Sony Xperia XZs review: Slow (e)motion
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017It takes a hit or miss, that's the same thing said when fp ... moreWow, pal, I'm huge Sony fan, using Sony since Ericsson and Z2 still my daily driver, but I must admit that their time has gone, I don't care about bezels and still prefer Sony design without round corners and shiny gipsy stuff like Samsung, but camera far behind even Huawei, dual-speakers quiter and worse in quality vs Sammy, battery is a joke in such huge body, I'm waited for new-camera breath in XZs for myself, but now I must reconsider and switch brand , afraid of AMOLED, but maybe test my luck
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- 08 Apr 2017
Cassy O, 08 Apr 2017LOL do you live in the US? In my country the Galaxy S8 pric... moreYesh, provide proof please...
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- 08 Apr 2017
Just to confirm: its for flagship price with just new camera? Premium seems more like real flagship for that price.
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- 08 Apr 2017
Looking at the photo comparison tool, the XZs wins against the s7 and XZ in good light.
S7 still wins in low light, XZs is much better than XZ.
Much less grain than the XZ in both conditions.
Bit more sharpening and brightening in low light and I'd say its a clear overall winner.
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- 08 Apr 2017
Tann Hauser, 08 Apr 2017LOL your S8 fantasy real price is 975$... Stop talking a... moreLOL do you live in the US? In my country the Galaxy S8 price is same $750. Seriously most of Sony fans are snobs. Do you know why Sony didn't success in the US? because they don't have a good cooperation with the American providers.
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- 08 Apr 2017
When more and more oems are reducing the bezels, it is rare to see those who insist in maintaining the big bezels...maybe that is another unique selling point...
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- 08 Apr 2017
RaghavaZ, 08 Apr 2017960fps thing is just a gimmick right now. As mentioned in t... moreIt takes a hit or miss, that's the same thing said when fp scanner went out on smartphones. Now almost everyone can't live without it for how far the technology has come from, and this is no different. It needs to be polished first before becoming successful. But this feature is pathbreaking because it's the proof of future when almost all phones will be able to do the same.
Bezels are there for better grip and screen protection. Your screen has a higher potential of breaking when dropped sideways as there is no barrier to weaken the impact from the outside body travelling to the screen panel
FHD screen is still relevant for flagships cause you don't really need an overkill display on a small screen. Yes the XZ Premium is also overkill, but it gives you the ability to change the screen resolution to your needs
Stereo speakers will always be better than mono single down facing speakers. GSMArena's audio test is nonsense as it's only about loudness and not talking the quality at all. Ask all audiophile people and I bet a $100, all of them will say that Sony flagship phones are excellent audio device, even if not the best out today, but no one will ever say that Samsung high ends are good
I feel so bad that a year old chipset is already old. It's just like yesterday, the SD820 is the most powerful processor then tomorrow, it is now considered a terrible SoC. SD820 is still very capable, so why change it? If we can, what will we use to change it? SD821?
It's just the exact same chip, only slightly overclocked for more heat.
It's implemented there because it's an innovation. I bet you also said the same thing when fingerprint reader was pathetically implemented on smartphones, and now you will hardly live without tt, will you?
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017We accept DxOMark because it's the standard of best camera ... moreOn same DXO mark s7 and HTC 10 are 2nd highest rated... Also p10 has 87 which is highest for Chinese phone and p10 plus may score higher because of larger aperture
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- 08 Apr 2017
Tann Hauser, 08 Apr 2017For sammy fan boys VR works only on sammy displays yes. Daydream was by Google. What made you think I was sammy fan?
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- 08 Apr 2017
Tann Hauser, 08 Apr 2017Googled VR requires at least 4K, and you can forget about r... moreIs there any portable device capable of 4k VR? If not then qhd is way to go. I have used gear VR ,daydream VR and none was nauseating. It's pretty good for use till around half an hour of course you can't expect VR of level of Oculus or vive for that price
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017Really? Thanks, glad to know. Still makes me wonder on why ... moreFor sammy fan boys VR works only on sammy displays yes.
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Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017Didn't they test Sony sometimes back?Yup, original Z, back in 2011 was last one... thats 6 years ago.
What kind of a serious test site tests only samsungs and iphones?!
And the year 2000 webcoding there... oh my.
Its a reference joke.
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017We accept DxOMark because it's the standard of best camera ... moreIsn't same point valid for camera?. some may prefer warmer picture while some may go for color accuracy
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Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017But screen?. Daydream VR is the next big thing and this is ... moreGoogled VR requires at least 4K, and you can forget about refresh rates be it ips or oled....
And Googled VR is really bad experience on 2K amoled I tried out, like really bad.
Had nausea 5 min in.
Googled VR is terrible, Dedicated set VR for mobile, with its own screens is the way to go.
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017Really? Thanks, glad to know. Still makes me wonder on why ... moreBecause of refresh rates. AMOLED can switch off Pixels faster than typical LCD and Google has maintained that as requirement
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Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017But screen?. Daydream VR is the next big thing and this is ... moreReally? Thanks, glad to know. Still makes me wonder on why Daydream only works for AMOLED screens
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Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017Yet display mate rates them best.... If you guys gonna cite... moreWe accept DxOMark because it's the standard of best camera reference. DisplayMate is such a biased reference point because they never test any other phones than Samsung and Apple. If they test the Xperia flagship phones and come up with truthful statements with no sort of cheating, then I might believe it. I don't really believe GSMArena's testing machines for the display. Color accuracy is a standpoint for every eyes, one can find sAMOLEDs more accurate, and some may find IPS screens to be accurate
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- 08 Apr 2017
Tann Hauser, 08 Apr 2017Why? Displaymate tests only samsung and iphones, googles ... moreDidn't they test Sony sometimes back?
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017Large bezels?
-Then I challenge you guys to fight me. Hold... moreYou trust arena too much on camera part.
Real quality of low light is indeed superb, as seen on tech buzz yt review of automode XZs vs S8.
So dont fall into that discussion trap here, its always like that.
I know what my cam on X Perf can do in lowlight, and its not the 3200 ISO handheld hardshutter crp posted as always in Xperia revs here.
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- 08 Apr 2017
NokiaBeast, 08 Apr 2017What? Who said this phone cannot be used for VR? I thought ... moreBut screen?. Daydream VR is the next big thing and this is incompatible afaik as daydream requires AMOLED with high refresh rate