Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium hands-on review

21 July 2018
Premium Sony Xperias is where a lot of firsts happen - first 4K display on a smartphone with the Z5 Premium, first HDR display on a smartphone with the XZ Premium alongside 960fps super slow-mo video recording, and now, on the Xperia XZ2 Premium - a dual camera for the first time on a Sony smartphone (a bit late to that party, eh?).

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Mediatek sux, 22 Jul 2018Xzp a flat slab. This thing has nice curves.Yeah those curves are too much a slight would be ok but not this much and camera and fingerprint placement makees it look ugly too

    Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018Best design from LG was V10. G5 is almost as ugly as Esse... moreI think best is G4 (with leather back) and V30 and iPhone, Essential and Pixel are not ugly

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      • 22 Jul 2018

      Tango., 22 Jul 2018Sorry... but the article clearly doesn't state it: was this... moreYes...

      Weird because phone is being shipped in China and USA

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        • 22 Jul 2018

        LG Superfan, 22 Jul 2018No no its not XZP was better but not this (G5 excluded)Best design from LG was V10.
        G5 is almost as ugly as Essential, Iphone X and Pixel.2 XL.

          Sorry... but the article clearly doesn't state it: was this a pre-production unit or a retail one? :p

            LG Superfan, 22 Jul 2018No no its not XZP was better but not this (G5 excluded)Xzp a flat slab. This thing has nice curves.

              Tann Hauser, 22 Jul 2018Oh its optimised....to not capture motion blur in lowlight,... moreP20 Pro captures subject motion blur but its not as bad as real long exposure its actually minimum

                Predictive memorys, 22 Jul 2018Remember P20Pro image quality 40MP is a mess, 10MP is sligh... moreResolution has nothing to do with image quality 10MP shots are 40MP combined (4 into 1) this improves image quality results in bigger pixel size which greatly improves low light images, so to get 16MP the main sensor must be 64MP

                  Mediatek sux, 22 Jul 2018Much better than any lg phone thoNo no its not XZP was better but not this (G5 excluded)

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                    Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018S9 and S9+ do not have halos that result from oversharpenin... moreAsk this to a photographer and you will be told it has

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                      • 22 Jul 2018

                      Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018S9 does not provide details in low light. It is oversharp... moreS9 and S9+ do not have halos that result from oversharpening, according to GSMArena and several other websites. So nope, S9 does not oversharpen.

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                        Tann Hauser, 22 Jul 2018Oh its optimised....to not capture motion blur in lowlight,... moreThe lens is certainly wide enough to go down to 1/25 s for handheld shots.

                          Mediatek sux, 22 Jul 2018Much better than any lg phone thoi prefer lg phone design than sony :v

                            Tann Hauser, 22 Jul 2018Oh its optimised....to not capture motion blur in lowlight,... moreRemember P20Pro image quality 40MP is a mess, 10MP is slightly too small for 2018, it should be about 16MP on main camera sensor.

                              HutHutHut, 22 Jul 2018Very impressive image quality... After about 10 generations... moreThis is not the final software version so the final result muta can better than this reviews.

                                Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018The camera software is certainly not optimised. It is using... moreAccording the review it say:" But it's disclaimer time again. This (XZ2 Premium) is a pre-production unit running non-final software. Therefore, while the hardware is to the best of our knowledge identical to future retail units, the performance of the finalized units may different".

                                  Anonymous, 22 Jul 2018The camera software is certainly not optimised. It is using... moreOh its optimised....to not capture motion blur in lowlight, at all.
                                  Thats where the only extra lowlight photo competitor P20 Pro fails heavily.

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                                    • 22 Jul 2018

                                    ZloiYuri, 22 Jul 2018Actually back is ugly as hell and looks like cheap chinaphone.Just hold one in your palm and see, then comment

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                                      Mediatek sux, 22 Jul 2018Much better than any lg phone thoi thought so too but it turns out its much more comfortable to use and hold. i dont care so much if its not as pretty when its nicer to use. i think ill replace my s8 by an xz3 in fact

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                                        • 22 Jul 2018

                                        Shanti Dope, 22 Jul 2018I don't think that's the main reason really, since the Gala... moreS9 does not provide details in low light.
                                        It is oversharpening that makes you believe there is details

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