One of the best reviews i have seen and very upright! Most American reviewers don't have a good knowledge about Sony's phones but this guy is an exception.
+Funk5Punk Thanks! I have used quite a few of Sony's flagships. As I'm in Canada, mainly units with fingerprint scanners, so this US unit came as a bit of a shock!
Reviewer did not realise the volume rockers are well placed for zoom buttons next to the camera button, and that the XZS with 820 has been shown to be faster than the 821 offerings from other companies.
Still there is reason why it has thicker bezels. 1. It helps to chill down the phone. 2. It also helps to move the camera from the processor. 3. Its practical. And the volymbutton is mostly where it is because to be easier to use when the camera is used.
Well nothing can stop this man from producing great videos 😀😀 Very good visuals and i so much love it 😘 P.s. your hands are on fleek HAHA must be very smooth 😁😁😁
I have the XZ and I like it however it's not perfect, actually far from perfect. A bunch of work needs to be done in order to make it compete with the latest flagships, excited about the XZ Premium though - nice job on the video, keep it up!
Actually, Sony has the least number bloatware apps comparing other companies like Samsung or LG have.. I actually use the AVG protection and it is a great app, it automaticlly scans everything you install both from the market or 3rd party apps, for example. Not everything they add is neccessarily useless...
Got this phone for 2 weeks and sold it. Reasons : - Battery life not enough for a day usage - Camera recording overheating problem is frustrating (kills battery life too) - Low front speakers sound With all that fixed. This phone will definitely be a BEAST.
Liang Goh You should try the xz premium when it comes to the market, it has a new cooling system using a graphite plate, and for the reviews that ive seen, all of them said that with heavy use, the phone keeps cold
Still don't have the chance to try XZ premium. Would definitely check it out when it's available here in Malaysia! But i really wonder will it's 33xx mah battery enough for its display.
I bought this phone, and while I do notice a few stutters here and there, it's nothing to be very worried or alarmed about. However, when I was using the AR in the camera, it shut down due to overheating. The speakers are a bit on the weak side. When I lower them to 50%, I can barely hear them anymore. The battery though is a little underwhelming. I have found that I need to recharge around 2 or 3 times a day, and I barely use it for any length of time. It just drains too fast, unfortunately. Good thing it also recharges quickly. Also, the camera seems to always fail to initialize, making me have to 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.
the fingerprint issue is a contract Sony made with verizon. it has nothing to do with sony not wanting to include it. once the contract expires well see fingerprint on their US versions. otherwise just buy the internation version its an easy fix.
Bro don't wear that hat you look funny like caricature and your head look bigger Video is good like always and don't get me wrong for all this what i say no offence or anything like that
Long story short, if you're upgrading from anything that's non-XZ, by all means. If you're upgrading from the XZ, get the XZ Premium, otherwise, stick with the XZ. It's not worth another couple hundred dollars just for the slow motion camera.
The comment about the volume rocker position is very silly in my opinion. Have you ever really used a Sony with the rocker in tha position in ral life, for example during a phone call? That position is perfect if you need to tune the volume without changing the grip on your phone
The design has outworn it's welcome long ago. Still waiting for something innovated in terms of design. Sony/Ericsson knocked it out of the part with the ARC. Be bold again Sony. I'm struggling to find any justification upgrading from my Z3.
hello im just going to save sony xzs here the bezels doesnt matter for real if you will only got to try it..and the button it really fits me (left handed person) haha so nce..
The design is a little bit too bulky for my taste but it seems a great phone. Anyway, with all these brands of phones on the market and technology that runs so fast over the next model and features why these phones are still so expensive???
If this phone is not perfect then the other phone are far from perfect because this phone get the best award at MWC 2017. Get the best because the competition is low? So why don't your favourite manufacturer send 1 to compete even sony brave enough get into competition with uncomplete version of product. Many of the reviewers gave false statement and I think this what affect Sony's sale, does anyone ever think if they are truly reviewers or just fake reviewers paid by Sony's competitors to put Sony down? Sony is the best product I've known so far, other product doesn't seem have any specialty but the outside something like bezelles, LED bright screen(which has so many issues) it doesn't bring any good. Comparing iPhone's camera with Sony's camera but they don't know that iPhone is using Sony's sensor for camera, that one of the examples. Stupid.
I wonder why people hate that sound button placement. For me its rrally a good place maybe becouse im left handed hand? But still most Japanese use phone on they left right or its only me? Pls help couse my curiosity just too hight that fromthe firts.i see people hate its button placements until now make me thing that im all this times wrong using phone couse im holding phonw base on button back then but now just left handed at lower to button even though I no longer use this phone?
Sony is in the red with Xperia but still make it for demo purposes leading their consumers by the nose in order to find market to sell the camera module. Up to now Iphone comes with Sony modules and Sony gets $20 after each sold Iphone. Sony ceased to be an electronic company in 2015. Here read more and please pay attention to many of the links it gives: www.theverge.com/2015/2/18/8063269/sony-electronics-future-selling-off-pc-smartphone-tv
With the Sony Xperia XZ still on sale....for much less, the XZs makes very little sense. Sony could have done more to really make the XZs a worthy purchase.
Jarl Ballin' Probably Water resistance, Superior camera, 960fps, stereo speakers, Ps4 connectivity, superior display and audio, 2 years promised updates, UI with least bugs and crashes..!!?
Jarl Ballin' how is the song Xperia xzs an average phone? No other phone right now have camera abilities like the xzs. Name me a phone that can do 960 fps slo mo. Name me a phone that has dual front facing stereo speakers that really feels like surround sound and I'm being really honest. Name me a phone that supports high resolution audio and can even up scale your average audio sample to high resolution audio. Does your one plus have water and dust resistant? There's so many features to justify the price of the Sony Xperia xzs and its an incredible phone and has a lot more to offer then your peasant one plus phone
1. Plenty of phones have stereo speakers (HTC 10, iPhone 7 etc.) 2. High resolution audio is a scam. If you actually knew the engineering behind audio compression and playback, you'd know. 3. Plenty of phones have water and dust resistance (S8, G6, iPhone7) 4. "Promised" Updates LOL 5. Who gives a fuck about PS4 connectivity 6. NOT Superior display - 1080p and older LCD NOT OLED 960FPS slow motion is good tho. Personally wouldn't pay top dollar for it, but what do I care, it's your money to waste...
Jarl Ballin' High res audio is scam. lmao. Xperia z5 running nougat, amoled isn't superior. it is less sharp (pentile arrangement) display prone to burn-in and oneplus doesn't do jackshit in software side for noise-less image processing like x-reality or supervivid mode. Iphone or htc have stereo speakers, but it don't cost same as oneplus. s8 and ip7plus have water resistance but it doesn't cost same as oneplus. You have included almost all the oems to speak negative about sony, while i just compared price and features of oneplus and sony alone. Next time, stick to the point.
My point was there are far better phones. High end phones such as S8, G6, iPhone 7 absolutely crush this and mid range phones such as One Plus 3T absolutely crush this in price and match the performance. So as I said, no point in buying this. Next time, take off your fanboy cap and consider the facts...
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One of the best reviews i have seen and very upright! Most American reviewers don't have a good knowledge about Sony's phones but this guy is an exception.
+Funk5Punk Thanks! I have used quite a few of Sony's flagships. As I'm in Canada, mainly units with fingerprint scanners, so this US unit came as a bit of a shock!
Ah you are from Canada. That's Nice! I use the logo of the Canadian band Rush on my avatar as you see :P
Greetings from Greece!
Haha, awesome!
Reviewer did not realise the volume rockers are well placed for zoom buttons next to the camera button, and that the XZS with 820 has been shown to be faster than the 821 offerings from other companies.
Hock Sing Ng You're right, I agree 👍
plus sony's amazing optimization...;)
They miss it cuz they are isheep
Still there is reason why it has thicker bezels. 1. It helps to chill down the phone. 2. It also helps to move the camera from the processor. 3. Its practical. And the volymbutton is mostly where it is because to be easier to use when the camera is used.
Well nothing can stop this man from producing great videos 😀😀 Very good visuals and i so much love it 😘 P.s. your hands are on fleek HAHA must be very smooth 😁😁😁
I have the XZ and I like it however it's not perfect, actually far from perfect. A bunch of work needs to be done in order to make it compete with the latest flagships, excited about the XZ Premium though - nice job on the video, keep it up!
Thanks!!
Actually, Sony has the least number bloatware apps comparing other companies like Samsung or LG have.. I actually use the AVG protection and it is a great app, it automaticlly scans everything you install both from the market or 3rd party apps, for example. Not everything they add is neccessarily useless...
+Vitali Riskin I just don't like when I have to go through and delete pre-loaded apps like the ones included that aren't Sony ones.
m I only person to like the placement of volume button because its easy to toggle when you are having a call.
Ashish Gurung You're right, I agree 👍
these reviewers give reviews based on their preferences.
they don't even put effort on what each feature could help in daily task.
Frank and candid review... U r great... I've already subscribed..
I mostly love the speed, this phone is so snappy
Great video! I love your editing style and voice.
P.S. You look good in a hat. F the haters. Keep up the great work!
+snowontheweb Haha, thank you! My hair is just super long at the moment and hats are the perfect solution.
Got this phone for 2 weeks and sold it.
Reasons :
- Battery life not enough for a day usage
- Camera recording overheating problem is frustrating (kills battery life too)
- Low front speakers sound
With all that fixed. This phone will definitely be a BEAST.
Liang Goh You should try the xz premium when it comes to the market, it has a new cooling system using a graphite plate, and for the reviews that ive seen, all of them said that with heavy use, the phone keeps cold
Still don't have the chance to try XZ premium. Would definitely check it out when it's available here in Malaysia! But i really wonder will it's 33xx mah battery enough for its display.
Liang Goh yeah! btw for the reviews ive seen, it manages to almost 5 hours on screen time with heavy usage, but let's see
Liang Goh You do know that when you buy a new phone, you have to charge the battery Completely, and then you can start using it 📱
Yes but still it doesn't solve that problem. =(
Your thumbnails are gorgeous!
Hey Canoopsy awesome video great cinematography
Quick question
Does Sony send you this review unit or
The unlocking company you work with ?
+Freak Show I don't work with an unlocking company. Got this from an online store as Sony Canada didn't have a unit.
This video was straight out of The Verge (minus the obviously biased reviews)
I bought this phone, and while I do notice a few stutters here and there, it's nothing to be very worried or alarmed about. However, when I was using the AR in the camera, it shut down due to overheating. The speakers are a bit on the weak side. When I lower them to 50%, I can barely hear them anymore. The battery though is a little underwhelming. I have found that I need to recharge around 2 or 3 times a day, and I barely use it for any length of time. It just drains too fast, unfortunately. Good thing it also recharges quickly. Also, the camera seems to always fail to initialize, making me have to 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.
Bezels. Great review, man! P.S. wtf about the fingerprint scanner... Regional policy should disappear.
Thanks - And totally agree.
dat low light shot was 👌
My xperia ZR also has that diagonal thing, but it only shows up when I'm charging in the dark. I'll take a picture of it soon.
Great review
+Spartacus' African Cousin 👍👍👍
Thoughts on the Xperia XZs?
Canoopsy it would be great if they activated the fingerprint scanner because it's on an amazing location
😥
Tyler A totally AGREE
the fingerprint issue is a contract Sony made with verizon. it has nothing to do with sony not wanting to include it.
once the contract expires well see fingerprint on their US versions.
otherwise just buy the internation version its an easy fix.
Yeah it really is!
Bro don't wear that hat you look funny like caricature and your head look bigger
Video is good like always and don't get me wrong for all this what i say no offence or anything like that
observers eye Lol
Yes the XZP was worth the wait. To bad Bestbuy ran out of cases for it.
The bottom chin is there to accommodate the hand when you use the camera key... Kindly devote an entire section of the review to it
Who's the new guy?
Long story short, if you're upgrading from anything that's non-XZ, by all means. If you're upgrading from the XZ, get the XZ Premium, otherwise, stick with the XZ. It's not worth another couple hundred dollars just for the slow motion camera.
watching this on my xa1 i just bought a few months ago. was cheap af! but i miss the waterproofness :(
flawless!
Video is realy realy good .
Thanks!
Fingerprint scanner isnt too important to me, since ive never had one on my own phone, but if im paying that much money then its a turn off for me
The comment about the volume rocker position is very silly in my opinion. Have you ever really used a Sony with the rocker in tha position in ral life, for example during a phone call? That position is perfect if you need to tune the volume without changing the grip on your phone
The design has outworn it's welcome long ago. Still waiting for something innovated in terms of design. Sony/Ericsson knocked it out of the part with the ARC. Be bold again Sony. I'm struggling to find any justification upgrading from my Z3.
can you compare the camera of xzs to the other flagship
Ultra stamina mode on my XZs is gone after I updated the system.
hello im just going to save sony xzs here the bezels doesnt matter for real if you will only got to try it..and the button it really fits me (left handed person) haha so nce..
can it XZ premium record slow motion videos as 240fps
The design is a little bit too bulky for my taste but it seems a great phone. Anyway, with all these brands of phones on the market and technology that runs so fast over the next model and features why these phones are still so expensive???
+Daniel_81 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
:-) ...you are such a cutie! hihihi
If this phone is not perfect then the other phone are far from perfect because this phone get the best award at MWC 2017. Get the best because the competition is low? So why don't your favourite manufacturer send 1 to compete even sony brave enough get into competition with uncomplete version of product. Many of the reviewers gave false statement and I think this what affect Sony's sale, does anyone ever think if they are truly reviewers or just fake reviewers paid by Sony's competitors to put Sony down? Sony is the best product I've known so far, other product doesn't seem have any specialty but the outside something like bezelles, LED bright screen(which has so many issues) it doesn't bring any good. Comparing iPhone's camera with Sony's camera but they don't know that iPhone is using Sony's sensor for camera, that one of the examples. Stupid.
Robert Glasper wooohoo!
THE BEST
I wonder why people hate that sound button placement. For me its rrally a good place maybe becouse im left handed hand? But still most Japanese use phone on they left right or its only me? Pls help couse my curiosity just too hight that fromthe firts.i see people hate its button placements until now make me thing that im all this times wrong using phone couse im holding phonw base on button back then but now just left handed at lower to button even though I no longer use this phone?
Not Sony's fault that they can't have a fingerprint sensor on their phone, it's apples. They have a patent on it so Sony can't physically do it
XZP 💪
Who else thinks this look like a lumia 735?? Look it up,. they are identical.
Say what you want about Sony, but they support their products long after other companies abandon theirs.
I wonder if the video overheating thing has been fixed... I hear the sound is also bad? Can anyone confirm?
the earliest i've been to a canoopsy video :)
Canoopsy always where your glasses
can someone plz tell me why the fuck does think a premium phone without a fingerprint sensor is fine in 2017?
support portrait mode?
xz or xzs ?
is the micro SD card tray separated from sim tray
+spider 14699 Nope
Can it do "normal" slow-mo too?
+Mambutu O'Malley Yes, 120fps
Thanks for the answer! :-)
I guess you can chose wich part of the video is in slow motion after recording? (Just like with other phones)
How much blush are wearing?
I just got is phoe
Isn't the xzs rocking 835?
Jayson Agustin dhtjsfgjc,
Speaker was not loud
Sony is in the red with Xperia but still make it for demo purposes leading their consumers by the nose in order to find market to sell the camera module. Up to now Iphone comes with Sony modules and Sony gets $20 after each sold Iphone. Sony ceased to be an electronic company in 2015. Here read more and please pay attention to many of the links it gives: www.theverge.com/2015/2/18/8063269/sony-electronics-future-selling-off-pc-smartphone-tv
It's not an 820, it's an 821.
820 bro
I stand corrected.
So this phone can stand upright like the XZ premium?
Typing by xzs..
Sony xPeria XZs Plus Edge Performace
Nah, I'm waiting for the Sony Xperia XZs Plus Edge Performance Premium.
Hahaha ❤️
Lit
Isaac please
With the Sony Xperia XZ still on sale....for much less, the XZs makes very little sense. Sony could have done more to really make the XZs a worthy purchase.
Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking too...
nois
Second
Average phone with a premium price tag. Why would anyone buy this when the OnePlus 3T exists...
Jarl Ballin' Probably
Water resistance,
Superior camera,
960fps,
stereo speakers,
Ps4 connectivity,
superior display and audio,
2 years promised updates,
UI with least bugs and crashes..!!?
Jarl Ballin' how is the song Xperia xzs an average phone? No other phone right now have camera abilities like the xzs. Name me a phone that can do 960 fps slo mo. Name me a phone that has dual front facing stereo speakers that really feels like surround sound and I'm being really honest. Name me a phone that supports high resolution audio and can even up scale your average audio sample to high resolution audio. Does your one plus have water and dust resistant? There's so many features to justify the price of the Sony Xperia xzs and its an incredible phone and has a lot more to offer then your peasant one plus phone
1. Plenty of phones have stereo speakers (HTC 10, iPhone 7 etc.)
2. High resolution audio is a scam. If you actually knew the engineering behind audio compression and playback, you'd know.
3. Plenty of phones have water and dust resistance (S8, G6, iPhone7)
4. "Promised" Updates LOL
5. Who gives a fuck about PS4 connectivity
6. NOT Superior display - 1080p and older LCD NOT OLED
960FPS slow motion is good tho. Personally wouldn't pay top dollar for it, but what do I care, it's your money to waste...
Jarl Ballin' High res audio is scam. lmao. Xperia z5 running nougat, amoled isn't superior. it is less sharp (pentile arrangement) display prone to burn-in and oneplus doesn't do jackshit in software side for noise-less image processing like x-reality or supervivid mode. Iphone or htc have stereo speakers, but it don't cost same as oneplus. s8 and ip7plus have water resistance but it doesn't cost same as oneplus.
You have included almost all the oems to speak negative about sony, while i just compared price and features of oneplus and sony alone. Next time, stick to the point.
My point was there are far better phones. High end phones such as S8, G6, iPhone 7 absolutely crush this and mid range phones such as One Plus 3T absolutely crush this in price and match the performance. So as I said, no point in buying this.
Next time, take off your fanboy cap and consider the facts...
Bad review