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amazon Sony Xperia XZ reviews
Design
Sony Xperia XZ sized similar Sony Xperia Z5 but thicker and heavier (8.1mm and weighs 161g). If compared with the current top smartphones, this is a slightly heavier weight smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S7 only 152g and Xperia Z5 only 154g.
This phone still maintains the design style of the Xperia Z line luxury but is tweaked to become more complete and polished. The angle of the Xperia XZ now less rounded. Changes associated with changes in design on the front, the sides and the material gave the product a new look, sleek, impressive luxury and comfortable feeling.
The entire body of Xperia XZ is combination of three materials: glass protects the front, polycarbone plastic frame and sheet metal bo back Sony machine is called ALKALEIDO alloy. This is the brand name a special aluminum alloy Japanese steel maker Kobe Steel.
The detail on the front, back and sides are arranged with perfect balance carefully, meticulously. Xperia XZ has dual speakers are arranged symmetrically on the top edge and bottom of the screen, above the speaker also added the function of speaker conversation. The machine uses USB Type-C is becoming a mandatory standard on the current high-end products and maintain the 3.5mm audio port.
A different point of this product is the fingerprint sensor is put on the power button on the right side, just like on the Sony Xperia X and Sony Xperia Z5. Initially, I thought this was unreasonable layout but the actual time to use change that thinking. With 2 fingerprint of the right hand thumb and forefinger of his left hand, holding the machine by hand does my finger fingerprint set also easily touch the power button and the machine is unlocked immediately. Xperia XZ fingerprint are two touch type, that is to press the Home button once to activate the screen, the new fingerprint sensor works. However, response speed of fingerprint is very fast, unlock the screen immediately after pressing the power button, almost just a touch.
Xperia XZ design dustproof IP68 water standards, the highest level of anti-spray on mobile devices today. Two SIM slot and a memory card with a waterproof cover, while the USB charging port and audio ports Type C is to open and apply waterproof from the inside so the waterproof hardly affect the process used. However, Sony recommends that users should not soak the machine in water, avoid salt water, sea and chlorinated water (swimming pool water).
Screen
It seems that Sony believes that 5.2 inch screen and full-HD resolution is sufficient. The company maintains the size and display resolution from Sony Xperia Z2 (except the Sony Xperia Z5 to Premium 4K screen). Xperia XZ screen has a pixel density of 424 ppi, it can be said quite detailed enough for most users. The upgrade to a higher resolution (2K, 4K) does not bring much improvement in detail in practical use while the burden on processors, especially when running graphics intensive applications such as gaming, photo editing, making the machine run slower, easy to heat and more battery power.
When measured on dedicated devices, the screen of this phone do well almost every aspect, only the color accuracy is largely different. Deep black display and high contrast, high brightness and maximum (maximum brightness mode to rise automatically when viewed in the sun). Colors were tweaked towards fresh and flattering than the actual eye pretty much. It seems that this is the general trend of the current phone company. This screen also has a good outdoor visibility and a wide viewing angle equivalent to other high-end devices using IPS LCD display like the iPhone 6s or HTC 10.
Sound quality
Summary of basic points, we can see XZ headset comes with a high quality, audio software with an intuitive interface, but not professional music software like on LG V10, stereo speakers with small volume, poor sound quality than the Apple iPhone 6s and far less BoomSound speakerphone on HTC devices. However, the sound quality when listening to wireless is very good, easy connectivity and detailed sound, full range sound. Sound quality when listening through headphones from the 3.5mm port also quite impressive, or more than the equivalent Apple iPhone 6s.
Software and performance
Software, Xperia XZ running on Android 6.0. Software on the XZ no different than the recent Sony X line pattern tends to keep the interface and features of Google, just put on some changes in multimedia applications (music, movies and photos) and the battery saving mode called Stamina. In addition to the application of multimedia features, Sony has built into the machine several individual applications familiar on the Xperia as application health monitoring Lifelog, application read newspapers News or application What’s New suggestions the list of recommended applications. You can also change the interface theme free and also charges the theme.
Performance, Xperia XZ equipped Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB of RAM and a choice only 64GB of internal memory (with an external memory card slot shared with a second SIM tray). Of course with the high-end processor and large RAM, the machine speed and performance for a smoother, multitasking is optimized well. On the performance measurement software, also high scored Xperia XZ equal the current high-end smartphones.
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Battery life
The previous Xperia Z has good battery life. However, somewhat surprisingly, and unfortunately 2900 mAh battery of the Xperia XZ quite helpless when compared to the “elder” and other competitive products even though the screen resolution remains the Full-HD . I’ve been using for about 2 weeks and found that the battery life is only enough for the average day needs.
Camera
Great resolution to 23MP has become traditional Sony, aperture f / 2.0, the large sensor size to 1 / 2.3 “sensor equipped with a lot of as anticipate moving objects to get the standard definition, combined with laser-focus AF phase, an environmental sensor for auto RGBC-IR color balance and rational light, resistance to vibration 5 axes EIS…. front camera also to 13MP resolution, aperture f / 2.0 sensor size 1/3 “.
XZ camera also works on an unstable, sometimes crashes, Lod, to restart the computer can use. Many times, XZ is also warning about the temperature of the machine is too high, so some features will have to temporarily disable the camera to reduce the heat.
Quality photos of the Xperia XZ sufficient good light. Photo for the definition and high detail, bright colors, good contrast, a wide range of brightness. However, the image sharpness of the XZ sometimes a bit too far and cause picture cracked or broken grains when zooming. XZ well for fast focusing speed, but speed up again slightly slower when shooting photos at the highest resolution. HDR mode also deeply hidden in the menu and is only available in manual mode.
In low light conditions, the XZ shots fairly, high brightness, but quite heavy particle interference, detail and sharpness also lost much, the white balance is no longer accurate.
Xperia XZ’s 13MP front camera selfie good image quality, smooth skin mode also works effectively, helps cover less imperfections on the face without causing too much damage to the image quality.
Conclude
Xperia XZ has improved in almost every aspect compared to the old generation of Xperia Z and do not hesitate to say that this is Sony’s best smartphone available today. Designed keeping the peculiarities of Sony but has become mature, more polished and impressive sense of comfort thanks to a combination of polycarbonate plastic frame and the metal backs new ALKALEIDO. Besides the usual upgrade the quality performance of Xperia XZ screen was better than fresh colors, wide viewing angles and outdoor visibility clear. Part sound through headphones plugged balance between the strip and smooth sound quality, easy listening, unfortunately just not as good speakerphone.
Sony also pays great attention to the elements when the camera adds color thermostat sensor to improve white balance. However, once again, it did not cause the impression of quality cameras. Xperia camera XZ quality is not bad, it can be said is better than the old Xperia Z life but still worse than the competitors like the iPhone 7/7 Plus or Galaxy S7.