Sony Xperia XZ3 review

13 September 2018
Few phones can claim they caused quite as big of a stir as the Xperia XZ3. After Sony dropped its first curved OLED Xperia, seemingly out of the blue at IFA 2018, reactions have ranged from overwhelming excitement, through confusion and all the way to denial and anger. That's a level of drama typically reserved for soap operas or celebrity gossip and it all spells out one thing - a massive wave of exposure for Sony.

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  • 07 Nov 2023

Miller, 07 Feb 2023Unlike other phones, this breaks easily, I owned an Oppo A5... moreDrop many times. Never breaks.

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    • Mangraviti
    • gnD
    • 17 Sep 2023

    My wife wanted a Sony phone, because she likes Sony phones. Then, I bought this device, as it was Sony`s flagship at the time.
    Well, the phone is terrible in every way.
    The case is too slippery, especially for a large device like this. It is impossible to hold it single-handed.
    There is no headphone jack. The USB-C adapter stopped working after about 14 months of use. No, it is not the adapter itself. It is the USB port that simply doesn`t recognise headphones anymore.
    The antennas are really poor. My wife and I are on the same network in the UK and while my phone rings in certain places, her phone has no signal at all (I use a Galaxy S10e). Lately, the phone simply doesn`t work. No phone signal at all. It takes 20 attempts for the phone to ring in a regular phone call.
    It is a beautiful looking phone but that`s about it. Sony never had a place in my household as their stuff is rubbish. This was the last attempt. Never again. No Playstation, no TVs, no anything Sony.

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      • Miller
      • vaS
      • 07 Feb 2023

      Unlike other phones, this breaks easily, I owned an Oppo A5s and i have dropped it so many times, it didnt break. Xperia XZ3 broke immediately (witha protective casing). #stupidity.

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        • KIU
        • 12 Dec 2022

        Everything is perfect but camera error issue is a Big Problem in this phone. Plzz anyone Tell me How I Fix this issue please🙏🙏😑

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          • Symf0ny
          • I@H
          • 05 Jan 2022

          Rinaz, 16 Dec 2021Is this good for codm?Im using it, in 4gb variant it is stillnplayable but you will encounter lots of framedrops specially on BR.
          I monitored the memory consumption and as for me it uses 2gb at start then when I open CODM it will use 500mb above and therr is 400mb reserved memory on the system.
          That is why I think it is lagging on CODM and PUBG.

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            • Rinaz
            • IWS
            • 16 Dec 2021

            Anonymous, 19 Oct 2021i have it dose't have lag in game. pubg or call of dut... moreIs this good for codm?

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              • Anonymous
              • 8qy
              • 19 Oct 2021

              Anonymous, 04 Jul 2021i have xperia xz3 sov39 model in which it lags when playing... morei have it dose't have lag in game. pubg or call of duty fornite

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                • ash
                • PAm
                • 03 Sep 2021

                it's display is very nice and also cameras

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6QZ
                  • 24 Aug 2021

                  Anonymous, 04 Jul 2021i have xperia xz3 sov39 model in which it lags when playing... moreHow much is battery timing of this mobile and is this dual sim..?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • sxr
                    • 04 Jul 2021

                    i have xperia xz3 sov39 model in which it lags when playing games. unlike the lg g7 it does not lag. even they have the same chipset

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 01 Jul 2021

                      RLaw, 13 May 2021How was it? I am planning to replace my xz1 with xz3Go for it 👍

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                        • 15 Jun 2021

                        Khai mahmood , 28 May 2021Xz2 perimum vs Xz3 for my opinion both 2 Xz2 perimum n Xz3 ... moreYou should've bought the 6 gigabyte model. But apparently Sony doesn't know it exists. But I have one.

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                          • Khai mahmood
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                          • 28 May 2021

                          RLaw, 13 May 2021How was it? I am planning to replace my xz1 with xz3Xz2 perimum vs Xz3 for my opinion both 2 Xz2 perimum n Xz3 is good.. The best is Xz2 perimum because is has more power full that Xz3.. I has same chips set. But Xz2 perimum has 6 gb ram. Double camera. For me I will go for Xz2 perimum..

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                            • 13 May 2021

                            Kurt, 06 Feb 2021Ackward finger print? I think its among the best.. I just s... moreHow was it? I am planning to replace my xz1 with xz3

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                              • phantomFace
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                              • 25 Mar 2021

                              Anonymous, 05 Mar 2021A USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack is also included, as the ph... moreit does not come with the headset port thats why they are shipping it with the USB-C to 3.5mm so you can still use your headsets through that...

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 05 Mar 2021

                                A USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack is also included, as the phone itself lacks the legacy port.

                                Can anyone answer what this means please? So the phone comes with a headphone jack but the port is missing? How can a phone not have a USB port for head phones? Very confusing statement. Does the phone come with headphones or not? Does the phone have a port for phones?

                                Thank you

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                                  • Kurt
                                  • bJb
                                  • 06 Feb 2021

                                  Ackward finger print? I think its among the best.. I just sold my note 10+ with on screen fp. I like xz3 more

                                    will sony give us darkmode on android 10?

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                                      • YogiBear83
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                                      • 17 Oct 2019

                                      Vegetaholic, 16 Dec 2018Thanks god, GSMArena addressed those delusional fans claim ... more"Thanks god, GSMArena addressed those delusional fans claim that XZ3 Oled is best in a market, and obviously it is not true. Samsung still makes best ones, deal with it."

                                      Sony have reference Oled monitors made in Nagoya Japan in RGB super top emission (micro cavity) structure. BVM-X300 and others are refenerece OLED monitors wth the best in class color reproduction.

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                                        • mc-bob
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                                        • 14 Oct 2019

                                        I regret buying this so much, this is 100% going to be my last sony and its actually funny watching people act like sony is the greatest in the world. The software and design on my last few sonys have been just awful tbh