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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  • Anonymous
  • 7qy
  • 19 May 2017

Anonymous, 18 May 2017"Premium" cant possibly mean a heap of glass and plastic ar... moreI am not a fanboy believe it or not and I have used many brands of mobile.my first one is Sony w8 when I went to college my dad bought and I still keep it with me after that I bought Samsung,htc,asus and then Sony xz and I find Sony more premium than other. Well it just my opinion but it doesn't mean other are less or bad but in terms of durability Sony is better.
So its personal I don't want hate/love relation with brand but as a long as I still find them best for me I'll continue buying Sony but if they didn't deliver up to my expectations then I'll go with others since there are lots of good phone .

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    • Anonymous
    • 7qy
    • 19 May 2017

    AnonD-542307, 18 May 2017Hope that Sony One day have a look and can learn something ... moreWell I didn't buy Sony for anything except because they are best for me. Have tried a few devices( won't mention the brand)which promises lots more specs with less price than Sony devices but failed in real used.
    I had a mobile after using z3 for 3 yrs which is 4000mah but after 5 months the on screen is only 5hrs while z3 battery life is nearly same when bought and after 3yrs. And it didn't hang I gave it to my sis thinking I got a better one but I regret after doing so. So you guys say whatever you want but I'll gladly spent my moneyon Sony.

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      • AnonD-669639
      • tDP
      • 19 May 2017

      i think that us commoner can judge between criticism and pure hate comments and paid troll. almost 800s

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        • Anonymous
        • 6jq
        • 19 May 2017

        Reaper, 18 May 2017I dont know from where u got that its empty from inside!! ... moreAll gimmicks

        In gsmarena's blind test Sony's camera was the least popular (people's opinion not mine).
        4k is a gimmick, you need to be 10cm or closer to see a difference and those distances make a person to be Cross-eyed. Also it's not really 4k, in most places acts like a 1080p screen.

        Many phones have stero speakers, but they're mostly a gimmick too. People that want good sound quality outta their phones connect headphones or external speakers.

        Sony fails on the main 3+1. Ergonomy (ginormous bezels), autonomy (lowest battery than all flagships), performance (4GB of ram would soon be proved too little) and camera (easily the worst flagship camera of all).

        Sony fans love 3rd rate experiences because they don't know any better (never really experienced magnificence) but most of us don't. So I don't get the excitement around this phone. It's a forgettable phone than nobody would remember in a half a year. It's only outstanding feature is the controversy it caused (mostly the fact that Sony still makes her phones ginormous circa 2017).

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          • Anonymous
          • 6jq
          • 19 May 2017

          Depressed Individual, 18 May 2017Good thing it is just your opinion.It's everybody's opinions. High BtR (for the screen size) sell a lot better. IPhone vs iPhone plus. S7 vsS6, etc ... And of course xperia premium phones selling absurdily low.

          So it's not my opinion. People don't like needlessly bulky designs. It shows lack of taste, practicality and concern for biological realities. It shows a person detached from reality ... Like Sony fanboys.

          So, no, it is not an opinion, it's a norm and norms should be taken seriously, they're there for a reason. Sony's eccentric product designers ignore them at their peril, look where Sony is at.

          Very few that I know like Sony.

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            • n%q
            • 19 May 2017

            I don't think this thread can make it to 1000 without really deteriorating into cackles and screeches...

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              • Reaper
              • swm
              • 18 May 2017

              Anonymous, 18 May 2017You do know that the alternative of bezeless is not a giant... moreI dont know from where u got that its empty from inside!!
              How abt the 4K screen? How abt the camera sensors? Stereo speakers?

              Do you know that it has gyro for front and for rear camera? I doubt that 95% of people here don't know what does that mean, because the most of them are just bashers.

              To assembly and integrated 5 DOF GYRO into a mobile's camera is one of the most innovative move in the mobile's world!

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                • Reaper
                • swm
                • 18 May 2017

                Anonymous, 18 May 2017"Premium" cant possibly mean a heap of glass and plastic ar... moreThat's weird, because the main reason I like SONY is because of it's premium touch.

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                  • Depressed Individual
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                  • 18 May 2017

                  Anonymous, 18 May 2017You do know that the alternative of bezeless is not a giant... moreGood thing it is just your opinion.

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                    • AnonD-542307
                    • n9j
                    • 18 May 2017

                    Hope that Sony One day have a look and can learn something from true criticism that their previous customers.are always complaining about
                    Try to.improve sound quality and loudness of.ear piece and speaker.
                    Try to make innovative designs as old.days with. Sony.Ericsson.
                    Others can add more points.
                    Good luck but until Sony listen I can't pay money on Sony phones.
                    And I doubt many of defenders or loyal customers will pay their money on a mobile that u can find better than Sony with same price or less.
                    When it comes to paying, those saying that they will buy it. No they won't buy it.
                    May be I am mistaken but only the sales figure will show.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 7Ac
                      • 18 May 2017

                      AnonD-72356, 18 May 2017Like 1104?1105, actually! I'm the fifth hehehe

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                        • AnonD-669639
                        • tDP
                        • 18 May 2017

                        it's no no use to argue with paid troll. all they know is bezels ... 776 comments in bezels ... shame on you paid trolls

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 6wd
                          • 18 May 2017

                          Anonymous, 18 May 2017"Premium" cant possibly mean a heap of glass and plastic ar... moreTotally incorrect, Sony in its long history was known for high quality products.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 6jq
                            • 18 May 2017

                            AnonD-669639, 18 May 2017the paid troll. they want to flood this comment section wit... moreTrolls don't use arguments. Trolls call others trolls...

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                              • KZK
                              • 18 May 2017

                              good but not the best for 2017, the best will be Iphone 8.. no s8 no htc no note 8 no bla bla flagship killer One+5 no pixel or whatever it is still cant beat Iphone 8 .. TQ for ppl who read what i am type :)

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                                • AnonD-72356
                                • rJR
                                • 18 May 2017

                                AnonD-635604, 18 May 2017NO you are wrong.It will sale more than 1000Like 1104?

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                                  • AnonD-669639
                                  • tDP
                                  • 18 May 2017

                                  the paid troll. they want to flood this comment section with their hate speech. amazing!! and i said :" let the people decide for their self". 775 ... paid troll never give up

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 6jq
                                    • 18 May 2017

                                    Reaper, 18 May 2017By the Way, If this phone was buzelless I wouldn't get it ... moreYou do know that the alternative of bezeless is not a giant amount of bezels. Sony could at least try for a median value. Say something like 75% Body to Screen Ratio ... But nooo they had to go for that dreaded 6x % that phones from 5 years ago had...

                                    There is nothing close to good looks in that. It shows bad industrial design. So much space (it's realtoively thick too!) yet so little hardware inside.

                                    Big and bulky will never be "in". This is the opposite of premium.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 6jq
                                      • 18 May 2017

                                      Reaper, 18 May 2017Rolls-royce always makes "slight" changes, not everyone wou... more"Premium" cant possibly mean a heap of glass and plastic around the screen. Galaxy S2 had that design a century ago.

                                      Nobody sees a Sony and thinks "quality" only fanboys.

                                      I don't like Samsung but at least they try to look futuristic and premium.

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                                        • GXp
                                        • 18 May 2017

                                        Come on guys, lets go 1000 comments. Keep the hate ccoming. We appreciate!!!