Xperia XZ Premium Crowned the Best New Smartphone at MWC 2017

No reviewer mentioned a single bit on the speaker performance, issit me the only one still cares bout it?

Sony has been kind to their customers to retain a dual front firing speakers for endless generations, but they are weak AF. Hope they can improve it.

Same I am interested in the speaker quality

Indeed. Pondering if I should change..

68.4% screen-to-body ratio... LOL

found out that they still using the same gimmick as Z5P
https://www.lowyat.net/2017/126411/sony-xpe...emium-hands-on/




Sony still tirelessly use this trick to trick customers. What is 4K screen if without major app supports on it? even YouTube app also don't have 4K mode for Z5P. Might as well go for other phones with fulltime 2K screen

after knowing this, XZP only left the slowmo video cam which is "exclusive" to them at the moment, eager to know what S8 will come up with, the leaked rendering looks promising

The 4K display, Sony wants to be the first (which they did!) and continue to offer for consumers. I dont mind the 4k display as long they have resolution settings like in S7/Edge, you can manually change to HD/fHD/2K and 4K for this phone. This way can prolong the battery life.

I'm so looking forward for this phone! That 960 fps is killing me. Previously this feature was in Japan only model (I forgot the brand).

For now it is 1080p in 4K screen
The font is more grainy than even Note 4
I using Z5P hence I know

In that case XZS is a more cost viable choice
The same history of Z5 vs Z5P repeating

Just discovered that SD835 chipset is with QC4.0 specification. Wonder how soon the compatible accessories will be available

I read another reviewer said there is indeed the option to select your desired screen resolution. But the display set sw is not finalise and so not able to show it.



This post has been edited by ckchan: Mar 12 2017, 09:55 AM

4k is an option, an option is better for nothing. We consumer have 2 options now instead of only 1 beforehand! So its generally a good thing

i so want to like it but those 'super' upper and lower bezels are a letdown

if XZs cost 2899, what do you think the pricing strategy for this flagship?

btw if running in 1080p does it support HDR?

XZs with S821, 4gb ram, 64gb storage, super slow motion hardware.. the pricing is quite fair for me..

but this device do not support HDR display.. also, HDR display must supported by HDR contents as well.. so.. hmm... normal display enhancement like bravia engine/x-reality/vivid mode can boost the display quality quite close to amoled level.. but it depend on personal liking

sorry my mistake, my "this flagship" means XZ Premium.

so i am asking if XZs pricing at 2899, expected price for XZp would be?

and regarding the HDR display also asking on XZp

I expected it will be in max rm3399.. another 500 different. 400 to 500 differences for the hardware difference like display, chipset, storage ufs..

would you buy if it is 3399?
u using xperia phone now?

i always wondering is xperia previous phone reali like how what they say, good hardware, but bad software rendering

i found the white balance not that clever on previous flagship

hmm.. i will wait for next flagship..3399 i will go if there are some free gifts when pre-order.. now XZs preorder will get bundles with some free gifts like SBH80, charging dock, tempered glass, etc... i will go for it if got free gifts..

currently im z5 premium user.. i feel xperia software quite user-friendly.. easy to use and hands-on.. but less customisable like china branded, such as huawei, oppo, xiaomi.. they offer much more user friendly features.. both have pro & cons.. depend on users..

in camera wise, the white balance in xperia always in cooler side.. luckily from z5 series onwards, they added 1 feature name Color & Brightness in superior auto mode.. which able user to adjust the tone accordingly.. so not a big deal.. in daylight most probably no issue with white balance.. only in yellowish situation, always give cooler images.. not sure how is the triple sensing technology improve this, but i dont think major improvement..

overall, quite close to natural colour without color saturation..

thanks for the feedback, customize is not a bit issue since i was using iPhone as main phone now (same time, Redmi Note 3 as toy to keep update of Android feature to not out of date in OS war) and i dont think customize is an big issue for me.

camera wise, since i will use main phone as primary day to day camera, white balance issue might be a bit headache for me, quite struggle to switch my main phone from iOS to Android as i have Android phone as second phone at the same time since last year X Compact was released. (due to its outlook)

As you said, if they offer lot of freebies, mayb i will give it a try.

This post has been edited by nanadeadbeat: Mar 20 2017, 01:44 PM

for me, not a big concern for me for the white balance.. cause i able to adjust through the slider in xperia camera app.. name color & brightness.. it's useful for me to get my prefer white balance & brightness..

so far from Z5 premium onwards, all flagship come with free gifts if u place pre order..

Z5 premium = smartwatch 3
XZ = SBH80, microSD?!, tempered glass, case
XZs = almost similar as XZ.. + type C charging dock..
XZ Premium = unknown yet..

the reason i bought xperia z5 premium in previous due to the only flagship come with dual sim + microSD.. that point of time, all come with standard 32gb+3gb ram.. but z5 premium come with additional microSD..

when come to year 2016, game had changed.. 64gb, 4gb ram.. even more with 6gb+128gb..

This post has been edited by ChuanHong: Mar 20 2017, 01:52 PM


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