Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Unboxing & Review: The Best Smartphone Camera?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

It has a stunning 4K HDR Display, Snapdragon 845, and some really good low-light camera performance. But a big, bulky and dated design holds this one back. Let me know what you think.

[@imranhussein55]

The bulkiness to me is not noticeable, I even like what they've achieved with the design with whatever they've packed in it. It is an absolute beast

[@alexdiezg]

The "big, bulky and *dated* design" is only because Sony doesn't follow stupid trends like making the bezels smaller when smaller bezels gives you 0 more features whatsoever and adding the notch which is just plain retarded. Sony stands out from the crowd and is being noticeable. You know when someone is holding an Xperia in their hands, but not when they're holding an iPhone X or its countless copycat inbreds. The XZ2P is a not a beast, like Imran Hussein above me says, it's a *monster!* Easily the best phone of 2018.

[@johnmcenroe6732]

Hey Andrew could you please do a review on the teals f5 I am looking to buy it and you are my favourite tech reviewer and I would like to know what you think

[@ginzaian9195]

Very good design. If you pay attention to the back design style and camera position, the Xperia XZ2 or XZ3 design is adapted from the Sony Ericsson VIVAZ and Xperia Neo. You can see the video on the following link for comparison kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH_bmIt9iquknbM

[@karenrobertsdottir4101]

Bezelless = easier to damage.

[@Knightstorm12]

It's a beautiful and powerful looking device. Bezels, for me they give me an area to hold the phone in landscape mode while consuming media without covering the screen...bezeless is simply a marketing ploy in my opinion and makes a device's screen survivability that much less on a drop... I think it should be priced at $800-$850 USD...

[@tarekchowdhury5389]

Now price in HK is 843 US$

[@imranhussein55]

I bought two xz2 premium hongkong version in China 26th July each for 771 usd (5300 yuan each), 1 year warranty. China is a better place to buy Sony phones, they're at cheapest price than anywhere in the world

[@yogeshjadhav1976]

Corrections : 1 )SONY has QNovo adaptive charging to save battery from overcharging .your phone learns your charging habits and manages the time to charge. This is the reason it took 27 mins to charge from 94 to 100 %. 2) Sony was first to bring 960 fps @ 720p and now they can shoot at 1080p . That is the reason they are crisp.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yes, I have come to find out slow mo is 1080p. Thanks for the info.

[@wearefromserbia9714]

and 4K HDR

[@andrewx8888]

Super slowmotion is actually 1080p

[@serginho9999]

For me it's perfect phone. I'd choose this over XZ3 because of the camera, LCD 4k hdr and 16:9 aspect ratio..

[@imranhussein55]

I can't choose over xz3, but I'd keep both. You know why? To educate stupid fanboys why this had big bezels and bulky and why this is slim, lighter and edgy

[@serginho9999]

I would too if i have enough money LOL, as a Sony fan myself its really hard to choose between these two. I really like XZ3's HDR OLED and side sense feature....

[@naimeshirou9734]

Same. My phone now is XZ premium. There is no way im downgrade from 4K to 2k display. But XZ3 with oled and side sense is new thing. Don't know im getting XZ2P or next year premium. Super confuse. Sorry for my english

[@imranhussein55]

@@naimeshirou9734 your English is good, and I get it what you say. Money is just the problem, but I'd buy all of them and I know same goes to you

[@wearefromserbia9714]

people please wait for XZ3 Premium...

[@ThePaulKM]

Let me correct you right there. The Sony camera slow-mo records at 1080p whereas the Samsung records at 720p only. That's why the Sony slow-mo is better.

[@vishaldogra6279]

yaa right

[@ricardocajipejr3384]

Love watching this with my XZ2 Premium Chrome Silver 😉

[@jamesw2831]

I'm okay with the design. I'd rather 16:9 as opposed to notches. I don't like the curves. Plus, the pricing is gonna drop fairly soon.

[@majidnobles]

I bought mine for £402

[@lionelb8227]

Super Slow Motion is also available at 1080p. The camera I clearly one of the best, but the XZ3 looks way better. I'll wait for the XZ4 and the Premium variant to change my current phone.

[@constantinosmichael7309]

I personally like the design, and as a media consuming design/device should be the best in comfort and viewing. Those pictures looks really nice, and watching a few others as well it really nails the camera set up. Although I thought it was able to capture slow motion in full HD 1080p

[@ghislainwalker5248]

I like this design is different, I'm getting this phone

[@kevbuenaventura9425]

Can't wait for this to release in my country.

[@VWbobby94]

Yeah I understand that the design isn't at tech's latest point. But that Camera is the best in the game. By the way great video!!! 😀

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks! I really appreciate it! Yes, it does have great cameras.

[@Aphex331]

Better than any Samsung device by far. The battery lasts a lot longer than what was stated. I have the black chrome version which look a lot nicer than the Silver. This device is a rare beast. Amazing screen, camera, battery life and LDAC. Highly recommended, even in 2020.

[@michaelwal2600]

I hate bezeless... thank you sony for the bezels, some of us manhandel or phones need bezels

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I definitely see your point. But in the end it's a matter of personal preference. Thanks for your input!

[@Antoink18]

What's the better choice xz3 or xz2 premium???good looks or camera???

[@yna51]

Great design, great specifications, the greatest phone of the year!

[@law6646]

Note 9 are not overprice?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Of course the Note 9 is overpriced, no smartphone should cost $1000. However, it certainly has more to offer than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, better battery life, S-Pen, Super AMOLED display and a newer version of Android. My point is if you are going to spend a $1000 on a smartphone, buy the Note 9 over this phone.

[@imranhussein55]

@@andrewmarcdavid biased comment

[@naimeshirou9734]

@@imranhussein55 true

[@peterkin1010]

A good review with a balanced argument regarding the XZ2 Premium. I think it deserved a recommendation because the screen and camera abilities are stunningly good. Just IMHO of course.

[@fonzitheman]

I like the 16:9 screen ratio but if they're going to have that big chin at the bottom then may as well throw some back lit capacitive keys on there too. But I think you're right on the design, the back looks a little odd to me. Not to keen on that. Maybe Im spoilt on the mi max 2 battery but the big brand name phones really need to put some larger capacity batteries in their devices too. Anyway, another good review Andrew 👍

[@farley9255]

I have a question about the 4k recording. Is it possible to take a screen shot or snapshot during or after filming in 4k of the 4k video?

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Pretty good but I don't get the hype around bezeless designs still. I have the XZPREMIUM and it's fantastic with fantastic colours ( decent blacks ). I've also used the Note 8 and S9+ and it didn't seem worth hype. Also the dual speaker set up on Samsung is very bias (ear peice does only high frequencies, bottom speaker does low frequencies). What I do like about XPERIAs are their aim for a balanced stereo experience. Unfortunately this means they usually aren't as loud as the competition but their stereo experience is above the competition.

[@kenr4676]

sony xz2 premium outperformed p20 pro, note 9,s9,s9+,oneplus in every camera battle... clap!!!!

[@TimPearcy]

Great unbox review and you are indeed spot on in your conclusions. The price itself is simply way out of line!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Yep, way over priced. Thanks Tim!

[@HSNG10]

They should fit this camera into the XZ3. Looks like XZ3 Premium is the one to go for

[@Sony-nh1cf]

Andrew.,can u add gameplay test in ur reviews, pls! Ty and marvelous as usual ❤️

[@FawazKc-hu1xu]

Goods: 1.fastest phone ever 2.best camera phone available now 3.4k display 4.4k video recording 5.sup slow mo 960 f/p @1080 p this is the only phone with this feature 6.its world best in capturing highest low light pictures ..eg.. Bads:the bezzel😕 Its solved by the xz3 And every one wait for the king coming :xz3 premium😎😎

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

Yes 4k hdr oled coming and triple camera

[@mariayurikuadsl]

not every phone need a ois , see sony never plug in ois in they all smartphone but they can shootout best quality picture too. some phone got ois but the shooting picture quality is dam low.

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

Really good but the issue is the dynamic range is not really that good compare to Pixel 2 XL or Huawei P20 Pro...

[@mengkhachea4161]

where is its speaker please? l'm waiting for the answer please!

[@theSFCchannel]

It films 969 FPS at 1080p not just 720

[@Urbexx99]

Beautiful!

[@kevinreyes6778]

What the heck? Underneath those old-school large bezels are where the powerful speakers located.

[@ovidiunaso5639]

Good helpful review Andrew, you repeat over and over some phrases, but I appreciate your effort to help us chose the best product. I would like to see a review of DSDA (dual sim - dual active) latest phones. I am going to change my 5 year's HTC and is a nightmare seeking for a good phone that can put on hold the first call on SIM1 while talking on SIM2. People believe I have the phone closed while engaged in a call on the other line. I find unacceptable to pay over 1000 euro for a "phone" while it is more a camera, a TV or a game station than a phone.

[@tsanam]

Bought same phone, love it.

[@arthursutton2492]

Sony needs to make a phone that can transform into a joystick and you can play your PS4 on it at $1,000 price point they should be able to do that. And like you said this phone looks outdated bezels to big

[@wearefromserbia9714]

you can connect joystick on it

[@OEWells]

Something that I really appreciate is actually a very good low light camera and an excellent display. Too bad for the design and the price but I hope the price becomes more competitive in the coming months with the new iPhones, coming LG V40 and Pixel 3. I would buy it if it cost less than $700 USD

[@saikyawthu8262]

Now ..In this time...I bought XZ2pre with the price around $400 ..I'd like to know about your opinion...

[@ابوخليل-ي4د2ث]

How could offrad to buy all this expensive phones I had to brow to buy note 9

[@MR._Mukherjee]

Best camera.....low light videography & photography

[@tecemdia9759]

Conglatulations men you review's very Nice. 🇧🇷

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@כיסוףרפאל]

i love sony

[@Uciinnn]

Woow thanks for this review

[@ColonelLucario]

I'm waiting the XZ3 Premium The 4K OLED screen will be so great But does 4K screen in 18:9 ration exist ? 🤔 I don't think because 4K is 16:9 and... It will be 4K+ (I guess) if the ration is 18:9

[@betomacias9515]

16:9 ratio is the best and I think I only have two ways... buy this or buy the mate 20x that is worse in gaming and the screen is too big... xz2 premium size is perfect... to play contents in 16:9... If they only could put better video stabilization and 4500ma could be a huge deal!

[@laveeg1]

Great and honest review

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@iulianene7495]

note 8 battery better thn xz2 premium? i have note 8. i know very well what note series means in terms of battery life. sony way better in almost every aspect. except Spen. i have note since first note was born. 1,2,3,4,5 and 8. tried for 10 monts sony xz5 compact. beeeetter than note 8. hard to believe but... i am using note for the s pen. but xz2 p is becoming a very attractive replacement of samsung experience. samsung note without root is not that great. just my point of view. great video . cheers.

[@tarekchowdhury5389]

Oh! Thanks for the review friend. I am planning to buy one from Hong Kong. The price reduced in HK @6498$. Can you please tell me about the WiFi reception and signal reception quality ? I will be using it in some remote places. So it’s kinda deal breaker for me if there is any problem...thanks

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I have had no issues with Wifi reception. Also, GPS works well too. In the US, I used it with T-Mobile and it signal was very good getting 4G LTE no issues.

[@nassimviserionn]

Anyone knows where can i find the wallpaper hes using ?

[@lewisosman5269]

Hold on the home screen, on the wallpaper and click Wallpaper at the bottom, it shows you many sony wallpapers

[@nickhernandez2558]

Just picked up this phone for $650, I feel as though that is a steal given the features that are offered...what are your thoughts?

[@andrewmarcdavid]

At $650, definitely worth it, especially with its low-light camera performance and 4K HDR display. At $999 not so much.

[@AliMohammed-or8it]

very good review

[@kenkc84]

Tell me one reason I'll buy this phone when there is OnePlus 6..!!

[@lolbahalol4169]

At malaysia this flagship very expensive

[@bulitzecroz9463]

I lüv this phone XZ2P. But it's heavy. I lüv my XZP more.

[@omeryehezkely3096]

At such price the bezels must be minimal. It's not just a matter of beauty, a phone without excess size is also more functional.

[@explodingheavens]

Best colors and details from low light/daylight stills or video, but, shamefull hdr or other stacking in comparison to p20pro/mate20pro(stacking like 10 pictures for hdr, wonder how much with AIS), noisy no matter the iso(my old inferior hw of 950xl captures as much detail with almost no noise), noisy jpeg - no raw - no OIS - no long 10+second exposure - no full res(19mp) monochrome, audio recording is not bassy enough(listen to lumias / even better huawei p20pro), heavy+bezelfull+small battery. Mostly, auto should take 19mp manual hdr in daylight or in new auto mode comparable amount of detail which is lost with processing as compared to other phones with such resolution(like oppo find x) or to full res mode like auto in xz3. All in focus(focus stacking) would be asking too much.

[@I_THE_ME]

FYI a channel called Unbox Technology just stole your video.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks I will check it out and do a copyright infringement claim

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Do you have a link?

[@fraidonazimi4386]

Nice bro

[@busta305able]

nice

[@woops6534]

the only problem: fullscreen display

[@Afisbladoh]

Nice review, I like sony only their camera, the rest of it, I don't like at all. But I still used sony hhahah i hate it as much as I like it.

[@hardtarget9969]

LCD display scary. My LG V20 was having image retention just after few weeks. It never went away. I tried everything possible like S-Filter, Switching off phone for few days etc... Finally got rid of the phone itself. Never gonna buy LCD unless it is Super LCD display of HTC

[@shawnvegavelez121]

I'll pass on this phone. The Sony Xperia XA2 line looks much better and it's considered a midrange.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Excellent review sir.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Andrew Marc David Hi Andrew. I have a video request for you so could you please do a video analysis of the whole notch trend. I think it's an issue that really needs to be addressed as nowadays smartphone manufacturers are all jumping on the bandwagon with the whole notch trend and ait leaves phones all looking the same and without any character whatsoever. I think someone really needs to address this on KZbin as phones nowadays are all just a Black piece of glass ) at least from the front.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Thanks for the great idea! Would make for a great video

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Andrew Marc David I'll keep checking your channel sir and keep up the good work!

[@nvc.]

Dated design? I think it looks amazing. The note 9 has nothing better than this phone, they are very diferent phones, its not a matter of wich is better.. It depends on who buys them and what people want from a smartphone. Sony has one big problem wich is marketing. You are constantelly bombarded with samsung, huawei and apple "crap" on stores all the time but there are no Sony phones on display, that a huge problem..

[@andrewmarcdavid]

The design is a matter of personal preference. I personally don’t like the design but that is just me. Others like it and I get it. I do love the display, performance and stereo speakers. I agree Sony has a marketing problem. They just don’t market their smartphones properly.

[@nvc.]

@@andrewmarcdavid its true. I actually used to prefer the previous design of sony when they were boxy with the fingerscanner on the side.. Sony tries too hard to be diferent from the competition and they have kinda of a big market in europe and Japan but the problem is that companies like Huawei that in my opinion make way worse products than sony, have a huge worldwide market because they are amazing at making. I tottaly get why you houldnt like the design, its just not trendy at all..

[@mcgrady-lu]

I hate its back design!🙅‍♂️💩 I prefer its older design, like z5p!

[@marioneutel4360]

One very powerfull phone, but it looks like it's an old phone. Don't know where Sony had their mind when they designed it. Big flaw in my opinion.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Totally agree.

[@carmennooner2027]

I'll pass. Too costly for my use. If I was a great deal younger and tech savvy instead of tech challenged, and still employed, I would be more inclined to buy the Note 9. I mean, really. My husband and I still have a landline!

[@souravgayen]

Sony should revamp its strategy. This phone looks outdated with huge bezels. The display is one of the best in the market, agreed but design is not feel modern at all. The camera should be pitted against p20 pro or Pixel 2 to see how good it holds. The device is looking thick too. Another biggest con is not having OIS. I mean c'mon its 2018 and you are not including an OIS in your $1000 phone? So, thick phone with huge bezels with a good camera minus OIS, no in display fingerprint scanner or face unlock, very poor screen to body ratio. Sony is dying. The triluminious display can't save the day.

[@MrWalker1000]

It has a face unlock it's in the smart unlock settings

[@nikolajankovic3735]

The design is awful

[@unforgivingsamurai6301]

Again!!!..another big disappointment from the amazing Sony! if Sony keep this old-fashioned ugly design, bad battery life, and still just focusing on screens they'll be totally out of mobile phone market I can guarantee that... Sony need to CHANGE their benchmarks !! And still p20 pro is the best to shoot in low light

[@andrewmarcdavid]

Well said.

[@imranhussein55]

P20 pro is not even slight better to xz2p, trust me

[@kenr4676]

Fadi T but why every camera battle between sony xz2p and p20p sony always outperfromed p20p in low light shots?