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, 13 May 2017Polycarbonate sides????? thought this would have alumini... moreAnd you are in loved with Samsung back when they were using lower quality plastic

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    • 13 May 2017

    Cassy O, 13 May 2017Pathetic display! Galaxy S8 is the clear winner here, th... moreWith the famous red tint display?

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      • 13 May 2017

      I don't understand that a lot of comment trashing the phone just because of low light camera performance. When low light is just one aspect of the camera (what about daylights, slo-mo, etc), and camera is just one component of the whole package. Seem like you guy buying phone just to take picture in the dark.

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        • 13 May 2017

        AnonD-442781, 13 May 2017LOL. Another upset Sony fan. Sony finally released a half d... moreLol. You are a big blind samsung fanboy here. To start with... display is a personal choice here. I personally don't prefer leds as they are not good for eyes. Secondly, sony is the first in world to deliver 4k in mobile and first to deliver 4k+hdr in mobile. So accept the truth and move on.
        Camera i used personally the XZ delivers better images than even the iphone 7 (my other phone) so let alone the pathetic Samsung.
        Now further, regarding the beZels, we simply don't care. We want some space on phone to hold it. Like i remember the pathetic note 5 i bought and was having constant accidental touches while holding it. You people with tiny hands might be comfortable with it.
        And the last, let me tell ya, the day when these tec websites start reviewing the phones after one year of launch (like how a phone is after a year of use) that day your samsung will sit in some corner and cry as it is gonna look much more pathetic than any Chinese shit out there. And did i forget to mention the nuke7 which did put the lives of a lot of people and their family members at stake. (Life is priceless, refund or a new S8 in exchange doesn't pay for the damage)

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          • Anonymous
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          • 13 May 2017

          Polycarbonate sides?????

          thought this would have aluminium frame.

          will pass on this.

          waiting for google pixel 2 and xiaomi mi mix 2.

          not even going to bother with the s8

            Gsm arena ! Performance test is few oh no... We need everything tested of xzp

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              • 13 May 2017

              Excellent phone love it
              can't wait any more Sony plz release it

                AnonD-507364, 13 May 2017No one cares about Sony anymore. What a joke! No fingerpr... moreHow to enable Fingerprint Scanner on Xperia XZs US variant Sony G8232 or XZ premium

                http://www.gizmobolt.com/2017/...-sony-g8232/

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                  • 13 May 2017

                  AnonD-442781, 13 May 2017LOL. Another upset Sony fan. Sony finally released a half d... moreI'm a Samsung fan but really want Sony to succeed. We need more successful Android manufacturers and phone options not less.

                  Previously I have absolutely hammered Samsung about no SD cards on GN5, only 16/32GB internal, GN7 battery issues, bloatware, fragile devices etc etc (search my comments).

                  If i was a Sony fan I'd be hammering them (not blindly defending them) about the poor low light camera test, thick bezels, average sunlight performance and moderate battery life on the XZP. If Sony fans don't complain about obvious shortcomings, nothing changes and if Sony doesn't change they will die a slow death.

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                    • 13 May 2017

                    AnonD-624342, 13 May 2017I really like this phone. But living in the US no fingerpri... moreYou can order uk variant from stores like clove. Just a suggestion. Even after Including the shipping costs, the total amount you pay will be lesser than US market price. So, price will be low and also fingerprint scanner will be available. Win win.

                      How to enable Fingerprint Scanner on Xperia XZs US variant Sony G8232 or XZ premium

                      http://www.gizmobolt.com/2017/05/08/how-to-enable-fingerprint-scanner-on-xperia-xzs-us-variant-i-e-sony-g8232/

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                        • 13 May 2017

                        AnonD-663385, 13 May 2017Such hypocrisy! Knowing your Samsung also runs in 1080p by ... moreYes when you take it out of the box it's set to 1080 , so you too tick high res , and job is done unlike the xzp that is 1080 unless your lucky enough to find some hi res content just like the z5p.

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                          • 13 May 2017

                          LOL. Another upset Sony fan. Sony finally released a half decent device but Sony fans are still too upset to recognise its shortcomings. Like bad low light performance and mediocre battery life. And it's okay to like a device despite it having a worse display and screen to body ratio than the s8, you don't have to go out of your way to deny it. It's a decent device despite its weaknesses.

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                            AnonD-77443, 13 May 2017Screens can be a personal choice. Personally AMOLEDS are a ... moreyou do understand that on the photo's shown, the XZP's photo was zoomed in more? And it was 19 mp vs 12 mps

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                              Cassy O, 13 May 2017Pathetic display! Galaxy S8 is the clear winner here, th... moreYeah, those red tints are fire

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                                AnonD-72356, 13 May 2017So if you aren't watching 4k videos, your phone is just ful... moreYou can select it. You can choose if you want it to run 1080P, or 2k, or 4k for normal usage. There's a display resolution option in the settings.

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                                  AnonD-668349, 13 May 2017Samsung bot. The low light isn't that bad to begin with. Th... moreBut people like fake colors so your argument is invalid. Put a photo of shiny red Apple and a dull one side by side and ask people what they prefer.
                                  Enjoy the answers

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                                    Jason Melling, 13 May 2017Don't care about the fingerprint scanner as nobody uses it ... moreTell that to hundreds of millions of users that buy phones with fps

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                                      • 13 May 2017

                                      Jason Melling, 13 May 2017Don't care about the fingerprint scanner as nobody uses it ... moreyeah.. the ui is too booring. latest version of touchwiz or graceui or samsung ui is the best

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                                        • 13 May 2017

                                        Plz do watch reviews of this phone on youtube..
                                        Their you will get a clear idea about how powerful this device is..
                                        SONY is Master in Screen Display may it b a TV or Phone.
                                        Those who are doubting here about the screen, I feel pity for their knowledge.
                                        Yeah, Sony should reduce the upper and lower bezel but the given design is nevertheless than Beautiful..
                                        Once Again SONY delivers QUALITY...!