Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact hands-on review

26 February 2018
Unlike many of its big-brand competitors, Sony didn't shy away from major announcements at MWC 2018. In fact, it took the wrappers of a shiny new pair of flagships, that boldly marry new design concepts with incremental hardware updates.

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  • 13 Mar 2018

regs, 13 Mar 2018Sony should immediately pull out XZ2 Compact. We need -... moreXZ2 Compact is shorter than iphone 8 or Samsung A3 2017

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    • regs
    • gEE
    • 13 Mar 2018

    Sony should immediately pull out XZ2 Compact.

    We need
    - Compact design. Bezeless 5'' maximum 127 mm tall, so can be operated with one hand.
    - 7,5 mm fat maximum.
    - Bring back unquestionable IP68 protection.
    - Improved camera, its software and f/1.6 lens.
    - Richer materials.
    - Improved display, either Sharp IGZO/ASVA or J-OLED.
    - NFC, SD, 3,5'' jack.
    - And make sure gloves would work.

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      • Anonymous
      • I8m
      • 13 Mar 2018

      AnonD-690051, 12 Mar 2018well well.. i still remember you said you love big bezel b... moreAnd they are all making up excuses. Not even admitting that what they say not contradicts before. They could at least be like ok I admit I was and I like this. But no. It's just oh well this is better.... But you said all were bad... so which is it

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        • Anonymous
        • I8m
        • 13 Mar 2018

        3D Memorys, 12 Mar 2018Lcd and Oled have pros and cons! Don't overrate Oled by f... moreThey both have pros and cons. But objectively in facts and advantages oled is overall superior.
        However again. The issue is that you were down talking oled to uptalk lcd. I just called you out. And now you are telling to not dpi what you are doing

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          • IbE
          • 12 Mar 2018

          3D Memorys, 12 Mar 2018Lcd and Oled have pros and cons! Don't overrate Oled by f... moreWords of wisdom. Hehehe

            AnonD-690051, 12 Mar 2018well well.. i still remember you said you love big bezel b... moreYes I love big bezel WITH dual front firing stereo speakers for sure! The XZ2 has less bezel not bezel-less WITH an ergonomic design and wise arrangement and it has the loudest Xperia dual front firing stereo speakers which is impressive!!

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              • 12 Mar 2018

              3D Memorys, 12 Mar 2018I accept less bezel WITH much better handling design includ... morewell well..
              i still remember you said you love big bezel because you can hold it while gaming. that was long time ago.
              and you also said you hate samsung's phone because of its less-bezel. and you said all less-bezel phones have poor handling.
              now sony also follow the less-bezel trend like samsung, and now you said "you love less-bezel with good handling" ?

              omg

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                • thw
                • 12 Mar 2018

                3D Memorys, 12 Mar 2018Lcd and Oled have pros and cons! Don't overrate Oled by f... morewell well.. finally i see this comment. so your believe to lcd begins to fade away? and you starting to love oled?
                no need to deny dude. oled is the future. sony will switch to oled even if you hate it. dont be a stubb0rn

                  Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018PreciselyI accept less bezel WITH much better handling design including the back fingerprint scanner which has a nice placement, because in daily usage the user must often access the on-screen navitator and the fingerprint scanner so the distance must not too far away to avoid user stretch their finger or reposition their hands. The XZ2 has balanced curved back cover much fit in hand which help user grip the phone properly. The XZ2 main camera also has lower positioning due to the less bezel designed so the user can grip the edge's back cover with both hands firmly in landscape mode, that's awesome! Unlike other bezel-less smartphones from Korea/China brands place the main camera much near to edge/upper position which is not convenient and force user can only hold the smartphone from the side frame all the time!!

                    Anonymous, 11 Mar 2018No. You're promoting lcd and giving negative and false idea... moreLcd and Oled have pros and cons!
                    Don't overrate Oled by flooding of fan's praise.
                    Don't underestimate Lcd by flooding negative comments.

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                      • 11 Mar 2018

                      AnonD-690051, 11 Mar 2018well.. some sony fans always change their minds.. long tim... morePrecisely

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                        • I8m
                        • 11 Mar 2018

                        3D Memorys, 11 Mar 2018That's happen on Samsung's Lcd smartphone for my experience... moreNo. You're promoting lcd and giving negative and false ideas about oled. I jyst replaced your claims with facts

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                          • 11 Mar 2018

                          I guess, with these new design sony did a good job. Everyone knows omnibalance wasnt easy to handle cuz of sharp corners also can say same for bezel less phones. I think Aggressive pricing policy can make a good entry into the market for Sony. Applause to Sony for quick security and Android updates. Let's see what's going to happen...

                            Phonedude, 11 Mar 2018If you looked at it from the back you would think it's an H... moreActually the back reminds me more of Xperia Neo.

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                              • 3qx
                              • 11 Mar 2018

                              If you looked at it from the back you would think it's an HTC, so i can't say they were really inventive in the design department.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 11 Mar 2018

                                Grown tired of Samsung phones and have always liked the Sony Compact phones but put off by squared off corners and 720p screen. Now have better curvier design and 1080p but why no 3.5mm jack? We all know why of course. So Sony can sell us some Usb-C or Bluetooth headphones. I have a great pair of Sony headphones on a 3.5 jack so why would I need another pair? Shame!

                                  Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Like Sony image retention and color spots on an lcd. So "bu... moreThat's happen on Samsung's Lcd smartphone for my experience. Are you promoting Oled and giving negative comments to Lcd? For IPS Lcd so far nothing problem.

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                                    • 11 Mar 2018

                                    Anonymous, 10 Mar 2018Like Sony image retention and color spots on an lcd. So "bu... morewell.. some sony fans always change their minds..
                                    long time ago they said they hate less-bezel, they said they need big bezel to hold it while gaming.
                                    now they defend xz2 design which has significantly less bezel.
                                    now they still say they hate oled. but i know.. soon they will change their minds again. lets see

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                                      • 10 Mar 2018

                                      3D Memorys, 10 Mar 2018The XZ2 already show the competitor's fans wrong predictive... morenope.
                                      the true flagship will be xz2 premium. and it will be oled. but sadly it will use Lg's oled.
                                      and he is right. soon, we'll see your comments defending oled in xz2 premium article

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • I8m
                                        • 10 Mar 2018

                                        3D Memorys, 10 Mar 2018The XZ2 already show the competitor's fans wrong predictive... moreLike Sony image retention and color spots on an lcd. So "burn in" like issue happens on lcd too. On Sony and LG phones particularity worse than others.
                                        Not to mention lcd has back light issues. Something that doesn't effect oled. Like bad spots, less even lighting, bright spots, light bleed, dying back light.
                                        So as if oled wasn't more superior already as it was. Then uit age in the same issued oled could have plus more on lcd and lcd just can't compare.
                                        Less accurate, less vivid options, worse contrast, more power hungry, worse angles and sunlight viewing, fake blacks, more issues and failures.

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