Sony Xperia Z review: Zero hour
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- AnonD-113429
- uux
- 18 Feb 2013
For me after going through the compare tool in GSM arena, the still photo quality seems to be OK and is more or less same or better than other competing flagships. Where I found real problem is in the video quality especially in the ISO chart. The Xperia Z is certainly no match for the galaxy S3, iPhone 5, HTC one X and even the BB Z10! The Xperia Z video looks smudged and even the Xperia SL seems to be better than this brand new highly anticipated flagship.
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- carol
- L71
- 18 Feb 2013
Anonymous, 18 Feb 2013That's your bias. Your reality. But fur the rest of is the ... moreThose cameras were proven to be the best. Now, xperia z just hit the market and you're talking about it like you've played with it 2 months now. And you call him biased! What a joke.
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- Anonymous
- m7K
- 18 Feb 2013
1sickbastard, 18 Feb 2013Why the f**k did it not have LED backlit LCD instead of mer... moreIf you knew what tft is then this would not bother you. Because this is a led backlit lcd.
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- Anonymous
- m7K
- 18 Feb 2013
AnonD-82281, 18 Feb 2013Nah, no one says Lumia 920 is the best camera. They say it'... moreThat's your bias. Your reality. But fur the rest of is the reality is that Z has better cam than Lumia 920.
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- AnonD-9070
- 7tM
- 18 Feb 2013
While I am a Lumia fan with Nokia 920 currently.. Xperia Z is worth praising Sony's effort to pull itself out of shadow and (as mentioned in the review) making competition nervous. While I am not moving away from my current fone I am excited to see what lies ahead in this season.
This will push competitors to design better fones. Sony had inspired once apple for iPhone. Now looks like this fone will be an inspiration again.
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- 1sickbastard
- t4k
- 18 Feb 2013
Why the f**k did it not have LED backlit LCD instead of mere TFT?
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- AnonD-114349
- mjv
- 18 Feb 2013
I've been lucky enough to play with Xperia ZL for a couple of days. The screen is great, not fantastic, but really great. We have to understand that GSM-arena is VERY picky when it comes to scoring different screens.
I absolutley loved Xperia ZL.
Also, GSMarenas conclusion is not but a praise really:
"Well yes, we cannot pretend everything about Xperia Z is perfect. The screen indeed was a slight disappointment. Nothing to do with the size or the resolution - there's just not enough punch in it. Less than stellar contrast simply doesn't do it justice.
Elsewhere though, we're more than happy with how Sony did. The Xperia Z is the current benchmark champion, the Jelly Bean experience is excellent, with a number of custom value-adding apps like the media players and the image gallery. The Xepria Z is an impressive package and looks the part with glass-covered front and rear, and assertive upmarket design. And if you thought it doesn't get better than that, the smartphone is dust and water-resistant.
It certainly sounds like a package that's hard to beat. Not that the flagships of the last generation became obsolete overnight, but the likes of Nexus 4, Samsung's Galaxy S III and the LG Optimus G should be warming up to the thought that their days at the top are counted. And the Xperia Z is just the messenger - the arrival of their own successors (which now have no other option but to match and beat the Sony flagship experience) will seal their fate."
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- hansip87
- sSV
- 18 Feb 2013
I don't get it, with Sony touting about OptiContrast panel, Why do all the reviews say about the low contrast? and on the page 3 for example, they listed the Contrast Ratio as quite the same level with others, but why the next tabular result is lower?
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- AnonD-86903
- pTh
- 18 Feb 2013
i see about 90 percent of comments are about camera. this is not as important as you people think. it is one of the best cameras out there and if there is any problem, it can be resolved with software customization that comes with Jelly bean 4.2.
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- AnonD-73681
- 0ZJ
- 18 Feb 2013
Please, stop counting the non user replacable battery as a 'main disadvantage', for me it is a main advantage, i wouldn't buy a high end smartphone with a removable back cover, it'd be so cheapish looking and ugly, like Bbz10.
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- fwM
- 18 Feb 2013
sony said that it will make a phone that can compete with the iphone 5 and the galaxy s3 but i am sure that the xperia z is not the one.
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- Anonymous
- mjP
- 18 Feb 2013
lots of comments defending XZ's camera and some even bashing 808 with meaningless calculations along with childish remarks like having "too many mp"...yeah, I guess the love for Sony was talking and not the real facts that the new "Exmor RS" is not such a big fuss as Sony themselves announced it - "Two Years Ahead of the Competition"
http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/cx_news/vol70/pdf/sideview_vol70.pdf
the results aren't bad at all, but I think the expectations were a little higher and after splitting from Ericsson, Sony hasn't released models that would make a real WOW just like their Cyber-Shot line did with K850, C905, Satio...shame
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- AnonD-73142
- H4u
- 18 Feb 2013
AnonD-82281, 18 Feb 2013Nah, no one says Lumia 920 is the best camera. They say it'... moreDude, who the heck says that Xperia Z cam sucks...??? Wake up from your dream... Don't speak for yourself...!!!
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- AnonD-12194
- 6vB
- 18 Feb 2013
Android version on the Z, which I have is 4.1.2... Are you guys sporting a really early prerelease build? (mine is also prerelease but still 4.1.2)
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- AnonD-19190
- 6Qp
- 18 Feb 2013
i love this beauty.wana to buy this. Great champion cell
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- AnonD-82281
- jCQ
- 18 Feb 2013
Anonymous, 18 Feb 2013None of the self proclaimed photo experts here would be abl... moreNah, no one says Lumia 920 is the best camera. They say it's good.
No one says Xperia Z is the best camera. They say it sucks.
Pureview 808 and the N8 before it are THE BEST cameras. Proven in blind tests again and again.
Xperia Z is a threat to nothing and about 6 months too late, but it appears to be a solid device for Sony (and maybe general Android) fans. Nice design.
I do hope that other manufacturers eventually adopt water and dust resistance as standard. I've personally never lost a phone to water or dust(?!), but it is a practical idea.
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- Timaustin2000
- HC0
- 18 Feb 2013
Good review, GSM arena - once again, the camera "issues" seem to be largely down to the size of the crop. Certainly, the Z is a little softer (though not by much) BUT the crop is zoomed in more than the others. Crop to the same relative "depth" on the others and they WILL pixelate. There is nothing at all wrong with the camera on the XZ. It looks very good, to me!
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- Anonymous
- phr
- 18 Feb 2013
The screen has 443p density, not 441. Thats for others.
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- Anonymous
- m7K
- 18 Feb 2013
AnonD-98125, 18 Feb 2013what u get on XZ 13MP? maybe 8MP is enough?? check the pict... moreMy point was simply that no one will know the difference. The Z and all other smartphone flagships all have very good cameras. Except nexus 4 ofcors, and lumia 920 has questionable performance in video recording of even slightly backlit objects but the overall score is good here as well.
And one thing we didn't mention here is auto mode. This is not good enough on my note 2. That means that you need knowledge and time to get a good shot under all conditions, my old xperia pro was better at auto in difficult conditions and this is what 99% of users need. Because we don't often have time to mess with settings. Sony has an advantage over Samsung here.
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- Anonymous
- mT@
- 18 Feb 2013
nice to your company and phone modle