Sony Xperia XZ2 review

14 March 2018
You don't really have to look any further than the new Xperia XZ2 and its little Compact sibling for proof that Sony is evolving even if slowly. The 2018 flagship is different in a number of ways, some of which more controversial than others.

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  • 14 Mar 2018

Bagas Satya, 14 Mar 2018I agree with him i think XZ2 should be priced 150€ lower th... moreIt already lower than s9 plus .
It is s9 plus competitor not s9 . S9 = xz2 compact

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    • 14 Mar 2018

    Anonymous, 14 Mar 2018No OIS = joke. But looking at samples (comparing tools) ima... moreno it wont. even p1o with ois wont be able to beat previous xzs.

      Mitochondria, 14 Mar 2018I think his point is, for such price/flagship the phone sho... moreI agree with him i think XZ2 should be priced 150€ lower than S9.

      Btw, we have the same IP, does it mean we are in the same city, me LSM RBG JTG. Familiar? Or not?

        Mitochondria, 14 Mar 2018I think his point is, for such price/flagship the phone sho... moreThat's his point. But if u aren't around here for these few hours, u wouldn't know this. He have been addressing those deal-breakers a few times in this review's opinion. If u want to complain, sure u can, just complain one time like what others do, but it seems he is very immature to repeat that a few times like a broken record, the same thing he said during his first post about it

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          • Vic
          • 3n5
          • 14 Mar 2018

          Looking at these models I realize that unfortunately Sony Mobile is dead. Many Sony funs now have no choice but to switch to other company. Probably they will stay on market another 12-18 months but hardly much longer.

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            • 14 Mar 2018

            Anonymous, 14 Mar 2018No OIS = joke. But looking at samples (comparing tools) ima... moreRead my comment below...

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              • AnonD-258449
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              • 14 Mar 2018

              Sony Xperia XZ2 busts the new galaxies, save for the head phone jack. Those who can't digest the better camera results are just finding excuses.
              Camera low light results without tripod are better than galaxy s9 pair even without OIS.
              Couple it with a tripod and it gets better.
              Variable aperture in s9 only brightens images doesn't add quality.
              Battery performance better than the S9 duo.
              Synthetic benchmarks better than S9 duo.
              Audio of XZ2 is at a whole new level.
              After Google pixel series Sony has the fastest software update cycle so also a win here.
              Video is also better with 1080p @ 960 fps and 4k hdr recording.
              Qnovo smart charging... All those complaining can not digest what Sony has brought to the table.

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                • AnonD-731491
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                • 14 Mar 2018

                Xz2 have
                best performance.
                Best GPU and fps.
                Best display HDR 10 bits.
                Best camera.
                Best videocamera and stabilitation, 4k hdr recording, 960 fps.
                Exccelent autonomy.
                excellent sound with acoustic sound.
                excellent features converter sdr to hdr multimedia

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                  • Dilu
                  • rK9
                  • 14 Mar 2018

                  Sony always giving latest technology
                  Best product

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                    • Anonymous
                    • MxY
                    • 14 Mar 2018

                    No OIS = joke. But looking at samples (comparing tools) image quality is the best - probably because it's on tripod.
                    In real life it won't be that good due to lack of OIS :(

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                      • Jozo
                      • T4W
                      • 14 Mar 2018

                      Hopefully it looks better in real-life. After the photos I can only say - boy she’s ugly.

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                        • HuLk
                        • PGh
                        • 14 Mar 2018

                        I don't know why GSM Arena guys don't clearly say "Sony's XZ2 is great in capturing photos both in bright light and low light." If you don't believe my statement, please check the camera quality by comparing Iphone X, Samsung S9 and Sony XZ2. For ease, following is given:

                        https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=9081&idPhone2=8858&idPhone3=8966

                        Check both "bright light" and "low light" performance of all three sets and then comment here. When proof is there, the arguments do not impress at all.

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                          • AnonD-646111
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                          • 14 Mar 2018

                          as i already said Snapdragon 845 cant beat apple A11 bionic chip in Geekybench and antutu score

                            Anonymous, 14 Mar 2018How do you explain that the images captured by all the came... moreYes you are right. It is very difficult to do it. However, the XZ2 does a great job at taking nice low light pictures with human hands in control.
                            But pro photographers that would use the phone camera would definitely use a tripod to achieve best results, and in that case, nothing beats the XZ2.

                              Anonymous, 14 Mar 2018"Tripod detection appears to be better optimized on the XZ2... moreBut this time, the camera now prefers to shoot with slower shutter time at any condition. That is the point.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 14 Mar 2018

                                I can live without the headphone jack, only because Sonys' DAP/mp3 players are really good & wireless Aptx/Ldac will only get better, but the lack of camera OIS & that retarded, totally unergonomic fingerprint scanner placement? Deal. Breaker.

                                  Carol, 14 Mar 2018What are you, nine? If the softwsre supports the ugly sceen... moreThere was a preview of the Android P, highlighting the notch feature. It was installed on the Pixel 2 and the notch is clearly visible. Take it or deny, it is what it is, and I'm not happy with it either.
                                  But kindly watch your words, I am doing a lot of research for everything I'm interested in. I'm certainly not that type of person who speak out information out of nowhere.

                                    taghack, 14 Mar 2018Just to clarify something here. All of our studio shots (th... moreGlad to be corrected. Thanks.
                                    But what I'm certainly curious with is how the S9 seem to be doing worse than the S8 in low light. I mean, shouldn't the better hardware be giving out better results?
                                    It would be appreciated if you could indicate at which aperture is the picture taken (I believe the S9 didn't use the f1.5 but the f2.4 instead).

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                                      AnonD-635604, 14 Mar 2018First time to see this site rate xperia phone over 4.0 Stars lolWhen gsmarena puts 4 stars to an xperia they are 6 star

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                                        • AnonD-635604
                                        • KZ8
                                        • 14 Mar 2018

                                        First time to see this site rate xperia phone over 4.0 Stars lol