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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Anonymous, 08 Oct 2018Watched it. And it's Not special at all. Try again man..You are not smart, I already say if you watching the video on YouTube please leave your comments there, but you don't that's means you never hit the link and just giving negative comment at here

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    • Anonymous
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    • 08 Oct 2018

    Lccy, 07 Oct 2018Apologies if someone has already mentioned this but I would... moreI'm pretty sure the s2 also had rgb. One other did and I think that's it.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 08 Oct 2018

      A smart Shooter, 06 Oct 2018XZ3 Camera best in single sensor! See it yourself: https:/... moreWatched it. And it's Not special at all.
      Try again man..

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        • 07 Oct 2018

        Apologies if someone has already mentioned this but I would like to clarify something the review doesn’t look at.

        The review doesn’t mention if the Oled display uses a pentile or rgb sub pixel layout.

        I recently got to have a look at the phone, and I can confirm that the subpixel layout is pentile, I can clearly see the cross hatch patterns.

        While I am disappointed, I can’t say I am surprised as with the exception of the note 2, an rgb Oled display has never been used in a phone especially at this density.

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          • Anonymous
          • 42J
          • 07 Oct 2018

          A smart Shooter, 06 Oct 2018You can not proof anything, everything is your bias opinion... moreSony never optimize the ui.
          The ui is lightweight without any features, that's why it is smooth.

          Smsng has the best optimization so far. The ui is packed with rich features, and it is still fast and smooth enough.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 07 Oct 2018

            A smart Shooter, 06 Oct 2018You can not proof anything, everything is your bias opinion... moreSo the difference between samsng and sony is just 0.03%. It means if u have installed 3333 apps, one of them would crash.
            Most people dont care about that dude. All of them never install more than 300 apps in their phones.

            Dont forget that samsng offers more features and also more advanced ui. And much better aftersales-services. In my country, ch1na brands also have much better aftersales compared to sony.
            This is the reason why sony keep losing customers every year.

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              • 07 Oct 2018

              xXENDER FREAKXx, 30 Sep 2018This is crazy man, it's probably made up of hardcore fanboy... moreEspecially that shooterguy.

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                • Anonymous
                • Tsr
                • 07 Oct 2018

                Anonymous, 04 Oct 2018Actually, it is an OLED panel from Panasonic, far better than LG.You have any proof?
                Sony has never said anything about the screen. Gsma also never test it.
                So we dont know it is pentile or not.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 07 Oct 2018

                  A smart Shooter, 06 Oct 2018XZ3 Camera best in single sensor! See it yourself: https:/... moreWe've all seen it. Between here, YouTube, and other comparisons and it's nothing new. It falls short, but as usual the pages are filled with Sony fans in full on denial claiming its superority.
                  But the results clearly show different. Having smaller pixels, lacking ois, and slower aperture show its struggles. They also still lack the extremely quick dual pixel focus most phones offer and it's made instantly clear in most comparisons. It just cant focus on subjects or track them as well.

                  Their dynamic range is just not up to par at all. And their auto exposure performance is among the lower end of others.
                  And despite the fact that they have 19mp vs 12mp on most the photos still look very processed and sharpened as much or more so than others. And despite that they still somehow dont even always look sharper or even as sharp. That's just sad and pathetic.

                  And no their colors are not perfect true to life. They are better than most yes, but not perfect. The cast is still on the cold side. And just slightly nicer colors does not make up for it being behind in almost every other way.

                  No the eis does not work better than ois. It works well, but ois would still help significantly in situstions.
                  And no they did not do the best in low light either.

                  And the sad part is even though their processing still needs work things just as simple as ois and f1.8 would change things a decent bit alone.
                  Add in a better focusing system or larger pixels and even more improvements.

                  Deny these truths all you want like you and many others will.....it doesnt stop them from being painfully obvious facts.

                  What's really sad is how well others can do with the sensors they buy from them....but not just that....but they supposedly keep the superior one for themselves too.....and still manage to fall behind. And their controls are still kind of lack luster at this point too.
                  Sony is just messing it up. These last two years they made a couple changes and come backs but didnt fix many things and even a few bad moves still.
                  The potential has always been their but they hold themselves down drastically.
                  Under different management Sonys mobile section could be battling for number 1 in phones. Instead they trail along barely staying afloat. Its sad..

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 4QP
                    • 07 Oct 2018

                    A smart Shooter, 06 Oct 2018You can not proof anything, everything is your bias opinion... moreWe all understand your bias opinion even without your drawn replies

                      AnonD-784107, 06 Oct 2018just an XZ1 with a 4k screen. and slightly less bezels. and... moreXZ3 Camera best in single sensor! See it yourself:
                      https://youtu.be/_N1SBs4SPdE

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                        • 06 Oct 2018

                        just an XZ1 with a 4k screen. and slightly less bezels. and single camera so 2017. when will Sony learn. Granted the camera is a good one, obviously not P20 pro good but still good. Bet still loads of bloatware. Not slagging of Sony. but they need to go back to drawing board. Same huge bezels. same bloatware. shame.

                          tcwicks, 06 Oct 2018Sony is one brand where I will never again make the mistake... moreYou can not proof anything, everything is your bias opinion, many of us have the most stable Android version because Sony give the best Android update. You really can not proof anything, because Sony software UI has the lightweights and better optimization compare others. You totally can not proof anything but I can and this is the source:
                          https://www.gizmochina.com/2016/08/17/guess-android-brand-phones-stable/
                          According to Apteligent, Xperia smartphones are most stable with an app crash rate of 0.08% with Motorola having an app crash rate of 0.09% and HTC with 0.1%. Samsung and LG tied for the app crash rate of 0.11%, with ZTE standing last with an app crash rate of 0.28%. Though these app crash rates might sound a bit irrelevant and infrequent to a user but they show that Xperia smartphones are most stable in terms of app performance.

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                            • 06 Oct 2018

                            Sony is one brand where I will never again make the mistake of trusting and making a purchase. Yes their hardware teams do an amazing job. However the software is a complete and utter disaster. To make it worse their software teams are so incompetent that the software side soon becomes abandonware. Sony speakers or T.V.'s sure yes. Sony mobile phone - NEVER AGAIN. complete trash junk.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 04 Oct 2018

                              Anonymous, 02 Oct 2018pentile matrix oled from LG. too sad it is not rgb, but n... moreActually, it is an OLED panel from Panasonic, far better than LG.

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                                • 04 Oct 2018

                                MCB, 01 Oct 2018Great job Sony, but does the XZ3 come with earphones like a... moreYes, it does. I got mine with 3.5mm headphones in the box. I won't use them, but they're there.

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                                  • 02 Oct 2018

                                  pentile matrix oled from LG.
                                  too sad it is not rgb, but none make rgb oled for mobile

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                                    • 01 Oct 2018

                                    Great job Sony, but does the XZ3 come with earphones like all Xperia models?

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                                      • 01 Oct 2018

                                      IFA flagship of show,,, great job Sony.

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                                        • 30 Sep 2018

                                        xXENDER FREAKXx, 30 Sep 2018This is crazy man, it's probably made up of hardcore fanboy... moreI'd anything like usual.... which it is... it's mostly made up of hardcore fanboys. Only this time there is just more people that called them out