Sony Xperia X Performance review: Chief of staff

17 June 2016
It's the best Sony’s got. The Xperia X Performance is the chosen one to fly the banner of Sony's revamped smartphone lineup. The top of the range, the Deus X Machina, the one to make you forget about your ex – the Z-series.

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  • 20 Jun 2016

Anonymous, 20 Jun 2016Marketing is not important. Quality is important. Samsung s... morethat's why sony has sooo maaany haters.
because sony forgets its customer after selling expensive phone to them.
very very bad company.

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    • Lex79
    • LhN
    • 20 Jun 2016

    Dual heatpipes, 19 Jun 2016nice comparison.Perhaps, except:

    Except that the 6S has access to Apple customer support and will enjoy software support in terms of hardware and security for far longer than will the X-P, the A9 can keep up with the 820 (especially at those resolutions), it has much faster internal storage, Touch ID is arguably a better feature than 'Triluminos' display, etc. It's not always as straight forward as spec numbers indicate.

    I have long said Apple products are over priced, and normally Sony Fanboys like your self would happily agree that over pricing is a bad thing........different story it would seem though when Sony does it.

    If your going to agree with an arguement on spec numbers for price alone Heatpipes, then try comparing the specs of the X-P and the OnePlus 3, then consider the £250 price difference between them and tell us where you stand on Sony pricing policy.

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      • Anonymous
      • 6XU
      • 20 Jun 2016

      --, 20 Jun 2016You you are a japanese? Go out from your country and see ... moreMarketing is not important. Quality is important. Samsung sucks compared by Sony. More ram and higher benchmark isn't mean better. Software optimisation is very important.

        --, 20 Jun 2016You you are a japanese? Go out from your country and see ... moreTrue. 2 month for repair, if youre lucky, if not you will wait 6months. They said they need to import the spare part from japan?

        Worse? The worst. With the same kind of problem Sammy and LG only need 3 hours to repair. While Chinese like huawei only need 2 day, plus they borrow you a phone (the same model) till yours get fixed.

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          • AnonD-391800
          • m@A
          • 20 Jun 2016

          THE BEST android phone. Period.

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            • AnonD-391800
            • m@A
            • 20 Jun 2016

            It is unbelievable how many trolls and haters here!!

            Just for starters:

            Xperia X Performance gets 137k on antutu overal benchmark score:

            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z7FuvFw3GJ0

            NOT 116k

            It tops graphic benchmarks in 1st place.

            Therefore it deserves the PERFORMANCE monicker.

            It HAS best camera duo setup, as seen in comparisson tool:
            http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=4&idPhone1=7821&idPhone2=7949&idPhone3=7884
            http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=7821&idPhone2=7949&idPhone3=7884

            It has best soundsystem,
            with stereospeakers and...., with excellent volume for a stereo, which most flags do not have

            It has excellent ips lcd screen(no burn ins), one comparable in vividness only to oled, with excellent contrast and blacks,

            It has average batterylife in video and browsing, but no doubt one of best in standby...
            But it is best quality battery in any phone due to qnovo.

            So yes, THE BEST android phone at the moment.

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              • Alacie
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              • 20 Jun 2016

              I can't believe it... They are not charging less and they are cutting on RAM, low resolution screen, smaller battery etc. Coming from a Xperia Z1, I'm telling u that their phones are great and sturdy, but why pay so much a premium when competitors can offer more at a cheaper price? Branding? Honestly, people who say that prolly have nothing better to say because branding is an imaginary difference manufacturers instil in us.

              Btw, just so u guys know, not only did they scrape the Stamina Mode from XZ1, they also took away Manual Mode on the camera app. Basically, that downgraded a 21 MP shooter to an 8 MP shooter cause Superior Auto only allows for 8 MP max.

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                • vfx
                • 20 Jun 2016

                Dual heatpipes, 19 Jun 2016Quote: "Some says Sony bad some says Samsung better iPhone ... moreYou you are a japanese?
                Go out from your country and see how terrible sony`s after sales services in many countries. Pathetic, worse than samsung.

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                  • lil_Droid
                  • 3JN
                  • 20 Jun 2016

                  Why . . . . Why . . . Whyyyyyy cant they get their camera quality right . I simply do not understand what is happening in their test labs . Why cant they get their camera software right ? . I would love to try a sony phone if they get their price right and atleast a competitive camera . Sad

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                    • Christian
                    • 0UZ
                    • 19 Jun 2016

                    AnonD-531620, 19 Jun 2016Nice comparison! Are you mad? Apple followers live in a dif... more"Apple followers live in a different universe, they're more than happy to pay for mediocrity."

                    Sure if mediocrity is:
                    1.winning every blind comparison against Sony on photography(and video).
                    2.Better display in every measurable way over Sony
                    3.Better performance
                    4.The same endurance in real life usage despite having "only" 1800mAh

                    Strangely what is mediocrity

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                      • Christian
                      • 0UZ
                      • 19 Jun 2016

                      Anonymous, 19 Jun 2016The os excuse might have worked the first year or two for A... moreI will jump the first part of your reply as dont know what are you talking about.Crashes,security issues?!?Sure :D Next...

                      Second: OS development IS main part of the game.Google has its own expenses,its a little dirty secret....I will tell you,but you must tell no one ....pshhhh (ADWARE)
                      Next.I have seen roms made from couple of developers which are better than Sony's.

                      Third:there is no right or lack of there off,for some phones to cost very high.The cost of components for the flagship is more or less the same (just north of 200$).Everything else is R&D,marketing,support... etc etc
                      At least with Apple you are seeing everything of this.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • krW
                        • 19 Jun 2016

                        Sagittarius, 19 Jun 2016Why so much hate for Sony? Are you a Sony fan that got hurt... moreYou sony fans need to stop acting like it's all sony hate while pretending you all are not the haters.
                        Goping to a sony page is just as bad as going to an iphone page. A bunch of unrealistic claims and over compensating love towards sony and hatred of others.
                        And always claiming how much better sony is.

                        You guys even make up crap to start flame wars. Like even if someone like sony but they say one thing that is not as good on am xperia, or needs to improve, or mentions one thing better about others...especially samsung because you have the hardest time exposing samsung is simply more advanced in the mobile department.....but not even saying samsung is better...just something they like...
                        One of you will freak out! And you flame the person going on and on sounding like an apple fan.
                        Then one after an other other sony fans see the flame and start talking about fanboys and trolls and start going on about how sony is so amazing and completely making up assumptions on which other company to talk smack on when it was not even the point or that company. And again especially samsung the same way now you can't accept that the S7 is simply overall more advanced.
                        But the problem is that nobody even had to say that our even mention samsung..and you have a whole line of replies all going on like that.
                        And most of them never even read the first couple posts to realize that was never the issue....they just saw that first flame and they all react like a hive mind. And the few that did read it are such extreme fans that they react the same way.

                        It's sad and pathetic.

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                          • AnonD-531620
                          • 3JY
                          • 19 Jun 2016

                          Dual heatpipes, 19 Jun 2016nice comparison.Nice comparison! Are you mad? Apple followers live in a different universe, they're more than happy to pay for mediocrity. Sony are in direct competition with Samsung, HTC, LG etc not to mention the new Chinese upstarts. The X range are not bad handsets, and I don't believe anyone with half a brain would say they are, but they are simply overpriced and under speced against other manufacturers handsets. After all you pay your money and you take your choice, how many people would choose X performance over S7, HTC 10, LG G5 etc at the same price? Not many I guess, and thats why people like me, who actually want Sony to succeed get really wound up by their pricing and marketing strategy.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • krW
                            • 19 Jun 2016

                            Phinch88, 19 Jun 2016short fat girl? then why does the xperia x have a beter bod... moreBecause they left out the part where hort and fat girls can still be attractive. And as for the screen to body ratio is because it's more like she is a very well curved and figured girl

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                              • 7Fw
                              • 19 Jun 2016

                              Colin Christian, 19 Jun 2016...I don't understand why people hate sony ??? For price ? ... moreYou are wrongly assuming that all ppl comparing Sony to iPhone which is not in my case.
                              And yes their phone over priced compared to Samsung or LG which are selling overpriced phones too.
                              What Sony have to offer in their phones compared to LG or Samsung are not the same.
                              Sony have some advantage in software area but that depend on who you're asking, and now they're removing features!!!!
                              Camera wise, Sony is not on the same level as Competitors.
                              Battery wise, competitors already caught up with Sony Soooo..
                              Waterproofing, competitors also caught up with Sony Soooo..
                              The last 2 point were a big factor for me to buying Sony but now!!!
                              They announce the freaking phone and release it months later when the hype and the excitement for it is already buried underground.
                              So yeah Sony is doing alot of Good moves but the Wrong ones out-weight their good ones by a mile.

                                Phinch88, 19 Jun 2016Xperia x 1080p display 5" Triluminos display - X-Reality ... morenice comparison.

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                                  • AnonD-481725
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                                  • 19 Jun 2016

                                  Dual heatpipes, 19 Jun 2016G5 design is a bit weirdly. The front selfie camera of X... moreG5 has been smoked against x by speed test , Japan king of technology :D.

                                    ...I don't understand why people hate sony ??? For price ? for 3 gb ram other have 4 gb ??? Why Why ?? They Forget iPhone is very costly and very low hardware... but people buy it..I have XPERIA MINI 4 years old..yes..working fine with latest lollipop 5.1.1..NO ONE scratch on my display ..Sony is very smart company...they know..Xperia x performance is fastest phone and better than Samsung s7 ...sony don't care benchmark score..campare hand to hand ..and see which device perfectly fast ? ...okay ..I love all xperia phones..sony create something different and make new..SONY IS BEST

                                      Anonymous, 19 Jun 2016XD. even G5 looks better than these 3 X phones...G5 design is a bit weirdly.

                                      The front selfie camera of Xperia X and X performance surely beat the G5, you can see the reviewer selfie.. it is awesome and handsome and so great!

                                      Do you find out the X performance sample photos taken by Gsmarena reviewer, it is amazing and full of details and it is less noise and less blur and the white balance is very nice, totally a high-end camera both front and back.

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                                        • Lex79
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                                        • 19 Jun 2016

                                        Sagittarius, 19 Jun 2016Oh, don't be confused. I was clear. I am referring to those... moreSo, nobody in particular and everbody that's hating and bashing Sony?????

                                        ......right