For example, the Indian market has the highest competition in the range of Rs 15,000 and Rs 30,000. Sony recently did not introduce any product that is of these price range. In the expensive price range, companies like Xiaomi and OnePlus are firmly presenting their claims. These companies have claimed that they are selling the best products with powerful specifications at half from expensive brands. Companies like HTC and Sony have also been disadvantaged by the performance of the phone like OnePlus 3 and Xiaomi M5. Sony has already made it clear that she does not offer any product in the budget segment. In such a situation, it is clear that it is a great responsibility to leave its mark in the premium segment on Xperia XZ. The phone was launched in India for Rs 49,990 last month. Is it a matter of justifying its price in the first phone of Sony’s new X series? Let’s know through review.
Sony Xperia XZ Design and Display
At first glance, nothing looks unique in Sony Xperia XZ. The design matches today’s smartphone. There is a protection of Gorilla Glass 4 on the front panel. There is nothing more than a 5.2-inch full-HD display on this panel. Sony’s logo above the display. An earpiece that also works as a speaker during video and music. And a speaker under the display gives a stereo -like experience together.
There are many types of sensors next to Sony people and a front camera on the left side. The rear part is made of custom alloy alkalido designed by Sony. The branding of Xperia is present in the middle of the rear part. Primary mike is present with USB Type-C port at the bottom. The 3.5mm headphone jack has found a place at the top.
The right side has a power button with a fingerprint scanner. It has a volume rocker and a camera button. This setup has been seen in Sony’s phone in recent times. There is a sim tray in the top on the left side. It is a hybrid sim slot in which it is possible to use Nano SIM card. The good thing is that Sony has removed tray ejecting mechanisms. Now you will be able to remove it through a small technique. And it also stays in its place during use.
The Xperia XZ gives a feeling of being smooth due to metal back. It does not slip with hands. It can be said that in recent times it has proved to be the best feeling phone in hands. Let us know that when we got the Xperia XZ’s unit review, the space Black iPhone 7 also reached around this. Talking about the feeling in the hands, we always found Sony’s phone better.
The opposite edges from Sony’s claims are more straight than the curved. And they seem strange at times, especially on catching the phone in a particular position.
Sony Xperia XZ is more weighty and thick with a thickness of 161 grams and thickness of 8.1 mm. But it does not feel very big. It is available in blue, platinum and mineral black color variants.
The Xperia XZ has a 5.2-inch full-HD display with a size and resolution Xperia Z5. We believe that 1080 pixels resolution in the screen of this size contains a lot. In this department, we have no complaint with Xperia XZ.
We did not have any problem to see in the light outside. You will be able to control the display by going to default settings. Xperia XZ has a glove mode that you can work on the touchscreen by wearing glove in your hands.
Sony Xperia XZ Specification, Software and Performance
Xperia XZ is the first flagship phone of Sony’s new X series. Its specifications are similar to the Xperia Z5 with the old generation. Both have the same display size and resolution. It has 3 GB RAM. You will be able to use microSD card up to 200 GB. The sensor of the rear camera is 23 megapixels.
There are also some differences. The storage has been increased to 64 GB. The sensor of the front camera is 13 megapixels. Remember that Xperia Z5 has a 5 -megapixel front camera. Snapdragon 820 processor has been made part of the handset. Both SIM slots support 4G and VoLTE. We used Reliance Jio SIM with Xperia XZ. We had no problem. The call quality was good on most networks.
We have no complaints with Sony Xperia XZ in daily use. The phone runs without any interruption. It is very easy to switch in the middle of the app. The fingerprint scanner also works very fast. We liked the position of fingerprint sensor in it. Because it was very easy to unlock the phone by holding it in the right hand, if you have stored the thumb as an identity.
During the recording we came to know about the lack of phone. In the resolution of 4, we will be able to record the video for only 3 minutes, as the camera app automatically closed due to the phone being hot. The performance in full-HD resolution was a bit better, but after a 15-minute recording, the app automatically closed. On the other hand, Xperia XZ easily handled the game with more powerful graphics. We did not even complain about the phone being too hot.
This phone gave solid performance in the benchmark test. The same can be said about the graphics test. But its performance in a browser -based test was a bit weak compared to other flagship phones.
A disturbing thing about Sony Xperia XZ is also that the phone sim/microSD tray automatically restarts. Most Android smartphone manufacturers have removed this deficiency. But this deficiency in 2016 flagship phones is disappointed. By the way, common users repeated SIM cards rarely change. Therefore, they should not have problems.
Sony Xperia XZ runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with its own user interface. Experience Z5 has not been given much new in the Xperia Z5 except the new feature of Android 6.0. As before, you can bring a search box by swiping downwards. After this it becomes easy to switch to different applications. In Xperia XZ, you are also shown a mixed apps which is a mixture of recently used and frequently used apps you have. The app switcher also has the option of Close All.
The Xperia XZ has many apps such as Facebook, AVG Protection, Swiftki, Modern Combat 5, Asafalt Nitro.
Like Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia XZ also supports multiple profiles. However, we want different fingerprints to be used for a particular profile.
Stereo speakers are present but they do not give as much voice as Xperia Z 5. Overall, the speakers weakened with hope. Like other Sony’s other phones, it also comes with an IP 68 certification, that is, it is less likely to cause damage from dust and water.
Sony Xperia XZ camera and battery life
Sony has described the camera of Xperia XZ as the main specialty. To give strength to this claim, Soni has also given many features. The rear camera has three separate sensors- the CMOS sensor frame can track and pride the movement of any object, which reduces the chances of getting shot blur. The laser focuses better on any object on the basis of autofocus sensor, especially in low light. The RGBC-IR sensor aims to give accurate color reproduction.
It has a 6-element Sony G Lens which is equipped with F/2.0 aperture and Five-Xis stabilization for videos.
The camera app is the same as before. With this, we have already met with other Sony phones. You will also get manual control of focus and shutter speed. This means that the problems we had in Sony’s phone are still present. It can be very difficult to find HDR mode. 4K and Panorama options are hidden in any corner of the camera apps. And it takes a lot of time to get pictures in storage.
Sony Xperia XZ has a 23 -megapixel sensor. It can take 8 megapixels photos in default mode. Which is possible to change the camera app easily. The video recording goes to the resolution of 4K. As far as actual image quality is concerned, pictures taken in the natural light outside came to excellent. Talking about details, these pictures were able to challenge the best camera phone photo.
The pictures taken at night came well. But there was a lack of details. We managed to get good shots even in low light. Overall, the performance will be called ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum’.
The 13-megapixel front camera has a wide-angle lens. You will like to take selfies from it. The video stabilization feature works to remove the problem of shaking hands while recording the video.
Talking about the battery life, Sony Xperia XZ went on for 10 hours 21 minutes in the XZ video loop test. This is slightly lower than the battery performance of Xperia Z5. It lasts for a day in common use. With the help of Sony’s stamina and ultra stamina mode, you will be able to increase the life of a 2900 mAh battery.
Sony Xperia comes with XZ adaptive charging. It has been claimed to double the battery life. However, its performance will be revealed only after the phone is used for a long time.
Xperia supports XZ fast charging. Sony claims that you can get talk time of up to 5.5 hours in just 10 minutes of charging. Sadly, we could not test this feature, because our review unit did not have a quick charger.
Our decision
After reading the review, by now you must have guessed that the shortcomings are very low in it. It is a good phone in appearance that is made from premium material. The display is good. And performs all tasks easily. Photos do not disappoint and there will be no need to compromise with battery life. But in the last two years, it will not be easy for us to suggest you to spend Rs 49,990 on this phone in the world of smartphone technology.
To present a strong claim at this price, it was necessary to have a feature in Sony Xperia XZ that would take it far beyond rivals. Sadly, there is nothing like this in this phone of Sony. Sony wants to create this concept among customers about the camera. But after the review, we will definitely say that the camera of Xperia XZ is capable but not the best.
Apart from specification in the smartphone, there are many more. In such a situation, who is available at half the price of this phone OnePlus 3 And Xiaomi Mi 5 For example, it will not be easy to explain to someone to buy Sony Xperia XZ while being an alternative. We also believe that Sony’s products are more reliable than the products of these Chinese companies. But the price cannot be declared reasonable.
If you buy Sony Xperia XZ, you will be a little disappointed, if you don’t shoot too much videos. OnePlus and Xiaomi’s flagships will prove to be a better option for most people. This phone is not perfect, but has improved a lot compared to the device with previous generations. If you have 50 thousand rupees to spend Samsung Galaxy S7 Or Galaxy S7 Edge Consider about And some money will also be saved together.