Sony Xperia XZ review: X to the Z

28 September 2016
Sony's latest flagship, the Xperia Z6 comes with refined design, improved camera, and a due update in specs. Wait, back up a little there - it's actually called the Xperia XZ this time around but, yeah, the rest of that is true.

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Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016"The Sony Xperia XZ has front-firing stereo speakers, just ... moreSo you just like to read your opinion away, you dont care about real life recorded test of audio....

Its there right in front of your ears, but you prefer to make your opinion for debate based on just someones words in some text.

Now thats highly illogical.

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    • 30 Sep 2016

    Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016 name one thing missing... 1) IR-blaster 2) USER-REPLAC... more1: who watches TV anymore, besides if you can't find your TV remote then maybe you need to learn how to live a more organized lifestyle

    2: replacement batteries must mean your superior phones can't handle regular usages. You need a better phone then what you have now if your depending on switching batteries all day.

    3: great pictures are taken with great photographers. The photographer makes the photo not the software. You must not carry an artistic trait in your DNA. It's okay.

    4: honesty, you're complaining about speaker sound quality? It's a cellphone not a Pioneer surround sound system. No cellphone in existence will be any better then headphones. And if you have used a Sony phone you will know how good their music app is compared to the rest.

    5: performance benchmarks have never really ment anything other then bragging rights that you're 1 inch smaller then everyone else. If it makes you feel good that you're a little bit short changed then have at it. In short, you will never use your phones technology to its full complete potential every second of the day.

    6: you made it this far, please for the sake of mankind don't have any kids. Get out and mow the lawn. Organize your living space a little bit. Dont ask your mom to do it either. Buy a new phone that can last a full day on a single charge so you don't have to keep swapping out batteries. Learn how to be more open minded, stress doesn't make anyone happy. Have a great day lad

      Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016omg. That is like amoeba logic. You almost always have sign... moreYoure right about amoeba logic tho...
      Your exposure to waves depend upon your position between your devices antenna and the signals source.
      Read up how wifi tech works and stop nonsense comments.

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        • 30 Sep 2016

        Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016"The Sony Xperia XZ has front-firing stereo speakers, just ... moreLol, you believe in what you see and hear , or what you read?
        Even in recombu's, Btekt's audio comparisons, XZ came up first. You cant deny it, since it's more credible than reading a biased review.
        XZ has the best audio, enough said.

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          • Anonymous
          • vgM
          • 30 Sep 2016

          Main shortcomings : FullHD screen resolution not flagship-grade. R U Serious?

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            • 30 Sep 2016

            Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016"The Sony Xperia XZ has front-firing stereo speakers, just ... morethen he and the other sony fans will say: "Gsm Arena Is a Troll !"
            lol.

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              • 30 Sep 2016

              I love Qnovo, 29 Sep 2016You really have study about the knowledge of Xperia XZ, you... moregalaxy s3,s4, and s4 are using polycarbonate. not plastic. google it by yourself. i cant pos link here.

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                • Anonymous
                • pWQ
                • 30 Sep 2016

                Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016Oh.. and the audio part. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x0bK... more"The Sony Xperia XZ has front-firing stereo speakers, just like every Sony flagship since the Xperia Z2 (and some recent midrangers too). In principle, we'll take this setup over any other in a heartbeat, but Sony's speakers are fairly modest in terms of loudness, falling in the Below average category in our test. None of the major competitors truly excels here, yet they are all ahead of the Xperia."

                Did you bother reading GSM Arena's review or not? Yeah, it doesn't directly say "poor", but behind competitors it does read.

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                  • 30 Sep 2016

                  abc, 30 Sep 2016yes. and that is the reason why some people (very rarely oc... moretell it to tanny hauser.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 30 Sep 2016

                    Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016 name one thing missing... 1) IR-blaster 2) USER-REPLAC... moreOh.. and the audio part.
                    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x0bKB7ISiBc
                    Audio is easily better than the rest in terms of quality and loudness. Where you got the information that XZ has poor audio? Or did you make them up like other haters?

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                      • nC2
                      • 30 Sep 2016

                      Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016 name one thing missing... 1) IR-blaster 2) USER-REPLAC... more1. Not a big deal considering only very few phones have them now.
                      2. iPhones, Galaxies, HTC 10.. etc. none have user replaceable batteries.
                      3. Again wrong. Camera is as good as or better than competition. The " camera software is crap" is a thing of the past, some troll made it up and people like you repeat that, like sheep. XZ has a different camera software compared to older Xperias.
                      4. Wrong again. I've read many reviews of the XZ, no one complained of any slowdowns or stuttering. They claim the XZ performs just like what you expect from a flagship.

                        Some always lash out Sony, and that's somewhat understandable considering that its cost-performance is mediocre at best.
                        But Sony's recent phones are always look better in real than web picture, and damn stabler than other manufacturers (except a couple of blacksheeps though)... it doesn't stutter, and doesn't suffer from unintended app re-loading while multi-tasking. Probably it still has an edge in ram management.

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                          • 30 Sep 2016

                          Sony should make the home button appear when called for n disappear when uncalled for. So it could have a larger screen..

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                            • 30 Sep 2016

                            Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016omg. That is like amoeba logic. You almost always have sign... moreyes. and that is the reason why some people (very rarely occurred) allergic to wifi signals. and they have to live in remote area (in the jungle, etc), because wifi (and cellular) signals can make them sick.

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                              Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016 name one thing missing... 1) IR-blaster 2) USER-REPLAC... moreyeah. you're right (except for the removable battery).

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                                AnonD-76058, 30 Sep 2016The 2900mAh battery should be taken as disadvantage not as ... morealso the Plastic Carbonate frame and the Dull-Looking design. lol.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 30 Sep 2016

                                  name one thing missing...

                                  1) IR-blaster
                                  2) USER-REPLACEABLE battery
                                  3) that camera (software) is (still) shit! Just look at the pics at 1:1 and see how horrible they are. Are sony's engineers blind bats?
                                  4) it's too damn quiet. How the hell can you hear a ring-tone when out and about in a restaurant or club?
                                  5) The performance is lower than other "flagship-grade"devices.

                                  And what's with that comment on Sony's front camera : Sony gets it. No they don't! This thing is for self absorbed narcistic arseholes!

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                                    • 30 Sep 2016

                                    meh, 30 Sep 2016yes. like tanny hauser. he said xz has great camera. but... moreYeah, it's ridiculous not to view pics on a bigger screen for further inspection. That's when you can really see how good a camera is. There's nothing wrong with doing that, but I can surely understand that most people are happy with just viewing their photos on the phone's own display and that's cool. By the way, even my HTC One M8's pics looked good on it's 5" display, but on a bigger monitor the results were so damn bad - I felt HTC ripped me off and made me sell the phone. :D At least XZ's picture quality is better than that, in my opinion.

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                                      • 30 Sep 2016

                                      Tann Hauser, 30 Sep 2016I dont know where the antenna lies in that phone, if its al... moreomg. That is like amoeba logic. You almost always have signal passing through you irrespective of where the antenna is placed inside the phone.

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                                        • 30 Sep 2016

                                        Anonymous, 30 Sep 2016So what? It's got better battery life than most of the comp... moreNo it's not and the battery life is barely hold on until the afternoon, Most of the apps using Video+4G+Camera+Display, unless you use your phone for calling !

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