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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  • 13 Apr 2017

AnonD-521587, 13 Apr 2017actually not bogus at all he is pretty spot on about this. ... moreas good? no ips lcd can be near as good as samsung amoleds on their flagships..

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    • AnonD-521587
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    • 13 Apr 2017

    AnonD-373654, 12 Apr 2017when it will come we will see.. sammy is doing oled from th... moreactually not bogus at all he is pretty spot on about this.

    JDI is a result of government initiative to encourage innovation in the japanese industry from all areas of japanese industry from the highest to the smallest and encourage collaboration between them without corporate beuracracy getting in the way. This means JDI and JOLEd have shared each others secret technologies and Japanese laboritaries have worked together in order to compete with Samsung and LG.

    as a result superior OLED screens have been produced. They simply need to be mass produced right now. JDI is really at top of its game when it comes to display technology. just look at the X compact and the XZ they both have great IPS lcd displays that look as good if not better than amoled.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 13 Apr 2017

      Tann Hauser, 12 Apr 2017"*0% APR for 24 Months with Equal Payments: Available on pu... more30% Apr? Seriously. Also 30% of 720 is 216 where'd you get 270 from. And in 80% of world price is gonna be similar anyways so that's something to consider

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        • Anonymous
        • JpI
        • 13 Apr 2017

        AnonD-373654, 12 Apr 2017when it will come we will see.. sammy is doing oled from th... moreSony had oled tv in 2007

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          • AnonD-373654
          • Kcw
          • 12 Apr 2017

          NokiaBeast, 10 Apr 2017Cause Sony does the best of optimizing every single type of... morewhen it will come we will see.. sammy is doing oled from the start.. no new comer can come into this step and say they beat the best.. lol.. we will see that in future... and you probably came to know this from some bogus news article over internet

            RaghavaZ, 12 Apr 2017This is mentioned in Samsung, USA site: Galaxy S8, AT&T... more"*0% APR for 24 Months with Equal Payments: Available on purchases of select Samsung Galaxy phones and mobile accessories charged to a Samsung Financing Program Account. Minimum purchase: $500. 0% APR from date of eligible purchase until paid in full. Monthly payment equals the eligible purchase amount multiplied by .04167 and rounded to the nearest penny. Last payment may be less. Total amount of payments will not exceed eligible purchase amount. Other transactions and fees affect overall minimum payment amount. Advertised payment amount excludes taxes, delivery or other charges. Limited time offer. Regular account terms apply to non-promo purchases. Minimum interest charge: $1. Standard Purchase APR: 29.99%. Prior purchases excluded. Account must be in good standing. Subject to credit approval. Samsung Financing Program Account issued by TD Bank, N.A."

            Says, regular account terms apply to non promo purchases, which is APR 30% interest rate.
            So? have you preordered?
            Do you need promo code to avoid APR 30% on the 720$ price.?
            If you need promo code itll be 720+270....equaling 990$.
            If not, you better preorder soon, after promo period (by 20.4.17.) itll be 990$

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              • 12 Apr 2017

              AnonD-151883, 12 Apr 2017As you are aware, Samsung and Iphones rule in numbers world... moreHahahah, ironically, iPhone users would never buy a Samsung device, go ask them, they will answer you lagdroid never, and this is what Android known because of Samsung.
              Xperia xz never shut down, it does report overheat and shutdown the camera when recording a video with 4k or high frame rate for a long time like any other smartphones, unlike the disasterios snapdragon galaxy s7... And in the end the Xperia xz doesn't explode for sure XD

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                • 12 Apr 2017

                RaghavaZ, 12 Apr 2017I won't be expecting this burn-out thing to happen under 3/... moreAgreed, I'm sure modern amoled panels are more than good enough to for the standard two year life cycles most people go by.

                That said, you can still mistreat panels like that of even the S7 series to a degree where burn in can prematurely become an issue.

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                  • 12 Apr 2017

                  AnonD-151883, 12 Apr 2017As you are aware, Samsung and Iphones rule in numbers world... moreAre you drunk.. I mean i have the xz and it never got overheat except a bit with heavy usage. Don't says thing which you don't know just for the sake of argument or showdown.

                    Lex79, 08 Apr 2017Modern amoled panels are certainly a lot less susceptible t... moreI won't be expecting this burn-out thing to happen under 3/4 years of moderate usage, majority of them would have upgraded to the latest by that period.

                      Tann Hauser, 08 Apr 2017Here I'll give a proper link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/... moreThis is mentioned in Samsung, USA site: Galaxy S8, AT&T / Orchid Gray / Free Gear VR with Controller, $750.00 Total Or $31.25/mo for 24mos at 0% APR. Just read OR between two different pricing details. Don't spread false stories. It's clearly mentioned u pay $750 in total OR go with $31.25/month plan. You can buy S8 for $750 for two year agreement. The same is mentioned in your bestbuy link, either $27.91/mo or pay full amount i.e.,. $720 and buy. Can't understand why Sony fans hate Samsung so much and start spreading stories like these.

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                        • Lex79
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                        • 12 Apr 2017

                        Anonymous, 12 Apr 2017Agree with u, From those times I respected your unbiased op... moreThank you.

                        Agreed, I just cant get behind Samsung's modern approach to design, neither do I like their continued attempts at alternative features (or gimmicks in other words), and this is from someone who has at one point or other owned and used every Galaxy 'S' model to date.

                        The S8 will be the first to break that for trend for me. I prefer every day practicality to ascetic beauty, In this terms, and many others (not all) the XZ comes out on top.

                        Oh and I never bothered with the heart rate monitors after the first day either :)

                          Anonymous, 08 Apr 2017Hi, will you feel eyesored when watching the amoled display... moreNope. Not even once my eyes complained in two-years of my S6E.......I am perfectly happy with it.

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                            • AnonD-635604
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                            • 12 Apr 2017

                            AnonD-151883, 11 Apr 2017Gsmarena 2016 best camerphone shootout comparasion. Iphone ... moreSony Xperia XZ is better than apple and lg..DXOMARK

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                              • Anonymous
                              • NHr
                              • 12 Apr 2017

                              Tann Hauser, 12 Apr 2017You are on the wrong article fella http://m.gsmarena.com/s... moreNope, I quoted that from the right articles, as stated.
                              Still poor quality, can't get away from the mixed noise and oil paint look
                              Wrong again...every current device is better, heck even an older G4 trumps Sony current flagships

                                Anonymous, 12 Apr 2017No sure, we will let the review do the talking....quoted : ... moreYou are on the wrong article fella
                                http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xzs_lowlight_tour_round_2-blog-24479.php

                                And this from XZs csn be printed on A3 even easily, with full details
                                http://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/17/xperia-xzs-low-light/camera/gsmarena_019.jpg&idNews=24479

                                Which I cant say for any other devices.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • NHr
                                  • 12 Apr 2017

                                  [deleted post]No sure, we will let the review do the talking....quoted : XZs low light review "The samples are hardly the greatest around, with plenty of detail lost to heavy-handed noise reduction, which ironically isn't doing all that good of a job of masking the noise itself", quoted : XZs review : "The autofocus is fast too (though still not to the level of Galaxy S7)."

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • NHr
                                    • 12 Apr 2017

                                    [deleted post]Hahaha, what is there to like? Pathetic resolution, you can't print those sony photos bigger than a postcard...lol

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                                      • 12 Apr 2017

                                      AnonD-481725, 11 Apr 2017And the sony explosive batteries are only fake rumors nothi... moreAs you are aware, Samsung and Iphones rule in numbers world wide. These 2 brands have built up their great reputation the years, while Sony's reputation has dramatically fallen to outside the top 10 in sales numbers.
                                      Real owners of these 2 major successful phones know the truth. In fact you don't own any recent flagship smartphone and your comments are solely what you dream to believe.

                                      Fact is, I owned a crappy Z5 with its overheating problems, bad battery life and low speaker volume. Of course, the overheating was mainly due to the Snapdragon 810 chip. Why Sony ever used this 810 chip is beyond logic. Especially after the failed Z3+. Other brands were aware of the 810 fault and used a 808 chip. Samsung S6 used it own Exynos chip.

                                      Strangely, the XZ can still overheat and shutdown, same as the Z5.

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                                        • 12 Apr 2017

                                        Lex79, 11 Apr 2017Experience has led me to a solid appreciation for the stren... moreAgree with u, From those times I respected your unbiased opinion, Compare to the cons of XZ pros it offer than the rest of the flagships are better and it's actually a phone which can use with ease. I remember some one said before samsung is always making classic phones which eye catching, futuristic and premium looking. But when use on your hand in real life it's not comfy as Xperia. So the features like heart rate sensor, iris scanner, wireless charging. One's I bought a Chinese smartband because the interest of heart rate sensor, but after just few times checking I haven't even wear or touched it for months. So the people who buy a S7 0r S8 will forget it even has heart rate sensor, unless seldomly u remember to check heart rate with girlfriend or play with a kid.