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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  • Anonymous
  • 7X7
  • 24 May 2016

I've recently compared GSMA's recently released PaV comparison tool samples of Zenfone Max, Mi Max, Xperia X, and HTC 10. The first two, as I expected, underperformed against Nexus 5X and Moto X Force. Meanwhile, the latter two, which I thought would outperform the 5X and X Force, is pretty up there but not quite; Xperia X's and HTC 10's GSMA samples still were not enough to impress me. But I would say Xperia X's samples, albeit donning a weaker or less than high-end SoC and with no 2160p video recording was on par with HTC 10's when tuned to equal scaling; sometimes even outshines the HTC 10 on the level of detail. Now waiting for X Performance samples

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    • AnonD-442781
    • pJm
    • 24 May 2016

    Tann Hauser, 24 May 2016Video recording is supported by h.265. Read the Xperia X w... moreFor Christ's sake. I know you're really desperate for actual flagships features but stop dreaming. H.265 has nothing to do with the camera. It is something that tvs and stuff have, it is for viewing videos, not recording them. That's why if you look st the spec sheet is says "h.265 player" not "recorder" or any other word that implies recording. If you don't believe me then look it up.

    Stop dreaming, Sony doesn't care about their fans enough to give 4k recording on their overpriced phones.

      AnonD-442781, 24 May 2016Lol. You're the one trying to deceive people. I mean nobody... moreVideo recording is supported by h.265.
      Read the Xperia X whitepaper, inform yourself before trolling please.

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        • Jumbo
        • 3Y}
        • 24 May 2016

        X Compact will be presented at IFA in September most likely. Compacts are only released once a year, not twice like the flagship cycle. I think September will see X-Premium and X-Compact. Hopefully they manage the pricing a little better than the current Xs though....

          AnonD-442781, 24 May 2016Why are you always trying to make it sound better than it i... moreDont mean much?
          That is an important feature for audiophiles who want hi res sound streamed via their bluetooh sound device....

          H.265 enables 4k recording through camera api2 at half the memory consumption than h.264 devices, and native, not upscaled 4k videoplay....

          Those are really good and important features

          Why you hate and purposely bash good unique features of this phone?
          Why do you troll like this?
          What in the world is wrong with you?

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            • AnonD-442781
            • pJm
            • 24 May 2016

            Tann Hauser, 24 May 2016Why there, you just said it and its ok with you. Every wor... moreLol. You're the one trying to deceive people. I mean nobody is thick enough to think it can record 4k because it has a certain video player.

            Do you seriously not understand that its not in any way relevant to the camera? But its quite funny to see you fantasizing about Sony's rip-off phones having actual flagship features. XD

              AnonD-442781, 24 May 2016Yeah.... No. That's not what it is. Stop fantasizing, the p... moreWhy there, you just said it and its ok with you.
              Every word I wrote is right....

              Offer Some argumentation please, not more nonargumental bashing...

              You deceive readers on purpose....why?

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                • AnonD-442781
                • pJm
                • 24 May 2016

                Reaper, 24 May 2016You seem you really dont know or you dont "want" to know th... moreYouTube has 1440p videos is what I'm saying. Even 1080p Games are also upscaled and the difference is noticeable.

                Samsung has the most accurate display currently.

                You clearly don't know anything about displays and you're clearly a Sony fanboy. Why you think saying you think sony display is perfect has any value I don't know. You're almost as bad as the other don't fanboy, but you're jot quite at his level yet.

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                  • AnonD-442781
                  • pJm
                  • 24 May 2016

                  Tann Hauser, 24 May 2016For what it offers, even the price is OK with me Cameras... moreWhy are you always trying to make it sound better than it is and highlighting random features that don't mean much like ldac?,chances are you don't even know what it is, the same way you can't even accept it can't record in 4k

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                    • AnonD-442781
                    • pJm
                    • 24 May 2016

                    Tann Hauser, 24 May 2016Oh, this midranger has h.265(HAVC) support in video playbac... moreYeah.... No. That's not what it is. Stop fantasizing, the phone sucks get over it and stop dreaming about it having 4k recording.

                      AnonD-265341, 24 May 2016the only bad thing about this phone is the price, everythin... moreFor what it offers, even the price is OK with me

                      Cameras perform better than flagships,
                      Has h.265 native support which flagships dont,
                      has ldac support,
                      Has Dual stereo speakers and hi res sound,
                      has qnovo battery equal to flagships,
                      Medium SoC is even better than sd808,
                      UI works flawlessly...

                      Its a really, really good phone

                        Oh, this midranger has h.265(HAVC) support in video playback and video recording :-)
                        Means it can record and run 4k video natively
                        Means you can just download and use any 4k video recording app from playstore....

                        None of flagships have that....

                        Beautiful. :-)

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                          • AnonD-265341
                          • xsY
                          • 24 May 2016

                          the only bad thing about this phone is the price, everything else i like :)

                            LLL, 20 May 2016An HTC would feel much more worth it in the face of this an... moreAnd htc has a way better aftersales service than sony

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                              • AnonD-540789
                              • U@9
                              • 24 May 2016

                              Avan Dr, 24 May 2016-1080p is alright but its CHEAPER, its only for midranger o... moreIf anything is not hood as per your opinion then why you wasting your time here everyone knows Sony Xperia is not famous for hanging issues like Samsung, Sony IA famous for best battery, Sony is the onky brand who provide camera sensors to 60% mobile manufacturer, no one able to compare sony's Walkman music player.

                              Dear as per the daily uses Sony is the best phones

                                -1080p is alright but its CHEAPER, its only for midranger or cheap flahship. And this phone screen quality isnt good, it cant recover from burn like other phone, i think it cost only half of LG 2K quantum dot ips, no way 1080p is costier than 2K.
                                -3gb ram is alright for light modded ui, its smooth enough but again its CHEAPER(fact), theres no way 3gb ram is costier than 4GB LPDDR4 RAM.
                                -Plastic construction with metal back is CHEAPER (fact)
                                - SD650 is cheaper than sd652 and far cheaper than 820 (fact), Sony fan will say its good enough, but again its CHEAP.
                                -UI. They only change icons, lockscreen, cheap. Everything is still stock. If its smooth its google who deserves credits.

                                The fact is its cheaper in almost everything. And miles cheaper overall.

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                                  • AnonD-535358
                                  • Nu7
                                  • 24 May 2016

                                  AnonD-442781, 24 May 2016You don't know what you're talking about. YouTube does supp... moreThat's true....you couldn't have said it any better..Sony is nuts

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                                    • Reaper
                                    • d%E
                                    • 24 May 2016

                                    AnonD-442781, 24 May 2016You don't know what you're talking about. YouTube does supp... moreYou seem you really dont know or you dont "want" to know the whole idea. Its like If you watch a movie with 1080p and your phone supports 4k , you still get the 1080p, it's simple Engineering for you to understand. Let's go back to real life and discuss about when you said "Display is far more important than you seem to think", One day I was at the market and I saw LG4, I simply hold it with my own hands and started to compare it with the Sony Z4 screen. It was obviously uncomparable. The clearance of and the pure colors were basically sharp and stunning for Z4. Thats why I'm surprised how could sony still upgrade the 1080p screen and make it better with every single new device they announce. Here when we talk about the quality of Sony. Btw, for 5 inch screen, 1080p is all what you need.
                                    No need to talk about Samsung because I only saw fake colors on that phone.( I still have galaxy Note3)

                                    It seems endless conv. I got your point of needing of the biggest and biggest and biggest of every aspect without measuring each one by whether it's important.

                                    So Good luck!

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                                      • AnonD-442781
                                      • pJm
                                      • 24 May 2016

                                      Reaper, 23 May 2016you just mentioned it, the front stereo speaker is why Xper... moreYou don't know what you're talking about. YouTube does support 1440p resolution, and display is far more important than you seem to think. On the other hand, the number of pixels in the Sony camera cause it to create a lot of noise and artefacts, I'd rather have a lower resolution camera with bigger pixels and not have to deal with Sony's poor camera processing.

                                      Htc10 may have poor battery but it at least has a premium design, and it costs the same amount as the xperia x which is a midrange.
                                      G5 has the modularity concept, and again, the xperia x midrange costs the same amount.

                                      These phones also have standard flagship features like 4k recording, 1440p display, and 4gb ram. The x performance doesn't even have these things, let alone the x which is the same price as them despite being midrange.

                                      If the xperia x performance was already out and was the same price, then it could compete with the htc10 and g5. It still wouldn't be able to compete with the s7 though, which is better in almost every regard.

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                                        • Reaper
                                        • nC2
                                        • 23 May 2016

                                        AnonD-535358, 23 May 2016Ok I will tell you.. First of all I'll stick with the x pe... more- 1080p is more than enough, it's not like sony reached it's limits!! just 9 months ago they were showing off with absolute "4K screen", while others were bragging with their QHD screens. For me I wasn't excited about that 4K screen as much when I went crazy for the enormous 23mp rear camera that is usable and needed.

                                        -by numbers and facts, they gave us everything new. its a new generation phones that X Series comes with, see the display its way better than Z5 more clean more pure colors and for the camera its way better than z3 and how about the new design that fits perfectly in your hand as every reviewer said!! as you mentioned Apple, what did they gave us since iPhone 4? I was using iPhone 3G and iPhone 4, but after that I was sorry to say goodbye to Apple ( I am still so pro with their great Macbook). They still use the same camera of iPhone5, and how about the RAM?2GB? but it's still not that bad as long as they give you the best of the "little" they support. After that I went for the plastic note (I don't want to mention which brand because its not our subject), and with just one drop "by mistake", I knew I did a mistake by getting cheap device. since then I am using Sony phones and all I could say thanks sony for giving us solid unique phones, that we could use with self confidence.

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