Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
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- 13 May 2021
Anonymous, 21 Mar 2021you are right... both 830 and 950 has larger footprints... ... moreDon't forget that this has a giraffe display and not a 16:9 display!
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- 13 May 2021
YUKI93, 01 Sep 2020"The inclusion of OIS would have been great, but proba... moreWhat about the Nokia 8 (even with a slightly bigger screen)?
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- 23 Apr 2021
I have xz2 compact for 2 years is very good phone hardware size but software size runs Android 10 but feels like Android 8. I like Sony BUTTT..,...
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- 06 Apr 2021
zpunout, 14 Feb 2021This phone is very comfortable in your hand, but is a bit a... moreI have the xz2c and also the pixel 5. If only xz2c was a bit lighter and had a camera with ois.. I am thinking of buying xperia ace from Japan but it's a low end phone with snapdragon 630..
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- 21 Mar 2021
gnusmag, 02 Sep 2020Well, the Lumia is actually both wider and taller, and has ... moreyou are right... both 830 and 950 has larger footprints... and as for the thickness... xz2 compact is thinner on the sides... and if you have this phone, you know how "jam packed" it is, heaver than my z1 compact...
interestingly they have similar width, so not really adjusting with the size, good in the hand... adjusting with the weight though... i cannot imagine how large this will be if they crammed an ois and a large vibrating motor like its siblings...
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- 20 Mar 2021
sixtymes, 01 Mar 2021does anyone know when the new Compact is coming to market?Announced 2018, February
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- 14 Feb 2021
Another hate I forgot to mention in my review is that the XZ2c doesn't output video through a USB-C to HDMI adaptor. I didn't want to use laggy screen mirroring software through a non existent Wi-Fi network to show photos on a large TV at grandma's place.
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- 14 Feb 2021
SegFisch, 13 Feb 2020I have both the XZ1 Compact and the XZ2 Compact and I have ... moreI found that USB-C analogue earphones worked well for me. They aren't expensive compared to the USB-C digital earphones which some other phones require such as most Pixel phones. If I needed to plug the XZ2c into audio equipment, I did still have to use the annoying adaptor though.
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- 14 Feb 2021
Mara, 17 Apr 2020Is this selfie camera on this phone better than older Sony ... moreMy XZ1c had a better selfie camera than my XZ2c. But overall, I much prefer the XZ2c. I took selfies with the rear camera and the physical camera button. Also, the physical camera button is a godsend for taking photos while the phone is in a waterproof pouch and the outside is wet.
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- 14 Feb 2021
Forgot to mention in my review about one thing I hated about the XZ2c. If you want to run a custom operating system such as LineageOS, there's an issue when unlocking the bootloader with losing the Digital Rights Management keys which enhance the camera and sound. I never unlocked the bootloader for this reason and instead debloated the phone of permission intrusive built-in-apps by using a guide on XDA as a second best option. I think workarounds exist, but aren't perfect. Just beware that Sony is annoying like that.
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- 14 Feb 2021
This phone is very comfortable in your hand, but is a bit awkward to use when laying on a table due to the curved back causing it to rock back and forth as you use the touch screen. A case with built in kickstand fixes that issue though. The USB-C connector is compatible with USB-C type analogue earphones. This a good thing as analogue earphones are significantly cheaper than digital earphones which have a DAC chip built in. So the XZ2c has a DAC built into the phone itself - nice. To use, the processor is powerful for a phone of its age and is a bit more responsive than my new Pixel4a which came out in 2020. The main camera is very good and takes sharp photos, but compared to a Pixel4a, one might notice images are slightly noisy around edges if they are zoomed in (called gibbs artefact I think). The LCD screen is bright and easy to see during the day, but in darkness, the black areas do have a bit of a glow. On the plus side, there is no strobing/flicker which is a problem I noticed with my new Pixel4a with OLED technology. The screen is smaller than many phones, but is usable for people with good eyesight (My previous phone XZ1c screen was too small for prolonged usage for me). After using an XZ2c for 2 and a half years with streaming podcasts during the day at work and heavy usage, the battery health is still excellent. I think this is thanks mainly to the special charging software which charges the phone overnight up to 90% then in the last 30 minutes or so before the morning alarm rings, it charges up to 100%. I also used a slow charger overnight to prevent overheating and if using a fast charger during the day, I took the phone out of its case. What killed my XZ2c? Both microphones ended up not working anymore probably due to sanding dust and salt from marine air exposure. If a cheap reconditioned unlocked XZ2c were available in 2021, I'd recommend you consider it as an option. Another thing I miss about the XZ2c after buying a Pixel4a was the memory expansion. My XZ2c phone had more storage capacity than my laptop! My XZ2c replacement considerations when buying a new phone were Samsung10e, Pixel4a and Pixel5 which are all a bit larger in my pocket.
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- 18 Dec 2020
Does anyone know if Docomo and Dual Sim(HK) set use the same or different battery? Im using Docomo set, and I can only find the HK set at my place. Please help.
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- 31 Oct 2020
Reknilador, 30 May 2020Got the phone a few days ago for 160 eur. Strangely the sun... moreSunlight legibility also concerns with screen coating and that thing tends to wear off with time.
Gcam thing is indeed sad tho.
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- 21 Sep 2020
Kinkin, 31 Jul 2020I had the same issue of the touch screen issue, i google th... moreAny link please on how you fixed it?
Thanx
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- 05 Sep 2020
Anonymous, 27 Aug 2020Questions please. Does it have rise to wake or double tap... moreWakes when you rise it, but not by tapping
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- gnusmag
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- 02 Sep 2020
YUKI93, 01 Sep 2020"The inclusion of OIS would have been great, but proba... moreWell, the Lumia is actually both wider and taller, and has mid-range internals even for the time it came out. I'm no engineer but at the time, Sony was the only one cramming so much high end tech into a compact phone (which also achieve a great battery life), so i do believe adding anything more than what is already there, was starting to be a bit too challanging to pull off reliably.
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- 01 Sep 2020
gnusmag, 27 Aug 2020From owning close to 30 different smartphones over the last... more"The inclusion of OIS would have been great, but probably they had trouble cramming that kind of mechanism in such a small body."
Nokia Lumia 830 would like to have a word with you. That phone also has a 5.0" screen and even has a smaller thickness than this Xperia Compact (8.5mm vs 12.1mm), and yet you got OIS. I could have also included the Microsoft Lumia 950, but that's technically cheating since it has a 5.2" screen.
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- 27 Aug 2020
Questions please.
Does it have rise to wake or double tap to turn on screen?
Can you access assistant when screen is locked?
Thanks
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- 27 Aug 2020
Reknilador, 30 May 2020Got the phone a few days ago for 160 eur. Strangely the sun... moreFrom owning close to 30 different smartphones over the last 4 years (don't ask), this phone has the best camera. It IS on the noisy side, but in exchange it retains much more finer details than other phones do. The inclusion of OIS would have been great, but probably they had trouble cramming that kind of mechanism in such a small body. Check out the photo compare tool on this website, I've been pixel peeping for hours comparing different phones, you'll see that the XZ2 compact had the best photo quality and resolved details out of almost *any other phone on the market*, yes, I'm not kidding, check thw photo comparison tool, especially the low light photos.