Sony Xperia X review: Rated X

20 May, 2016
There's a shift of command in the house of Xperia. The Sony Xperia X and its two siblings are taking over from the Xperia Z. A dynasty has come to an end. We hear the C and M families are being put out to pasture as well, soon it will be all X top to bottom.

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  • 22 May 2016

Anonymous, 22 May 2016I also owned a Xperia Z2 and never had those cracking issues. Of course it's not happening to every unit out there. But this was the most disappointing thing for me; https://i.imgur.com/h0CsJkG.jpg Do Sony's still have those gapps or are they sealed by now? Talk about their build quality always bring up memories about this picture.

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    • Anonymous
    • p6y
    • 22 May 2016

    "there's a notification LED in the top loudspeaker"

    is it as shitty as the one in the Z1C? hiding the LED behind the speaker grille is an elegant solution in theory, but i think the visibility is terrible on the Z1C. brightness is really low so sometimes i can't see it at all when outside. and even when at home with only moderate ambient light, the viewing angle resulting from the indentation makes it pretty much impossible to see the light at a distance

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      • Anonymous
      • tVw
      • 22 May 2016

      I also owned a Xperia Z2 and never had those cracking issues.

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        • Reaper
        • nC2
        • 22 May 2016

        mir, 22 May 2016Did you just compare one of the most elite makers of luxury... moreSony is the best luxury android phone with high quality and endurance, same goes for Rolls Royce among cars. Take it as simple as that, you might not trust me now, but I am sure you would when you chill with Xperia phone one day.

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          • Anonymous
          • t@g
          • 22 May 2016

          Anonymous, 22 May 2016Yes, SD 810 was a failure and big rushed from Snapdragon. H... moreEven with dual heat pipes applied, sony still throttles sd810 too often to prevent overheat.
          Fyi, just in case if you dont know, Throttles means "reducing clocks frequency" or "under clocks" (the opposite of overclocks in pc).

          So dual heat pipes can not fully fix sd810 failure.

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            • KZJ
            • 22 May 2016

            Sad...being a sony fans more 10 years. I would choose the xperia x over the redmi note3 even having same processor if the price are 25% more. But its 4x of the redmi note3 price! Apple, htc, sony please learn from samsung and huawei.

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              • PWa
              • 22 May 2016

              Reaper, 21 May 2016Xperia is not for everyone to handle. Take it as Rolls Royc... moreYou are right.

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                • PWa
                • 22 May 2016

                AnonD-442781, 21 May 2016On eBay you can get: Galaxy s7 for £460 Xperia z5 f... moreBecause you Samsung fan. Z5 is £60 higher, you criticized, but S7 is more than £60, you still admiced. come on!

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                  • sF$
                  • 22 May 2016

                  new HTC born. be frank , i never walk into sony shop anymore since the shape , lcd size , low spec high price , lousy lcd , low ringtone , small battery all never improve.

                    Anonymous, 22 May 2016I owned a Xperia Z2 and never had those cracking issues. Do... moreWell ..he did HEARD about the issues... ;-)

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                      • qnG
                      • 22 May 2016

                      Anonymous, 22 May 2016Z5? lol. Sd 810 is a failure. Sony made it throttle too of... moreYes, SD 810 was a failure and big rushed from Snapdragon. However, have you ever heard of an innovation called the dual heat pipe to reduced the overheating of the Z5? All the other companies ditch the SD 810 because they can't solve the problem like Sony did. In the end, Sony is more than practical than other companies.

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                        • qnG
                        • 22 May 2016

                        Anonymous, 22 May 2016I lost my faith to Sony's build quality as I heard the Z2 h... moreI owned a Xperia Z2 and never had those cracking issues. Don't trust those fanboys unless you are one of them.

                          Big Daddy, 22 May 2016Perfect camera ? Lmao. Sony mobiles have worse camera than ... more?
                          But they have better camera than Samsung

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 6XU
                            • 22 May 2016

                            Artifact, 22 May 2016quality is not cheap,sony always build perfects phones,and ... moreMany people disagree with you but I agree. Sony's quality is superb and durable.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • wHU
                              • 22 May 2016

                              AnonD-404798, 20 May 2016I'm not satisfied with review completely because more impor... moreIt's a snapdragon 650. You can see performance wise it cannot compete with the slower 820 and kirin 950 much less the normal 820/exynos8890.

                                Artifact, 22 May 2016quality is not cheap,sony always build perfects phones,and ... morePerfect camera ? Lmao. Sony mobiles have worse camera than Motorola.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • X}8
                                  • 22 May 2016

                                  no wonder sony is suffering losses.

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                                    • 22 May 2016

                                    Artifact, 22 May 2016quality is not cheap,sony always build perfects phones,and ... moreYou work in a phone shop and you don't even know how old the z1 is. LOL

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pWQ
                                      • 22 May 2016

                                      Artifact, 22 May 2016quality is not cheap,sony always build perfects phones,and ... moreI lost my faith to Sony's build quality as I heard the Z2 had a self-cracking glass and gaps between the display and bezel. Just do some research 'Sony Xperia Z2 gaps + self-cracking glass' on Google and you will learn why I never bought any newer Sony-phones. I had the k610i back in the day and that also needed ducktape to keep in one piece after one year of basic usage. Didn't even drop the phone once. And yes, the quality has probably gotten a bit better over the years... That remains to be seen.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t@g
                                        • 22 May 2016

                                        Tann Hauser, 21 May 2016Not entirely much to justify paying so much more... Z5 is... moreZ5?
                                        lol. Sd 810 is a failure. Sony made it throttle too often to prevent overheat.

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