Sony Xperia XZ Premium review: The showstopper

12 May 2017
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a gorgeous 4K display. Better yet, a 4K HDR display! The latest Snapdragon 835 chipset is pulling the strings and delivering lightning-fast LTE while the Adreno 540 is firing up millions of pixels in a heartbeat. With or without the mirror finish, this is one of the classiest designs around and waterproof, too.

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  • AnonD-670333
  • KZK
  • 19 May 2017

bcoz of that blind shootout revealed all samfan think that flagship is the best lol... oh comon still cant beat old pixel and also we have new king HTC U11 but of coz when Iphone8 come out the throne will change :)

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    • Anonymous
    • 6jq
    • 19 May 2017

    AnonD-72356, 19 May 2017All these 800 comments from fanboys were about how Sony cam... moreXperia Premium is a very bad phone.

    S8 is good phone but only because S7E was that. It hasn't improved the camera (according to Dx0 mark), the performance (exynos 8895 is only 5% faster than exynos 8890) , the ram (same 4gb) or the pixel density.

    It only became taller which to many is actually a problem, not a good. Especially given how it impacted the fingerprint placement and one handed use...

    So don't be too happy about S8. Samsung uses some of the same tactics that Sony does ("more of the same"), they just happen to s*ck less...

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      • AnonD-635604
      • KZ8
      • 19 May 2017

      AnonD-72356, 19 May 2017All these 800 comments from fanboys were about how Sony cam... moreso respect sony for sharing idea of water resistant,4k hdr,motion eye camera in samsung future smartphone :D

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        • AnonD-537624
        • g30
        • 19 May 2017

        So full picture are from xzp are more detailed then others but at 100 % crop the other two are slightly better wtf

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          • Jumbo
          • 8XX
          • 19 May 2017

          I have a question - aren't there 3rd-party camera apps that apply their own processing and bypass whatever the maker's camera app would have done? Does it ---really-- matter what the manufacturer's processing is like? Or are there too many trade-secrets & that sort of thing for anyone to be able to make an app that comes close to good processing on someone else's hardware...?

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            • Anonymous
            • 6jq
            • 19 May 2017

            AnonD-307716, 19 May 2017This phone is amazing. Sony rocks!Haha watch gsmarena's blind camera test. All gsmarena users egged on your precious brand. It's funny actually.

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              • AnonD-307716
              • Kg{
              • 19 May 2017

              AnonD-542307, 19 May 2017As a previous loyal customer of Sony mobile to current Loy... moreConspiracy theory

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                • AnonD-542307
                • ftv
                • 19 May 2017

                As a previous loyal customer of Sony mobile to current
                Loyal customers : be honest with urself about quality of current Sony phones.
                Sony is no longer superior in any terms
                How can u expect advancement in Sony phones while the company is.cutting its costs in everything.
                Sony known as great in media and picture.
                But what about phones. They can't make or prefer low quality or same old chipset of sound with very low loudness. My very old W995 that is more than 8 years old is superior than nowdays Sony phones.
                They can't match the quality of other competitors in screen or camera.
                They have the technology but they didn't incorporate it in their phones for some reason . they only know why
                Be honest and it is up to you

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                  • AnonD-669639
                  • tDP
                  • 19 May 2017

                  so desperate to bash on this phone. shameless!! 800 comments!! wait dxo mark result for trusted reviews.sony's phone never failed in dxo mark test.

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                    • AnonD-72356
                    • rJS
                    • 19 May 2017

                    All these 800 comments from fanboys were about how Sony camera is better than S8 and makes it a better phone but the blind shootout revealed everything. Don't fall for Megapixel counts, image processing is what matters the most and it's clear by the comparison where XZP is found even inferior to LG G6. It's just some of these anti social people wants to hate successful things they can't afford, that's why they keep pouring hate on Galaxy S8, if they'll be given Nokia 1100 and S8 to choose better phone, they are so desperate that they'll say 1100 is better. Respect S8 for bringing the best smartphone experience and best computing experience in a handheld device.

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                      • MdN8
                      • 3Lg
                      • 19 May 2017

                      Anonymous, 19 May 2017Explain me why the same shot found when you read its review... moreI think they fixed it now, daylight and low light images are identical between review and shootout.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JpF
                        • 19 May 2017

                        MdN8, 19 May 2017Until they mentioned it in the blind shootout I didn't even... moreExplain me why the same shot found when you read its review is completely different...
                        How is that possible?

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                          • MdN8
                          • 3Lg
                          • 19 May 2017

                          Until they mentioned it in the blind shootout I didn't even notice that this phone doesn't have OIS. That explains low light photos. Too bad, especially for a "premium" phone, but the rest is pretty great.

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                            • AnonD-307716
                            • Kg{
                            • 19 May 2017

                            Anonymous, 19 May 2017this phone is... mehThis phone is amazing. Sony rocks!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tht
                              • 19 May 2017

                              this phone is...
                              meh

                                First time lot of comment here !! Its true , Sony XZ premium is 2017 best phone ever..its film award winning ...well done..Sony fans r proud feel..

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                                  • AnonD-668972
                                  • t@g
                                  • 19 May 2017

                                  In this 801st comment we can see which one is which

                                  Wise Man = Value the product as a whole package and able to maximalize its "smart" sides of the phone
                                  Fanboy = Value the brand
                                  Hater = Hate the product as if nothing stands out from a product
                                  Troll = Bash, Insult the people, the product and the brand cause they are happy with it
                                  Average User = Be Patient!

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                                    • Jumbo
                                    • n%q
                                    • 19 May 2017

                                    My phone history:

                                    Alcatel OneTouch DB, ~ 12 months
                                    Phillips Savvy ~ 15 months
                                    Sony CMD-J6 ~ 4 years
                                    Sony-Ericsson K610 ~ 2 years
                                    Sony-E W880 ~ 3 years
                                    HTC Desire - 18 months
                                    Sony Xperia P - 3 years
                                    Sony Xperia Z1 Compact ~ 3 years and counting.

                                    I wouldn't say --necessarily-- that I fanatically follow Sony. But they always have the best combination of the exact features I value: compact, stylish, unique. And as you can see from the times, also great longevity, in part because not many phones suited my taste but also simply because they kept going and going as long as I needed them to.
                                    I would -happily- hold out for an XZ Compact if I had any indication there actually is likely to be one on the cards, but the chrome and the pré-order bonus is a big draw for this XZ P.. ::) heh



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                                      • AnonD-670270
                                      • gMC
                                      • 19 May 2017

                                      for me upper and lower bezels doesn't matter if phone has front stereo speakers ,, and 13MP front camera ..
                                      side bezels are minimum ..
                                      and audio quality ( clear base that sony phones can provide,is just awesome) . even low price earphone is sufficient for xperia phones

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                                        • AnonD-635604
                                        • KZ8
                                        • 19 May 2017

                                        AnonD-72356, 18 May 2017Like 1104?something like that.or even more but less than S8 :)