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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Peewee, 18 Sep 2018I do not know if Xz3 has RGB or Pentile.. V30/V35 have ... moreYes right.
Gsma doesnt say anything about the pixels arrangement. So we dont know it is rgb or not.
We only hear it from sonyfanboyz, sadly they cannot give us any valid proof about it.

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    • Anonymous
    • v3B
    • 19 Sep 2018

    This phone is so good, but that fingerprint sensor placement is the worst ever!!! Sony please please add in-glass fingerprint scanner for your next flagship!!

      Anonymous, 19 Sep 2018Pretty crappy battery when you consider the thickness. Shamefull.?!
      I find batterylife of XZ3 at least quite appealing here.

      Im sorry, but browsing through other oled 2k + 3300maH phones, I couldnt find any better batterylife. Heck even some renown phones with 6.2 inch oleds + 4000maH have weaker batterylife....
      So I dont understand exactly, what is exactly shameful here!?!

        Anonymous, 17 Sep 2018Same thing like every camera comparison with Sony. No mat... moreOver sharpen happen on s6 with pixels zigzag on the imagen. Sony image sharpness is great same as it details, it has more details not zigzag pixels. Samsung will never claim that they can capture true to real life image because Samsung paint the image dramatic like Huawei P20 Pro AI camera features, too much toxic color that looks eye candy but it isn't real!!

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          • 19 Sep 2018

          Anonymous, 19 Sep 2018Pretty crappy battery when you consider the thickness. Shamefull.Have even read the review? For a small battery capacity, it even match to those using 4000mah battery.

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            • Anonymous
            • 3pM
            • 19 Sep 2018

            Pretty crappy battery when you consider the thickness. Shamefull.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4ST
              • 18 Sep 2018

              gendonnn, 18 Sep 2018LG screen? Well good luck with image retention thenPlease no low grade and shame info on SONY feeds. Hahaha

                Rewiew iPhone xs techradar
                It’s also not quite got the quality levels of some other devices - for instance, the OLED panel on the Sony Xperia XZ3 is slightly more natural-yet-vivid looking - but that doesn’t stop this being one of the best phones to look at.

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                  • 18 Sep 2018

                  Pcworldjames, 18 Sep 2018perfect !! will not be amoled pentile Samsung does not ha... moreI do not know if Xz3 has RGB or Pentile..

                  V30/V35 have pentile.

                  QHD might be a sign of pentile

                    gendonnn, 18 Sep 2018LG screen? Well good luck with image retention thenSamsung display ? good luck with saw teeth, burnt screens , 8-bit sdr screens And Reddish whites

                      Anonymous, 17 Sep 2018Screen comes from LG, just like the XZ3 Premium. LG screen? Well good luck with image retention then

                        Anonymous, 17 Sep 2018Screen comes from LG, just like the XZ3 Premium. perfect !! will not be amoled pentile
                        Samsung does not have the technology to build 10-bit RGB OLED screens rec 2020

                          Shanti Dope, 14 Sep 2018Now this is what I call as pure bs. Thanks for existing. I... moreyes copycat

                            A smart Shooter, 15 Sep 2018But you can see the XZ3 is better than Note9: https://yout... moreI know XZ2 Prem is better than any Note, as seen here:
                            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0JUYlVweC38

                            But about XZ3, I dont know yet. Ill wait for this ytubers compare, he is one of more professional and complete ones when it comes to camera performance.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 17 Sep 2018

                              Screen comes from LG, just like the XZ3 Premium.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 17 Sep 2018

                                Josh, 17 Sep 2018Despite that we have to agree Sony is a quality Brand, tha... moreNo that's not why it captures so much attention. In fact Sony itself is the reason they don't capture enough attention. They hold themselves down easy too much. It's sad to know the caliber they could be and what they sadly just are for no good reason at all except terrible management.
                                The attention is extremists fans lying and being called out.
                                Whole other scenario there.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 17 Sep 2018

                                  A smart Shooter, 17 Sep 2018XZ3 vs Samsung Note 9 camera comparison: https://youtu.be/... moreSame thing like every camera comparison with Sony.
                                  No matter what the results show you fans always claim how Sony was just so superior in every way. And how it's just so true to life unlike anything else. Age old lies.
                                  And of course only three couple averages it does have matter.
                                  Others line Samsung being better in exposure, exposure shifting, dynamic range, focus and speed, video, audio, and low light don't count. Sony was a little sharper.... even though sometimes even looking more over sharpened and having a higher resolution some how it's not always sharper.... that's sad.
                                  And ohhhh it's colors are perfect and the other is not. Even though both sides gave a slight color temp shift on one direction or the other....
                                  But no. All other aspects don't matter and Sony is perfect......

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                                    • 17 Sep 2018

                                    Anonymous, 17 Sep 2018No the factual reason is because of the all the extremists ... moreDespite that we have to agree Sony is a quality Brand, that's why it captures so much attention.

                                      Anonymous, 17 Sep 2018And the xz3 doesn't even have ois. Come on now lol. And ye... moreXZ3 vs Samsung Note 9 camera comparison:
                                      https://youtu.be/tGIiRLHbaG
                                      XZ3 capture the true to real life images, it's awesome!
                                      The Samsung Note 9 fail to bring the realistic image because it has less color gradients to show the flower, it also change the leaves green colors into a highlighter green, the red umbrella change into an unbelievable highlighter red, the corridor change a lot warm, the Starbucks signage doesn't flow (in the reality the white signage should glowing because it is a light box), Samsung paint the image dramatically and doesn't looks as good as reality!

                                      XZ3 capture the true to real life images, on the other hand the super flapship from Samsung Note 9 has it shortcoming.

                                        So there is a news report of some woman's Note9 exploding in her purse... Seems like the Note9 is cursed just as Note7 was. Maybe XZ3 will sell well after all. :p

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