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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[deleted post]Wow. Why you told me alright.
I am instantly going to shut up now, and never speak of plain substantiated facts ever again.

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    • Anonymous
    • krW
    • 13 Sep 2017

    XtremE16, 13 Sep 2017https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_HvtPFb_k/ guys check ou... moreEh. Glad it's just a concept. Sony losing all the bezels is like Samsung losing home button and removable battery. Or other and the headset jack.

    Trim them down and/or actually utilize them better for sure. But not gone. I think next year they will be forced to trim them down. I also think that given there come back this year that there wil be a few other improvements. Hopefully to camera and speakers.
    And then the following year could be great improvements, plus Oled, and minimal bezels without hacking them all away.

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      • Anonymous
      • Js{
      • 13 Sep 2017

      XtremE16, 13 Sep 2017https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_HvtPFb_k/ guys check ou... moreIt is just a concept of XZ1 Ultra.
      This phone wont exist

        https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_HvtPFb_k/


        guys check out bezel less xperia

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          • AnonD-696124
          • ix9
          • 13 Sep 2017

          Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017When solid state batteries arrive, Qnovo will be out the wi... moreyou can wait another 5 years for these kind of batteries, and if they will ever be released. The cost are way too high to produce them in mass. Expect a 100-150$ price tag for a single battery

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            • Anonymous
            • NHr
            • 13 Sep 2017

            AnonD-696124, 13 Sep 2017i really hope you're right. Batteries haven't improved by m... moreWhen solid state batteries arrive, Qnovo will be out the window...

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              • AnonD-696124
              • ix9
              • 13 Sep 2017

              Tann Hauser, 13 Sep 2017And qnovo research and algorithm aims to prevent exactly al... morei really hope you're right. Batteries haven't improved by much lately. While manufacters process SOC at 10nm, which is amazing and later in 7nm and lower, this helps battery consumption greatly. Android optimizations with every OS update is a must have too.
              If only a different type of battery would be engineered to hold more charge, now that would be impressive.
              Imagine a whole new battery type giving you 3days of full charge, this could revolutionate the whole electric industry, not only for smartphones, but, everything that requires batteries inclusive cars and even powering houses.
              That qnovo better not be just marketing, if it really works, we could see some major improvements in batteries, not by much but if it is inded an improvement even only marginal, i just applaud them for that.
              But what we really need is a a whole new battery invention and a safer one, safer than lithium...
              Smartphones screens more and more are sporting 4k resolution, higher camera pixels, more bright light density, and all these apps which require a tremendous amound of energy. Batteries won't keep up with all these new technologies

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                • AnonD-249626
                • X}Q
                • 13 Sep 2017

                Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017yeah like xperia T3 battery explosionYou mean like s8 explosion

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 60E
                  • 13 Sep 2017

                  Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017Your point is wrong according to Samsung R&D boss Oh Bo... moretrue. samsung can achieve better result without qnovo. again.. samsung always more superior than sony

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Q}4
                    • 13 Sep 2017

                    Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017yeah like xperia T3 battery explosionlol yeah. the worst thing is that sony didnt recall it. this company is unresponsible.

                      AnonD-696124, 13 Sep 2017If you believe in these marketing names then you'll be grea... moreAnd qnovo research and algorithm aims to prevent exactly all that...and prolong limitations of the usual battery endurance by adapting usual charging cycles exactly to prevent these user based charging misconducts....
                      Its all there on their site, explained in minute detail. I dont see any reason to believe its some marketing trick, except if I choose to believe its a marketing trick.
                      I m quite certain their big company clients staff examine in detail all the processing and benefitials before deciding to pay up the fees for using their product.

                        Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017100% better? Can you at least attempt to be realistic? And... moreThere is no need to attempt anything:
                        http://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_xz1-review-1656p5.php

                        Clearly readable:
                        Manhatan gpx 3.1 onscreen
                        XZ Premium 5.5 inch running FHD achieves 41,
                        htc U11 5.5 inch 2k screen achieves 19...thats more than 100%
                        Some bigger 2k screens like s8 achieve even lower than htc u11.
                        Thats the difference in gaming performance.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • krW
                          • 13 Sep 2017

                          hhmmm, 12 Sep 2017OIS is phones is worthless. fact is this phone has the smoo... moreOIS useless?? LOL!! And actually you should see how well the Note8 does on video stabilizing in comparison.
                          If Sony would use OIS it would improve still photography, low light photography and video, and if combined with EIS could enhance video stabilizing.

                          Don't be a blind fanboy.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • krW
                            • 13 Sep 2017

                            Tann Hauser, 13 Sep 2017Nice to see some people realize this. XZ Premium 4k screen... more100% better? Can you at least attempt to be realistic?
                            And you mean 2.5K. Saying 2K is basically the same as 1080p. So you are repeating the same resolution twice, but stating them as different.

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                              • AnonD-696124
                              • ix9
                              • 13 Sep 2017

                              Anonymous, 12 Sep 2017Qnovo tech protects battery from losing capacity the same ... moreIf you believe in these marketing names then you'll be greatly disapointed. The technology behind (lipo-liion) only hold charge for 500 cycles, it's a hardware limitation of the battery. No miracles can be done to counter that, your battery will simply lose its full capacity overtime beginning from the first year. Expect a total of 500mah loss after 2years.
                              One way to counter it is charging your phone little by little, don't charge it overnight which drains your battery by a lot. charge it when you wake up.
                              I opted for the oneplus 5 only because of that, dash charge, in a half hour i optain 60% and it's enough to last till 6-7PM and charge it again before i go to sleep for another half hour if i drained it too much. Everything depens on how you charge and use your phone during the day.

                                Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017even with closer distance 4k is still useless. limit for h... moreActually max limit for human eye is about 1200 ppi.

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                                  • p$u
                                  • 13 Sep 2017

                                  Anonymous, 13 Sep 2017even with closer distance 4k is still useless. limit for h... more...

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                                    • FreedaBees
                                    • 05g
                                    • 13 Sep 2017

                                    With bezels - that in today's terms look like aircraft carrier flight decks - you are right about Sony not bothering to follow present trends.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • n41
                                      • 13 Sep 2017

                                      UltimateZeroSeconds, 13 Sep 2017People watching the 4K HDR TV have a longer distance, but p... moreeven with closer distance 4k is still useless.
                                      limit for human eyes is 500 ppi, unless you use it for vr.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • n41
                                        • 13 Sep 2017

                                        AnonD-699988, 13 Sep 2017The same company who make exploding phone battery......yeah like xperia T3 battery explosion

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