Sony Xperia XZ1 review: XZibit one

11 September 2017
Sony was never a company to blindly follow trends, having its own approach to the mobile market. A fact perfectly illustrated by the company's latest flagship duo - the XZ1 and XZ1 Compact, which you only need to look at once to recognize the Xperia pedigree. The 2017 Sony flagships proper combine the best elements across the lineup to try and cut themselves a solid piece of the holiday sales pie.

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  • Anonymous
  • IbE
  • 19 Sep 2017

Real World Sony Performance is what counts, which were Sony separates itself in cell market.
Many of these listed brands have poor Real world performance and durability issues!

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    • Anonymous
    • IbE
    • 18 Sep 2017

    Sony XZ1 is a beaSt of flagship!

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      • AnonD-521587
      • kcM
      • 18 Sep 2017

      Tann Hauser, 16 Sep 2017Emmm, nope. Pure Optimization by definition. You can cal... moreCould still be better for headphone jack. The lgv30 has it beat and so does the HTC 10

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        • Anonymous
        • 60E
        • 18 Sep 2017

        L0lip0p, 17 Sep 2017A little late is better in my opinion, why? Because as soon... moreyes. a "little" late is better. like apple, even if i dont like apple.
        for sony's case.. it is a lot more than "little". they are very very late. so it is bad.

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          • Anonymous
          • 60E
          • 18 Sep 2017

          Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Lmfao!! Limiting quality because of lacking of battery... e... morewell.. they can put more battery if they want (those huge top and bottom bezels can fit larger battery). I think sony is too afraid to do better. they are just playing safe.

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            • t@g
            • 17 Sep 2017

            AnonD-653707, 17 Sep 2017As reported by AA, Sony would have a bezelless design calle... moreMirai means The Future, HOPE IT STANDS FOR ITS NAME. 2018 will be my year to upgrade my phone though it's been 3 years with flawlessly smooth Xperia Z3 that works like on day 1 buying it just minus the front camera that beautifies everything

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              • Anonymous
              • krW
              • 17 Sep 2017

              Tann Hauser, 16 Sep 2017Emmm, nope. Pure Optimization by definition. You can cal... moreLmfao!! Limiting quality because of lacking of battery... even when despite the lack of battery you still didn't need to limit that much quality.... is pure optimizing buy definition????
              Lololololololololol

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                • Anonymous
                • krW
                • 17 Sep 2017

                BeeAnt, 16 Sep 2017Wow... so thanks to Oreo and 10nm process, it can turn 2700... moreWow. So they can almost match their flagship from 3 years ago with a smaller battery by coming from a 28nm SoC to a 10nm one. Oh wait... it should be lasting longer

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                  • Anonymous
                  • krW
                  • 17 Sep 2017

                  Primark, 17 Sep 2017I've been a sony user for so long that I don't undrestand w... moreIf you ever actually read a single page ever from any single Sony article yippy would see that it's not full of hate from other users but from Sony users. And usually ceasing made up situations of claiming there is a bunch of hate from others when in reality it's them

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                    • Anonymous
                    • krW
                    • 17 Sep 2017

                    Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Haters are crazy people that are other brand's slaves and b... moreSo you never used either

                      AnonD-653707, 17 Sep 2017As reported by AA, Sony would have a bezelless design calle... moreI ve seen that report.
                      Its just about the right time, as Sonys changes design language every second year.
                      Dont know if it will be bezeless like the others. Would certainly not like that, less bezel is ok, but s8 or iphone x is too much.
                      Anyways, like apple did Sony maybe should too, offer both designs and let people choose their practicality/hipster design preference.

                        Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017and they must optimize that bezel too. trim at least 50% of... moreAgreed. New Micromax phone has just the right sized bezels. Would also like to see that size on front of new Xperias. They had them thinner before, why not again.

                          slowny, 17 Sep 2017this company is very slow.. always very late in ecerything.... moreA little late is better in my opinion, why? Because as soon as sony adopt the bezelless design, at the time almost all apps have been tailored to work with that unconventional aspect ratio

                            Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017lol. i wont spend $800+ for a phone with distorted camera, ... moreAnd gladly pay that much for a far obsolete design, big bezel and camera bump, debatable camera, much smaller battery, limited ux, lack of headphone jack(read : iphone)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • n41
                              • 17 Sep 2017

                              Tann Hauser, 16 Sep 2017Emmm, nope. Pure Optimization by definition. You can cal... moreand they must optimize that bezel too. trim at least 50% of its current size, otherwise they will fail to sell it.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • n41
                                • 17 Sep 2017

                                Anonymous, 17 Sep 2017Haters are crazy people that are other brand's slaves and b... morelol. i wont spend $800+ for a phone with distorted camera, obsolete disign, and ugly user interface.

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                                  • n41
                                  • 17 Sep 2017

                                  AnonD-653707, 17 Sep 2017As reported by AA, Sony would have a bezelless design calle... morethis company is very slow.. always very late in ecerything. they will announce bezelless design in 2018. and will produce it in 2019. and those sonyboys will change their mind and finally admit that less-bezel is better.

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                                    • bJb
                                    • 17 Sep 2017

                                    As reported by AA, Sony would have a bezelless design called "Mirai" announced at MWC 2018 in Barcelona.

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                                      • ut2
                                      • 17 Sep 2017

                                      I just cant wait to see the review of sony xperia XZ1 compact
                                      With 4.8" inch 720p screen
                                      Snapdragon 835
                                      Android oreo (8.0)
                                      Want to see the battery life and benchmarks

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                                        • HCv
                                        • 17 Sep 2017

                                        Again with the oddly cool response to what is, if it is anything like the XZP, a brilliant camera.

                                        No, it's not as good as some in low light. Sure, okay. But in good light the XZP kicks all sorts of ass and I wouldn't return to the crappy over-processed mess of a Samsung after using it.

                                        Look at GSM's own charts, here: check it against the Note 8. I did. The good light chart is far superior on the XZ1 - a tonne more detail and much better balanced contrast and colour. It's not even close.

                                        But I suppose if night time shooting is your thing and you've not got steady enough hands for the manual mode (which outputs superb results at the 1/2 second exposure) then you're going to be down on it. Personally, I'll take the little extra work at night as a trade off for the far better results during the day. Every time.