Sony Xperia XZ Premium review: The showstopper
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AnonD-664474, 14 May 2017Wait, what?
It blowed up some highlights but nailed the co... moreEvery single bright area is blown in the XZP photos.
Re colour accuracy, I am certain the street and car lights are close to the S8 than the XZP which shows them as a terrible yellow/orange.
http://imgur.com/a/knpR3
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[deleted post]Definitely not the best phone for music listening on headphones. Don't spread lies.
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Tann Hauser, 14 May 2017Was it not Oppo 9 in q1? So Oppo is best phone of all, n... moreAlso by this comment I am convinced that you are no different from that Jesse guy about whom I told you to ignore. Rational argument is simply impossible with people not ready to listen
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AnonD-77443, 14 May 2017You have to be kidding that the XZP is good in low light?
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It blowed up some highlights but nailed the color accuracy better. Detail isn't as smooth, but you can definitely the halos made by aggressive oversharpening that didn't help that well at all. Sony only needs more practice regarding the processing, but the hardware is there, whereas Samsung won't overcome their hardware limitation with software processing
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Is it just me or does the "4K SDR" screen look more HDR than the "4K HDR" screen on page 3?!
As usual wonderful software package from Sony. Their multimedia apps are super, although I don't like the trend of cutting down. Earlier there was FM Radio, File Manager App & TrackID built-in.
It's also great that after many years Sony has finally improved their camera software to match their already awesome camera sensors. BTW is this new sensor also a multi-aspect ratio one like the previous Sony Z5 sensor or is it just cropping those 19MP 4:3 shots?
Anyway, it's a wonderful smartphone!
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AnonD-664474, 14 May 2017Or you can simply take everything into perspective.
Got ... moreI doubt Sony are going to change up the specs of their camera hardware to that (or any) extent for at least the next 12 months.
No, you can reasonably expect whatever highend device's Sony may reveal at IFA 2017 (and likely MWC 2018) to feature the same imx400 hardware, but with subtle changes to the image processing in order to get better results out of it.
I think a lens modification to f1.8 is perhaps the only meaningful alteration we can possibly expect in that timeframe.
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Tann Hauser, 14 May 2017Was it not Oppo 9 in q1? So Oppo is best phone of all, n... moreOppo was best selling Android phone in q1..... Not overall. It sells because it looks like iPhone for half rate
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Tann Hauser, 14 May 2017I concur, XZ Prem is great in auto lowlight, IMO even bet... moreYou have to be kidding that the XZP is good in low light?
Here is the S8 XZP comparisons YOU posted yesterday.
http://imgur.com/a/knpR3
The XZP has terrible colour / white balance, cant handle the dynamic range and blows out the bright areas.
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AnonD-635604, 14 May 2017Iphone 7 is the world's best selling smartphone in Q1
So I... moreWas it not Oppo 9 in q1?
So Oppo is best phone of all, no iph, xperia or samsung can match Oppo in quality and anything.
:-D
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AnonD-669130, 14 May 2017Comparison in Low Light XZ Premium VS S8: http://imgur.com... moreI concur, XZ Prem is great in auto lowlight, IMO even better than S8.
A bit more exposure, better detail preservation, better color and dynamic range.
Examples here tell the same.
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Anonymous, 14 May 2017Increase brightness and E.V. Set WB for cloudy day... ... moreActually decreasing to 12 mpx, decreasing LE and lowering WB to more blue in auto will produce worse lowlight photos, like on s7/s8.
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Anonymous, 14 May 2017Can anyone explain me what's this means in Main shortcoming... moreI can.
Meeans it runs in fhd and upscales res when required.
Not a shortcoming in any way, but a smart UI managment.
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AnonD-27765, 14 May 2017Google Pixel has a stock Android Nougat UI. Stock Android U... moreThe apparent move to a new "Google UI" on top of Nougat also complicates matters.
http://www.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-welcome-your-new-circular-home-screen
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AnonD-27765, 14 May 2017You've got awful taste. The S7 especially the edge is the m... moreS8 is very ugly and out of proportion too. Mi mix is easily the prettiest phone of all.
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Anonymous, 14 May 2017Let the sales explains. Before that, be quiet...You know Samsung is a privilege brand now,that's why majority of people buy it without considering other and better options, i don't say Samsung is bad no it's so good but i find Sony to be better, many like you have never tried Sony and jump into conclusion
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Anonymous, 14 May 2017Let the sales explains. Before that, be quiet...Iphone 7 is the world's best selling smartphone in Q1
So Iphone 7 is the best smartphone then , not GS8..
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Anonymous, 14 May 2017No Samsung phone looks premium.. During our Xmas party l... moreYou've got awful taste. The S7 especially the edge is the most elegant smartphone of 2016. The S8 even outclasses the S7 edge. It looks so futuristic. Sony phones look like they are from the stone age.
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AnonD-635604, 13 May 2017R U s****d?Google pixel ui is not stock android ui.Your com... moreGoogle Pixel has a stock Android Nougat UI. Stock Android UI changes with every version. Stock Android Lollipop UI is different from stock Android Marshmallow UI is different from stock Android Nougat UI.
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AnonD-664474, 14 May 2017Not true. No advertisement other than on their social ac... moreThe thing is there was no competition then. Also it's a 40 BN company having a good hold of entertainment industry and so I suppose they must be having advertising channels. Why don't they market devices is beyond my comprehension