Sony Xperia Z review: Zero hour

17 February 2013
With solid backup in the midrange, returning to the fiercest battle in the mobile market is Sony’s top priority. The Xperia Z, which leads the charge, got us properly impressed in a recent hands-on and if it walks unscathed from a complete review, we’ll know the Japanese have hit the form of their life...

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  • Anonymous
  • rJ7
  • 16 Mar 2013

Super phone

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    • tuttoos
    • U{G
    • 14 Mar 2013

    I cant open zedge and several other application in xperia z,,
    Pls give me a solution

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      • tuttoos
      • U{G
      • 14 Mar 2013

      I cant open zedge and several other application in xperia z,,
      Pls give me a solution

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        • Ali
        • YP9
        • 12 Mar 2013

        jeff, 12 Mar 2013Just been to the Sony centre at Chapel Street (Melbourne, A... moreIf a few weeks old demo model that's locked up in a glass box had scratches I can't imagine how real-world usage would damage this beauty! Any comments on this from owners?

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          • jeff
          • YP9
          • 12 Mar 2013

          Just been to the Sony centre at Chapel Street (Melbourne, Australia) as the phone is not released here yet... They had ONE unit in a plexi glass display under lock n' key and the back of this demo unit had two major issues. 1) a TONE of finger grease- as mentioned in the article (really an unbearable about of finger-print) 2) perhaps much more importantly: TWO HUGE scratches on that beautifully glass back-she'll. Definitely a deal breaker for me, especially the latter issue...

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            • AnonD-118669
            • KiZ
            • 11 Mar 2013

            Guys, is there an auto rotate toggle from the quick settings widget, I can't seem to find it? Is there a way to add that function to the proprietary quick setting toggles in widget?

            Thanks

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              • Anonymous
              • x1c
              • 10 Mar 2013

              Anonymous, 09 Mar 2013The Xperia Zs released in Japan definitely has a gorgeous,v... moreCrappy? It's very good and much better than any amoled. Try to spend an hour with the Z and 4 sure u will love it

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                • BasisR
                • t1$
                • 09 Mar 2013

                This is a giant monster. And everybody knows it, including apple and Samsung.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t75
                  • 09 Mar 2013

                  The Xperia Zs released in Japan definitely has a gorgeous,vibrant screen comparable to current generation phones. Sadly, the international version has a crappy TFT screen.

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                    • Karan
                    • fCF
                    • 09 Mar 2013

                    Anonymous, 21 Feb 2013Some other review say the display is fantastic, and very br... moreThanks for the link. M too planning to buy a Z myself and the video was awesome!!! :)

                      Battery life Test came out,
                      Shows impressive results :)
                      Last 2 days with usage of
                      1 hour of Call
                      1 hour of Web browsing
                      1 hour of video playing per day
                      if you use like this it will last 2 days means that more more more than enough na :)
                      great work sony

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                        • AnonD-121368
                        • 0Fb
                        • 08 Mar 2013

                        Gamesarefun83, 18 Feb 2013Hi all! I am planning to get an Xperia Z as soon as it laun... moreHave you got the phone yet, I'm sure you'll agree the screen is stunning! the viewing angles is a non issue in my book and the you can have it as bright as you like. I'm v happy with mine!!

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                          • AnonD-121368
                          • 0Fb
                          • 08 Mar 2013

                          jahCre, 18 Feb 2013Sony!Why do u always give ppl a poor camera?You need 2 make... moreDid you use the camera before this comment. The day time photos taken by the XZ are the best I've seen with a camera phone. True I haven't been wowed by low light photos with the lumia 920 and iphone 4s/5 giving subjectively better results.

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                            • bawse
                            • Gfv
                            • 07 Mar 2013

                            batery life test???!?

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                              • sams sings
                              • PSv
                              • 07 Mar 2013

                              VL, 04 Mar 2013I just received my Xperia Z and it under performs, camera w... morei think i've seen you in the xda forums. if that's true then it's really unfortunate. sony should give consumers the option to lower compression and noise reduction. if possible, there should be an option to shoot raw. why provide a 13 MP if you don't want your users to make the most of it.

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                                • AnonD-114609
                                • 3Kf
                                • 06 Mar 2013

                                I've got the idea something went wrong hear. The review seems more like an upgraded preview (not on par with most other reviews from GSMArena) and still lacks te battery test, which is an important subject for me.

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                                  • VL
                                  • Fe}
                                  • 04 Mar 2013

                                  sams sings, 02 Mar 2013yeah. people complain about the overly aggressive noise red... moreI just received my Xperia Z and it under performs, camera wise on every single aspect when compared to my Samsung S2.
                                  Specially on:
                                  - Color reproduction - almost always wrong WB
                                  - Sharpness (excessive noise reduction and JPEG compression on the SONY)

                                  I've played with the settings and I could never even get it to match my S2

                                  Interesting as the Sony images average 2.6MB (13MP) and the Samsung ones 3.3MB (8MP)

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                                    • PHV
                                    • p%p
                                    • 04 Mar 2013

                                    When will the battery release? anyone has idea to share?
                                    how is the heat issue? I'm planning to get it soon, but if battery and heat are poor...750$ is much to spend...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • m7K
                                      • 03 Mar 2013

                                      This one i an example of both getting it wrong, the Bravia engine is making it too bright and too much saturation so the whole thing gets a bit red, while the HTC is doing something strange, no person has that tint to the skin, its like HTC mixed in a black tone. You can also see in the teeth that HTC is doing something very unnatural to the colors here.
                                      http://s582.beta.photobucket.com/user/netbookc/media/XB1/vButterflyMO_1.jpg.html

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • m7K
                                        • 03 Mar 2013

                                        Here is an example of Z being superior to HTC Butterflys LCD3.
                                        http://s582.beta.photobucket.com/user/netbookc/media/XB1/vButterflyMO_7.jpg.html

                                        Look above her head, the whiter area of the wall is faint on the HTC, but very pronounced and easy to see on the Z.

                                        In addition the HTC has too cold whites, look at the background of the text under, it has a blueish tint to it. Weak but its there.

                                        The colors look more washed out on the Z here, but seriously, look at her cellphone, does anyone think its gonna be Old Pink like that on the HTC display, would the poor girl walk around with an Old Pink phone? No one use that colro anymore, not for anything at all, esp not cellphone covers. Im sure the Z is showing the correct color here.