It's a really attractive phone with a 13MP front and 19MP rear high end cameras. Inside the Fortress electronics and telecom store at the Hong Kong International Airport, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium was seen showing off its 5.5 inch HDR display supporting 4K video. There's also no DisplayPort video support on the Xperia XZ similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 which also no longer supports MHL.Īn advantage Sony phones have over other Android phones is to fully embrace Android through Sony's partnership with Google's software and cloud dominance. It's assumed the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is also able to enjoy the full benefits of its Android 8.0 Oreo platform. Sony has also ditched the MHL video interface on the Sony Xperia XZ Premium but still used by other Xperia phones like the Z3+, Z4, and Z5. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium unlike the Axon 7 comes without a 3.5mm audio jack to join phones like the Le Max 2, Le 2 Pro, Le 2, and Moto Z Droid. While the Axon 7 uses an older Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 processor, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium gets a newer and faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. The phone doesn't support USB Power Delivery charging just like the ZTE Axon 7, also a USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 phone that also uses Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. Branded as their premium flagship, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium phone supports USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s speeds) and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology for fast charging over a USB Type-C connector. ![]() Sony remains a stronghold in Japan despite Apple/Samsung's dominance which has just released the Sony Xperia XZ Premium. Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (2.35GHz+1.9GHz) or octa-core Samsung Exynos 8895 (2.35GHz+1.7GHz)Ģ.Sony's USB Type-C Xperia XZ Premium Phone Boasts the Latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 You can only take a short burst of super-slow-motion, and it's usually trial-and-error in getting the timing right.ġ3-megapixel (standard), 13-megapixel (wide)ġ2-megapixel (telephoto), 12-megapixel (wide) You capture slow motion video by pressing record to start recording at normal speed, then pressing again when you want to capture a quick burst (roughly about a second in real time) of slow motion. I've had a lot of fun playing with the function, but that too needs some work. Even mundane things like a common London pigeon taking flight look fascinating when you watch them back at a super-slow pace. While the iPhone 7 shoots at 240 frames per second, the XZ Premium tops that with 960 fps. ![]() Sony's phone turns it from a feature common to all phones into something really special. Life is fun in slow motionĪ new addition - and the phone's best, most unique trick - is the slow-motion video function. There's NFC and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for Android Pay contactless payments too (frustratingly, this is turned off for the US), and it comes with a decent 64GB of storage as standard. The Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor is extremely powerful, handling demanding mobile gaming and photo editing without hesitation. The 4K display (3,840x2,160-pixel) is pin-sharp, extremely bright and has colours vivid enough to melt out your corneas. Tired design aside, this phone does have plenty to shout about.
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