Sony Xperia XZ specs

Design
Dimensions	5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight	5.68 oz (161.0 g)
Materials	Back: Aluminum
Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display
Size	5.2-inch
Resolution	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	71.00 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	5 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU	Adreno 530
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 21.5 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
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Battery
Capacity	2900 mAh
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 14, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR	Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.35 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Sep 01, 2016

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 50 GB
Dual SIM	Yes

When the XZ came out it was certainly not as impressive as competing devices based on specs.... And if you take asking price into consideration, it quickly became ludicrous...

HOWEVER, after some month and the newer "s" version, the asking price for the european version (Dual Sim, 64GB, Fingerprint Enabled) can be found at less than $500 on Amazon. This price is very interesting because you are actually getting your money worth.

I am coming from an Xperia Z3 Compact and this is my first "Big" phone and it feels unwieldy, however the curved sides and flat bottom makes it comfortable to hold in one hand. I do miss the eyelet hole for wrist strap found in older Xperias, but the Ringke Fusion case solved that issue.

What I can't comment is the experience on this with an older Android version, because I immediately upgraded to the latest one. Which allegedly has worse battery life, but I really couldn't tell...

On my second day of use (after everything settled down) I got around 4 hours of SOT with a huge drain of "Phone Idle" service... However I expect this to either solve itself or fix with a firmware version. Either way, I managed to get a full day of use, from 6:30AM to 11:30PM without plugging it.

I took a point from build quality because the SIM/microSD tray is very flimsy.
The UI speed is ok, but sometimes is not as fluid as I expected.

The camera is AWESOME, a tad noisy in dark environments, however, if you know a little bit of photography, leaning it against something and using manual mode with a slow shutter create incredible pics.

I will update later on and elaborate more on each topic of this review.

So far, I like it a lot (I don't love it, but it is a great overall device)