It's not easy to build a phone. It's not like you want add 1gb of ram then can simply add. It's depend on board design, engineering knowledge, manufacturing availability, cost of parts and etc. U need to know Samsung is very very big company and they are more to IDM. They can design, produce some parts by their own. And also need to see the volume. Samsung sales may a lot units than Sony, they manage to lower the supplier cost.

It's really depending on ecosystem of each company. There are always better and better.. And they will do market analysis on each segment and decide the pricing.

Dual version will be more famous in Malaysia I guess. Lol but I can't change already. Just wonder z5 series can get predictive hybrid focus,?! By theory should be able to make it through software.

Dual sim is very convenient as I using it. The reason I use android instead of apple ios. I need dual sim for personal and work purpose too..

Fuyoh. 2499.. Waa. Wonder how much is x performance then.

Review is OK but those look for high spec will not buy off with that price la.

The price. No waterproof, overall is good and nice built. Brightness is really too bright if full bar. Just use auto brightness I believe can go more than 4 hours SOT for normal usage.

Low light shot I don't feel any problem over there. Considered a lot better than others.

with tiny sensor of smartphone, i accept those in artificiallights or lowlight.. without zoom 100%, it is okay for social media and even print out in B5 B4 size.. most important, focus of the photo must not be blur..

im not sure how they define their xperia x series. but definitely this is not direct competition like Snapdragon 650 chipset device, e.g. redmi note 3 vs Xperia X. Although same chipset but overall build and quality is totally different. It's more like oppo right now, normal chipset, but build quality is a lot better than other manufacturers..

in the end, up to consumer's preference. In my opinion, with this rm2499 price tag, i will rather take Z5 dual.. better spec and support IP68 waterproof.. 3gb ram, 32gb internal storage.. difference in object tracking camera and higher resolution front facing camera.. i will still go for z5 dual or z5 premium.. dual sim and separate micro sim slot..

Seems like mid range device is almost same as a flagship in this game review

Argh. Continue to use your m5 better. 2499 adoi. So ass pain. Cpu with A72 is powerful. But gpu in s650 is normal average.


Different display panel. S7 got software glitches. Need optimise again. X do have powerful A72 core supported there. But gpu still is a weak point. And most importantly, the price. Rm2499 is way too high. I will rather choose Z5 Dual at 2299.

Just kidding Bro.. X not really able to outperform than s7 la. Just software optimisation between these 2 phones are slightly different. S7 still better than X in overall aspect. Consumers will know how to value the stuff now. Rm2499 is very very tough price.. No waterproof, lower gpu specs. Sony really confident with their camera parts. X series most advertised features was on camera predictive autofocus.

From a business perspective, it's not easy as consumer think.

The cost of a phone cannot compare like A with A ( Snapdragon 650 vs 650 in this case).
First, structural design, hardware design.. PCB trial, software design, packing material design, inspection, certification, volume production. in every stage, do have any customise parts will incur extra costs.

It's like from motherboard, screen, camera, housing, battery, and a lot a lot of elements from components selection.

I don't know about the their companies and I can't comment much. From consumer perspective, the price for x is too high. This is from surface level. From business perspective, stakeholder aim to maximise the profit. I just wish to say that don't just compare on white paper. Cost is the critical parts for all companies. The components are the crucial factors. Seem like Sony have to take deep consideration on their components selection. Cost do have relationship with volume as well. Deep business acumen over here

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Jun 9 2016, 12:41 AM

yeah.. i just voice out from company perspective only..

each company do have their own strengths, weaknesses and others.. like what we learned and heard normally - SWOT analysis. Sony is totally under perform from analysis..

The future in mobile industry i can foresee are depend on Huawei & Samsung. They leading in most critical parts, wireless communication, memory/parts provider

For X model, really overpriced in my opinion.. But people may look forward on XA and XA ultra

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Jun 9 2016, 08:52 AM

I guess Sony is doing gambling.. If no sales, end up with loss and same route as Nokia.. They are good and talented.. But business nowadays had changed.. if they dont plan to change, really will follow as Nokia

Seem like X also got overheat control set by Sony in its software.. But surprisingly Z5 series Snapdragon 810 overheat monster that mentioned by most people are perform better..

*All video are record based on 1080p 60 fps in the test.. not sure which android version for each phone so no comment on that..

i guess you're the one who purchase it.. give some user's review from your usage although i had molest the xperia X in Sony centre and do some quick comparison with Z5 Premium..

7pm later..

Check out these video from "iPhoneArena"..

extreme test on video stabilisation..