Sony Xperia xz Premium - unique, stylish, able to attract

Sony Xperia xz Premium, MWC 2017 Award Winner - the personification of Sony policy. It is recognizable and unique. And at the same time - this is a device with amazing technical characteristics. The smartphone looks status and expensive, is equipped with a branded camera and is able to boast many advantages.

Specifications

The table below lists the main technical specifications of the Sony Xperia xz Premium.

CPU	Snapdragon835,4 × 1900 MHz, 4x2400 MHz
Graphic subsystem	Adreno540
SIM	Depending on execution 1 or 2, separate slots for placement
RAM / ROM	4/64 gb
Expansion Cards	Up to 256 GB
Network	WDCMA, GSM
Data	4G LTE Cat.16 up to 1 Gbps and past generation protocols
Wireless protocols	Bluetooth version 5 for two devices, NFC, multiple Wi-Fi frequencies
Cameras	19Mp rear, color correction, Motion Eye, autofocus 13M frontalka
Sensors	Approximation, pressure, gyroscope, fingerprint in the power button, compass.Illumination, step counter, acceleration
Battery	3230 mAh

The device has IP65 / 68 protection, weighs 191 g, has dimensions (HxWxT) 156x77x7.9 mm. The body is made of glass in a steel frame.

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Important! As can be seen from the table, the smartphone Sony Xperia xz Premium is available in two versions. The first provides work with one SIM card. The tray for its installation is located on the left side, at the top. The performance of Sony Xperia xz Premium dual works with a pair of SIM, for the second a separate slot and an additional cover are made. In this case, the manufacturer retained a separate port for the SD memory card to expand the storage capacity of the phone.

Design and ergonomics

Sony Xperia xz Premium is undoubtedly style and status. The smartphone is thin, made in the corporate style of Sony. Among the typical features of the image:

• right angles;
• complete lack of bevels on the front and rear panels;
• steel frame made of metal in the style of Loop Surface with approach over the entire perimeter.

Despite the certainly expensive and stylish look, Sony Xperia xz Premium collects many ambiguous reviews of the owners. In particular, the phone is called leader of slippery devices of all represented on the market. And it's not just the fifth-generation Gorilla Glass in front and behind the case. It is even harder to hold the Sony Ixperia xz Premium due to the metallic edges that are polished to a mirror finish.Such a frame makes you think that you need to sell a special spatula to the smartphone, with which it will be convenient to lift it from the table surface. To do this is really difficult. Slippery edges and small thickness of the case will force many users to take the phone, let's say, not immediately.

Will complement the review Sony Xperia xz Premium in terms of inconvenience poor quality oleophobic coatings on the areas of the front and rear panels of glass. They very quickly collect prints from touching. Therefore, as evidenced by the reviews of the owners, the Sony Xperia xz Premium smartphone is worthy of being the leader of slipperiness and performance in the mobile device market. Buy for him the case is necessary.

Other claims to the quality of the performance of the smartphone is not made. The assembly is extremely neat, the gaps are minimal, no detail is shifted and does not play. It is customary for adherents of Sony products to position interface and control elements. On the edges of the device The following items are located.

1. On the right in the center of the on / off button recessed into the case. It performs a double function. It houses a fingerprint scanner.
   
2. Right above the center - the volume rocker. At the bottom of the camera start button.
3. Below in the center is the TypeC interface for data exchange and charger connections. Here is a hole, behind which is the main conversational microphone.
   
4. At the top in the corner is a hole for a wired headphone jack, in the center is a noise-canceling microphone

Front Panel like conservative people. There are quite large side frames of the display and huge horizontal stripes. They look quite stylish, but their area is used somewhat inefficiently. At the top there is a lattice of conversational dynamics. Near it from two sides - the front camera's eye and a large notification LED. The bottom bar under the screen is almost never used. On it only the protective grille of the main sound emitter. When playing music, it forms a stereo pair with the spoken, the sound is directed to the owner of the phone.

On the back cover from tempered glass, on the left in the corner - the lens of the main camera. In one line with it, in the center, a block of flash, RGB sensor, distance meter is highlighted. Neither the lens nor the sensor zone protrude above the surface of the cover.

Important! For the device declared standard insulation Ip65 / 68.However, the manufacturer clearly states that protection is only guaranteed against the effects of rain, heavy rain, short-term gentle washing. It is not recommended to drown a smartphone or water it with a continuous stream of liquid.

Sony Xperia xz Premium is available in several colors. According to Satoshi Aoyagi, whose design division was engaged in styling, there were selected shades that cause warm sensations, but at the same time strict and status. Phone Sony Xperia xz Premium 2018 can be purchased in one of the versions: Pink Bronze, Deep Black, Shining Chrome.

Screen

Phone Sony Xperia xz Premium 2018 received a corporate IPS display with TriLuminous technology. Its diagonal is 5.5 inches with a geometry of 121x68 mm. Pixel density is 801 ppi with a total display resolution of 3840x2160. Technical characteristics of the display in dry numbers immediately indicate how justified the price of the Sony Xperia xz Premium. This is a unique product, the only smartphone in the world and on the market with a resolution of 4K standard. Tests confirm the declared support for multitouch by 10 points.

The quality of the image on the screen of the Sony Xperia xz Premium will not be any comments even the most critical user. For example, there are several key features.

1. Excellent anti-glare display coating characteristics.
2. OneGlassSolution display without air gap, without doubling, the construction of objects.
3. Excellent viewing angles without color distortion.
4. Excellent white uniformity in tone and light.

The characteristics of the backlight brightness directly say that with the Sony Xperia xz Premium will work comfortably both in a dark room and in bright sunlight: The minimum is 4.7 cd per m2, the maximum 460 cd per m2. The system of adaptive adjustment according to the indications of the light sensor works correctly and quickly. The minimum brightness of the backlight is 12 cd / m2. In the sun, the adaptive adjustment system reaches the technical maximum of parameters.

The measured gamma is slightly offset from the standard indicators. However, the delta over the entire length of the graph is almost the same. The Sony Xperia xz Premium display gamma is 2.31 versus the standard 2.2. The measured contrast is 960: 1.

In the display settings there is everything so that each user selects the optimal mode for himself. Available:

• setting the color temperature;
• per channel color adjustment;
• Professional mode for the correct display of colors;
• standard image processing using TriLuminous technology with bright and vivid colors;
• extreme contrast mode for working in sunlight.

According to experts, Sony engineers managed to achieve good results. The nature of the black saturation, the shift of coverage in different modes, improved response to changing settings - all this allowed the screen Sony Xperia xz Premium show really impressive image quality.

Hardware platform

The Sony Xperia xz Premium is not the top, but claiming to lead the SoC series Snapdragon835. It has two clusters of 4 processor cores each. For the calculation of graphics used quite powerful Adreno 540. As a result, having on board 4 GB of RAM, the system shows excellent performance, even considering the large display with a huge number of pixels.

Important! All modern games on the Sony Xperia xz Premium go without problems with the maximum graphics settings. Tested ModernCombat 5, MortalKombat X, not to mention the most popular tanks.

In the synthetic benchmarks, the Sony Xperia xz Premium 2018 phone outperforms such competitors as LG's G6, Meizu Pro 6 Plus, Samsung's S8 +. Moreover, the considered smartphone shows its confident superiority not only in AnTuTu, but also in 3DMark Ice StormSlingShot, GFXBenchmarkManhattan ES, T-Rex.

Thermal images in the infrared spectrum show slight increase in body temperature. Due to the nature of the glass, the overheating zone is localized. Excess temperature is about 12 degrees above the environment, which is a very good result.

It is worth noting the features of other parts of the hardware platform. The Sony Ixperia xz Premium digital modem provides a maximum speed of 1 Gbps per second when working in LTE Cat.16 format. The phone confidently holds the connection and in a second restores the channel after a break. Sony Xperia xz Premium Dual smartphone provides simultaneous operation of two SIM in 4G format.

Autonomy

For a system with a large display, it may seem that the indicator of 3230 mAh non-removable battery in the Sony Xperia xz Premium is extremely small. In practice, thanks to the use proprietary energy saving technologies, the phone shows excellent results, bypassing rivals in the market. Some measured time intervals during which the Sony Xperia xz Premium works with a single charge are as follows:

• reading at a comfortable brightness setting - up to 15 hours;
• playback of high quality video from the Internet with an active WiFi transmitter - up to 9 hours.

The enthusiasm of gamers is caused by the fact that even at the maximum loading level, Sony Xperia xz Premium will allow almost 8 hours of entertainment. there is Quick charge QuickCharge 3.0. From the incomplete adapter designed for 1.5A, the full capacity of the battery is restored in 3 hours. Wireless charging technology is not supported.

On a note! No worries about the life of the built-in non-removable battery. Control of its work is constantly carried out by SmartStamina service And in charging mode, a gentle attitude is guaranteed by the adaptive QnovoAdaptiveCharging technology.

Cameras

Great photos for moderately demanding owners - this is what Sony Xperia xz Premium can boast of. 13MP camera sensors on the front panel allow you to get great pictures. The camera does not have its own flash, there is no autofocus. However, the images are bright, sharp, detailed. In some scenes, there is a lack of dynamic color range. When shooting video front camera shows good results thanks to five-axis software image stabilization. There is also a smart mode of auto tuning parameters.

The rear, main camera Sony Xperia xz Premium - is 19 megapixel proprietary sensor. This unique technical solution is used only in Sony products and is not supplied to third-party companies. The camera is equipped with its own memory unit (Motion Eye technology), thanks to which it is able to create Slow Motion video with an amazing rate of 960 frames per second.

Supported by predictive autofocus, software stabilization in 5 axes, continuous shooting with tracking focus and much more. The easiest way to describe the ability of the camera with specific examples.

1. Good sharpness is achieved across the entire field of the frame in good light conditions.
2. Panning in medium light shows good detail in the center.
3. Excellent macro results.
4. Legible text even from long distance shooting.
5. Detailed backdrops, even in medium lighting conditions.

Important! Technical characteristics of the camera open up a huge field for creativity of professional photographers. For them, there is a special manual shooting mode, where you can change almost all the parameters of photographing.

Buy or not?

Perfectionists can say that Sony Xperia xz Premium has features that make it difficult to make an unequivocal and confident decision about buying one. However, for other users, there are features that clearly and immediately touch the thin trickles of the soul.

Some will be delighted with the super-quality screen.Others will shake hands at the thought that it will be possible to play for almost 8 hours without being distracted. The third will be charmed by the expensive, strict style of the smartphone. Definitely you can say one thing. A huge audience will definitely decide to buy a Sony Xperia xz Premium, since it is really capable of interest.

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