Pretty good, when I got it out of the box it had 52%, this was in the morning, by the time I got home later that night after moderate usage I had about 15% left.
HTC fucking sucks, they absolutely deserve to be in this position. They made a wonderful phone called the One M7, and then let it somewhat slip with the M8, and the M9 was a fucking disaster. Honestly the worst flagship out there.
King Tutankhamun I actually still have the HTC One M7 (not my daily driver anymore) and haven't personally tried the M8 or M9. From purely a design stand point, I like the M7 most out of all of them.
this guy is... hands down the best reviewer in AA. very informative and not too boring. but for a reviewer dropped the reviewed phone, it is a little bit clumsy XD
It's finally time to upgrade from my old war horse; Xperia S. The Z5 Compact is about the same size, and that is why I consider buying it. What do you think?
TabZa123 - You're welcome! I have the Z5 and the Z5 Compact (belongs to my brother, but he barely uses it) and they're perfect! They look nice, they feel nice and they're fast! So, yeah, get an Xperia Z5 Compact. It's also a bit cheaper, because the new phones came out.
I have the X3 Compact after having the Xperia S for a while. Love the size and its capabilities. My Z3 Compact screen was shattered recently (not by me) and I've been looking to upgrade. I'm gonna stick with Sony and get the Z5 Comact.
This is the most scientific and in-depth review I have ever seen. Could hardly believe this was even real. Much respect. This is the epitome of a great reviewer. Also, British accent makes everything 1000x better
I switched to Sony with the Z3, I believe they are under rated, they are amongst the best android devices out there. Incredible camera with excellent low light ability, tons of muscle for every day tasks and probably the best battery life that exists in all phones out today. Sony needs to market these well built devices with more vigor.
This is by far the most informative review I've seen in Android Authority and perhaps on TH-cam! You managed to keep everything down to just around 16 minutes and not boring. Perhaps a little play with voice intonation would make a huge improvement. Keep up the good work!
Personally, I didn't like you when you started doing reviews, but now you've improved by astronomical units! I really enjoy your reviews now! Keep up the good work! :)
***** Fyi, there are multiple versions of the same chipset, one overheats, and the other is underclocked and has some thermal fu done to prevent thermal throttling
as a longtime user of the Z3 Compact, I was to mention that, on my generally pretty heavy use, it gets a day easily. I used a One X before, and that'd get almost a day on usage my Z3 now gets almost 2 full days. also, people forget that a 720p display onna phone, especially of this size, really does still look very good.
I've always loved Sony/SonyEricsson phones, and quite liked the Xperia phones, so reading about those phones not doing well always bugged me. Is it because of its prices?
Great review Gary! Don't let the negative feedback bring you down. I have been following AA for years and I must say that you improved a lot with each video you deliver. Thank you for all your effort!
Finally a review for this handset. Now just waiting for the Z5. Will be a tough choice on which version to get! I will admit, it seemed like I was watching a news article with how the reviewer spoke, plus it's one long review! Switched off one some occasions!
Ok, I dont get it?? Is there a sort of conspiracy against Sony-phones? All (non photographers might add) says the camera isnt good on either compact or Z5. Ok, they say its not bad, but not the best. I mean do they really test the camera for real. I mean Dxomark actually said it was the best camera and they are pros. I mean either people dont know how to use the Sony cameras or there is something wrong here. ALmost all reviews dont like the camera on the SOny phone... but how can that be?? To be honest rather listening to the real pros on this.... and DXOMARk says this Sony cameras is number one...
+Jerry Berglund Reading various forum, it appears that its coming down to reviewers ignoring or undervaluating the default camera mode, which is 8mp supersampled. They see that number "23", go into the phone settings, ramp up the mps, and think it should be a super camera phone, but apparently that's not how it works. The super camera mode for most situations, espeically low-light is actually the supersampled 8mp mode. 23 apparently should only be used for wide shots in full daylight, and even then its apparently finicky. This was all discussed in the comments of the very smartphone shootout mentioned in this video, but either this reviewer didn't see it, or ignored it.
Thats exactly what I'm thinking too bro! I use an xperia device too.. Its an entry level xperia e3.. And I must say this is one of the toughest phone i ever use.. I dropped it like 20 times and more.. In a concrete surface.. Aside from scruffs.. It works well..
+adrift As I mention in the video I took photos in both 23MP and 8MP mode. I have also posted two galleries in the written review, one for 23MP and one for 8MP. www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review-649223/
it's the post processing. I have a Z3 and it makes my photos appear more gray after snapping a picture. it's good in outdoors and the video is fine but in lowlight its just bad
I've watched a few AA videos here and there, they've been good but after seeing how good the quality of this review is I've subbed, great job man just try not to drop the next phone lol
Ya they should do a nexus 5 3rd gen with a 1440p screen at least 4 or 3gb of ram unlike the nexus 5x must use SD 82x processor with the 2 day battery the z5 Camera price under 400 dollars instant hit
***** the original nexus 5 offered the latest of everything for 349 the Moto x pure does a similiar job it can be done if they stop putting 300 dollars in marketing and if they are ready to take a 100 dollar profit per unit
+Sepehr Naserkhaki To be honest, the Nexus program is all about giving smaller companies more exposure, such as Huawei this year, LG in 2012 and Samsung in 2010 and 2011.
I know I'm going to sound COMPLETLY stupid and ridiculous but I'll say what I feel and what a lot of other people think but I'll be honest : I love this phone ! And I would love to have one ! But the fact that nobody in my family friends, in the street at college will see it as a great phone and just think of it as a random smartphone when it's actually one of the best make me not buying it ... It's sad but it's mostly why people buy iPhone ... Sony Samsung Lg HTC REALY need to improve their marketing !
It's not that I care SOO much about what people think but you know when you got a new jacket a new haircut you always like people at least noticing the change like " hey I like your new hair cut" . I'll be here super exited about my new phone then everybody be like " hum yeah... a radome phone". Hard to be proud of something nobody cares about ^^' I know I sound superficial here but yeah I guess that's how it is /:
really like this new person on AA. Reviews are now more substantial and informative. Anyone noticed Sony's aggressive kernel configuration? it's seen on a CPUz part of this video. Practically Sony's own configuration/vision of S810 is a penta-core, you get one A57 core alive while rest of the A57s are in a deep sleep, A53s+1A57 is what you get on Sony's implementation. I own Z4 (v2.1) and it's exact the same.But it's not just Sony doing it aggressively G Flex 2 is a hexa-core :P
Android: Let's release a small phone in 2015! Android fanboys: Wow that's a great idea! Apple: Let's release a small phone in 2016! Android fanboys: What a shitty idea!
I've owned the z5 for a while now and this is the best camera I have ever used in terms of outdoor shots. The phone has great build quality, runs fast, and looks nice. What more can you ask for?
Very complete review, nicely done. The news anchor-esque speech, with the heavy emphasis of words at the ends of a sentence, was a bit distracting. Something to consider in the future.
i never had a problem with the camera. Sure a lot of cameras struggle in low light but with less light you have less chances to get a good photo. If anything when I take a photo for anyone it amazes them how good the camera is. Most people I know have Samsung phones with 12 MP cameras or even budget phones that have 5 or 8 MP cameras. If anything they are blown away by the detail it can capture. More megapixels is good too because you have a better chance to zoom in for a closer look at something without the picture becoming blurry. One thing to keep in mind with these is when viewing a photo taken with it or a similar camera wait a couple seconds for it to decompress. If you look closely you will notice the picture becoming sharper, especially with anything that has a lot of detail. Many photos I take are 8 or 10 megabytes or more unedited or unaltered and if you have a Sony phone you may have noticed that too.
great review and thanks for making it , I think that for the regular joe like me , I am going to enjoy the camera . I am really tired of 5.5 inches phones already , I am using the oneplus one and it is a good device but sometimes you don`t have both hands to use while on the run . I am gonna wait for this in Florida ,finally a smaller phone with good specs
Got a black one for 6€ from an auction. The back glass was missing and the frame has minor scuffs, but the front glass is in an absolutely excellent condition. Luckily I had a back glass laying around.
I bought this phone this week and It will arrive next week. I wanted a smaller phone with good battery life. The camera is a bonus. A smaller screen should give me a very long standby battery life. The right-angle corners are a concern as they will probably put a square wear mark on my front jeans' pockets. Matt grey is nice as it matches my ThinkPad. I remember a similar phone was used in one of the James Bond movies a few years ago. It is more convenient and professional-looking to use a smaller phone. It only has Android 7.1. I was also considering a Google Pixel 1 to get Android 10 but Z5 seems like better overall phone.
I live in the US, I imported this phone from Japan and it's great, it gets a little hot sometimes, but nothing insane. The camera is good but not great just like the video says. However, there is an update coming in November that will hopefully make pictures better.
Nice, clear. easy to understand review, very useful for us old non I.T. literate blokes. I have now bought this phone is excellent, battery is my only slight concern. Anyway good work fella.
The majority of the people listen music on their phones, using sometimes very expensive headphones. How come no one reviews the quality of the inbuilt amplifiers, DACs, music players, file format support (like Hi-Res) etc....? Most people care more about the sound that goes to their headphones rather than the sound that comes out of the speakers. Still good review though :)
Great review overall, but it would really help if your background isn't cluttered. While the clutter may have been for the "tinkerer" impression, your mess of wires and dumpster under your desk don't reflect well on you. That said, your reviews are stellar!
im looking to get this phone today and your review has been very helpful I have the Samsung s3 mini long overdue for an upgrade as I have little interest in having a massive phone and there seems to be little on offer as a one handed device thank you
Android 5.x on the Z5C was laggy and quite mediocre for a recent phone with some apps installed, but the new 6.0 Marshmallow update gives ultra high performance. It is very fast now. You will be amazed
Sony really just have to market their products more. Their phones are great and easily beats other brands like Samsung and Apple. I've been using a Z2 for more than a year now and it's still in great shape, no lags, no damages even if I've dropped it a couple of times and water proofing is awesome. Used my phone to record underwater pics all the time, in fact.
Finally a good small smartphone. For the past year all we had was good phablets and none in the way of good phones. The 720p resolution seems low, but considering the size, it is perfect ;)
I think the reason of the sony's mobile sale struggles is most people nowadays dont care about the phone specs and just want cool features that sometimes they dont even use and apple made a good work on advertising their phone although the price is so expensive and people still buy it cuz they think it's cool.I have friends that buy iphone 6 and only used it for FB,whatsapp,instagram and whatnot,which is an overkill just for that stuff. So I think sony need to work on their advertisement. I just bought Z3 compact about a month ago which is a huge upgrade from my old iphone 4s and i'm loving it!
Having owned a HTC One Mini M4 for 2 years and being at first impressed until that damn HTC Sense 6.0 replaced 5.5, it no longer connects to a PC with USB and the bottom speaker has failed completely, I am now in the market for a new phone. I was looking at the Samsung S6, but it is too popular (plus the bloatware thrown in with it) and the HTC M9, but I wan't something with a good camera and pocketable. I am kind of wanting something a bit unique (similar experiance to my HTC, not just like stock Android), it appears that I must give this Sony Z5 Compact a shot! It looks good, has good specs, a nice UI (similar, if not better than HTC Sense 5.5), a good camera (4K!!!) and is realitely quite and not too popular. I THINK THIS IS MY NEXT PHONE!
Too bad Samsung stopped making the Galaxy Alpha. That was a great competitor to the Z Compact series. Sony deserves the credits that they still make a phone with these specs and size.
Thanks for the great review Gary - I just bought a Z5 Compact new for GBP269.99 (225 ex VAT for my business) which I'm happy with given the spec & guarantee. Prior to upgrade I was using a Galaxy Note 2 so the normal Z5 would have been the logical upgrade, therefore this is a compromise on size but at that price I'm not complaining and waterproof is good for use on my bicycle/motorcycle. So what was the conclusion i.e. in your opinion did the Z5 series save Sony's mobile division?
On a sub 5" display a 720p is a big +. There is not much difference compared to 1080p on 4.6" in quality, but sure is a big difference in battery life.
Manufacturers need more pressure on them to make smaller phones with FLAGSHIP specs. Been saying this for years. Funny thing is that all the smaller phones are considered "budget" and are on prepaid carriers. I actually found an LG G4 mini (LG G4c) for sale here in the US. Its secretly on Boost mobile as the LG Volt 2. Not the highest specs but I love it.
Great review! Thanks. If the heating is pretty much limited to camera recording, it's not to bad. Not for me at least since I barely use the camera at all..
I also expecting too much on the camera part, I was very looking forward for the camera to capture details even on low lights, the S6 and LGG4 did it better. If this can be fixed by software updates I would gladly get one because besides this and the price, I like everything about it.
It's detailed alright, I think you covered almost everything that we need to know but man 16 minutes for a review, is a bit long from the usual reviews I watch on this channel. Not bad :) Though I would like to know how long can other flagships record 4k compared to the Z5 line up? Do they all have heating issues with 4k video? If so which one takes the lead here? It's also interesting to know there temperature after recording for comparison.
Why are you all complaining about the heating issues?? My Zenfone 5 gets really hot at 47 degrees just playing some games!! Hell even using the camera for 5 mins it reaches 40 degrees! *btw the stand by time is really terrible it eats 3 percent while just laying around but still I still love the good parts of it*
Great video. Very informative. I have no problems with the display, 810 processor, or camera. I do wish the camera was a little better than my previous camera phone the LG g4. I will still be taking pictures to compare it to it. the LG g4 in my opinion is probably the best all around smartphone camera to date. keep up the good work.
I had three Xperia Z3 in the spawn of 6 months. On my first one back glass broke due to overheating while it was charging. On the second one the whole top half of the screen stopped working after it had overheated. On my third one the screen cracked after it overheated. Now i'm back with a Samsung, I had the S3 before I went to Sony and now I have the S5. (I hate the S5. The bloatware of Samsung is SO Annoying but at least the screen don't break out of nowhere.)
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Watching this from my Z5 Compact, couldn't be happier with my phone choice, we need more sub 5" phones like this.
how's the battery?
Pretty good, when I got it out of the box it had 52%, this was in the morning, by the time I got home later that night after moderate usage I had about 15% left.
+lassi623 Pretty great, not quite on par with the LG G4, but still one of the best cameras on the smartphone market right now imo
+Caedo mAn the z5 is first on the DxO mark it pushed the G4 to the 4th
Have you experienced any overheating issues?
HTC and Sony make my favorite phones. I hate that they struggle so much.
Sony does much better in places other than the states
+Shadow Slayer that's the thing, why don't they sell here!?
HTC fucking sucks, they absolutely deserve to be in this position. They made a wonderful phone called the One M7, and then let it somewhat slip with the M8, and the M9 was a fucking disaster. Honestly the worst flagship out there.
Sony doesn't sell in the us because apple is a juggernaut in the us more than anyone else in the world
King Tutankhamun I actually still have the HTC One M7 (not my daily driver anymore) and haven't personally tried the M8 or M9. From purely a design stand point, I like the M7 most out of all of them.
this guy is... hands down the best reviewer in AA. very informative and not too boring. but for a reviewer dropped the reviewed phone, it is a little bit clumsy XD
+havif akbar Tell me about it!!! :-(
2 birds 1 stone Gery.
Review and drop test
that, my friends.. is how review should be done. Awesome job as usual, Mr. Garry! 👍
+Rifqi Al Fariz Thanks man.
It's finally time to upgrade from my old war horse; Xperia S. The Z5 Compact is about the same size, and that is why I consider buying it. What do you think?
You'll be happy with the Z5 Compact. It's an incredible phone!
NeoSlayer Great, thank you. I can't wait until my next payday :D
TabZa123 - You're welcome! I have the Z5 and the Z5 Compact (belongs to my brother, but he barely uses it) and they're perfect! They look nice, they feel nice and they're fast! So, yeah, get an Xperia Z5 Compact. It's also a bit cheaper, because the new phones came out.
I have the X3 Compact after having the Xperia S for a while. Love the size and its capabilities. My Z3 Compact screen was shattered recently (not by me) and I've been looking to upgrade. I'm gonna stick with Sony and get the Z5 Comact.
Erick Mendoza - Go for it! It's well worth it, man.
Good review man, you should make do more reviews
+David Huisman Trying my best...
+Gary Sims okay ;)
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Alwayss Happy about Gary's Reviews ^_^
+xSnowyCatx Thanks, I appreciate it!
This is the most scientific and in-depth review I have ever seen.
Could hardly believe this was even real.
Much respect. This is the epitome of a great reviewer.
Also, British accent makes everything 1000x better
The only phone I Absolutely love since the HTC M8.
I switched to Sony with the Z3, I believe they are under rated, they are amongst the best android devices out there. Incredible camera with excellent low light ability, tons of muscle for every day tasks and probably the best battery life that exists in all phones out today. Sony needs to market these well built devices with more vigor.
Finally a xperia device review from AA !!!! Great job gary :D
As a fellow tech reviewer, I just say you have improved a lot with your videos. Good job, keep going! :)
+TechAltar Thanks :-)
I think Sony have a lock on the sub 5" phones with the compact.
Excellent review!
Every reviews should be like this. Long but has everything you need to know before buying a phone. Great job!
Thinking of upgrading from a Z3C to a Z5C or Z5. The price dropped significantly. And I think it might be a good choice. What do you guys think?
Ive got one:)) awesome phone
Radu Arsenie compare to z3 compact 「belive me z5 compact is trash., because overheat and unresponsive touchscreen
am a Sony user ever since and your video was so far one the best reviews on TH-cam. so far am looking forward to buying the z5 premium
I had the large Xperia Z1 and now I buyed the Xperia Z5 compact,Sony truly makes the best phones it's a great experience to use them,I just love Sony
+Leonardo Shamanio I had Z1 too. Next I had Z3 Compact. Now I have Z5 Compact and love it too.
This is by far the most informative review I've seen in Android Authority and perhaps on TH-cam! You managed to keep everything down to just around 16 minutes and not boring. Perhaps a little play with voice intonation would make a huge improvement. Keep up the good work!
woa.... who's this dude
The next king of AA
+Jeremy C. lol r u new in AA??
no he just does other reviews
john fry Yea i know i was asking the guy who asked who was the guy who was reviewing...
+Jeremy C. Why doesn't Joshua do reviewers anymore?
Personally, I didn't like you when you started doing reviews, but now you've improved by astronomical units! I really enjoy your reviews now! Keep up the good work! :)
Gary, I'm not sure if you know this, but nearly every SD810-touting device uses "v2.1" of the 810.
+D13H4RD2L1V3 AFAIK, only the OnePlus Two and this device use 2.1. The rest use the original overheating mess.
+KishoreTechTalks HTC claims they always had the new version.
***** Fyi, there are multiple versions of the same chipset, one overheats, and the other is underclocked and has some thermal fu done to prevent thermal throttling
***** See for yourself: www.extremetech.com/mobile/208509-oneplus-2-to-supposedly-run-cool-qualcomm-snapdragon-810-soc
***** Also, here's another article: www.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-810-v2-617956/ . It shows some of the phones running the older SoC.
as a longtime user of the Z3 Compact, I was to mention that, on my generally pretty heavy use, it gets a day easily. I used a One X before, and that'd get almost a day on usage my Z3 now gets almost 2 full days.
also, people forget that a 720p display onna phone, especially of this size, really does still look very good.
I've always loved Sony/SonyEricsson phones, and quite liked the Xperia phones, so reading about those phones not doing well always bugged me. Is it because of its prices?
Watching this from my Z3 Compact, couldn't be more excited for this device
Sony is one of my favorite phone makers, too bad they aren't in america
Great review Gary! Don't let the negative feedback bring you down. I have been following AA for years and I must say that you improved a lot with each video you deliver. Thank you for all your effort!
+Justin Loh Thanks.
I think the z5 and z5 compact will be sony's recovery
Finally a review for this handset. Now just waiting for the Z5. Will be a tough choice on which version to get!
I will admit, it seemed like I was watching a news article with how the reviewer spoke, plus it's one long review! Switched off one some occasions!
Ok, I dont get it?? Is there a sort of conspiracy against Sony-phones? All (non photographers might add) says the camera isnt good on either compact or Z5. Ok, they say its not bad, but not the best. I mean do they really test the camera for real. I mean Dxomark actually said it was the best camera and they are pros. I mean either people dont know how to use the Sony cameras or there is something wrong here. ALmost all reviews dont like the camera on the SOny phone... but how can that be?? To be honest rather listening to the real pros on this.... and DXOMARk says this Sony cameras is number one...
+Jerry Berglund Reading various forum, it appears that its coming down to reviewers ignoring or undervaluating the default camera mode, which is 8mp supersampled. They see that number "23", go into the phone settings, ramp up the mps, and think it should be a super camera phone, but apparently that's not how it works. The super camera mode for most situations, espeically low-light is actually the supersampled 8mp mode. 23 apparently should only be used for wide shots in full daylight, and even then its apparently finicky. This was all discussed in the comments of the very smartphone shootout mentioned in this video, but either this reviewer didn't see it, or ignored it.
Thats exactly what I'm thinking too bro! I use an xperia device too.. Its an entry level xperia e3.. And I must say this is one of the toughest phone i ever use.. I dropped it like 20 times and more.. In a concrete surface.. Aside from scruffs.. It works well..
+adrift As I mention in the video I took photos in both 23MP and 8MP mode. I have also posted two galleries in the written review, one for 23MP and one for 8MP. www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-z5-compact-review-649223/
+Gary Sims Fair enough. I'll check them out. Thank you.
it's the post processing. I have a Z3 and it makes my photos appear more gray after snapping a picture. it's good in outdoors and the video is fine but in lowlight its just bad
I've watched a few AA videos here and there, they've been good but after seeing how good the quality of this review is I've subbed, great job man just try not to drop the next phone lol
Google should go to sony for the "smaller" nexus next year
Ya they should do a nexus 5 3rd gen with a 1440p screen at least 4 or 3gb of ram unlike the nexus 5x must use SD 82x processor with the 2 day battery the z5 Camera price under 400 dollars instant hit
+gowtham muthukumar that's just wishful thinking. with that specs you can't get it for such a small price.
***** the original nexus 5 offered the latest of everything for 349 the Moto x pure does a similiar job it can be done if they stop putting 300 dollars in marketing and if they are ready to take a 100 dollar profit per unit
+Sepehr Naserkhaki To be honest, the Nexus program is all about giving smaller companies more exposure, such as Huawei this year, LG in 2012 and Samsung in 2010 and 2011.
+Dottorrent if it's smaller companies they price should be appropriate too
I like the small form factor and love that it doesn't make compromises, they really own the 'small phone' market
I know I'm going to sound COMPLETLY stupid and ridiculous but I'll say what I feel and what a lot of other people think but I'll be honest :
I love this phone ! And I would love to have one ! But the fact that nobody in my family friends, in the street at college will see it as a great phone and just think of it as a random smartphone when it's actually one of the best make me not buying it ... It's sad but it's mostly why people buy iPhone ... Sony Samsung Lg HTC REALY need to improve their marketing !
+Amine Belhoucine Not that I'm gonna buy an iPhone 800$ ^^' I'm not that stupid xD
It's not that I care SOO much about what people think but you know when you got a new jacket a new haircut you always like people at least noticing the change like " hey I like your new hair cut" . I'll be here super exited about my new phone then everybody be like " hum yeah... a radome phone". Hard to be proud of something nobody cares about ^^'
I know I sound superficial here but yeah I guess that's how it is /:
(This is if I buy it 600$)
john doe It's more that I don't change phone a lot so when I do I want it to be special x')
I'l still one my G2 now ^^'
+Amine Belhoucine Trust me, Samsung doesn't need to improve their marketing at all. It is already very good. HTC, LG, and Sony do, however.
really like this new person on AA. Reviews are now more substantial and informative. Anyone noticed Sony's aggressive kernel configuration? it's seen on a CPUz part of this video. Practically Sony's own configuration/vision of S810 is a penta-core, you get one A57 core alive while rest of the A57s are in a deep sleep, A53s+1A57 is what you get on Sony's implementation. I own Z4 (v2.1) and it's exact the same.But it's not just Sony doing it aggressively G Flex 2 is a hexa-core :P
Z5c or X?
Finally someone who tests the speakers with GREAT MUSIC! Hands down sir.
The doctor who posters 😍😍😍
+Michael Go Me too!
i love your reviews simply because of the background in your videos.
800 engineers decided to put the volume buttons on the bottom right side... Come on Sony, no wonder the poor reviewer guy dropped the thing.
The Gman It isn't that bad to use. And for left handed people it is perfect
Dario Lindner Haha, you got me there, I like your comment ;)
Thanks
It is like watching a cellphone documentary. I am learning a lot!
Android: Let's release a small phone in 2015!
Android fanboys: Wow that's a great idea!
Apple: Let's release a small phone in 2016!
Android fanboys: What a shitty idea!
the fact that you said Android, an operating system, released a phone just proves your ignorance
Tell me how to generalize manufacturers who uses Android, then.
The problem is that Apple released a phone that is probably way too small for today's general standards. And freaking overpriced.
best review I've watched in the last years... seriously... this dude is great!
Goddamnit, Gary. Dropping the phone. :D
+Tristan Drijver Tell me about it!!!
I love your reviews, Gary. Every single detail is available. :-)
how does he keep saying it has a low resolution screen? lmao, but he can say it has 300+ ppi and praise that.
I've owned the z5 for a while now and this is the best camera I have ever used in terms of outdoor shots. The phone has great build quality, runs fast, and looks nice. What more can you ask for?
+chris ce Wrong. I dont actually own minecraft on Android and I'm not a kid.
20 degrees Celsius?! I have no idea how hot that is....
Did you have a fight with Google's search engine?
planning to switch to Z5C from Z3C. This review definitely helps
this guy and josh are definitely the best android authority reviewers
boring design and UI.
+Cheeze Keyk It's really close to Stock Android so for some people it's boring but I like it a lot.
it's better than touchwiz.
i once own an xperia z1 but i got bored on its UI, yes its close to stock android but id rather go with nexus device.
David Jay Of course.. It's way better.
Cheeze Keyk Yea I think Stock is the best. Ultimate reason: No Lag.
Very complete review, nicely done. The news anchor-esque speech, with the heavy emphasis of words at the ends of a sentence, was a bit distracting. Something to consider in the future.
great amount of improvement from the last video.. you should do more videos. loved it
+Anand JC Thanks, got more planned, coming soon!
Really in-depth review!
Im still using an iPhone 5 but i would really want to try out the Z5 premium because y'know. it looks absolutely top notch.
Thanks for the great review buddy. I can see i real improvement in your camera presence over your earlier videos. Keep it going buddy!
i never had a problem with the camera. Sure a lot of cameras struggle in low light but with less light you have less chances to get a good photo. If anything when I take a photo for anyone it amazes them how good the camera is. Most people I know have Samsung phones with 12 MP cameras or even budget phones that have 5 or 8 MP cameras. If anything they are blown away by the detail it can capture. More megapixels is good too because you have a better chance to zoom in for a closer look at something without the picture becoming blurry. One thing to keep in mind with these is when viewing a photo taken with it or a similar camera wait a couple seconds for it to decompress. If you look closely you will notice the picture becoming sharper, especially with anything that has a lot of detail. Many photos I take are 8 or 10 megabytes or more unedited or unaltered and if you have a Sony phone you may have noticed that too.
great review and thanks for making it , I think that for the regular joe like me , I am going to enjoy the camera . I am really tired of 5.5 inches phones already , I am using the oneplus one and it is a good device but sometimes you don`t have both hands to use while on the run . I am gonna wait for this in Florida ,finally a smaller phone with good specs
Got a black one for 6€ from an auction. The back glass was missing and the frame has minor scuffs, but the front glass is in an absolutely excellent condition. Luckily I had a back glass laying around.
I love this phone, especially the graphite black one. It looks so beautiful.
I bought this phone this week and It will arrive next week. I wanted a smaller phone with good battery life. The camera is a bonus. A smaller screen should give me a very long standby battery life. The right-angle corners are a concern as they will probably put a square wear mark on my front jeans' pockets. Matt grey is nice as it matches my ThinkPad. I remember a similar phone was used in one of the James Bond movies a few years ago. It is more convenient and professional-looking to use a smaller phone. It only has Android 7.1. I was also considering a Google Pixel 1 to get Android 10 but Z5 seems like better overall phone.
I live in the US, I imported this phone from Japan and it's great, it gets a little hot sometimes, but nothing insane. The camera is good but not great just like the video says. However, there is an update coming in November that will hopefully make pictures better.
Nice, clear. easy to understand review, very useful for us old non I.T. literate blokes. I have now bought this phone is excellent, battery is my only slight concern. Anyway good work fella.
The majority of the people listen music on their phones, using sometimes very expensive headphones. How come no one reviews the quality of the inbuilt amplifiers, DACs, music players, file format support (like Hi-Res) etc....? Most people care more about the sound that goes to their headphones rather than the sound that comes out of the speakers. Still good review though :)
Great review overall, but it would really help if your background isn't cluttered. While the clutter may have been for the "tinkerer" impression, your mess of wires and dumpster under your desk don't reflect well on you. That said, your reviews are stellar!
+tsik1919 Fair point, messy desk begone!!! :-)
Impeccable review. This was a joy to watch and more importantly to listen to! Thank you so much!
im looking to get this phone today and your review has been very helpful I have the Samsung s3 mini long overdue for an upgrade as I have little interest in having a massive phone and there seems to be little on offer as a one handed device thank you
What a great review, no stone left unturned.
Great review answered every question I had about the phone. I'm getting it in two weeks time
Android 5.x on the Z5C was laggy and quite mediocre for a recent phone with some apps installed, but the new 6.0 Marshmallow update gives ultra high performance. It is very fast now. You will be amazed
Great review always glad to see diversity...you seem to be the tech power user of the group and that gives AA a bit more variety.
Thanks Gary for this wonderful and a very impressive review... Its been a while I saw a clear cut honest review... :)
Sony really just have to market their products more. Their phones are great and easily beats other brands like Samsung and Apple. I've been using a Z2 for more than a year now and it's still in great shape, no lags, no damages even if I've dropped it a couple of times and water proofing is awesome. Used my phone to record underwater pics all the time, in fact.
Finally a good small smartphone. For the past year all we had was good phablets and none in the way of good phones. The 720p resolution seems low, but considering the size, it is perfect ;)
I hope Sony don't sell their phone division I love their Xperia line and customer service.
Excellent review. Not a good camera? Which mobile has the best camera than the sony z5c?
let's be honest
who record 20 minutes or more of 4k video?
I don't even record so much video (in 1080p) in one month
This is what I looking for a deep review... I like on Sony is the Music UI also the EQ and other sound twiks and the UI it self.
I think the reason of the sony's mobile sale struggles is most people nowadays dont care about the phone specs and just want cool features that sometimes they dont even use and apple made a good work on advertising their phone although the price is so expensive and people still buy it cuz they think it's cool.I have friends that buy iphone 6 and only used it for FB,whatsapp,instagram and whatnot,which is an overkill just for that stuff. So I think sony need to work on their advertisement.
I just bought Z3 compact about a month ago which is a huge upgrade from my old iphone 4s and i'm loving it!
Having owned a HTC One Mini M4 for 2 years and being at first impressed until that damn HTC Sense 6.0 replaced 5.5, it no longer connects to a PC with USB and the bottom speaker has failed completely, I am now in the market for a new phone. I was looking at the Samsung S6, but it is too popular (plus the bloatware thrown in with it) and the HTC M9, but I wan't something with a good camera and pocketable. I am kind of wanting something a bit unique (similar experiance to my HTC, not just like stock Android), it appears that I must give this Sony Z5 Compact a shot! It looks good, has good specs, a nice UI (similar, if not better than HTC Sense 5.5), a good camera (4K!!!) and is realitely quite and not too popular.
I THINK THIS IS MY NEXT PHONE!
Too bad Samsung stopped making the Galaxy Alpha. That was a great competitor to the Z Compact series.
Sony deserves the credits that they still make a phone with these specs and size.
Thanks for the great review Gary - I just bought a Z5 Compact new for GBP269.99 (225 ex VAT for my business) which I'm happy with given the spec & guarantee. Prior to upgrade I was using a Galaxy Note 2 so the normal Z5 would have been the logical upgrade, therefore this is a compromise on size but at that price I'm not complaining and waterproof is good for use on my bicycle/motorcycle. So what was the conclusion i.e. in your opinion did the Z5 series save Sony's mobile division?
Does it lag like I've heard? This is what's stopping me from buying
I could listen to this accent all day, sounds like a BBC News presenter.
I didn't hear you mention anything about wireless charging ?
On a sub 5" display a 720p is a big +. There is not much difference compared to 1080p on 4.6" in quality, but sure is a big difference in battery life.
This is arguably the best phone of the year 2015. Can you review sony's quick charger UCH10?
2020 and still love this phone
Manufacturers need more pressure on them to make smaller phones with FLAGSHIP specs. Been saying this for years. Funny thing is that all the smaller phones are considered "budget" and are on prepaid carriers. I actually found an LG G4 mini (LG G4c) for sale here in the US. Its secretly on Boost mobile as the LG Volt 2. Not the highest specs but I love it.
Where would I go? Samsung galaxy A7 2017 or the Xperia Z5 Compact
Great review! Thanks. If the heating is pretty much limited to camera recording, it's not to bad. Not for me at least since I barely use the camera at all..
Awesome review, thanks. First time catching a review by you, nicely done sir.
Excellent review. Very informative.
Can we expect a review of the Z5 as well? I suspect it's going to be much of the same as in this review.
I also expecting too much on the camera part, I was very looking forward for the camera to capture details even on low lights, the S6 and LGG4 did it better. If this can be fixed by software updates I would gladly get one because besides this and the price, I like everything about it.
Sony should advertise more. They could mop the floor with Apple if more people knew about the Xperias and how good they are.
It's detailed alright, I think you covered almost everything that we need to know but man 16 minutes for a review, is a bit long from the usual reviews I watch on this channel. Not bad :)
Though I would like to know how long can other flagships record 4k compared to the Z5 line up?
Do they all have heating issues with 4k video? If so which one takes the lead here?
It's also interesting to know there temperature after recording for comparison.
Best AA reviewer) Keep it up, Gary!
what??? what did he say about Sony Mobile in the beginning?
Why are you all complaining about the heating issues??
My Zenfone 5 gets really hot at 47 degrees just playing some games!!
Hell even using the camera for 5 mins it reaches 40 degrees!
*btw the stand by time is really terrible it eats 3 percent while just laying around but still I still love the good parts of it*
Great video. Very informative. I have no problems with the display, 810 processor, or camera. I do wish the camera was a little better than my previous camera phone the LG g4. I will still be taking pictures to compare it to it. the LG g4 in my opinion is probably the best all around smartphone camera to date. keep up the good work.
I had three Xperia Z3 in the spawn of 6 months. On my first one back glass broke due to overheating while it was charging. On the second one the whole top half of the screen stopped working after it had overheated. On my third one the screen cracked after it overheated. Now i'm back with a Samsung, I had the S3 before I went to Sony and now I have the S5. (I hate the S5. The bloatware of Samsung is SO Annoying but at least the screen don't break out of nowhere.)
is this still a Good phone....in 2022?