Update: A new flagship phone which could be the Sony Xperia Z6, but is more likely to be branded as the Sony Xperia X2 or similar, has started leaking in photos and benchmarks.
Sony turned it all around with the Xperia Z5, making up for the lacklustre Sony Xperia Z3+ with a far more stable phone. It also benefited from one of the best fingerprint scanners we’ve seen on a handset and a camera upgrade that made for much clearer photos.
Yet we can’t help but feel that Sony could have done even more. There are still missing features and undercooked specs and there’s only so many times the company can wheel out essentially the same design, even if it has been increasingly polished.
It’s a tough market right now too. If Sony wants to sway people away from the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10 – and the upcoming iPhone 7 – it needs to make the very best phone it can.
But making the best phone it can might mean ditching the Z line altogether, as Sony currently seems a lot more focused on the Xperia X range and it’s unclear whether we’ll get a Sony Xperia Z6 at all.
The latest leaks suggest a mystery new phone is in the works, but whether this is the Xperia Z6, the Xperia X2, or something else altogether remains unclear.
Check out our Sony Xperia XA review and our hands on Sony Xperia X review
Cut to the chase
- What is it? Sony’s next Z-branded flagship
- When is it out? Possibly IFA 2016 in September, if it launches at all
- What will it cost? It’ll be expensive, it’s a flagship after all
Sony Xperia Z6 or Xperia X2?
The Xperia Z6 is a confusing situation. Sony took to the stage at Mobile World Congress 2016 to announce three new phones; the Xperia X, Xperia XA and Xperia X Performance, followed shortly after by the Xperia XA Ultra. The eagle-eyed among you will note none of these bears the Z6 moniker.
The phones feature premium specs, with the Xperia X boasting a fingerprint scanner and a 23MP rear facing camera much like the Xperia Z5 – but the assumption is they will slide in below the flagship Z line. Or so we thought.
Sony didn’t confirm whether these are its new flagship devices – thus killing off the Xperia Z6 and the Z line – and since the launch it’s not exactly made the situation any clearer.
Over the course of MWC the question was put to a variety of spokespeople from the company and the message was somewhat confusing.
Jun Makino Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sony Mobile told uSwitch “I can’t comment on the future, but we will not be releasing a Z6.” He said that Sony is “turning to the next stage, with the Xperia X series”.
But soon after, Sony denied this was the case. In a statement to techradar, a Sony spokesperson said “Although we can never confirm about the future possibilities of our product line-up, we can share with you that we have no plan to launch Xperia Z6 at this stage.”
Emphasis on the “at this stage” part, suggesting that Sony does plan to announce the Xperia Z6 in the future. That was then followed by a statement to AndroidPIT from Sony Mobile US which said, “The Z series is not going away. We want to make it clear.”
But more recently a leaked slide seemingly shows that Sony plans to focus exclusively on the ‘X’ brand until at least 2018. It may not be genuine of course, but it’s looking like we may not see the Xperia Z6 for quite some time. For now the Xperia X2, or whatever Sony’s next high-end phone ends up being called, could be the closest we’ll get to it.
Here’s our look at the Xperia X and what it means for the Xperia Z6.
Sony Xperia Z6 release date
Sony announced the Xperia X range at MWC 2016 in February, and the handsets started going on sale this summer.
Usually we see an Xperia launch at both MWC and IFA in September, so it may be that Sony has chosen to give the Xperia Z6 a miss in Barcelona and just go for an IFA 2016 launch this year.
That’s looking distinctly possible, as Sony has announced an IFA press conference on September 1, while a new phone has recently popped up in a series of leaks, suggesting it could be on the way soon. But while the handset just about has flagship specs the model number suggests it could be another entry in the Xperia X range – perhaps the Sony Xperia X2.
In fact a couple of model numbers have emerged, suggesting we might be seeing a whole new range of phones. That could mean an Xperia Z6 and Xperia Z6 Compact, but at the moment it looks more likely that it’s new X entries.
A source speaking to cnBeta has previously said that we’d see two Sony flagships this year- one in June and one in October. But even if that’s true it’s not clear whether the new phone will carry Z branding.
TechRadar’s take: A new flagship phone will likely arrive at IFA, but it will probably be called the Xperia X2 or similar. The Z6, if it ever arrives, is unlikely to land this year.
Sony Xperia Z6 design
- A brushed metal back
Early rumblings about the Sony Xperia Z6 suggested it would have a completely new design, with metal playing a big role. The Sony Xperia Z5 and most other Sony flagships have a metal frame with a glass back, so perhaps Sony will be ditching the glass and going all-metal. However, it’s possible that this rumor was referring to the Xperia X, which itself is metal-clad.
More recently rumors have referred to a high-end phone with the model number F833X, which suggests it’s a member of the X range, but it could be the closest thing we’re going to get to an Xperia Z6.
These rumors include a number of leaked photos, showing a phone with curved edges but a flat top and bottom, with a back that’s seemingly brushed metal. That flat top and bottom would be a change for Sony, which has rounded them in its recent phones.
They could well be accurate and they reveal other details like the apparent presence of a USB Type-C port for charging, though the 3.5mm headphone port is thankfully still intact.
What’s less clear is if the Xperia X2 will be dust and water resistant. Sony dropped the feature from the likes of the Xperia X and Xperia XA, but it’s managed to keep waterproofing intact for the Xperia X Performance.
TechRadar’s take: The leaked shots look convincing, but the handset on show is likely to be an X rather than a Z.
Sony Xperia Z6 screen
- 5.1-inch 1080p screen
- 3D Touch
Early Sony Xperia Z6 rumors claimed it would have a 5.2-inch screen, just like the Xperia Z5. That marks it out as separate to the Xperia X phones, as they are all 5.0 inches other than the 6.0-inch Xperia XA Ultra.
However, more recently a benchmark showing off what’s likely to be Sony’s next high-end phone (whether Z6 or X2) has listed a marginally smaller 5.1-inch 1080 x 1920 display. That 5.1-inch size has since been echoed by another leaker, so it’s our best guess at the size.
A 1080p resolution would be lower than most flagships, which are starting to embrace QHD displays, but it would be in line with the likes of the Sony Xperia X Performance. Whatever the case, the display on the Xperia Z6 / Xperia X2 apparently won’t be 4K, despite Sony introducing that resolution on the Xperia Z5 Premium.
Whatever the resolution, it may benefit from 3D Touch-like technology if rumors are to be believed.
TechRadar’s take: Sony seems quite happy to stick with 1080p screens, while a 5.1 or 5.2-inch size seems believable – pushing it above the original X handsets but not into phablet territory.
Sony Xperia Z6 camera and battery
- High megapixel counts on both front and rear cameras
- 4K video support from both
A leaked benchmark for a mystery high-end Sony phone reveals a 21MP rear camera and a 12MP front-facing one, while someone who claims to have got hold of a prototype reckons it has a 23MP rear camera and a 12MP front-facing one.
23MP seems more likely, given that both the Xperia X Performance and Sony Xperia Z5 have such a sensor, while that 12MP front-facing snapper could actually be 13MP, in line with the Sony Xperia X Performance.
We’ve also heard that both snappers will be capable of shooting in 4K, rather than just the rear one, while it’s clear from leaked shots that the main camera has a dual-LED flash.
We haven’t heard any battery rumors yet, but Sony tends to use relatively small yet efficient juice packs, so we’d guess it will be 3,000mAh at most.
TechRadar’s take: A 23MP rear camera and 13MP front-facing one just like the Xperia X Performance would be our best guess, as Sony tends to stick to similar camera tech for a while. But some tweaks are likely and 4K footage from the front snapper would help it stand out.
Sony Xperia Z6 OS and power
- Snapdragon 820 processor
- 3GB of RAM
The earliest Xperia Z6 rumors include reference to the Snapdragon 820 chip, which is the minimum we’d expect to see given that it’s the main flagship processor of 2016.
More recently we’ve seen a benchmark listing a Snapdragon 820 chip, coupled with 3GB of RAM and an Adreno 530 GPU. Another leak also mentions 3GB of RAM, so that’s looking likely, which is unfortunate as it’s a step down from the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and HTC 10, both of which have 4GB of RAM.
Still, it’s in line with the Xperia X Performance and Sony rarely puts the most cutting edge tech in its phones.
The benchmark also reveals that the phone will run Android Marshmallow rather than Android Nougat. If it launches in early September that’s quite possible, but if we’re waiting longer Nougat is likely.
TechRadar’s take: Sony seems to have slightly dropped out of the specs race, so a Snapdragon 820 chip and 3GB of RAM seem believable, though if so the Xperia Z6 / Xperia X2 may struggle to stand out.
Sony Xperia Z6 other features
- USB-C
- Stereo speakers
The Sony Xperia Z6 or Xperia X2 is likely to once again have a fingerprint scanner and leaked images also suggest it will have front-facing stereo speakers, while the NFC sensor seems to be present, but at the front rather than the back.
A USB Type-C port has been spotted too, which would be a first for a Sony phone and would allow for reversible USB cables.
TechRadar’s take: Sony tends to put a big focus on sound and has used stereo speakers before, so their presence here is likely, while USB-C would make sense too as most brands will start using it sooner or later.
Sony Xperia Z6 rivals
The Sony Xperia Z6 will be up against the biggest flagships of the year, like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and HTC 10. Both of these phones have QHD screens, while the Xperia Z6 will likely just be 1080p. It could also have less RAM, leaving it with a tough fight on its hands.
It will also have to face up to the iPhone 7. That hasn’t been launched yet but is rumored to include a large camera and plenty of power, but no 3.5mm headphone port.
Sony Xperia Z6 cost
There aren’t any price rumors yet, but we’d expect the cost will be in line with past Sony flagships like the Xperia Z5 and Xperia X Performance, so it’s likely to come in at roughly US$700/£525/AU$1000.
1. A new design
Sony has been using essentially the same design on all of its flagships and most of its other phones for years. They have a very rectangular look and in the case of the flagships a metal frame with a glass back.
It looks pretty nice, and back when Samsung was still churning out plastic flagships it could even be considered one of the better designs. However, it’s never been mentioned in the same breath as recent Apple or HTC designs and with each year it gets a little staler.
So we’d really like to see a completely new look for the Sony Xperia Z6. We’ve now seen the company change things up a bit for the Xperia X range, but hopefully we’ll get even bigger changes for the Xperia Z6.
2. An improved UI
There was a time when Sony’s interface was quite good compared to the competition, but while stock Android and rival UI’s have evolved Sony’s has stayed much the same.
It has a slightly dated look, a cramped keyboard and often comes bloated with apps. It’s in real need of an improvement and hopefully will get one soon. The closer to stock Android it gets the better as far as we’re concerned with Sony – unless it can come up with something really revolutionary.
3. A better screen
The Sony Xperia Z5 doesn’t have a bad screen at all, but at 1080p it’s been dwarfed in resolution by rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G4, not to mention newer phones like the HTC 10.
Pushing the resolution on the Xperia Z6 up to QHD could be the answer, but only if it makes a real difference and doesn’t harm the battery life too much – and surely Sony can manage it, given it’s stuffed 4K into a smartphone?
Failing that perhaps Sony could improve the screen in other ways – making it stronger like the Moto X Force or more vibrant like Samsung’s Super AMOLED displays for example. Anything to give it an edge.
4. Three-day battery life
Sony’s flagship phones tend to have good battery life, often boasting up to two days of life. But that doesn’t pan out if you’re using the phone heavily.
At a minimum we’d love to see two-day battery life when you’re actually taking advantage of all the features a smartphone has to offer, but better yet we’d love to see three days of life. With most 2015 flagships struggling to last a single day Sony could have a huge advantage if the Z6 can stretch to three.
5. Plenty of power
The Sony Xperia Z5 uses a Snapdragon 810 chip, which, overheating issues aside, is a powerful processor. But the Xperia Z3+ used the same chip and had the same amount of RAM, so the Xperia Z6 is in need of a substantial upgrade.
Fortunately, an upgrade is just what we’re likely to get. The smart money is on the Z6 packing at minimum a Snapdragon 820 chip, which is significantly more powerful than the 810. As it won’t be landing before late 2016 it may even use a Snapdragon 823. Hopefully it will also get a RAM boost to tip it over the 4GB mark.
6. Wireless charging and USB Type-C
Sony packed a lot of features into the Xperia Z5, but it lacked both wireless charging and USB Type-C support, which are two things we’d really like to see in the Sony Xperia Z6.
If we don’t see them then the company risks getting left behind by rivals – although metal bodies make wireless charging a real hassle.
7. Better speakers
Sony clearly wants its Xperia range to be media marvels, given the Hi-Res audio support and front-facing speakers. But those speakers aren’t quite up to scratch, especially compared to the BoomSound ones on the HTC One M9.
So there’s work to do here. While smartphone speakers will never come close to even a decent set of portable ones it would be great if the Sony Xperia Z6 has good enough ones to use in a pinch.
8. 3D Touch
One of the early Sony Xperia Z6 rumors is that it will have pressure sensitive screen tech along the lines of the 3D Touch feature found on the iPhone 6S.
It’s not completely unbelievable given Apple and Huawei already do it and it could be the next big thing. It could also be a good direction for Sony to go in helping the Z6’s screen stand out if it doesn’t want to up the resolution, so it’s something we’d like to see.
9. Better waterproofing
Water and dust resistance is one of the main selling points of Sony’s flagships. But despite Sony often taking its phones into pools and lakes when marketing them, the Xperia Z5 should apparently not be completely submerged or exposed to sea water, salt water, chlorinated water or liquids such as drinks.
So in other words while you can use it in the rain most other water-based activities risk voiding your warranty. That’s a shame and we’d love to see a fully waterproof Xperia Z6. One which can be submerged indefinitely and even taken into the sea would be great.
10. A big new feature
More and better, that’s the minimum that we expect from any new flagship. But for the Sony Xperia Z6 to really impress and really compete with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and HTC 10 it could do with a killer new feature.
One that we’ve perhaps not seen before or at least not seen much of. It could be 3D Touch, as mentioned above. Or perhaps an iris scanner that’s faster than a fingerprint.
Maybe Sony will go mad and give us a foldable phone with a holographic screen. Probably not that last one, but hopefully something awesome.
Or, if not, then at least maybe charge a little less for the Sony Xperia Z6. The Xperia Z5 was meant to launch at £599 (about US$920, AU$1,249), but even after a pre-release price drop to £549 (about US$843, AU$1,144) it was still one of the most expensive phones around.
Source: techradar.com
4K Crystal LED (CLEDIS) display with 3D touch, 4GB ram, completely new design, new in-house Sony chip that’s faster than Snapdragon, 3000mAh battery, wireless charging, improved software optimization (no more heating up), seriously improved camera software (better image quality and faster camera app launch with no overheating), a good liquid cooling pipe, louder and clearer speakers with the edge slit style like the Z3+ and not like the Z3, improved fingerprint scanner, 100% certified and advertised reliable waterproofing, and a better volume/camera button placement like the Z3/Z3+ and not like the Z5 is what will make an Xperia perfect. Cmon Sony, we know you can do it, its time to impress us.
Who cares?Not like we’ll ever see it most likely.Sony should crap or get off the pot with their phones.Nice phones don’t matter if your marketing and distribution are carried out as though you’re on crack.
The removal of the wireless charging was what convinced me to skip the Z5 🙁
I like, no, love the Sony Xperia ‘design language’ and hope that they stick with it. I don’t like any of the Samsung designs and think the the Xperia range always looks much nicer than the Apple equivalent.. The interface is not over customised (like HTC and Samsung). Yes, better speakers, if possible, but then, I always use my sony nfc headphones when playing music (bring back Walkman!!!) and can continue this with a tap when I get home, using my Sony nfc sound bars. Or cast the screen to chromecast or cast from chromecast supporting apps.
Sony should be emphasising their audio quality and ease of connectivity. The camera has been excellent for years and just keeps getting better. We need a Z6 compact, Z6 and Z6 ‘ultra’ with good connectivity, excellent screen clarity, better speakers and quality photos & video. Interface should be as close to native marshmallow as possible, with, as other writers have suggested, the ability to switch on/off the Sony/Xperia ‘apps’ or more easily integrate 3rd party onto the excellent hardware.
I thought TechRadar was a serious website about technology. After reading this article I have to reconsider. You have aproblem with the design of the Sony Xperia Z5, but you don’t complain about the design of the Samsung Galaxy S6/Edge when essentially both feature front and back glass panels with an aluminum frame, which by the way took Samsung more than three years to catch up to Sony’s Z series. Then you mention that the UI needs improvement, when the Sony UI is known to be one of the lightest in the Android world, but you don’t have aproblem with the Samsung UI which on the contrary is one of the most SPU & GPU demanding UI that exist. Furthermore, you have a problem with the 1080p resolution of the Sony Xperia Z5, which is actually fine for a 5.2 inches screen, but you don’t have a problem with the pentile matrix screen that the Samsung Galaxy S3/4/5/6 have, which due to two subpixels (Red & Green) instead of the standard RGB subpixel layout which all Xperia Z phones employ, results in 30-50% lower actual resolution while the theoritical resolution of the screen puts a strain on the GPU and battery of the smartphone. In addition, you ask for a three day battery life when at the moment all of the smartphones in the market have an actual battery life of around 17hrs at most when used as smartphones, meaning not just for talking and texting, but also surfing the web, checking emails and facebook, using the GPS and taking photos and videos. So for any smartphone manufacturer to produce a smartphone capable of extending battery life from current 17hrs to 3 days, it would take a miracle with the current state of technology. Also, as far as the SoC is concerned, with the exception of Samsung and to a lesser extend of Huawei, all the other major smartphone manufacturers employ SoC from Qualcomm mainly and from MediaTek to a lesser extend. With Samsung consistently making use of Qualcomm’s SoC with the xception of the Galaxy S6. So any CPU and GPU performance increase will be unilateral to the smartphone world and cannot be accomplished from a single smartphone manufacturer. Wireless charging is slow and I personally prefer the fastest wired charging smartphone manufacturers can offer. USB Type C is not an established format yet, meaning that even if you buy a smartphone with such a port, most of your other gear will still feature microUSB ports, forcing you to carry more chargers or in case you forget the USB Type C charger then you won’t have access to your smartphone since you won’t be able to charge it. A proper implementation of 3D Touch is unique at the moment to iPhone, so all of the Android smartphone manufacturers are at the same level as far as 3D Touch integration into their products. Finally, in 2016 the only flagship smartphone which is offering waterproofing is the Sony Xperia Z5 with its IP68 certification, meaning that it is completely sealed from dust while at the same time it can be submerged up to 1m of water for at least 30 minutes. By the way, the IP68 certification is one of the highest among any mobile phones, let alone smartphones, as far as weather sealing is concerned. I agree that it would be good if we could have a smartphone able to withstand submersion to salt weater but with the current state of technology something like that it simply is not possible. Thus, instead of keep on dreaming of what smartphones would be nice be able to do in an imaginary world, it would be better if you pushed for elimination of pentile matrix screens entirely, or at least at the flagship level, for a more balanced screen resolution which would take into account the CPU & GPU performance as well as the battery or simply for larger batteries.
Xperia still the only phone with noise canceling, wet finger tracking and ps4 remote play. They also have the most features of any phone with DSEE HX, fm, sd, waterproofing, etc etc. I challenge anyone to show me more hardware on any phone. As for what I want…now that I have a plastic version of Google cardboard, I would love night vision. Also laser measuring for distance and heat.
Please stop bundling the Xperia crapware, or at least let the users uninstall them without rooting the phone.
Lifelog, Sketch, Socialive, Lounge, Album, Music, Video, TrackID, File Commander.
(File Commander is from MobiSystems but Sony seems to have made an agreement to bundle it on every Xperia phone and make it the default file explorer app. You cannot uninstall it without rooting the phone).
I would consider Google apps crapware instead of the Xperia apps. Google’s music, photos, calendar, camera and movies apps suck balls. The only thing I would not prefer on Xperia devices is File Commander, and that’s it.
I agreed but music, album, video, sketch, and trackID are quite useful
Samsung and the others are no better when it comes to this stuff. And, you can always disable them.
Honestly, these small apps have little to no impact on the performance and experience. If you don’t like them, disable them and you’re all set.
Good points but I have to disagree on two points
UI: Xperia phones has a good UI and near nexus one, its apps like Walkman and Album are superior and are the best that any OEM can give, but Xperia Lounge could be called a bloat.
Also their keyboard is amazing and support more languages than Google Keyboard, so I think they should also keep it but maybe improve it
USB type-C: , it is still early for. A lot of people doesn’t have PCs that spport them, most accessories doesn’t support them and if you go to a friend or any other place you couldn’t use it.
I also hope that they make a much better software for their camera .
I honestly have no idea how techradar has people that write articles for the site, yet never reads the reviews on the site.
1: A new design
They did actually change it so that the back is metal rather than glass, if that counts.
2: An improved UI
Rather than do a lot of work on the overall interface, I believe they put more work into the apps, like say the camera and playstation apps. I could be wrong though. Android M should also resolve this ‘issue’
3: A better screen “The Sony Xperia Z5 doesn’t have a bad screen at all, but at 1080p…”
You’re an idiot for even suggesting this when the iPhone has less than 1080p and gets top marks, the LG G3 had a QHD screen and you guys put it in the CONS. Yes, the bad things about the phone. Sony has a 4K screen if you have the money, so I don’t know what your problem is.
4: Three-day battery life
Okay, so you want their phones to be QHD phones that are waterproof and running a Snapdragon 820 that can last 3 days on a charge. Well, if they give you that, you’ll complain about the bulkiness so please, make up your mind.
5: Plenty of power
I’m sure a brand new processor will fix that, despite being a top of the line Snapdragon 810 which doesn’t have overheating issues. You might as well ask them to release a phone with a new top of the line processor that doesn’t exist.
6: Wireless charging and USB-C
The wireless charging I get. It especially makes sense if you want to make the phone waterproof. I’m 50/50 with USB type C, but it should happen eventually.
7. Better speakers
If this was such a big deal, I would see the HTC One, and the Blackberry Priv getting higher scores. I’m not disagreeing though, I could like better speakers, I’m just trying to point out the hypocrisy that I keep reading.
8. 3D Touch (Or ‘Force Touch’)
This is pretty neat, it’s ‘right click’ for your phone… but that’s it. I do really like the right click function on my mouse though, so I wouldn’t say no. There is probably another 3D Touch 2.0 that I would rather have them use. What would it be? Who knows?
9. Better waterproofing
You’d be better off just getting a case that allows it to be submerged much deeper and survive impacts. Better yet, more cases. It’s really hard to find good cases for the Xperias for some odd reason. Even an Official Sony case that is like their underwater waterproof housing that they have for their action cam… just more professional looking.
They do need much better quality control though.
10. A big new feature
Well, Blackberry has its keyboard, Apple has its OS, Samsung has it’s… wireless charging, and Sony has it’s camera/playstation/waterproofing. All of them sound pretty boring, but Apple and Samsung already have a lot of market share. Honestly, the only way I can see Sony pulling ahead is if they somehow integrate the phone into their professional products.
Anyways…
My biggest issue with this site is that you are echoing the thoughts of people who are ignorant, rather than experts who are giving a fair review on a new phone. For example, 3 out of 5 stars on a $200 phone because it doesn’t have some of the $500 features (see also, gimmicks) is just hilarious.
This is a site that is ‘The Home Of Technology’, and doesn’t even know when it’s just regurgitating ads and marketing PR.
On the plus side, you’re better than cnet.
Mostly, I agree. But the only thing I wait from Sony is a new design, and I do not mean “metal” or “super glass”. They should, or rather must, change the phone dimensions. The best phones are the tiniest ones. If they manage to keep its width and thickness, while reducing its length by at least a centimeter, they will gain some market share.
Sony smartphones are greatly designed, but they are too big (and this is where we should also recall gigantic iPhone).
Fraud, useless, bias, Samsung/Apple fanboy media: Complains and down plays the Z5 premium superior 4k resolution compared to Samsung/Apple phones by saying, “4k doesn’t matter because most Android content only supports 1080p and 720p”.
Fraud, useless, bias, Samsung/Apple fanboy media: “The Samsung Galaxy Premium is the best phone on the market with a 1440p resolution that trumps the Z5 1080p resolution even though most Android content only supports 1080p resolution and 720”.
Fraud, useless, bias, Samsung/Apple fanboy media: “We want the Z5 to have a better resolution than the Galaxy even though most Android content only supports 1080p and 720p resolution”
Do you see the hypocrisy and double standards here?
Why are you begging for a better resolution when you downplayed the 4k resolution of the Z5 premium? That is why Sony put a 4k resolution in the Z5 premium ya tards. You could just buy the Z5 Premium which costs about the same as the premium Samsung/Apple phones and boasts a better 4k resolution, better battery life, better touch sensor, and better waterproofing. What more do you want? The Samsung Galaxy and iPhone are the most overrated hunk of junk smartpnones on the market. There is nothing special about those phones that you should pick them over a Z5 premium. Seriously, you smartpnone reviewers are hypocrites, frauds, and liars.You people are literally just Samsung/Apple fanboys who flip flop and are actively trying to find things to nit pick and reasons to down play Xperia phones and you expose your double standards and hypocrisy in your reviews You tech websites are a joke. You’re a cancer that pollutes the the general consumer.
You should get a raise and take a break.