Sony Xperia XZs review: Slow (e)motion

7 April 2017
Slap a new camera on the Xperia XZ, et voila - you have yourself a brand-new flagship. Is Sony taking advantage of a smartphone-induced decrease in human attention span? Or just doing what everyone else does?

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  • AnonD-633729
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  • 09 Apr 2017

Nothing new. Same old sony. Same old failure. Equiped with marginally better(or worser because sony's firmware is full of bugs) camera and then there is new phone. Hola!

    boohoo, 09 Apr 2017Stereo speakers with weak volume. Meh. And that big square... moreMono speakers with garbage audio
    Meh. And that ugly soap with childish edge curved screens. Meh
    Sony really loves the word "innovation" LOL


    Damn they have headphone jack and don't explode LOL.

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      • boohoo
      • 60E
      • 09 Apr 2017

      NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017It takes a hit or miss, that's the same thing said when fp ... moreStereo speakers with weak volume.
      Meh. And that big square Plastic bezel. Meh.
      Sony really really loves plastic. LOL.

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        • bithsa@gmail.com
        • 0B}
        • 09 Apr 2017

        I have sony xz but the battery 🔋 after full charging that battery charge is low with in 4 hours. And phone is over heat 🔥. What is the solution?
        Please send the replay.

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          • Anonymous
          • g36
          • 09 Apr 2017

          Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017Huawei P10 with Dual camera only takes 87 score for recentl... moreXz has 87 what's your point? Now battling over one point? If so then look which device is at top. Hint it's not your beloved brand

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            • Anonymous
            • LQX
            • 09 Apr 2017

            [deleted post]I forgot...

            XZ has 7.0
            Xzs has 7.1

            XZ and X Performance have different numbers.

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              • S3mm
              • tue
              • 09 Apr 2017

              Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017I heard amoled has higher refresh frequency. Lcd is not su... moreNo, its not refresh frequency that being the problem but rather the response time and latency

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                • mir
                • t7X
                • 09 Apr 2017

                AnonD-481725, 08 Apr 2017You know nothing about Cameras... So what do you know then? Care to enlighten us here in the comment section, instead of being rude?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • XjT
                  • 09 Apr 2017

                  [deleted post]What comment?
                  If you are anonymous, it is hard to predict when your comments will be posted...

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                    • AnonD-654331
                    • uW5
                    • 08 Apr 2017

                    AnonD-481725, 08 Apr 2017You know nothing about Cameras... Maybe I don't know a thing or too about technical things. But what matters most is real life experience. I care what my eyes see. And from what I see, I can't say Sony is best in camera dpt. This ain't bashing coz I am a Sony fan

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LQX
                      • 08 Apr 2017

                      LCD can be great..

                      Watch on youtube, Clove Technology..
                      It is a store from UK.

                      Hands-on of XZ Premium. He compares the display to s7.
                      XZP has better colors. High brightness too.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LQX
                        • 08 Apr 2017

                        [deleted post]No....

                        All phones hav higher score after getting new version of Android.
                        Many youtube videos show XZ between 144-148 after being updated to nougat.
                        Lg G5 too.
                        Moto Z Force scores 150k.

                        XZ has 125k on PhoneArena tests. It is android 6.


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                          • AnonD-481725
                          • X1E
                          • 08 Apr 2017

                          AnonD-654331, 08 Apr 2017Was eagerly waiting for xz premium with better camera. But ... moreYou know nothing about Cameras...

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                            • Anonymous
                            • UD{
                            • 08 Apr 2017

                            I hate the bezels, it looks weird. crappy phone

                              RaghavaZ, 08 Apr 2017Unlocked S8 costs $725 in the USA and S8+ costs $825. Here ... moreHere I'll give a proper link:
                              http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-galaxy-s8-64gb-midnight-black-verizon/5789008.p?skuId=5789008
                              All locked to Carriers
                              Best price by Veriz 720+tax... and a 24 month agreement offered. You cant buy at that price without carrier agreement/upgrade. Which is most certainly 30$ montly dataplan.
                              So, all together 1440$ minimum best price in 2 years agreement for S8.
                              Heck Im paying 30$ monthly now for 24 mths for the X Performance and prepaid sim 3gb data alltogether. That ll be 720$ after 24 mnths.

                              Unlocked retail price of S8 975, as offered on amazon, and Samsung US site itself.

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                                • Lex79
                                • pLP
                                • 08 Apr 2017

                                Kd10, 08 Apr 2017I don't really care about Sony phones one way or the other,... moreErm...actually the S8 does use a newer Sony sensor, the imx330. The S7 series had the older imx260.

                                It's not yet widely know what the improvements are to the newer sensor, or at least I can't find any solid info to that effect, but still.....

                                I also believe that in markets where Samsung fit their own 'isocell' sensor that this too is a newer version of the equivalent in the S7.

                                So whilst the spec numbers haven't seemingly changed (mp, aperture, etc.) their is still newer technology at play.

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                                  • AnonD-654331
                                  • uW{
                                  • 08 Apr 2017

                                  Was eagerly waiting for xz premium with better camera. But after seeing the same old crappy camera performance in XZs, just can pray XZ premium camera fares better than this shit. But if xz premium is not better, still gonna buy it because: once a Sony, always a Sony

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                                    • Kd10
                                    • 4qB
                                    • 08 Apr 2017

                                    I don't really care about Sony phones one way or the other, but at least they did put a new and improved camera in the phone. Unlike some others, cough, Samsung, cough.

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                                      • Lex79
                                      • pLP
                                      • 08 Apr 2017

                                      RaghavaZ, 08 Apr 2017There is no need to be afraid of AMOLEDs. Samsung provides ... moreModern amoled panels are certainly a lot less susceptible to 'burn in' than earlier examples.....but they are not completely immune.

                                      I used to prefer an amoled display, the XZ changed that for me. When an LCD can look this good, I'll take it over amoled any day. They are rated for at least twice the longevity compared to amoled, and 'burn in' is not a concern.

                                      I wouldn't say users of modern devices like say the S8 or such should be particularly worried about their screens no, but those issues haven't been completely eradicated yet.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • vV5
                                        • 08 Apr 2017

                                        Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017When more and more oems are reducing the bezels, it is rare... moreI know why Samsung give the screen warranty to his S8 customers, because it must be a highly drop damage risk due to it slimmer bezel, while repair the S8 screen will also lost the waterproofing.