People complain about the bezels but they don't complain about the bad performance, lags, pink screens, battery life, durability in drops, and many others about their smartphones. How funny....
they dont really care in international industry for their flagship phones because international users are considered too naive, sony even releases low to mid end products for international only. Basically, in Japan majority of people don't use cheap smartphones. They and me as well don't think the bezel-less design is a necessity. people who commented like "ah sony lives in the past", they don't know who Sony really is.
Ihsan Husandi Really, the C5? If we're talking about near-bezelles designs at the time it's LG's G2 and G3 or, more notably, Sharp's Aquos. Also from my experience with the S8, using a 5.8 inch screen device with a footprint of a 5 incher, is far from 'disturbing' and more of convenience of being able to operate such a large screen with one hand.
The phone does actually have a finger print scanner but it's disabled for the US market. You can flash over the international ROM and the sensor will work just fine then. From what I've read Sony basically had to either ship a phone with this feature disabled or exit the US market all together because of some lawsuit.
Maybe its because i prefer sony products and how well designed sony products are or maybe its because this phone is diff from the rest and isnt on the bezel -less bandwagon like.. Everyone else. I just find it far more appealing that other android phones.
I have a 6s Plus. I waited to see what Apple was going to come out with on the 8 and the X. Apple never changes their product. Same OS and the content on the phone (the way it looks etc) never changes. It got boring. If Apple gave their consumers more customizations for their phones, and maybe a whole new look for the OS... I would have stayed. They get rid of a home button and add wireless charging and they want about $1,000. It's ridiculous. I am currently saving to get this phone.I knew someone who had a former Xperia phone. The look and feel of it shocked me. It had a pretty premium feel to it. It made me look at my iPhone in a different light. And to be able to play my PS4 games on it... major win. I'm finally saying goodbye to iOs.
Masterprima I know, I actually appreciate that they have done that! I just wanted him to know, as he does not state that in the video...in fact, he thinks that the whole phone is constantly sclaed to 4k.
Mr.Toot Nope, it is not. It is rendered in 1080p and uses 4k only when gaming and such. Look up Damir Francs video about the XZ Premium. You can enable 4k all the time by adb commands but out of the box, it does not.
Merivu nope, this was the case with the Z5 Premium, but this one runs 4K 100% of the time. more surprised he didn't know the fingerprint sensor is present and just disabled, seeing as he spoke to so many people about it. that fingerprint sensor placement is the reason for those side bezels as well.
For the love of God, please get it off of 'Super-vivid Mode'... The colors are the truest of any display. Not using it on 'Professional Mode' or sRGB is a crime. For even better sound, enable the ClearAudio+ feature in settings. And to use the fingerprint sensor, flash the UK or International firmware.
Great review that made me get one from best buy yesterday. I have a question about the wifi, do you have Disconnection issues? And the speakers are not so good compared with iPhone 7 plus or even pixel xl. Thanks again for the great works
Business decision should read, there are patents we don't have there and we are not willing to pay the royalties. It is the only reason. There must be someone with a patent in the US and they are charging Sony more than what they deem acceptable, so they just didn't ship with the feature, otherwise it would eat their margins, that's the business reason. Though, I don't know if you know, you can flash an official European ROM, you won't lose warranty and the fingerprint scanner will work.
I've switched from an iPhone 4S to the xperia Z3, then the Z5 and now just bought the XZ Premium here in Canada. I love their products. Although, honestly the Z5 died on me... the board just got busted one night... Oh well, I don't blame Sony, they still make great phones... all tech can break.
Hi, I wanna ask you a question ❓ You have experienced the iPhone 7 plus and the Sony xz premium, I wanna ask which one of them have the longest battery life? Iam kind confused between these two I actually want to buy one of them, but I do not know which one you can recommend one of them, if you want Thanks
First of all, Fingerprint scanner is there. I mean the hardware is there but it is just disabled through software. You can enable it by flashing the rom on Sony's UK firmware. It's not really a hard thing to do and you don't have to root your device or anything... Second, the display resolution is 4K, but it will only activate when it detects some 4K content. Otherwise, it's running in 1080p.
Thank you for the great review, and I just bought a xzp red one brand new! And a xz3 forest green 6gbram version brand new! I just love those phones! I just hate the notch and no sd card option from New phones... 👍👌😎
Adrian Casillas Back then you used to ignore it, but now you suddenly hate it only because someone made a crappy one. My phone has large bezels and I used to ignore them, and this is coming from someone who have tried the S8 twins already.
The fingerprint sensor works like a charm (using an Asian market set). A really poor business decision. The placement is really intuitive to unlock using either the thumb or index finger. Thanks for this review.
Tim, you can enable fingerprint scanner on US models by flashing international firmware. And there is a option to enable double tap to wake feature in Display Settings. Great review. Thumbs up. 👍
Hi, I actually kind of want to buy this phone but I worry that it might has the same heat issue as the Sony z5p.Does this Sony xzp is the same heat issue as the Sony z5p?
The business decision most likely includes a deal to acquire better fingerprint scanning technology from an company with the caveat that they cannot compete with said company by agreeing to exclude the borrowed tech in the United States. So Sony gains the fingerprint scanning technology it was missing in their flagships, and can provide a better handset worldwide with the exception of the tech providers Target market (the US).
4K makes a crazy difference even in that size, of course it deos depends but for me it deos, looks much better than even QHD, but it will be always more enjoyable to have watch it on a 4k tv because the size.
as multiple people have said you can fix the fingerprint issue, its a bummer that you buy a 800dollar phone and you need to modify it and void the warranty but it only takes 5 minutes and does not break anything. do not do the 4k mod on it as many apps will not work, thats why its native res is 1080 and not 4k, many apps cant handle 4k plus gpu needs to work extra to upscale to 4k which means bad battery life. also who needs 4k to look at icons in home page? I love the HDR on it, looks amazing, I cant wait till they come up with a oled screen 4k HDR phone. their oled TV looks pornographic, same tech on phone would shatter the boundaries of space-time
Some "double tap to sleep" apps on Play Store are flop. They make a LCD screen look black in very low brightness but you can still see some glow when you tilt the screen. Hence, battery drain.
Everyone else going bezel-less is causing that design to become somewhat generic. The XZP's bezels have a certain old world charm much like those classic cars with projecting door handles and huge wheel arches
huh, I've always swiped left to right to get rid of notifications on my sony devices, didn't even know it was the other way around in other devices, interesting thing to point out EDIT: the bubble has being there since the Z1 EDIT2: I love the screen and the... how do you spell "bezzels"? it's a look that I enjoy, but I've being a sony user since the Ericsson phones
As a non American, I'm really thinking about investing all the money from a 3 week job to buy this phone. I wouldn't if I was American though. This fingerprint sensor placement is just perfect. Americans: just order the phone from Europe.
Looking at this now, it's definitely ahead of it's time. Pixel3 comparatively ain't that great. Now that iPhone is deviating away from it's design principles, this phone is the next best.
I had a Z3 Compoact, after that I'd never go with sony again, in the space of a year the headphone jack stopped working, the phone died when being dropped in water by accident, and then they didn't update it to Nougat (may have not been their fault).
People complain about the bezels but they don't complain about the bad performance, lags, pink screens, battery life, durability in drops, and many others about their smartphones. How funny....
i like bezels.
@@monkeyrobotsinc.9875 Same, phones nowadays are ugly af
Enjoyed this review. As an iPhone user I wouldn't mind the bezels. Nice to see Sony using a really light skin. I'm in EU so I would consider it
the think i like the most how fast the phone is no matter its very old or has a lot of damage still super fast.amazing
they dont really care in international industry for their flagship phones because international users are considered too naive, sony even releases low to mid end products for international only.
Basically, in Japan majority of people don't use cheap smartphones.
They and me as well don't think the bezel-less design is a necessity. people who commented like "ah sony lives in the past", they don't know who Sony really is.
Louis Raymond Just wait a few months more and Sony will most likely cave in to the bezel-less design.
Ihsan Husandi Really, the C5? If we're talking about near-bezelles designs at the time it's LG's G2 and G3 or, more notably, Sharp's Aquos. Also from my experience with the S8, using a 5.8 inch screen device with a footprint of a 5 incher, is far from 'disturbing' and more of convenience of being able to operate such a large screen with one hand.
xperia is underrated
Kim So is the Samsung galaxy
The phone does actually have a finger print scanner but it's disabled for the US market. You can flash over the international ROM and the sensor will work just fine then. From what I've read Sony basically had to either ship a phone with this feature disabled or exit the US market all together because of some lawsuit.
José Bolaños No you don't. You only lose the warranty if you flash a custom ROM, but since its an official OEM ROM it doesn't void the warranty.
I really enjoy your No hype no Frills straight-to-the-point reviews. good job.
the only android phone that makes me want to leave ios.
dknight xs really? What makes you say so? (Just curios)
Maybe its because i prefer sony products and how well designed sony products are or maybe its because this phone is diff from the rest and isnt on the bezel -less bandwagon like.. Everyone else. I just find it far more appealing that other android phones.
totally agree
me too, thinking about switching from my iphone 6.
I have a 6s Plus. I waited to see what Apple was going to come out with on the 8 and the X. Apple never changes their product. Same OS and the content on the phone (the way it looks etc) never changes. It got boring. If Apple gave their consumers more customizations for their phones, and maybe a whole new look for the OS... I would have stayed. They get rid of a home button and add wireless charging and they want about $1,000. It's ridiculous.
I am currently saving to get this phone.I knew someone who had a former Xperia phone. The look and feel of it shocked me. It had a pretty premium feel to it. It made me look at my iPhone in a different light. And to be able to play my PS4 games on it... major win. I'm finally saying goodbye to iOs.
Tim! Actually the resolution is scaled to 1080p for normal tasks and 4k activates only for 4k content!
just to save battery etc because who wants so send message in 4k? you dont notice any diffrence
Masterprima I know, I actually appreciate that they have done that! I just wanted him to know, as he does not state that in the video...in fact, he thinks that the whole phone is constantly sclaed to 4k.
Dongkyu Lee Actually on the XZ premium it's 4k all the time, except when gaming. The feature you're talking about was only on the Z5 Premium.
Mr.Toot Nope, it is not. It is rendered in 1080p and uses 4k only when gaming and such. Look up Damir Francs video about the XZ Premium. You can enable 4k all the time by adb commands but out of the box, it does not.
"Business decision" = Don't want to pay royalties to what ever company made us sign an agreement.
I purchased the international model it's a definite go for me
the fingerprint sensor IS there. just flash an international ROM.
i still have a z5 and i have 0 problems with it
Heating? I had Z5P and it heated like crazy
great review as always Tim. just got it in Asia and it is a great phone to have for sure. no issues with the finger print scanner here, thanks!
Same size compared ip7+ both having same huge bezel but still people said ok for iphone but not sony.. Pft...
that inconsistency is another level isnt it?
The UI doesn't run as 4k, it runs as 1080p. It turns on 4k when there's actually 4k content going on.
He does not know it. Quite pitifully for a so called tec reviewer.
And you don't know that you can actually run 4k always...
Merivu nope, this was the case with the Z5 Premium, but this one runs 4K 100% of the time.
more surprised he didn't know the fingerprint sensor is present and just disabled, seeing as he spoke to so many people about it. that fingerprint sensor placement is the reason for those side bezels as well.
Jasper Pauwels It's not in 4k all the time by default... but it can run 4k all the time. Just have to configure two lines on adb
Jose Ricardo Mora Two lines on adb? What's that?
for all its shortcomings, that 960fps slow-mo is mind blowing!
For the love of God, please get it off of 'Super-vivid Mode'... The colors are the truest of any display. Not using it on 'Professional Mode' or sRGB is a crime. For even better sound, enable the ClearAudio+ feature in settings. And to use the fingerprint sensor, flash the UK or International firmware.
sony been ip 68 since 2014 and in 2013 they were ip58 but apple sheeps swear apple is ahead of android
apple is ahead of android
nah, sony just ahead of everyone else including samsung
S Saini Apple isn't a software ya dumbo
best powerful phone made by sony
i have xz Premium 1year phone simply awesome better than s8 & s9+ of samsung
best performance even when load an app and doing multitask or switching between apps , no lag . wow
Hey Tim. Great Review. Off the topic. What do you call that color changing triangles behind it? Do you have a link for that?
Great review that made me get one from best buy yesterday. I have a question about the wifi, do you have Disconnection issues? And the speakers are not so good compared with iPhone 7 plus or even pixel xl. Thanks again for the great works
i don't why people are complaining about brezel 🤔🤔🤔
It's bezel.. Not brazel, brasil, or even pretzel 🤣.. Just kidding tho.
just get the internation model, that's what I did. the fingerprint scanner is great! :)
how long it takes to charge the phone from 15% to 100 ? or 20/10/30 ? thanks in advance! :)
Heard that the i'tnl version doesn't have LTE.
heard wrong absolutely
Xaionik Of course it does!
Plus it's cheaper :)
Business decision should read, there are patents we don't have there and we are not willing to pay the royalties. It is the only reason. There must be someone with a patent in the US and they are charging Sony more than what they deem acceptable, so they just didn't ship with the feature, otherwise it would eat their margins, that's the business reason. Though, I don't know if you know, you can flash an official European ROM, you won't lose warranty and the fingerprint scanner will work.
Your reviews are often part of my decision making. Thanks Tim! 😉
Second best Android UI IMO. Enjoyed my Xperia back in 2014
i love this phone !!
hey tim I would tell you really that only you on TH-cam give the right and correct reviews by using the phones actually 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I've switched from an iPhone 4S to the xperia Z3, then the Z5 and now just bought the XZ Premium here in Canada. I love their products. Although, honestly the Z5 died on me... the board just got busted one night... Oh well, I don't blame Sony, they still make great phones... all tech can break.
Hi, I wanna ask you a question ❓
You have experienced the iPhone 7 plus and the Sony xz premium, I wanna ask which one of them have the longest battery life?
Iam kind confused between these two I actually want to buy one of them, but I do not know which one you can recommend one of them, if you want
Thanks
which display you think is better s8 or xzp? can you do a display comparison between the two
First of all, Fingerprint scanner is there. I mean the hardware is there but it is just disabled through software. You can enable it by flashing the rom on Sony's UK firmware. It's not really a hard thing to do and you don't have to root your device or anything...
Second, the display resolution is 4K, but it will only activate when it detects some 4K content. Otherwise, it's running in 1080p.
Thank you for the great review, and I just bought a xzp red one brand new! And a xz3 forest green 6gbram version brand new! I just love those phones! I just hate the notch and no sd card option from New phones... 👍👌😎
hey Tim did you manage to get voLTE or wifi calling on your XZP to work?
fucks sake people stop complaining about the bezels!
ok we'll complain about the distortion in the camera
RMNSTD Why? It looks absolutely terrible. Sony needs to desperately change they're design language anyway.
SavageArfad And you won't complain about mediocre performance despite the flagship hardware specs?
fallout560 We'll complain about the teacher who educated you in elementary.
Adrian Casillas Back then you used to ignore it, but now you suddenly hate it only because someone made a crappy one.
My phone has large bezels and I used to ignore them, and this is coming from someone who have tried the S8 twins already.
Really love this phone but I'm still waiting on the Pixel 2. Over all great review +Tim Schofield
Great review Tim ... FYI the text selector bubble was already here with the Z5 Premium =)
The fingerprint sensor works like a charm (using an Asian market set). A really poor business decision. The placement is really intuitive to unlock using either the thumb or index finger. Thanks for this review.
just buy the international version problem solved. Ive had two Sony devices and both great devices.
Very interesting device. I actually really like the design. It's odd but cool. Can't be just me.
Tim, you can enable fingerprint scanner on US models by flashing international firmware.
And there is a option to enable double tap to wake feature in Display Settings.
Great review. Thumbs up. 👍
buy the international version on Amazon
Cheaper to, not to mention
How does the display compare to other? Is it better than xz1
Shall i go for xperia xz premium or poco f1 for gaming and all
What does "Premium feeling" mean? Is it the weight, texture, size...?
great video again nice sir timm 👌👌 btww you look kinda slim here hahha
Hi, I actually kind of want to buy this phone but I worry that it might has the same heat issue as the Sony z5p.Does this Sony xzp is the same heat issue as the Sony z5p?
fingerprint, is turned off from software side, you can enable anytime
Is it still available online coz Sony was phased out here in Philippines
The business decision most likely includes a deal to acquire better fingerprint scanning technology from an company with the caveat that they cannot compete with said company by agreeing to exclude the borrowed tech in the United States.
So Sony gains the fingerprint scanning technology it was missing in their flagships, and can provide a better handset worldwide with the exception of the tech providers Target market (the US).
Hi
I just want to know that in single sim model of Xperia XZ Premium, SD card slot can be used for Sim 2?
Yes. Bought mine brand new recently! th-cam.com/video/MiwUTSYQAYg/w-d-xo.html
+Tim Schofield you can double tap to wake.. see the option in Display settings.. its on the bottom
howz the battery life after along and repeated use?
4K makes a crazy difference even in that size, of course it deos depends but for me it deos, looks much better than even QHD, but it will be always more enjoyable to have watch it on a 4k tv because the size.
Will you do a review on HTC U11? I love that phone!
He is the most handsome reviewer 😍❤️👼🏼😇
Ive never minded Sony's design i think its conservative yet kinda elegant
Forget the phone where can I get that lighting set-up in the background?
as multiple people have said you can fix the fingerprint issue, its a bummer that you buy a 800dollar phone and you need to modify it and void the warranty but it only takes 5 minutes and does not break anything. do not do the 4k mod on it as many apps will not work, thats why its native res is 1080 and not 4k, many apps cant handle 4k plus gpu needs to work extra to upscale to 4k which means bad battery life. also who needs 4k to look at icons in home page? I love the HDR on it, looks amazing, I cant wait till they come up with a oled screen 4k HDR phone. their oled TV looks pornographic, same tech on phone would shatter the boundaries of space-time
Unapologetic design. Love the Sony design which is the most distinctive of all
Oh I REALLY want this phone!
the most beautiful phone I've seen
What year are you from??? 2017
how much is the Xz premium anyway ?
Some "double tap to sleep" apps on Play Store are flop. They make a LCD screen look black in very low brightness but you can still see some glow when you tilt the screen. Hence, battery drain.
do the side bars actually feel like plastic
Why mine has 49.9gb internal storage when i view it on my file commander app instead of 50+gb?
My guess is Sony did not include the fingerprint scanner in US model to not be forced to provide this data to the US government.
sir Tim, u can find double tap to wake up in setting > display > tap to wake up
saafu safu they removed it for this one
0:05 WHAT IS THE THING ON THE WALL BEHIND YOU, PLEASE REPLY WITH A LINK SO I CAN BUY IT!! :), IT'S SO COOL!
Everyone else going bezel-less is causing that design to become somewhat generic. The XZP's bezels have a certain old world charm much like those classic cars with projecting door handles and huge wheel arches
huh, I've always swiped left to right to get rid of notifications on my sony devices, didn't even know it was the other way around in other devices, interesting thing to point out
EDIT: the bubble has being there since the Z1
EDIT2: I love the screen and the... how do you spell "bezzels"? it's a look that I enjoy, but I've being a sony user since the Ericsson phones
FYI, Sony always puts the NFC logo where the NFC sensor is under the glass so you know exactly where to tap it against.
Sony xz pre or huawei p10 plus
I've got it and it's the fastest phone I've ever used...
How long does the battery last in a day?
Nice vid!! Where in Chicago, are you if you don't mind me asking??
Phone meant for a certain few....if they listen to the feedbacks, they could surely make one for the masses and score a home run
Keep up bro new sub 😍😍😍
I love this review
As a non American, I'm really thinking about investing all the money from a 3 week job to buy this phone.
I wouldn't if I was American though. This fingerprint sensor placement is just perfect.
Americans: just order the phone from Europe.
Double tap to wake should be under display settings. Ive enabled it on my xperia x
it lags horribly when you use it in sunlight 113F+ with data turned on! Its near pixel smooth otherwise in normal weather conditions
What about battery life ?
Looking at this now, it's definitely ahead of it's time. Pixel3 comparatively ain't that great. Now that iPhone is deviating away from it's design principles, this phone is the next best.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the XZ is rendering everything in 1080p excluding when you're reproducing 4k content.
Correct. He speaks nonsense.
Jens this was the case with the Z5 Premium, this model is 4K all the time. (At least that's what I've been told.)
It isn't.
It's rendering Android in 1080p.
Flávio Coimbra but you can activate 4k all the time!
great review.
I had a Z3 Compoact, after that I'd never go with sony again, in the space of a year the headphone jack stopped working, the phone died when being dropped in water by accident, and then they didn't update it to Nougat (may have not been their fault).
actually i dont mind the bezels if the phone haas dual front stereo speakers
and you can buy a international version it comes with the sensor enabled
you can flash international room and the fingerprint will work just fine
Watching it on xz premium
so handsome!
Xz premium is amazing, but the new model is coming in few months :) xperia Ultra wide.... It's going to be dupersized small bezels phone :)
Before I read the comments, let me grab some apple juice and a bowl of popcorn 🍿
im surprised from the 4k on this phone while the huawei and chinese brands are on lcd
Could it be...just maybe...us goverment force phone manufacturer to collect fingerprint data and give it to them...but sony refuse? Just maybe...
Schofield, how do we escape the prison?
You can change screen resolution by using ADB.
This is a amazing phone 😁💰
z1very beautiful. now its very same looking to me.