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
  • 6jq
  • 16 May 2017

Tann Hauser, 16 May 2017You obviously didnt read the comments section there. Solut... more2k is 2048x1080
FHD is 1920x1080

That comment alone makes your comment fishy. No way there are two options so closely related.

BTW tried VR on Z5 premium, it looked like a mess.

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    • Anonymous
    • 6jq
    • 16 May 2017

    Haha, look at those momentous bezels. Is it 2007 or 2017?

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      • AnonD-542706
      • pGV
      • 16 May 2017

      AnonD-654245, 16 May 2017Ciro, have you ever walked thru the GSMArena camera compari... moreWindows fanboy detected!! Dxomark are proffesionals.

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        • AnonD-654245
        • GAd
        • 16 May 2017

        AnonD-542706, 13 May 20175 xperias top 10 dxomark trollCiro, have you ever walked thru the GSMArena camera comparison tool? Do you really believe DxO is reliable on their analysis? Take a look at some camera comparisons from this site: http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/. Just to make sure I'm not biased, I don't have a Lumia, had a Nokia 808 in the past that is still KING in raw camera quality. Currently I have a Redmi3 Pro, which has better "image processing" than Xperia series...look, I'm not talking about speed, lens, sensors, etc...I'm talking about "raw image quality" to be specific.

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          • Anonymous
          • nxt
          • 16 May 2017

          I love its design more than s8 .. it is classy .. finally sony build a great flagship

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            • GrumpyUgly
            • pkg
            • 16 May 2017

            AnonD-635604, 15 May 2017So, why are you bashing here?.....what do you want ? It loo... morewhat he said is true.
            sony flagships always have camera issues. their image processing software is not good. even the future sony phones will have the same issues.

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              • GrumpyDumby
              • pkg
              • 16 May 2017

              that bezel is too big. The user interface also looks unspecial, average, and little bit ugly. combined with that square shape.. ooolalaa.. it looks unpleasant.

              and also in the backside.. the placement of the circle
              -shaped lens, and elliptic-shaped sensors looks weird.
              sony really really have to hire good new designers.
              their current designs is awful

                Anonymous, 16 May 2017No, Sony does not support 4k during VR. They only render 4k... moreYou obviously didnt read the comments section there. Solution to your problem is there. Z5 Premiums 4k screen can run anything fhd, 2k or 4k with a proper setting of the VR app.
                Some even say that 2k apps on that 4k screen, even if only 2k seem to be much more detailed too...
                if you own z5 premium and VR headset, as you ve been there so you say.... you are wellcome, glad I could help.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6jq
                  • 16 May 2017

                  Tann Hauser, 16 May 2017https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwclVncBhXM&feature=youtu... moreNo, Sony does not support 4k during VR. They only render 4k during a video , which means not when VRing or using any of the VR apps.

                  So yeah, it has a 4k screen that may be used for VR if anyone was to support it (enable 4k when split screen -VR- mode is selected). Sadly it isn't, all we get is a 4k screen rendering at 1080p which looks a mess under VR's magnification (tried Z5 premium, been there, done that).

                    Anonymous, 16 May 2017You didn't read my post correctly then. I said the capac... morehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BwclVncBhXM&feature=youtu.be

                    Get it?
                    No really, I m boggled how some people think Xperias cant do VR, just because it doesnt come with GearVR or Daydream...
                    Inform yourself please.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LQs
                      • 16 May 2017

                      Anonymous, 16 May 2017Indeed. "Only" 12MP and using proper OIS, none of this EIS ... moreAll phones with OIS have EIS too...

                      But their EIS is far behind Sony's

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 04W
                        • 16 May 2017

                        AnonD-669639, 16 May 2017where are the huge bezels haters? They are busy in their ugliest S8 with gimmick curved screen, red tint screen and afraid from accidental explosion.

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                          • AnonD-669639
                          • tDQ
                          • 16 May 2017

                          where are the huge bezels haters?

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                            • AnonD-542706
                            • pGV
                            • 16 May 2017

                            Htc u 11 90 point Dxomark
                            S8 88 points dxomark= xperia x lol

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 7um
                              • 16 May 2017

                              Anonymous, 16 May 2017U11 may attract some potential customers....Definitely NO with Bluetooth v4.2 and without 3.5mm SAINT HOLE

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                                • Anonymous
                                • tSf
                                • 16 May 2017

                                U11 may attract some potential customers....

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                                  • AnonD-669639
                                  • tDQ
                                  • 16 May 2017

                                  base on previous sony's flagship line, this year their flagship will top dxo mark.

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                                    • Arian Adler
                                    • 41t
                                    • 16 May 2017

                                    Jumbo, 16 May 2017It it 4K 10-bit HDR. LG G6 has 12-bit HDR, but no 4K. ... moreThanks bro... Now in this moment I am relieved

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • f}x
                                      • 16 May 2017

                                      AnonD-635604, 16 May 2017You are dreaming...No he isn't. It's you guys who start the whole dxo thing. Also now 88 is 3rd position still pretty good. Sony messes up where people click most pics. Like in club or concerts at night with multiple uneven light sources​. It may be better elsewhere but messes up where needed in 50% of cases

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • NHr
                                        • 16 May 2017

                                        XtremE16, 16 May 2017Oh my god check out new leader is HTC U11 DxOmark says.... ... moreIndeed. "Only" 12MP and using proper OIS, none of this EIS nonsense. Proper lens and image processing, they have their algorithms sorted, unlike...