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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  • 29 Sep 2016

Tann Hauser, 29 Sep 2016Why do you pretend that we pretend? Yes its there and it... morewhy sammy? no one talking about sammy here.
dont be jealous.

    meh, 29 Sep 2016so the camara issue is still there. i pity sony. they have... moreNeither can anyone else obviously, as they all have their own camera issues.

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      • tht
      • 29 Sep 2016

      so the camara issue is still there.
      i pity sony. they have the best camera sensor, but they can not use it properly.

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        • 29 Sep 2016

        Anonymous, 29 Sep 2016This is the best Xperia ever made. Gonna buy it and get rid... morenote 7 is not the best phone in the market.its the most dangerous one.if you want the best then lg v20 is the one for now.

          AnonD-442781, 29 Sep 2016The gsmarena review said that there was noticeable improvem... moreWhy do you pretend that we pretend?

          Yes its there and it doesnt bother us as much as some sammy fanboys (that keep ranting over it for years now)...
          Just as you are not bothered with cons of your fav device like lack of detail, lack of depth of view, unrealistic colors, oversharpening....

          Even pro camera reviewers say its there, but dont mind it, as other qualities of sonys mobile cameras are just equally important for photo quality.

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            • 29 Sep 2016

            Anonymous, 29 Sep 2016- Battery is better than most flagships out there, hence yo... moreThe gsmarena review said that there was noticeable improvement from 1080p to QHD but there was little to no difference from 1440p to 4k. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

            All reviewers notice the noise and postprocessing problem with the camera. Anyone with eyes can see it. It's disgraceful. I don't know why Sony fans pretend it isn't there.

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              • mr5
              • 29 Sep 2016

              "Superior Auto will probably be the main mode you use, only make sure you select the 23MP resolution - it's 8MP by default."

              Exactly the WRONG thing to do. The sensor and software generally perform best when allowed to super-sample especially in low light where this sensor produces some of the best images of any smartphone. If this is how the camera has been reviewed then a number of the comparison images provided are completely worthless. The only time to use the 23mp setting is when taking well lit photos of a large space when the extra detail is needed - ie scenery photography.

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                • 29 Sep 2016

                Anonymous, 29 Sep 2016No FM radio and "unimpressive volume and a drop in quality ... moreIt's Qualcomm's fault for not putting FM Chips in their Flagship SoCs not Sony's smh

                  AnonD-587428, 29 Sep 2016I couldn't make sense of how you couldn't see just how bad ... moreHow bad is what?
                  I see only that m5s camera is excellent in daylight photos too, as xz is,
                  xz has more grain, m5 not so color accurate.

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                    • 29 Sep 2016

                    Anonymous, 29 Sep 2016No FM radio and "unimpressive volume and a drop in quality ... moredo you mean "low-headphone-volume"?
                    well.. you can use other player to make it louder. try jet audio, it has "pre-amp" feature. you can configure it to make your volume louder.

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                      • 29 Sep 2016

                      For all samsung,apple and chinese crap fanboy....talk less,and do more research about sony before you talk about invalid statement

                      xperia xz is now the best camera in phone,even s7,p9 and even new iphone 7 can not reach the height that sony achieve

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                        • Anonymous
                        • XMV
                        • 29 Sep 2016

                        No FM radio and "unimpressive volume and a drop in quality with headphones" Big surprise...You've lost me as a customer Sony.

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                          • 29 Sep 2016

                          Why not have a blind camera test for xz,s7edge,iphone and lg g5?

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 29 Sep 2016

                            i m in love with this phone thanks gsmarena !! waterproofing dual speaker good size simple and unique design that make it new for years! just go back look at xperia z3 and galaxy s5 .. xperia z3 after this years even is a shiny even xperia z. and xperia z ultra . they design a phone for years even they show this in battery !! they don't say anything about fastcharging becoz they preffer normal charging !! and something like qnovo make battery use normal for years. why sony don't advertise their mobiles. they just do that in eufa and other soccer champions . sony is a good and recpectable company that people forget it!! sony is alive man go for it there is quality like many years ago.

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                              • 29 Sep 2016

                              Anonymous, 29 Sep 2016Sony is the last company to offer mid range specs (ram, bat... more- Battery is better than most flagships out there, hence your statement is invalid.
                              - back when Sony released the Z5 Premium, all biased reviewers complained they couldn't notice a difference in clarity between 4K and FHD in smartphones. If you can't notice a difference between 4K and FHD, you surely can't notice a difference between QHD and FHD. Again an invalid statement.
                              - look at non biased camera reviews of the XZ.
                              - agreed, they could have put 4GB RAM on the XZ. Even though you can't notice a difference now, it's good for future proofing. In my opinion this is the only con of XZ.

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                                • 6PW
                                • 29 Sep 2016

                                I don't know that Xperia xz is true flagship cell or not but I do believe that with Sony's hardware and software it is my dream right now. I ll buy it. Sony is the best

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                                  • 29 Sep 2016

                                  ME, 29 Sep 2016This site always has bad Sony reviews... in real life they ... morenoooo!! just about camera they have bad reviews all other things was good but for camera i think they will do more with xperia camera not just set to auto or manual mod

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                                    • 29 Sep 2016

                                    in mobile version of site why gsmarena downscale full size images ?! thay are very blured and downscaled but in desktop version u can save and see all of the details ... in mobile version of site i thought i look at 3.15mp photos !!!!

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 29 Sep 2016

                                      maybe use less iso improve sharpness and improve noise !! 8000 with that shutter speed is just good for very speedy images in low light

                                        i won't say much but the track id is usually spot on...the only reason i don't go sony is because i have become accustomed to 5.5 inch screens and that previous flagships don't mention gorilla glass