curves when comes to mobile camera. And if one is really so into mobile photography, I will rather take up a Lumia 950 anytime than this crappy "Idiocracy" Z5.

    Take a look by yourself and see how crappy Z5 "premium" is:
    http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=7262&idPhone2=7243&idPhone3=7536

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      • 29 Nov 2015

      Sindroid, 29 Nov 2015Dont blame Google for a messy UI. Its the phone manufacters... moreWho cares if it is Google or the OEM??? Do you not buy OEM phones?? If it is messy, then Android is messy, regardless of google or not. Because when the phones are being advertised, it says running on Android. Simple as that. Stop being nitpicking.

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        • Anonymous
        • Ibx
        • 29 Nov 2015

        Sony = Best of the Best.

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          • 29 Nov 2015

          Sindroid, 29 Nov 2015Dont blame Google for a messy UI. Its the phone manufacters... moreThe default android ui from google is actually not really good. It's smooth and fast, but sadly it looks ugly. Look at the icons design, it's uglier than apple's icons. That's why many vendors (such as lagsung) replace it with their ui.
          Google is very rich. Maybe even richer than apple. But google don't have good designers for android. Google is too lazy to put more efforts in designing their ui.

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            • 29 Nov 2015

            AnonD-122899, 28 Nov 2015Because it is NOT a professional camera my friend. If it is... moreBut still.

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              • ms%
              • 29 Nov 2015

              AnonD-122899, 28 Nov 2015Likewise for Apple users who do not want to use Android, be... moreDont blame Google for a messy UI. Its the phone manufacters that mess em up by putting a skin on top of an otherwise clean Android.

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                • 28 Nov 2015

                AnonD-1758, 28 Nov 2015He might have bought Note5 and now in a disappointment of b... moreWell, he must have that Note5 32 gb version...
                he took 2 4k videos of its max 5 min duration, and Note5 replied: " insufficient space, please move data to sd car....oh, wait. Seems we have a problem user"
                ;-)

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                  • 28 Nov 2015

                  AnonD-467475, 28 Nov 2015Thanks for explain ... In the same way can you detailed me ... moreGladly, but I cant, dont use a note device

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                    • 28 Nov 2015

                    AnonD-122899, 28 Nov 2015So now consumers are required to LEARN just for a point and... moreGuess it hurts when you learn ha?

                    And no, lightweight consumers like you just need to point and shoot with xperias superior auto mode, which is default, and is miles better than any iphone 6 itterative camera capability. Dxomark put z5 's auto camera in 1st place, while the best iphone 6s auto camera score is...well, at 10th place.

                    So, do watch "Idiocracy", its an eyeopener

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                      • 28 Nov 2015

                      AnonD-122899, 28 Nov 2015So now consumers are required to LEARN just for a point and... moreDuh

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                        • ucw
                        • 28 Nov 2015

                        dasman, 27 Nov 2015Then you don't know how much more capable your smartphone c... moreBecause it is NOT a professional camera my friend. If it is a professional DSLR or similar cameras, user will even start taking up courses without you telling them to. But it is a SMART PHONE. We are suppose to point and shoot. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the phone makers to make sure the user are capable of capturing the best photos without any learning curves - simply means by providing the most user friendly way to get the best out of a shoot. Take a look at how user friendly Lumia camera UI is, and compare this to the freaking sophisticated Sony camera advance UI. Sony UI is horrendous!

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                          • ucw
                          • 28 Nov 2015

                          Anonymous, 27 Nov 2015Actually the new xperia ui can make theme like apple ios ui... moreLikewise for Apple users who do not want to use Android, because Android is messy with its UI. :P

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                            • 28 Nov 2015

                            AnonD-391800, 27 Nov 2015" Learn...what a joke!" :-D This has got to be one of th... moreSo now consumers are required to LEARN just for a point and shoot mobile phone camera?? Shall we start giving out certifications to users as well? LOL!!

                            I guess you must have watched "Idiocracy" for posting such comments.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • wHR
                              • 28 Nov 2015

                              [deleted post]You link is not related to the xperia z5, it is your india pages only, trolls like this is to mess the sony page, this is very bad lol. Why the moderator don't do anything?!!!

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                                • 28 Nov 2015

                                AnonD-391800, 28 Nov 2015You can ask any xperia Z user ;-) At half the nits, about... moreThanks for explain ... In the same way can you detailed me about note 4 battery please...?????

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                                  • 28 Nov 2015

                                  AnonD-467475, 28 Nov 2015* i want a z5 premium user to explain me the battery usage ... moreYou can ask any xperia Z user ;-)
                                  At half the nits, about 300 nits, from its full charge you get about 10 hours web browsing, or about 7-8 hours of video playback. Or you get 20 hours of call time.
                                  That is without stamina mode on.
                                  With stamina mode on, your wifi or lte connection is on only when you use the phone, not in standby, but you get more juice for standby.
                                  According to my z1c which has about the same endurance rating, if you are heavy user and use stamina mode, you ll get 1.5 day usage time, without stamina just about 1 day
                                  Average user could indeed make it to 2 days time between charges. ;-)
                                  All depends how much and for what you use your phone.

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                                    • AnonD-391800
                                    • Bns
                                    • 28 Nov 2015

                                    So as I understand it, you can connect to any wi fi network anywhere, to your ps4 account, and play your favourite ps4 game via remoteplay on any miraast capable big screen TV?
                                    That would be a geek gasm experience :-)

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                                      • AnonD-467475
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                                      • 28 Nov 2015

                                      * i want a z5 premium user to explain me the battery usage in detaild way before buying this phone ???? Please help me to decide !!!

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                                        • AnonD-1758
                                        • KxK
                                        • 28 Nov 2015

                                        AnonD-391800, 27 Nov 2015Simply, you are wrong. And by your stance, probably a sams... moreHe might have bought Note5 and now in a disappointment of buying it too soon he is forcing everyone to Note5.