Sony Xperia XZs review - Did Sony improve the camera?

[@saadiqG99]

GSMarena always bash Sony, and they always praise Samsung. In my opinion, I think Sony is far better And even more unique than Samsung. And to me, Sony's camera is better as well. Because of GSMarena always praising Samsung and iPhone, I don't believe in that sight anymore.

[@24jithu24]

Yeah. Sony phones and apple phones stand the test of time... dont know why they praise cheap shit Samsung phones.. they underperform after 6months...

[@troy5568]

Saadiq Ganief Yea. The Pixel phones really have the best cameras today yet GSMArena's Photo Compare Tool is showing garbage low light shots that are so-called "taken with Pixel/XL w/ HDR+ enabled" Yet looking at the S7 Edge images, they're extremely detailed that I can't even say is true when I had a chance to try the camera in reality

[@saadiqG99]

Johnny Pigman : That's why you must never believe GSMarena because to them, Samsung overruns all smartphones. When clearly there are lots of better smartphones out there than Samsung. Sony being one example.

[@Shinesaur]

Jeethanand k.Iphones are garbage, a samsung phone from 2 years ago is as good as the iphone7

[@Shinesaur]

Jeethanand k.j Also samsung uses premium materials while sony uses plastic, and samsung is the cheap one

[@Se7enX]

sony users doesn't mind about design, but they care about quality and whats inside it. glad to have and use it. they make good devices and u should believe.

[@speedemon1992]

when Sony uses 4k screen..oh battery drain, useless feature..when Apple or Samsung puts it. Wow! amazing innovation!

[@supertigerman013]

+speedemon1992 That's because Samsung usually implements features better than other companies do. If Samsung will make a similar phone as XZ Premium, they will be most likely to use AMOLED instead of IPS for better contrast and efficiency, include the newest gen. Gear VR in the box, use Exynos chipset in most regions instead of Snapdragon, put resolution changer/dedicated VR software/game tuner etc. XZ Premium has none of those features. I still prefer XZ Premium over S8 though, I don't like how the fingerprint scanner is placed beside camera and how tall the display is.

[@speedemon1992]

XtraGalaxy17 I do agree with your comment, that said I don't hate the s8. I just think its a little overhyped..

[@ytshorts9146]

speedemon1992 yeah s8 is overhyped.. but in the end of the day it's all comes to your personal preference .. which phone you use for daily life and be comfortable

[@timothyralte2452]

Personally I'm fine with 1080p but would love it if 4k capability is available especially for VR as 1080p would not be great for VR

[@syahmuse86]

speedemon1992 bezel, too big, blablablablabla blablabla blablablabla...they are everywhere

[@muneebahmad2905]

This time sony is the best in quality, speed and performance of everything. Xz premium will be the beast.

[@DEADLY_HUMAN]

Muneeb Ahmad it will beast of the beasts

[@satyendrasinha9664]

Muneeb Ahmad just check out xzs vs s8. Xzs beats s8 in almost all the tasks except, just imagine what xz premium will do. 😁

[@MegaLifeChanging]

Basically, with smartphones, you have two choices, water resistance with lower speaker sound, or no water resistance with louder speakers, generally speaking

[@Dragontrumpetare]

oh, ok.... design again... Must be something wrong with me, because I found sonys design for beautiful and timeless. And the bezels are there because its more practical than no bezels at all. This phone even surpass the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Its strange they dont say dejvu on iPhones or Samsungs other devices? I mean there is a reason why Sony looks like a Sony, and Despite Samsung did this big huge screen and no bezels, it STILL LOOKS LIKE SAMSUNG, its the same type of design. Its not real difference at all. But when Sony do the same... its a problem.

[@fantasytky28]

samsung fanboys and typical sony haters all over the internet, cant do anything about it. unti some point, these sony haters is way way worse than even isheep .At least isheep dont bash other brand as much, they just think iphone is the best and dont care about others as much, but these sony haters bash everthing sony do.

[@lyspec]

Jerry Berglund Mate the Stupid Sony haters are basically Jealous and can't see Sony in his Best form.... Samsung fanboys are just douchebag and follow the no sense of shit mainstream. Fk the Samsung fanboys! They can ONLY and JUST ONLY Troll on Sony. Samsung will NEVER WILL GOOD AS SONY! 😎☝ The End!

[@powerofpinesol8002]

Lyspec V well Samsung phones are still arguably better hardware wise..

[@Dragontrumpetare]

Well in this case is the truth. But not if we speak about Sony Xperia XZ Premium

[@musxpdc]

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[@JayentoRahman]

So for sony mobile GSMArena always says negative when most of them are not true... Dont review sony when you dont like it

[@kelvinng9112]

The iPhone has been sporting the same design from 10 years ago and nobody said nothing about it. Sony sticks to its own design language for a few flagships and it receives so much hate. WTF? Camera wise, you can't really compare a smartphone camera to say a DSLR. This is why you use your smartphone cameras to shoot pics and vids for your social media and not for actual photography! Ever seen a photographer working on set with a camera phone? Didn't think so. And while I do agree that taking stills on an Xperia may not be the most pleasant experience, you can't deny that they trash all the other brands out there when it comes to shooting videos. Maybe this is Sony's problem for focusing on the video recording aspect of the camera a little too much and somehow neglected the photo taking function of the camera but this isn't something that cannot be fixed. It's just how they place their priorities and honestly it's a little weird but I ain't complaining. And talking about low quality of the slow motion video...have you seen how fucking ridiculously low quality an iPhone slow mo video is? You can't see shit!

[@justineroviccenal7121]

This review is for the average consumer. We need to understand that Sony's smartphone are made to cater photographer's needs. That high ISO, memory stacked camera, Predictive Hybrid AF. All of those are put together in a small device for photographers to carry whenever they don't feel carrying a large gear or setup. Photos that come out of Sony smartphones are neutral, not too much post processing, no strong colour mixtures. Photos are meant to be played on tbe Photoshop and Lightroom. BTW, I'm an amateur photographer.

[@justineroviccenal7121]

And another thing to say, other smartphone doesn't have that shutter button.

[@hasansh939]

It's better be little careful of choosing the very word you used "Did Sony improve the camera blah blah.." Sony is still grand dad of all the cameras as their Exmor sensors are widely used by almost every camera brand. Brand like Apple, Samsung is also procuring the world famous Sony Exmor sensors, Never forget that. If the other brands themselves agree to thumbs up the Sony then what is your problem to accept it. So funny.

[@vedishghunasham2154]

The XZs has corrected all the flaws that the original xz has, the xzs has now a flawless multitasking, great camera even in low lights, the icons have a new design, all the issues which the software had earlier has been corrected, that phone has been optimised in every possible way, and it's way snappier than the original xz

[@silva_br1]

vedish PSCBOY i guess new icons comes with 7.1

[@willian4428]

all of this could be done in xz via software update, no need for a whole new phone.

[@iOSalltheway]

40% in 30 mins still faster than ur Samsung 'fast wireless' charging Samsung fanboy channel

[@lyspec]

Tay Yuyang Well said body! WELL SAID. Again a Anti-Sony Channel... How Poor. Just accept it! Sony ist JUST BETTER THAN SAMSHIT.

[@harshaharsha7873]

Lyspec V better than apple too actually sony innovates and those two other companies uses its innovation sony just throws its innovations for the two to survive in the market

[@lyspec]

Bharani Kumar Indeed. Apple? Who cares Apple 🍎? What is that? Can I eat it? Yes Sony has its own innovations. And doesn't copy anything... If u ask me, than Samsung has nothing special what they make or design itselfs.

[@SonuKumar64]

Dude, you are comparing the charging speed over wired vs wireless. Now you realize how stupid you sound smh.

[@powerofpinesol8002]

Sonu Kumar fanboys smh

[@ES-qy2ju]

If the camera did not improve, why take better pictures than the HuaweiP10 or the iPhone 7?

[@supertigerman013]

+Emmanuel Santos Excuse me? iPhone 7 and Huawei P10 still take better pictures than XZs, especially under low-light. I don't know why Sony fanboys always bash other companies products unnecessarily when they are praising Xperia smartphones... Jeez.

[@ES-qy2ju]

XtraGalaxy17 iPhone 7: yellowish photos P10: a bit overexposed photos The XZs overall is better in color, wb, resolution, detail. And Video is much better stabilization than iPhone 7 or P10. The front camera is way much better than this phones. There's a channel, Phone Battles with a video of camera comparison of these phones.

[@supertigerman013]

+Emmanuel Santos I've seen the video before, yes, in brightly lit environment XZs seemed to find an optimum balance between highlights and shadows, as well as colour saturation. But since the resolution is limited to 1080p you cannot say which one has better details than others. Sony's processing, even though it is getting better and better over time, is still known to smudge details a bit even in daylight. And don't forget that there is almost no detail in XZs' pictures in comparison to iPhone 7's and P10's as well as it strongly oversaturates colours under a low-light condition. A use of better sensor cannot simply overcome lack of OIS and poorer software processing. GSMArena provides a FULL RESOLUTION samples of low-light shots from XZs, which all look pretty horrible in Auto, you should check them out.

[@ES-qy2ju]

XtraGalaxy17 GSMArena's photos doesn't have exif info, it makes me doubt.

[@supertigerman013]

+Emmanuel Santos They do have exif info. For example, the picture of a yellow apartment found on GSMArena's review on XZs says that it is taken by Sony G8231 with an exposure time of 1/25 of a second and an ISO level of 800 and has a resolution of 5056 x 3792, and if you zoom in it looks pretty horrible.

[@chengyaozheng8536]

As a SONY fan who owns a z5, I want to say that there are a lot of details in this video talking about the low light shooting noises make me feel empathy, because my z5 is giving me just about the same problems right now. Although I agree with some of the people complaining that GSMarena stands aside with samsung and iphones, I have to say that they are at least telling the truth.

[@kurtz3220]

The main reason why you can't see sharp and colorful pictures is may be the album app, the app will adjust colour and sharpness in the picture but it won't change the original picture.

[@saifuddinadnan3290]

before even watching the review i can blindly say gsmarena will never praise a sony smartphone. just wait for other reviewers to get an honest review

[@djoetma]

I think it was a fair review and actually quite positive. They said it has a great build quality, great screen quality and a really good battery life with implemented constructs to prolong the battery. That's everything I want. Those glass phones look nice but are slippery and won't survive a drop, and with several phones I'm not happy with the battery life in terms of usage time and/or the long term where after two years you'll have a problem making it through a day if you're an active user. They are also talking about Sony's own apps, which they like. In most cases the added apps are stuff you won't even use. And even though they are critical of the camera performance, they still call it great (and you can expect some improvements with the future updates, which is what Sony has done well for their top tier phones as well as the higher midrangers). And the audio equalizer options are quite interesting as well, even though I simply use an MP3 player since phones are always crap in terms of audio output.

[@luigynkaren062011]

Saifuddin Adnan is not they're fault sony is shit, and this was an pretty good review.

[@saifuddinadnan3290]

they've even rated sony's other models cameras very low. but watch comparisons of manila shaker on KZbin or refer dxomark ratings. even when xz premium launched with beastly features look at gsmarena and phonearenas reviews which were full of criticism from the starting itself without even testing the device. and when Samsung or apple brings anything boring like bixby etc they present it to you like its the innovation of the year. you just need common sense to notice this.

[@karpov3265]

Saifuddin Adnan .....why GSMArena must necessary to praise Sony, for the next fail camera, or for huge bezels or for poor-quality sound from 2 of their so-called stereo speakers ... So for whar GSMArena should be praise another copy-past from Sony...? And what honest review, from Manilashaker or DXOmark fake rank?

[@saifuddinadnan3290]

K A R P O V. Stas i am not a sony fan boy but being very much into this tech thing my whole family is a tech freak and changes our phones every now and then. unlike other who just watch these reviews at home and comments I've personally tested sony's xperia z ultra, z1,z3,z5 ; galaxy s5,s6 ; moto x style ; iPhone 6s! and till now i have had any hardware issues with any of my xperia and even my z ultra is rocking and handling many day to day apps smoothly whereas my s6's display got some purple lines and microphone got dead where as my s5 which i use it as a spare phone has become a shitty phone and can't handle most of the apps. moto x style has got some touch issues and head phone jack is dead. where as iphone 6s was reliable untill it screen cracked falling from of my 1feet height sofa. when it comes to cameras i perosnally can assure u that Samsung camera's are a lil better in handling dynamic range but colour accuracy and details are far far better in my z5. moto x's camera produces completely different colours. iPhone's are washed out colours. Sony's camera has some digital noise issue but at the end its the most natural looking photo. and when it comes to speakers i haven't experienced any sort of reduction in volume compared to my day 1 of purchase in sony devices even if take it too pool but my s6's speaker started to muffle with just swimming pool session. battery life has been drastically reduced on my other devices(s5,6s,moto x style) as they get old but not on any of my xperias. my z ultra still lasts the whole day even if it is as old as 3 years. there are many day to day things which you can only notice if you own one such xperia beauty and you can't find these details in any of these shitty biased reviews. go get the XZ premium and S8 and see which last more without visiting service centre. and not to forget that super expensive displays of Samsung which will cost you a fortune if dropped. and when it comes to bezels i am very much okay with it as it gives me much better hold while playing landscape games. and not to mention that no phone is perfect every phone lacks something or the other but at the end its the overall performance. Sony's and moto's software (ui) are the best in Android unlike Samsung's heavy software which is a burden for many top chipsets to handle. samsung has its own pros too like a better resale value, good back cases, wireless charging, camera handles highly exposed scenes perfectly, audio is louder than competition but cant match the surround like effect of stereo speakers. iPhone has its pros too like stable software, high resale value, reliability but again lack of new features makes it boring to me. and not to forget when it comes to android Sony is the best when it comes to longer and quicker software updates among non Google oems. but at the end of the day its your choice and this was my opinion based on my practical experiences

[@joelconolly5574]

Heres a theory of the sim restart. If say in the near future Sony phone start lagging for whatever reason, then rebooting it just by removing the sim slot is the same as rebooting it by taking out the removable battery. So im pretty sure it's a fail safe measures. Though the Xperia XZ Premium doesnt have the same fail safe measure as the Xperia XZs according to one hands on video. Still goof to know though.

[@VandrefalkTV]

The "no more rolling shutter" when filming is actually really, really great! Wish I could try one of these!

[@aikonriche]

What happened to the good looking guy that used to do video reviews in GSMArena? I don't see him anymore here.

[@kelvinng9112]

Aaron Arguelles he got tired of GSM arena asking him to give Sony bullshit reviews so he quit

[@nine958]

I want that SLOWMO

[@chosenArchitec]

is that a Judge Dredd reference? :D

[@FadeDance]

As a Z5c owner, I think this is a *great* review. It covers all of the aspects I wanted to know about in an objective manner. Sony phone cameras are remarkably bad in low light and indoors, with very poor post process noise reduction that blurs the image while still leaving noise. Unfortunately, it looks like even though the camera sensor has been upgraded, the camera processing is poor as in previous releases. Unfortunate, and I'll be passing on this gen of Sony phones and looking towards Nokia/HMD to set a new bar for phone cameras later this year.

[@TheRicardo28]

Everyone said that the price of this smartphone is to much higher but if they are Apple everbody bought them whithout any complains about the price little strange thing. This Smartphone is superb for what they offer because of the feature of the slow motion camera the way he treat the image period.

[@KanishQQuotes]

Ricardo Oliveira That's American logic for you

[@jonmanilenio]

It's not a bad looking phone. However, it does heat up. And after using the AR feature, the camera shut down because it overheated. Also, it's a power hog, and I'm finding that I have to recharge several times a day. Good performance, it's a worthy upgrade for me from my Xperia ZR. Also, the camera seems to always fail to initialize, making me restart the phone. I'm not impressed with the camera either, as it seems to have a hard time focusing so I always end up with blurry photos, especially with macro shots.

[@mfaiz1388]

Can I see the pictures that you said blurry? I want to compare with my pictures. Just maybe I'm having the same problem. You could email me at [e-mail]

[@dudeiusmannigast1543]

hows that Hi-Res audio output? many newer xperia has it but not many reviewers talk about it or goes in to details at all... 😔

[@jayferdjakeestrada1024]

I am not a sony fan..but i've seen sony xperia has been improved here. Well in terms of build quality, software, camera,and design they gotten better..

[@muhammadnoman06]

Sony is the boss of smart phones, I have used xperia Z and now I'm using xperia x performance, its amazing, I love this phone so much, it feels good in the hand,feels premium, its incredibly fast, and yes its 23mp camera is amazing.. I love Sony than any other brands, only few knows the worth of Sony.💕

[@sandipbejh7381]

wait for Dxomark review...

[@hanisakura84]

after reading all the comments below, i aggree that a lot of people hates Sony for nonsense reason. i mean, samsung and apple is not even that great but always get great review :-/ whatever, i'll always love sony.

[@litohortiguia7864]

sony again...thats why still love my z ultra ....beautiful ips triluminos accurate display....and most of all the performance is stable...camera pretty good if you know on how to use manual mode....

[@christsang3072]

I do love Sony phones, but I also do agree with what is said about the camera in the video. I hope Sony can do something to make the pictures captured by phones sharper and better.

[@AGWT_YT]

What about raw capture and manual mode in the camera app?

[@NBMSCH]

I love my Xperia XZ... and so far the camera experience is great in both front and rear!

[@SpencersStuffTV]

can i just say... these photos are astounding... I guarantee any normal person who looks at those would be easily impressed

[@Afronaut64]

so is low light performance in the new 19mp camera better than the Previous XZ 23mp?

[@NeXMaX]

I'm just going to wait for the XZ Premium. And Sony, get the mirrorless division to do camera software please. Thanks.

[@DarkMerchant2222]

does the point of a new camera justify a new phone from Sony? yes! that's the whole point of a refresh. very harsh on the phone, it's a solid phone maybe priced a little high but good none the less

[@Sestenise]

The best camera feature of this year!

[@ripp3rrjakk222]

Mustafa Sezer Still using and have my. Sony X Performance.

[@BigBoyDuckie]

how do you get a 2 day battery life, ive had mine for about a week and I can last a day max..

[@burakacar2854]

wonderful review and a great phone even if it has huge bezels,looks so much cooler than other bezel phones like iphone 7 plus,pixel xl...

[@ahmedtanviralam1868]

whats the name of the background music? please someone tell me

[@randomesteven3935]

wait.. am I looking at the wrong pictures? I'm staring at them and is struggling to find the softness, artifacts and noise reduction.. even the low light looks absolutely vivid and sharp with no softness.

[@bannurakshak5587]

Pls send me what is number of stereo headset in box xzs

[@lestat8656]

I used Z2, Z3, Z5 Premium and shocked to see the pic samples. Yes there are improvements but sharpness and low light is disappointing still... The problem is, Sony uses software a lot. Instead of having Camera hardware, they rely on software and hence you can see the software edits in every picture taken. At least I do! Sony should do better than this!

[@TAEbot]

Why no working fingerprint scanner!?

[@AGWT_YT]

Based on the video, you had battery care on and that restricts charge to 90% of the capacity and shows it as 100%. plus quick charging is disabled to save battery life (in years of use) this information can be found in the battery care section also seen in the video. you must test quick charging with battery care off for realistic quick charging data.. Hope this feedback helps

[@hammadsiddiqui9648]

How to open slow motion camera

[@minadas7506]

I really appreciate for what you said that Xperia is a CLASSY phone with TIMELESS design.i LOVE XPERIAS.

[@saw0man]

I loved GSMArena silent reviews

[@GuerillaWar4s]

it is me or does the midrange smartphone huawei gr5 mini i use also have the same feature of taking pictures while recording a video ._.

[@silva_br1]

JG rana many phones do this..

[@Qpwoeiritu1019]

just not as flashy? come ooon nothing looks as classy as Xperia phones

[@Sztyepadzso]

Can someone tell me, what are the minimum and maximum exposure time in the XZS? Thanks

[@Doministry]

Is GSMArena biased? I mean, I watched so many real life reviews on Phone Battles, Recombu, AndroidAuthority and they clearly show how superior the XZs camera is!!!

[@kamraniqbal270]

Those video motions and the way of representation is so pleasing. 🤤

[@casperunnerup]

Which video slowmotion modes does it support? I can´t find any info other than 30fps 2160p og 960fps at 720p. how about 240fps at 720p or 120fps at 1080p?

[@youdarkraver]

I see loads of commenters recognizing how bias towards anything Samsung, and against anything Sony this site is. And they are not wrong. This site sucks actually. If Phonearena is Apples fanboy base, GSMA Arena is definitely Samsung fanboy base. S8+ just tested, unbelievable... they didnt find nothing wrong with camera remaining exactly the same, nor the corner softness, nor some benchmarks being lower than last years flags, nor that long display not being used by usual media content at all, nor the 900€ pricetag, I guess if its anything Samsung its worth no matter the pricing... just praise praise praise. Really typical Samsung fanboys.

[@drivebd]

i miss the old design, it looks sharp and unique. and also i loved the positioning of the fingerprint sensor. my current phone mi8 se has a back fingerprint sensor. sometime it makes me nuts.

[@harshaharsha7873]

gsm arena make sure your upcoming or launching samsung and sep iphone is not going to be explode and make a review for those products that they do not explode and make those two company profits double because those two players have only that devices to survive in this world they but atleast give a fair review of those products because it means consumer safety do not play with consumers they are gods

[@mikldude9376]

i dont mean to be picky, but Im always intrigued when reviewers say a device has 2 day battery time or is a 2 day device , no one calls the standard galaxy S7 a 2 day device , yet by gsmarenas own rating system the povo s7 model has greater battery life as you would expect , as it has a bigger battery . if being a 2 day device means using the device sparingly with software economy mode engaged , or just being idle ........ .i just dont find that as good battery life. if i do that on my old note 4 its a 3.8 day device , and while i love my old note i would rate it very average in the battery department, at the same time it is a galaxy note with 10 sensors and everything that opens and shuts for a 2014 device..

[@pcglvz]

Is it still worth it today if bought at $330 brand new?

[@datnemesis4869]

can someone tell me the city @ 4.08 it looks lovely and I want to visit it.

[@lucacastegini4535]

No earpods in package??

[@kermeetdafrowg4258]

Will the xz premium have a good battery?

[@Unchainedmaple888]

The only reason why I won't buy this phone is because of the plastic frame. I mean it's such a step backwards for Sony's design language. Back when I had the Z3, it felt so damn premium thanks to it's glass back and aluminum side. I wonder why Sony abandoned these materials.

[@fificomel1677]

I like sony because of its beautiful bezels

[@RFRM89]

why are you complaining about the slow charging if you know it uses qnovo tech? if you want fast charging you can turn it off but then you sacrifice the battery lifespan.

[@silva_br1]

romeomuradin It is because Sony gives regular charger, if yiu want fast charger you have to purchase it

[@RFRM89]

Moisés Silva that is true but my point is that she is complaining about something and then gives an explanation why it's that way but you can turn that feature off and charging times will improve

[@CeeStyleDj]

I love Sony..a long time fan of the brand but never owned one of their phones. Is this truly Sony or does another manufacturer make the parts? Also, can I get this on Sprint (US) legally and have them still support it?

[@aidinkelki2441]

"Decent phone coming from china!!!!" ... I thought Sony is a Japanese company. If you referring to where does it has made, EVERYTHING is made in china

[@ubermiller944]

Aidin Kelki sony is japan product manufactured in china

[@ir8843]

Im not made in China so not everything is made in China

[@AkashSharma-vj4ck]

I just don't get it 40% in half an hr how is that slow for normal charging

[@MuthukumarArchitect]

looks stunning than other fones in market. i am buying XZ Premium.

[@mitka7271]

all sony Fanboys crying in comments you know sony can't compete with Samsung Galaxy S series you know don't lie to yourself

[@Benamalk]

Omg I'm confused what phone to take? I use iphone 6 and I like the stability of it as i have my passwords on the notes my bank apps I need sth safe

[@webbie1891]

It makes no sense to remove the fingerprint from the US vibrant...

[@Dragontrumpetare]

its not removed, just inactive because of patentsrestriction in the US.

[@TotalFreshness]

Webster Kollie You can activate it in 5 seconds. Just choose Canada as your country or UK.

[@MujahidOmer]

Sony needs to step up the game. not that it's bad in anyway, but people really got bored of the same design language they've been using since the 1st Xperia Z

[@gamerdudegamerdude4961]

Design? S6=S7=S8 3 Generations with the same design only bigger screen. Sony is different, from all glass back to now metal tubular design. Though the front is debatable same as Samsung.

[@MujahidOmer]

you're correct to some extend. But you can clearly note the difference between s6 & s8. While, you can't tell the same for Xperia Z or X series smartphones. Don't get me wrong, I love XPERIA, in fact i even owned the z2, z3 & Z6 compact, but i just wish they innovate more , like their tagline says :)

[@trunk6093]

For me Sony smartphone always look good in real life. It's timeless and classic design.

[@mikees6254]

SERIOUS QUESTION. I hope you guys can give me your insights, I am contemplating on what phone to buy, LG G6 or SONY XPERIA XZS (and yes I know XZ Premium is better but I don't have the time to wait, and the camera is the same, about the 4k HDR thing, I really don't see myself using it tbh and I kinda don't like the mirror like design, finger print magnet imo, the SD385 might be good for other games and such but from what I see 820 is good enough for me and it's gonna more expensive) SO, can you please tell me if LG G6 IS BETTER THAN XPERIA XZS? BATTERY LIFE? PERFORMANCE? UI? and AUDIO because tbh these are the things that I'll be concern about in the future. Thanks so much

[@sonytoyotacamry4525]

Very nice brand Sony

[@andreimerkoulov7858]

GSMArena, go home

[@bappyahmed91]

yes Bro......they are drunk........lol...

[@maidenheaven5014]

I think they must be honest.honestly the GSMarena reviews is not fair

[@AlMansurpictures]

I love the way you guys review this XZ, I don't know, it just feel light, modern and at the same time it's honest, informative and has a storyline... the review is great and the phone as well... yes no doubt that Sony is developing a great phones, it just it's never succed on the market. I mean come on, Sony is the manufacture that build almost all camera sensors on the smartphone that we know, but as you can see the final packaging is always something missing. but like we know that a succesfull product is not only about the product, there is another factors like brand identity, market segmentation and final packaging. In my oppinion I think Sony need to redefined their Xperia brand identity, starting with properly naming their product lineup and make a clear features differentiation between the flagship and midle end product. After sales service and software update also need to be concern. For this XZ, the design is gorgeous, but only on the back side, front side is boring and the huge bezels is just not good, also the Sony logo will be better if its move to the back below at the bottom center of the phone. Make the front side more clean, sleek and minimalist... IMHO ))

[@aa55claa55cl]

omgggggggggggggg u are listening to DUFFY album YOU HAVE A GOOD TASTE

[@ssaini5028]

Hopefully the XZ Premium can redeem Sony

[@TotalFreshness]

Nah GSMarena. Your review is way too unfair.

[@Granturion]

Why do so many people give sony a pass for bad phones? Oh its sony it MUST be good. Those phones should cost 500dollars maximum. So much bloatware wtf

[@kenr4676]

Obviously you hate sony... Why dont you accept that sony is great...

[@pratikrawal6519]

That's the thing about Sony phones They get better with every day

[@marinac7676]

GSM Arena is always on Samsung side!

[@luigynkaren062011]

Marinko Agić why wouldn't they be? every fucking xperia looks the same i couldn't tell any of them apart. highest-rated megapixel camera and still takes shitty picture's, and no fingerprint scanner for the U.S market? wtf? even shit phones for 200 dollars have a fingerprint yet sony wanna give the U.S market the finger well fuck them back, and then they also wanna charge premium price for it, please! someone tell sony to keep focusing on gaming, because that's the only thing they know how to do.

[@karpov3265]

Marinko... The Samsung it`s to blame for being better ...?

[@saadiqG99]

GSMarena always bash Sony, and they always praise Samsung. In my opinion, I think Sony is far better And even more unique than Samsung. And to me, Sony's camera is better as well. Because of GSMarena always praising Samsung and iPhone, I don't believe in that sight anymore.

[@saadiqG99]

Marinko Agić that's so true bro. I hate GSMarena for that.

[@saadiqG99]

K A R P O V. Stas Samsung is not better. They wish they were

[@VandrefalkTV]

Can't wait for the review of the Premium. That's the one I'm getting if I'm getting a Sony phone this year. :)

[@mmj19833891]

with those on-screen buttons adding the bezels it looks like a smart watch 😂

[@nitinthakur6569]

what about xz premium

[@nawaf450]

The best mobile in the world

[@cretan4134]

Studentski Grad, the best place for camera review samples 😂

[@Fe1538C]

She has a great voice.

[@Computechism]

Xzs looks like a rectangle box....dont even compare it to s8 .....s8 is super beautiful

[@Seias.]

Watching on my XZs 💪💪

[@rahulrajrai1996]

I would have bought it if i had the money, gonna stick with my z5 premium for a whie

[@Indiappa]

Whatever this woman is saying about the phone cam is bullshit. She is either Samsung or Apple biased person. Sony is best in camera and even Samsung and Apple phones have a sony sensor. I have Xperia C5 and it can take pretty impressive pictures. I recently went to Ranthambore trip and images looked like taken by a DSLR..

[@oscarsalamancalll1909]

Sony has great features but they are lacking in marketing skills

[@bramalsayfi9583]

"low res photos" r u fucking kidding me 19 mp is more than most phones on the market

[@johnnyc8065]

Money shots are going to be good on this!

[@SharedJoy]

This Is my last time I watch GSM arena video. I always buy Sony product. It's high quality. It doesn't matter to me whether you keep bashing Sony products or not. Sony is always my choice. Its a Sony.

[@pp3k3jamail]

Lol shut up

[@swmaripkachin138]

Why so hot Sony xperia xzs? 😭😭