Here is the review of the Sony Xperia XZ comes with a 5.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels, it was launched back in September this year priced at around £550, but is it worth the money.
The phone is powered by 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 200GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Sony Xperia XZ packs a 23-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 13-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Sony Xperia XZ runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 2900mAh non removable battery. It measures 146.00 x 72.00 x 8.10 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 161.00 grams.
The phone has a dual sim slot smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and a microSD card slot. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Xperia XZ Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 820 a quad-core 64-bit Kryo with production process to 14nm and GPU Adreno 530. the 3GB RAM memory are well-managed and allow us to keep active in the background a good amount of applications.
The front speakers have good audio quality but the volume is not particularly high .
Display
For this Xperia XZ, Sony has decided to use a panel with full HD resolution, a choice that while it may seem sensible in terms of consumption, the other could turn up their noses at those who would like to see in a top of a display with higher resolution range. The phone has a 424ppi on the 5.2 inch device.
With wide viewing angle and excellent vision in the light of the sun, of this panel, I particularly appreciated the blacks, almost comparable to those of an AMOLED.
Battery Life
The battery is a 2900 mAh with technology Quick charge Qnovo Adaptive charging that based on usage, allows you to control and adjust the battery charging to maximize battery life over time. It ‘also supported QuickCharge 3.0 but only via optional charger.
With heavy use, in fact, they are on average managed to cover 12 and 14 hours use on about 3 hours and a half of the active display. the classic Sony STAMINA power saving systems that increase autonomy in case of necessity limiting, of course, some features, connectivity and performance can definitely be helpful
No problem with the Wi-Fi, dual band and support ac protocol and DLNA certified. Also do not miss the Remote Play which allows for remote playback of PlayStation 4, this works very well on the Xperia XZ.
The app drawer can also be sorted by name or date of installation, and you can also customize the shortcuts in the drop-down notification where there is also a slide for adjusting the backlight.
Camera and Multimedia
The camera interface can be managed through swipe to switch to another shooting mode. Besides being able to take pictures in automatic mode with scene recognition we also have a manual mode with separate adjustments. The maximum photo resolution is 23 megapixels in 4: 3. In 16: 9, it drops to 20 megapixels. Using a 2 to 8 megapixel resolution, you can choose from several preset scenes.
The videos have maximum 4K resolution in addition to the FHD 30 and 60fps. Not missing several filters, some preloaded, others installed via Play Store.
The shots are more than fair failing to substantially keep the details in good condition quality lighting without degrading much when conditions become more difficult.
Low light photo on Christmas Lights on a bush, it came out very well
Low light shot again
In all the shots, however, there is always a persistent background noise that you notice when we carry out the crop and also an effect “lens flare” quite marked in certain circumstances.
The colours are natural, not overly saturated, and the white balance is usually accurate as the HDR which is well balanced.
Looks at the detail in the sky and in the background
The sound quality via the stereo speakers is clean but lacks the lower tones and with a volume not particularly high. Through settings we can improve the quality of compressed music files, equalize the sound and activate a surround effect.
Conclusions
For
Build quality
Ergonomics
Simple and functional user interface
Quality photos and videos
Water and dust resistance
Against
Not high volume stereo speakers
Camera can sometimes get a little hot when recording video
Its a little pricey
Many Thanks for Vodafone for the sample of the Sony Xperia XZ
