but the design needs a refresh Review
The Xperia XZ Premium is Sony's flagship handset for 2017, and it has a suitably premium price of 649 (inc. VAT). This is matched by the HTC U11 and LG G6 launch coque iphone 5c clairs prices, and is a shade less expensive than the 689 Samsung Galaxy S8.
Sony has thrown everything at this handset, including a 4K screen and an ultra slow motion video capability that captures 960 frames per second (fps). Are these features overkill in the hunt for a unique selling point, or do they make the Xperia XZ Premium really special
The coque iphone 5c real Xperia XZ Premium displays Sony's characteristic blocky design. There's no attempt coque samsung j730f coque iphone chat noir to emulate the curves of the competition, and the handset looks and feels old fashioned. It almost seems as if Sony's design team is stuck in a rut.
The 5.5 inch Xperia XZ Premium comes coque iphone polycarbonate in luminous chrome, deepsea black and bronze pink. It runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chipset and features a 4K capable screen and a 960fps super slow motion mode.
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The colour of my review handset was 'luminous chrome', and it's not the colour I would have chosen I prefer 'deepsea black', or even 'bronze pink'. The colour just doesn't look like what I'd expect to see on a premium handset.
Gorilla Glass 5 protects the screen, and the front and back are Sony's signature material glass. I really don't like the mirror like, reflective, fingerprint grabbing back coque iphone 8 antichoc etanche of the phone, either in appearance or in coque iphone 5s kenzo rose its somewhat slippery psg coque iphone 6 nature.
The top and bottom edges of the phone are made of metal, but the sides are plastic and while coque housse samsung a3 2017 the handset is tough it's IP65/68 rated for coque iphone chanel vernis water and dust resistance it just doesn't look premium grade. The IP coque iphone 8 plus rolex rating signifies that the Xperia XZ Premium is 'dust tight' (IP6x) and protected against both 'low pressure water spray' (IPx5) and 'the effects of continued immersion coque iphone se guess rouge in water at depths greater than 1m' (IPx8).
There's a rather odd arrangement for accommodating the SIM and MicroSD card. Removing the caddy on the left edge of the chassis reveals the MicroSD card tray, while the SIM sits in a tiny second caddy that has to be pulled out with a fingernail if you're a nail biter, you'll need help with this. The plastic used to build the caddy doesn't feel too robust either.
I had issues with holding the phone comfortably and using the screen one handed. Admittedly I've got small hands, but the Xperia XZ Premium's 77mm by 156mm by coque iphone se amg 7.9mm dimensions just don't nestle well. Moreover, any pocket that can take it will be weighed down to coque samsung j730 the tune of 191g.
The fingerprint reader is set into the power coque translucide samsung button, on the right edge of coque iphone 7 nike fille the handset.
Image: Sony
On the coque iphone 3 cdiscount upside, Sony has put its fingerprint scanner into the power button, which is inset into the right edge. This is far better ergonomically than having it below the screen, and meant I could easily unlock the phone one handed.
A significant upside of such a large handset is that it can accommodate a big screen. Or so you'd think. But Sony can't seem to get away from sizeable upper and lower maison du monde coque iphone 5s bezels, and even the side bezels are a couple of millimetres wide, so there's no 'edge to edge' feel here. For the record, the Xperia XZ Premium's screen to body ratio is 63.4 percent, compared to 84.1 percent for Samsung's Galaxy S8 with its near bezel free Infinity Display.
Sony's 5.5 inch screen comes in behind the 5.7 inch LG G6 and the 5.8 inch Samsung Galaxy S8, although it matches the 5.5 inch screen coque iphone 6 pluto in the HTC U11. What this Triluminos screen does coque iphone 6 damier do, though, is deliver a maximum 4K resolution of 3,840 by 2,160 pixels that's a massive 807 pixels per inch (ppi) the Galaxy S8, by comparison, delivers 570ppi.
Here's a comparison of those other flagship handsets on size, weight and screen specifications:
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
156 x 77 x 7.9mm, 191g 5.5 inch screen, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 807ppi
HTC U11
153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9mm, 169g, 5.5 inch screen, 1440 x 2560 pixels, 534ppi
LG G6
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9mm, 163g, 5.7 inch screen, 1440 x 2880 pixels, 564ppi
Samsung Galaxy G8
148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm, 155g, 5.8 inch screen, 1440 x 2960 pixels, 570ppi
In coque samsung kawai addition to offering a 4K screen, the Xperia XZ Premium also supports HDR video.
The difference this makes to the viewing experience will depend on how the handset is used. To conserve battery life the phone runs in 1080p mode (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) most of the time, flicking into 4K mode when coque iphone 4 nature it needs to show high resolution content. Many eyes will struggle to see any difference at 4K mode, and in any case, even the much vaunted VR potential of 4K isn't available in the wild yet. As for HDR video that's a rare beast indeed at the moment.
There is definitely some futureproofing going here, but I'm doubtful whether 4K resolution or HDR support are essential features right now.
Still, the screen is coque iphone 6 les plus vendu very good even in standard full HD mode, delivering impressively sharp and bright image quality. Sony also provides colour gamut, contrast and white balance tools to help users tweak the display to their satisfaction.
There's a decent 13 megapixel front facing camera, but the Xperia XZ Premium's photographic claim to fame rests with its main 19 megapixel Motion Eye camera, which can shoot slow motion video coque iphone 4 tennis at a class leading 960fps…