Sony Xperia Z User Reviews

valley125 posted on 26 Apr 2013, 22:19

10

very good

valley125 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

very good. This is really good.Sony is a well-made Sony's come so far, is the best model. will be a good choice if you choose the htc one or Sony Xperia z,Android trend is now Sony and HTC.Unless Android Blackberry is a good choice.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 9/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Jamestristan posted on 24 Apr 2013, 17:36

10

The best phone so far

Jamestristan has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Amazing phone with amazing features. A Sony lover must have. I have been following this phone since it was announced and used to watch videos of it on youtube everyday to get to see its features. I have been in love with the phone even before I had it and knew most of its features just at the tip of my tongue. Absolutely no disappointment at all. You couldn't ask for more in a phone.

Build quality 10/10 Amazing Quality. Really tough

Reception 10/10 Best By Far

Call quality 10/10 exceptional quality network lock

Internet 10/10 fast enough to keep me going

Multimedia 10/10 Couldn't ask for more

Camera 10/10 The highest resolution that can be captured

UI speed 10/10 Absolutely flawless

Everyday usage 10/10 Its big to see, not big at all to handle

Text input 10/10 Easiest text input amongst all the phones in the market

Display 10/10 Considering it is water proof, the best display that can be given in a phone for that size of screen

Battery 10/10 Although its inbuilt, they have made sure that there is enough power under the hood to last long enough

Pros

• Display, UI, Thickness, processor+ram

Cons

• External speaker Volume (maybe less cause of water proofing factor)

numair.shaikh posted on 24 Apr 2013, 08:05

1

Very Bad phone

numair.shaikh has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

this phone is bad in style and it does not look good its camera is good but the phone is very badand its same like lumia 920 its bad samsung galaxy s2 will be much more better than this phone i would definately not recommend this phone

Build quality 1/10

Reception 1/10

Call quality 2/10

Internet 2/10

Multimedia 1/10

Camera 3/10

UI speed 1/10

Everyday usage 2/10

Text input 2/10

Display 1/10

Battery 1/10

pyradark posted on 17 Apr 2013, 03:53

10

So Far Best of SOny Mobile

pyradark has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

This phone is phenomenal. first the phone itself is a rugged phone but in a handsome looks and super light despite its a 5inch screen. it feels premium in hand, the glass is a stunner looker. Display is So-So but in viewing media files, so far its the best handset youll ever had.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 9/10

Call quality 9/10

Internet 9/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 9/10

UI speed 9/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Tough Build Quality
• Best Design
• Very Attractive UI

Cons

• Viewing Angle
• Color & Contrast Low
• OK Battery

J_Rod posted on 15 Apr 2013, 07:51

10

Xperia

J_Rod has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

Incredibly fast ui. Clean skin, better then any other phone currently the market. Personally the galaxy s3 is an overrated price of junk. Well that is my opinion, I preferred my xperia s over the s3.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 9/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Camera
• Screen is stunning
• Very fast ui
• Design looks amazing
• Water Resistant
• Amazing standby time
• Internal and removable storage
• buttons easy to use

Cons

• Speaker when wet
• can get warm but no worse then most other powerful phones
• Battery life in heavy use, probably around 3 hours

MOH-INT-75 posted on 09 Apr 2013, 17:47

10

the best phone!!!

MOH-INT-75 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

a really good camera with a full hd display and waterproof its one of the best phones out there, the only problem is that its still on android 4.1.2 other than that its really good, sony is really doing a great job !

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• very good camera
• loud speakers
• waterproof
• very good display

Cons

• gets sooo hot
• still on 4.1.2

cheetah2k posted on 01 Apr 2013, 23:19

9

Great phone, Better than my Nexus 4

cheetah2k has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The Sony XZ is a very good Full HD phone, the physical dimensions about the same as the Nexus 4 which is what suckered me in. In Australia can get the 16gb version outright with Telstra firmware for around $590 (best price) so certainly in a good range considering an equivalent 16gb iphone 5 is in the $700+ range. It’s IP57 dust and water proof which benefits me on site and on a motor bike to and from work and on wet days my bag usually ends up soaked thru.

The internal hardware CPU (Qualcomm S4 Pro 8064 quad), RAM (2Gb) is the same as the Nexus 4, but the Z has MicroSD expandability (supports 64gb SDXC cards) and has a spectacular 13MP cam. I find the screen much brighter overall than the Nexus 4 (I have the Sharp LCD in my Z), and the battery seems to last much longer than the N4, getting more than a day even with my constant Hotmail and FB push. On speedtest.net the XZ was as fast as the N4 over H+ (between 10-16mbits/sec on Voda HSDPA), but was much faster over a 5G wifi connect topping out at about 65Mbits/sec - my N4 does about 35-40Mbits/sec – both phones were tested at the same location and same time with full bars

For me as a techie, its a shame that Sony didnt equip the XZ with the latest Qualcomm 600 CPU (The 600 is similar to the S4 Pro but optimised to 15% quicker) however it still seems to handle everything generally lag free and easy - I found that even with the better 1080 FHD, the Z seems slightly quicker than the N4 at times too.

The only real...  

The Sony XZ is a very good Full HD phone, the physical dimensions about the same as the Nexus 4 which is what suckered me in. In Australia can get the 16gb version outright with Telstra firmware for around $590 (best price) so certainly in a good range considering an equivalent 16gb iphone 5 is in the $700+ range. It’s IP57 dust and water proof which benefits me on site and on a motor bike to and from work and on wet days my bag usually ends up soaked thru.

The internal hardware CPU (Qualcomm S4 Pro 8064 quad), RAM (2Gb) is the same as the Nexus 4, but the Z has MicroSD expandability (supports 64gb SDXC cards) and has a spectacular 13MP cam. I find the screen much brighter overall than the Nexus 4 (I have the Sharp LCD in my Z), and the battery seems to last much longer than the N4, getting more than a day even with my constant Hotmail and FB push. On speedtest.net the XZ was as fast as the N4 over H+ (between 10-16mbits/sec on Voda HSDPA), but was much faster over a 5G wifi connect topping out at about 65Mbits/sec - my N4 does about 35-40Mbits/sec – both phones were tested at the same location and same time with full bars

For me as a techie, its a shame that Sony didnt equip the XZ with the latest Qualcomm 600 CPU (The 600 is similar to the S4 Pro but optimised to 15% quicker) however it still seems to handle everything generally lag free and easy - I found that even with the better 1080 FHD, the Z seems slightly quicker than the N4 at times too.

The only real drawback (or risk of dire "frustration") with the Sony XZ is of course the firmware updates. Sony has a prudent reputation for being less than acceptable on timely Android updates, but they have promised to do much better, so I'm willing to give them a chance (1 last one) – only time will tell – but I really hope they do as this phone is a real winner.

I doubt I’ll be getting the Samsung Galaxy 4 this time round as I hated the plastic feel of the SGS3 – and of course with the SGS4 its more of the same plastic. My only other consideration before purchasing the XZ was waiting for the HTC One, as it looks vividly stunning but it leaves me wondering how good the 4MP shooter really is (even with a larger sensor to enhance quality), especially when the XZ’s 13MP shooter is actually very bl00dy good – best I’ve used in a phone for a long time!

Build quality 9/10 USB port door going to take a hammering!

Reception 10/10 Reception better than other phones I've used

Call quality 9/10 Above average and no weird modulation issues as experienced by PA. PA probably had a test unit not a final production handset, or their cellular network has cheap a55 equipment therefore making it sound bad - or they were just doing it wrong.

Internet 10/10 Quick on H+, but untested on LTE

Multimedia 10/10 Awesome screen.. music is good too

Camera 10/10 A real winner!

UI speed 9/10 Some very minor lag, but really good considering all the extra pixels the S4 Pro has to push for the 1080 FHD screen. Quadrant benchmark is good too, 8000+

Everyday usage 9/10 So far so good

Text input 10/10 easy

Display 10/10 Super good. I have the Sharp made LCD screen, which is very crisp and bright, and blacks are very reasonable.

Battery 8/10 Stamina mode doesnt work properly on the 350 firmware. Waiting for 434 to come out.

Pros

• Great 13MP camera
• MicroSD expansion up to 64gb
• Water/dust resistant
• Good use of handset size to match form factor of equivalent of some 4.7” phones
• Excellent 5” screen with 1080 resolution, can’t see any pixilation, excellent visibility in/out doors
• Reasonable hardware (1.5ghz S4 Pro + 2Gb DDLR3 RAM)
• Supports 2G/3G/3G+/H/H+/LTE (4G) globally!
• Instant on from standby when pressing home button (SGS3 takes 3 sec to do this)

Cons

• Questionable on Firmware updates? – Latest minor bug fix update for 4.1.2 released 25th March 2013 for Global LTE – not yet available for Aus Telstra - tick tock
• This phone should have induction QI charging!!
• IP57 doors everywhere – even the MicroUSB charge port has a door which will be heavily used (~daily) – hopefully replacement parts available when this wears out
• Camera can take 2-3 seconds to open on first start after a boot (bug fix coming says Sony)
• No Snapdragon 600 :(

cheetah2k alternatives:

LG Optimus G Pro

Samsung Galaxy S4

HTC One

erikioannou posted on 23 Mar 2013, 15:52

10

the best phone ever!!!

erikioannou has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Is the best smartphone .The desing is the best and the specs are amazing.The camera is exellent and the screen is amazing.The battery is very good.The speaker is good but not exellent.The processor is super fast without lag and problems.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• processor
• battery
• camera
• display
• build quality

Cons

• speaker

Esf_Kid posted on 21 Mar 2013, 16:17

10

Experience the best of Sony in smartphone

Esf_Kid has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

i think this review can help those who have some dilemmas for buying this phone.
first i must say that right now i have three flagship phones. S3, IP5 and XZ. to begin with, i will choose XZ as the best of this pack and as its a 2013 flagship and those two are 2012, it can't be weird. the display gives you rich and most real colors. viewing angle is not an issue for me and i found it pretty good in it although its not as good as S3 and IP5. the UI is gorgeous and it never lags. the screen is very smooth, the camera is perfect (better than S3 and IP5) specially when its at Superior auto mode, design is gorgeous, it not heavy and the grip is good. the only thing that somehow disappointed me was loud speaker. if you listen to music with head set the quality is perfect but without it, the story changes. the battery lasts pretty good and i have no problem with it. it has rich multimedia, great Wi-Fi speed and Walkman is a great music player.
the hardware performs very well and never let you down in any game or high tasks but it gets hot and i think its natural for Qualcomm chips.
overall i must say that Sony enchanted me with its design and great engineering.
this phone will never let you down and if you want to experience the best of one of greatest mobile manufacturer, you must go for this beauty.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• design
• display
• multimedia
• internet speed
• water proof
• camera
• hardware
• smoothness
• build qaulity
• battery

Cons

• loud speaker
• getting hot (not annoyingly)

Esf_Kid alternatives:

HTC One

Samsung Galaxy S4

dineshwaran posted on 19 Mar 2013, 09:45

10

best sony smartphone

dineshwaran has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

i think it is better than galaxy s4 and s3.i lved it very much.it is a brilliant performence.its a awesome phone.The Snapdragon™ S4 Pro quad-core processor gives you super-fast performance, unparalleled graphics and efficient battery use.Amazing phone thou prone to finger prints, Display is good

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• screen
• camera
• look
• gaming
• processor
• water resistant
• dust proof
• experiaence
• superb battery

Cons

• nothing

dineshwaran alternatives:

Sony Xperia ZL

emadshiny posted on 17 Mar 2013, 06:03

10

beautifull beast!

emadshiny has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

man this is just perfect. its about a week that i have this phone and it didn't let me down in any aspect. the UI is damn beautiful and smooth. with Sony's new engineering which omits an air layer from the screen, the smoothness becomes perfect. hardware is perfect. display is the best i have seen so far and i didn't notice any problem with viewing angles. the battery lasts about 30 hours with above average usage which is satisfactory. the camera is excellent and sound quality is good specially with headphones.
overall, i think this is the best phone so far.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• perfect display with good viewing angles
• super smooth UI without any lag
• sexy design
• good battery life (mine lasts at least 35 hours with average usage)
• excellent camera (way better than what PA claimed)
• good call quality
• watter proof
• high speed processor
• rich multimedia

Cons

• audio could be more powerful

emadshiny alternatives:

Sony Xperia ZL

HTC One

SonyFan posted on 14 Mar 2013, 15:48

10

Xperia Z the best of best in a smartphone

SonyFan has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Bought that beauty weeks ago and i must say it...i didn't expect that the display would be so wonderful...i would consider that over the HTC One...very fast CPU...no lags...even at games like(wild-blood,deadtrigger at high, Bladeslinger,God of Blades...overall very good performance...Camera is better than i though...even the apple-fanboys said that its better than the one on the iphone 5!!!!
just buy it...i think u won't be disappointet with that phone...
p.s i held the device abouth 30times under water to show my friends that...they were said: WOOWWW

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Very sharp and good Display
• Very good Cam 13mpx
• good front cam
• excellent performance
• Waterressistant
• Micro-Sd up to 64GB
• Fast CPU/GPU
• no lags
• wonderful build quality
• excelent handling

Cons

• loudspeaker is on the wrong place

SonyFan alternatives:

Sony Xperia ZL

sachinzack posted on 12 Mar 2013, 15:27

9

Sexiest Phone

sachinzack has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Amazing phone thou prone to finger prints, Display is good, Battery sucks i had Note 2 with best battery backup but here Battery sucks.
Camera is just way too good
Hope there is updates sent to this soon for battery improvement

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 7/10

Battery 3/10

Pros

• Amazing

Cons

• battery is Screwed up even in Stamina mode its not helping and gets heated too

joemcalatin posted on 07 Mar 2013, 02:17

10

Best of the best ..::Xperia Z::..

joemcalatin has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Smart, sleek & durable
No one knows how to best pack durability into a beautiful design like Sony. The slim 7.9 mm body, with its reflective glass surface, looks and feels slick, but Xperia Z is crafted to be water-resistant, dust-resistant and tough enough to handle whatever life has planned.
The Snapdragon™ S4 Pro quad-core processor gives you super-fast performance, unparalleled graphics and efficient battery use. Find your way on Google maps. Stream the latest YouTube clips with LTE. Or download the newest apps and run them without a hitch
Xperia™ Z comes with a high quality stereo headset.
Sony MH-EX300AP headset has superior acoustic performance which helps realise sound true to the original recorded sound.

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 10/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 10/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 10/10

Text input 10/10

Display 10/10

Battery 10/10

Pros

• Fast Processor
• Ram
• Water Resistant
• Quad Core
• 13.1 MP
• 5'inch Screen
• design
• Quality

Cons

• poor speaker

shem2409 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 08:05

9

Xperia Z, what a beast

shem2409 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

I have owned the Xperia Z for the past few days. Before I purchased the device I spent 2 weeks reading every single review and watching every single video that appeared online. I simply wanted to get the best phone that is available out there. I reckon that Xperia Z is better than HTC One for my needs. Even though though the one has better processor and better speakers, I love the simple yet stunning design of the Xperia Z. The fact that it is waterproof and much more durable than other phones in this class only makes it stand out even more. First thing I noticed when I switched the device on was a beautiful screen. It really is something you would not have seen anywhere else. I have to mention here that I don't like the skin that Sony implemented on the device. A grey notification and navigation bar just make it look as if the blacks on the device where that poor. The black however are beautiful. I have previously owned 2 devices with an Amoled screen and even though there is a difference it is not very big and Sony did a great job in this area. This screen makes up for the blacks when you use it in direct sunlight as the screen brightness allows for the display to be easily read. When you go to your gallery or video and see how Bravia Engine 2 performs you wish you could have it switched on at all times.
The internet speeds are very good and the browser performs well.
Call quality is good, but the speaker could be not loud enough in busy places. This is probably due to an...  

I have owned the Xperia Z for the past few days. Before I purchased the device I spent 2 weeks reading every single review and watching every single video that appeared online. I simply wanted to get the best phone that is available out there. I reckon that Xperia Z is better than HTC One for my needs. Even though though the one has better processor and better speakers, I love the simple yet stunning design of the Xperia Z. The fact that it is waterproof and much more durable than other phones in this class only makes it stand out even more. First thing I noticed when I switched the device on was a beautiful screen. It really is something you would not have seen anywhere else. I have to mention here that I don't like the skin that Sony implemented on the device. A grey notification and navigation bar just make it look as if the blacks on the device where that poor. The black however are beautiful. I have previously owned 2 devices with an Amoled screen and even though there is a difference it is not very big and Sony did a great job in this area. This screen makes up for the blacks when you use it in direct sunlight as the screen brightness allows for the display to be easily read. When you go to your gallery or video and see how Bravia Engine 2 performs you wish you could have it switched on at all times.
The internet speeds are very good and the browser performs well.
Call quality is good, but the speaker could be not loud enough in busy places. This is probably due to an extra membrane on it that makes it waterproof.
The sound quality that you get from the device when you listen to music on your headphones is exceptional. In the audio settings there is something called ClearAudio+, which makes every song that you listen to a different experience. The video player on the other hand could support more formats, as I have already found myself being unable to play a few files.
The camera on the device takes amazing shots and the HDR funtion allows for good shots in low light. The UI is nice once you get used to it. I really like the widgets that Sony provided. I think that the launcher is as close to stock as it can get. Although I have previously used Nova Launcher Prime on all of my other devices I have found to really enjoy the stock launcher on Sony and am gonna stick with it for the time being. I have been testing XZ's battery life for the past few days and I am satisfied with it. I keep the Stamina mode on most of the time. Last night I charged the phone to full and left it on overnight with all connections switched off. I have found that it still had 99% battery remaining in the morning. During the day the screen is the major culprit. I am always connected to either wifi or mobile networks and have found that I get just above 3hrs 30 min of screen on time. For me it's sufficient and I am sure it would be a lot longer if I decreased brightness. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P32rdsmgNqU

Build quality 10/10

Reception 10/10

Call quality 8/10

Internet 10/10

Multimedia 7/10

Camera 10/10

UI speed 10/10

Everyday usage 9/10

Text input 10/10

Display 9/10

Battery 8/10

Pros

• Screen
• Camera
• Sound quality on headphones
• UI Speed
• Gaming performance
• Micro sd support

Cons

• maybe battery could be bigger
• speaker could be louder
• otherwise NONE

shem2409 alternatives:

HTC One