Review and testing of the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual smartphone. Sony Xperia Z5 Dual - Specifications Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates

very nice design and tactile sensations. There is a place for attaching a lanyard on which you can hang the phone around your neck. The battery charges quite quickly.

Good camera, two SIM card slots

Fast. Bright. Nice building. Instantly picks up Wi-Fi. The call is loud. The speakers and microphone are high quality. A good camera – both photo and video. Video in 1080/60 format is generally excellent in quality - clear, juicy, no lags or sagging. It holds a charge for a long time if you use it only for conversations.

A good camera, with good lighting, generally clear pictures are obtained.

A year ago

I've been a Sony fan since push-button phones. However, this was the last phone I bought from this manufacturer. I've never written any reviews, but it really boiled over here. The phone was purchased in the fall of 2016 with the hope that it would last at least 3-5 years. At that time it cost 37,000 rubles. And at that moment everything was fine; shortcomings began to emerge later.

A year ago

A chic device I took not PCT in intelligence for 16 k everything works well. excellent sound in the ears excellent camera handles all heavy games does not heat up the assembly is Taiwan.

2 years ago

Updated to Android 7. Beautiful, fast, Fire camera! Overall an excellent flagship.

2 years ago

not bad for the money

2 years ago

Big screen, 2 SIM cards, bright display

A month after the purchase, the corners began to fall off, after another 3 months it began to reboot on its own and in the middle the screen stopped working, and after another 3 months the screen began to peel off, the battery does not last even a third of the day. The phone is terrible

Almost immediately the plastic corners of the frame flew off. The phone started to look a little sloppy. The battery runs out quickly. It's disappointing that the Android version is not the latest. suddenly (“by itself”) the rear window cracked

The case heats up when active work/ games discharge very quickly

Heats up under any load. It heats up instantly - to the point that it hurts to hold it. Video in normal quality - you can’t shoot longer than five minutes - it cuts off due to overheating. The battery drains very quickly under any heavy load. The power key is hidden flush into the body and is not as easy to find as in previous models. The connector for connecting the docking station has disappeared. Once a week it freezes completely.

It gets hot when used for a long time on the Internet; the camera does not take very good pictures in the dark.

A year ago

I had to do a general reset several times already. There was a glitch that Speakerphone It turned on by itself, there were still some glitches. Now point by point. 1. It often reboots itself. 2. A year later, some stains appeared on the camera, which caused nice photos you can forget. Everything is like a fog, everything is blurry. 3. The flashlight is very weak. So much so that it's almost useless. 4. Terribly glitchy phone. One or the other bugs pop up. 5. It gets very hot. Sometimes for no apparent reason, and at such moments the battery runs out right before our eyes. 6. The location of the buttons is not convenient. In particular, you constantly touch the camera button with your fingers during the photography process itself, which is why the focus mode is turned on, and because of this it is impossible to take a photo. Do not use this button itself

A year ago

The battery would be a little more powerful

2 years ago

The battery would be more powerful

2 years ago

Akum is like most Sony products, but this time Akum heats up even without special loads, which affects performance and durability, the sensor is also dull periodically, the screen goes out during a conversation and there is no way to interact with the phone, problems also arose with the matrix when the screen was turned off for several seconds the time and date are displayed in red, the camera is also not of excellent quality; periodically the pictures are of poor quality and do not correspond to the declared ones, but in service center DNS said that they don’t exist and can’t exist, in general, Sony went downhill in my opinion

2 years ago

Battery, freezing

Advantages: - camera, despite the soap. its ability to withstand the sun for mobile (and not only!) devices is simply incredible. the detailing and ability to convey texture are also beyond praise - the design despite the subjectivity of this parameter. Sony has moved a little away from what we saw in previous episodes, IMHO for the better. Well, the color solutions of this particular line are simply bomb. very stylish. - sound in headphones. I compare it with phones. If you compare it with their Walkman nwz-a15, it’s certainly worse, not as assertive and lively. hi-res support (apparently bypassing Android) - Soniv, almost vanilla, firmware. - regular updates - speed of work. of course - two SIM cards and a memory card. You don’t see this everywhere these days, as I understand it. Disadvantages: - you need to understand that at the start of sales they have a lot of shortcomings and not only software ones - reliability and defect rate. for example, the camera lathers not only every second one, but almost everyone has battery life - don’t wait for the promised two days. at least during “normal” use i.e. without completely disabling applications, limiting work in 2g online networks, etc. home wifi, a little internet, music, but without ultrastamin and other things. I think you can count on 16-20 hours. If you get confused and disable half the functionality of the MB device, it will be a day and a half or two. Comment: purchased in February 2016, revision 3, production January 2016. Six months in active but careful use. repaired twice. for the first time (at the end of June, i.e. 4 months later) I contacted about the camera lathering on the left - half a day battery life max - large errors in the operation of the fingerprint scanner - the phone heats up for no reason (when the screen is on, mostly) - a yellow spot on the screen in the area of ​​the power button Under warranty, the motherboard, camera, plus all the accompanying rubber bands and tags were replaced. They refused the screen, they said it was a non-warranty case, they say I “physically impacted” it in the area of ​​the power button, which bent the metal frame and deformed the matrix. In short, while I was having a bomb, two weeks passed unnoticed, and during this time: - the headset jack died, the phone stopped recognizing the headphones - I realized that in the pictures there really is no soap on the left - they fixed it. it’s now on the right =) - battery life has returned to an acceptable 20-24 hours - the scanner’s work has improved. I suffered it for the second time (end of July). The list was made as follows: - Non-functional headphone jack - Camera soapy on the right (not as much as it was, but there is soap) - Heating of the device (written down by the receiver himself, because he was alarmed by the temperature of the device) - Plus added a request for an explanation of the answer on the screen and about what physical impact we are talking about. let them write down in newtons how much their body holds. I'm sure that normal pressure on the power button is enough to push through the metal and damage the display in six months. in the end, it’s not for me to prove that I’m not a camel... In the end they changed it. both screen and camera. In general, I would recommend not buying Sony phones at the start of sales, but wait at least six months - and the price tag will drop, and the bugs will be fixed, and the hardware will be corrected, based on failures. some advantages)

• Class: flagship
• Form factor: monoblock
• Case material: aluminum, glass
• Operating system: Android 5.1.1, some changes in the menu, redrawn icons
• Network: one or two SIM cards, one radio module, GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, LTE (nanoSIM) supported
• Platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
• CPU: 4x ARM Cortex-A57 MPcore + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 MPcore
• RAM: 3 GB
• Data storage memory: 32 GB, card slot microSD memory(200 GB cards supported)
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n|ac), dual-band, Bluetooth 4.1, microUSB connector (USB 2.0) for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm for headset, fingerprint sensor
• Screen: 5.2’’, capacitive, 1920x1080 pixels (FHD), 2.5D glass, automatic backlight level adjustment, oleophobic coating
• Camera: 23 MP, 4K video recording, hybrid autofocus, 5x lossless zoom, LED flash
• Front-camera: 5 MP, wide-angle lens
• Navigation: GPS/GLONASS (A-GPS support)
• Sensors: accelerometer, position sensor, gyroscope, light sensor
• Battery: non-removable, 2800 mAh capacity
• Dimensions: 146 x 72.1 x 7.5 mm
• Weight: 154 g
• Price: 49,990 rubles (versions with one and two SIM cards cost the same, the price is indicated in official store Sony)

Design, construction

I was given a silver-colored device for testing, here you can see all the updates to the design code of the current flagship line - the color of the splash screen matches the color of the body, minimalism, matte material, and the smartphone almost always looks neat and clean. The recognizable button has been replaced by a fingerprint sensor, at the bottom left is the Xperia engraving, above the screen and at the bottom are strips of speakers, and quite loud ones, this applies to both conversational and ordinary ones. The ends are metal, with damping inserts; upon impact, the energy does not spread throughout the entire body, but only in one area, this has a positive effect on the survivability of the smartphone. There are no films here, the front of the display is covered by glass, the back is glass, polished in a special way, it looks very cool.

There are only four colors: black, gold, green and gray, as in the review. If I decided to buy a Z5, I would choose either green or gold - I'm already tired of black and silver smartphones.

On the other hand, I advise everyone to pay attention to the black one, they made it matte, it looks cool. As a fan of Sonistyl, I can’t help but note that the current flagship line looks much more interesting than the previous one. All the best finds are embodied here Sony latest years. The microUSB and 3.5 mm connectors do not have plugs, so you don’t have to constantly pull them, and there is protection from water, Sony will talk less about this now (to avoid problems), but rain will not damage the device.

The traditional groove for attaching the strap has been preserved, the buttons are very well made, they are pressed moderately softly, moderately elastically - the camera button will help you quickly take a picture if you see something interesting on the street. The behavior of the button can be customized.

There is one flap on the left, it contains a panel with cutouts for a SIM card and memory card. A convenient solution, the main thing is to pick up the edge of this panel and pull it out. NanoSIM cards, if you have a “micro” one, I recommend not cutting them off, but getting them new map at the operator. Memory cards of any possible capacity are supported, this allows you to seriously increase the device's memory. When installing a card in the “Camera” you are prompted to choose where to save the pictures.

This is what is written on the official website about water protection, I think everyone who is going to buy a smartphone needs to know this information:

“The Xperia Z5 is protected from water and dust, making it resistant to heavy rain or washing under the tap (however, remember that all ports and covers must be securely closed). The device must not be completely submerged under water or exposed to sea water, salt water, chlorinated water or liquids such as alcoholic beverages. Incorrect or improper use of the device will void the warranty. The device is assigned protection class IP65/68. Please note that the Xperia Z5 has a USB charging port for connecting to other devices, which does not have a cover. If your smartphone has been exposed to water, charge it only after the USB port is completely dry."

That is, it’s better not to shoot underwater.

By the way, the sides on the back protrude slightly, this is done in order to raise the glass above the table. Contrary to the reviews, I didn’t feel the sides cut into my palm too much, and there was no discomfort.

Display

The diagonal of the IPS display is 5.2 inches, the resolution is FullHD, it supports a number of proprietary technologies, such as TRILUMINOS and X-Reality Engine. Here's what they write on the official website:

• X-Reality technology for mobile devices Analyzes every image on the screen and optimizes colors, sharpness and contrast. The result is photos and videos with incredible detail and low noise.
• The TRILUMINOS Display and Live Color LED technology provide the widest color palette with vibrant reds, natural greens and blues.

Display settings allow you to change the appearance of the clock on the lock screen, select system icons for the status bar, enable the image enhancement mentioned above, X-reality, extreme brightness mode or turn off all enhancements, there is a “glove” mode, which will also help you use your smartphone under rain or snow. There is adaptive backlight control, white balance adjustment too, I tried to customize it for myself, but I stayed at the usual settings. This is the most convenient way and doesn’t hurt your eyes. All other functions are familiar. If you have vision problems, you can choose the font size. The typical Sony function that allows you to wake up your smartphone by tapping the screen twice works here. Two taps, the screen lights up, it always works, it’s very convenient when the Z5 is in the cradle or lying on the table. The “backlight control” function is quite interesting: when the device is in your hands, the backlight works, when you put the device on the table, the screen turns off.

I can’t say anything special about the display, even if I wanted to – it’s a completely normal screen for a modern smartphone.

Fingerprint sensor

On production devices, the sensor works the same as on prototypes, there are no complaints. A corresponding section appears in the “Security” menu, where you can assign up to five fingerprints to the sensor. The process itself is simple: you place your finger several times until the scale is full, everything is similar to other similar systems. Then you indicate what exactly the sensor will do, and you start using it. I like that unlocking takes a split second, you place your finger and immediately find yourself on the desktop, without pattern keys and other nonsense. I note that you don’t even have to press the button, just put your finger on it. There were practically no false positives - if there were, it was most likely my fault.

Everyone has a scanner with a button flagship smartphones Sony, so this chapter is identical to Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium.

Here I’ll tell you about one interesting incident, maybe it will be useful for owners of smart watches and other accessories. One fine Saturday evening in October, I was sitting with friends in a restaurant and having fun, not paying attention to my phone. When there was a pause in the conversation, I took a look at my mail. A letter arrived from a reader. He wrote this:

"Good evening. I found a minus with a fingerprint. You can unlock the phone with another finger. How will Sony react to this?” At first I put the phone down. Then, after thinking, I went ahead and wrote an answer.

Hello, how is this possible?

The man answered quickly, clearly the problem excited him.

Don't know. I sat and played casually. And I found it. Tried to rewrite software update, but it remains. Tomorrow I'll go and try on another device.

Please write what the results of the check will be.

At this point we parted, but in the morning the correspondence continued.

Hello. I changed the phone and the same thing. Where you should write is interesting. What a minus for Sony. What should I do? I always look at phone reviews on your site. What's next?

How exactly does everything happen?

A reader sent me a video, I won’t show it here - after all, personal information and all that. The phone has one fingerprint installed, for the thumb. Alex, that’s the name of our reader, presses several times with another finger, for example, the index finger, and the unlocking occurs. To be honest, I was scared. Did Sony make a bad sensor? Is this a massive bug? Forwarded the video and our correspondence to colleagues at Sony. I must say that Alex lives in England, he talked with technical support, talked in the showroom, no one helped him there, so I started to worry - after all, if it was some kind of trick, the specialists would certainly help, right?

A couple of hours later a response came from Sony:

“This situation is normal. The user has the Smart Lock function enabled, which allows you to unlock the phone when connected to some accessory, which is like an authorization for access.

In this case, he has a Pebble watch in this role. When the Smart Lock function is enabled, the lock icon on the lock screen is circled, and in principle you can get into the phone not only by using the wrong finger, but simply by swiping the screen.

The function is located in this path: Settings – Security – Smart Lock.”

And literally five minutes later a letter arrived from Alex: “The problem was, I hope, in the smart lock. I'm just wearing smart watch PEBBLE and I entered them as TRUSTED. That's why it worked. Now it's turned off. Let's see. So far everything is fine, the other finger doesn’t work.”

Phew. You can breathe out. Two conclusions can be drawn from this story. First, you need to learn the hardware - this is the first time I’ve heard about Smart Lock. It’s strange that Sony technical support couldn’t figure out the problem, especially since there’s a hint here, a lock in a circle. The second conclusion is that if you are doing a fingerprint, then turn off Smart Lock. Otherwise, what is the use of protection? A colleague can easily take the phone, unlock it, look at photos or something else, and put the device back.

The original note and a short discussion were in our Android section, visit there often.

Performance

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor is used, as you know, this is a rather “warm” solution, so I went to visit my friend, the owner of an infrared thermometer. It was interesting to see what the heating is like in numbers - in fact, the heat is well felt when shooting video, not only in 4K, but also when shooting a simple video. So, I used the method described by colleagues from Androidcentral. If you turn on shooting in 4K and leave the device, or put it on a tripod, the temperature of the cover on the back reaches forty degrees, that is, it is very hot. And even when you start shooting 4K video, there's a warning that temperatures may rise.

If you don’t shoot video and just use your smartphone, write SMS, use a browser and other normal tasks, the lid is in the area NFC module It becomes warm, but nothing more. The moment associated with heating needs to be taken into account, but it’s hardly worth worrying about.

You can read more about the processor. Other functions are as follows: 3 GB random access memory(Z5 Compact has 2 GB of memory), 32 GB of internal memory, microSD slot, LTE support. Android version 5.1.1. Adreno 430 is responsible for graphics, wireless interfaces are Bluetooth 4.1 and 802.11n/ac. Let me remind you once again that the Z5 and Z5 Premium will have two SIM cards with LTE, the “compact” only has a version with one SIM card.

We talked with company representatives about how it would be nice to get a version with 64 GB of memory - you know, sometimes even best cards memory behaves strangely and this affects the operation of applications installed on the microSD. Until Sony changes anything, learn to use the built-in 32 GB correctly and buy normal memory cards. At least this makes me happy - there is no loss of rights.

Finally – screenshots from Antutu. They say that if you run them several times in a row, the results get worse, here are the results of the first test.

Peculiarities

A little about other features of the smartphone:

• It supports working in tandem with PS4; in other words, Xperia turns into a screen, you pick up the joystick and play. Considering the diagonal of the display, it’s better not to do this on a “compact”. And on Premium it’s quite possible to play some simple games, which is what I do.
• Old accessories are supported - I mean, from other Z series smartphones with a five-pin connector. A noise canceling headset and microphone will work just fine.

• The new Sony MDR-NC750 headset has been announced, it has noise cancellation, and the built-in microphones can also be used when shooting video, which (as they say) allows you to record sound with unprecedented quality. Haven't checked yet. The feature only works with the Z5 family. The test will be released on the website soon.

• There is much less pre-installed software garbage, this is also noticeable. One less screen.

• As before, there is support for mini-applications, click on the select button open applications, a list is displayed below, you can download something else. There is a calculator, a timer, a browser, taking a screenshot, a calendar, a mini-player, there is even a mirror - the front camera turns on, you can quickly check the condition of the face.
• Player in Sony style, the sound quality is good, I tried it with different headphones. The device supports high-resolution sound out of the box, LPCM, FLAC, ALAC, DSD formats, there is ClearAudio +, the LDAC codec is supported - transferring music via Bluetooth in maximum quality, you just need headphones that support the same codec. So far only Sony has this, the Sony MDR-1ABT model. In general, in terms of music, the Z5 line may be interesting for music lovers, since there is no need to install additional players in order to listen to the same FLAC files. Add an amplifier to the Z5, good headphones, experiment with the software, and here's your audiophile's beginner's kit.

• Bluetooth 4.1 is used, the ANT+ profile is supported for use with sports equipment, there is NFC, DLNA, Wi-Fi MIMO, MHL 3.0. Using an MHL cable, you can connect the Z5 to a TV and use it to play video (for example).

Cameras

The front camera is 5 MP, uses wide-angle optics, taking selfies is a pleasure. Of course, if you love this genre. The main camera is 23 MP, from what you definitely need to know before buying - it really has very, very fast autofocus. The second point is related to optical zoom. Look at the photo of the Kremlin taken from the bridge, this is where magnification was used. It is clear that the program tried to paint the picture; it looks good on a smartphone screen, but artifacts are noticeable on a laptop screen. In general, I don’t recommend using magnification in smartphones, and I don’t recommend doing this for the Z5 either; in extreme cases, it’s possible, but you shouldn’t really count on good results.

Sample photos

The overall impression is what matters. It's now much easier to get a good shot with the Z5 series, especially compared to the Z3. If your hand doesn’t tremble, the pictures turn out to be of very high quality: razor sharpness, natural colors, even in not the best lighting you can count on a good result. Shooting videos in 4K is hardly a strong marketing advantage, especially given how quickly your smartphone heats up, but you can make such videos and then watch them on a 4K-capable TV. Or watch it on your smartphone screen. I hope we can do more this year comparative test cameras of modern flagships, let's see who wins.

Don't forget, there will also be tests of the small Z5 and Z5 Premium on the site, so there will be more pictures for you to draw your own conclusions about the device's camera.

Finally, a little about the operating modes:

• Super auto mode, as simple and comfortable as possible for any user;
• Manually, here you can select the maximum resolution, set ISO and other parameters;
• AR effect, something like augmented reality, when masks appear on people in the lens, dinosaurs, gnomes and so on walk around, the device gets very hot, but copes with the task quite quickly;
• 4K video, everything is clear here, video with maximum resolution, all my videos were shot at bad weather, I'm waiting for the sun to show you a good example. Looks great on a smartphone screen;
• AR mask, very strange selfie;
• Portrait in style, another mode for selfies;
• Artistic effect, everything is clear here, filters;
• Panoramic view;
• Creating stickers from photos;
• Timeshift video, slow motion effects;
• Inserting a face into an image;
• Multi-camera, recording the same scene under different angles on one screen;
• Taking photos and recording sound.

You can download additional effects, applications for the camera, some of the interesting ones I found were Vine, short videos, Evernote, everything is clear with this.

Working hours

Installed 2900 mAh battery, supported technology fast charging QuickCharge 2.0, after charging for 45 minutes, the smartphone can supposedly work all day. Naturally, it all depends on your particular use. Sony declares two days of work for the Z5 line, but this is a bit far-fetched. If you shoot 4K video on the Z5, the battery will run out very quickly. Here we must say this: in theory, smartphones of the Z5 line can work for two days. In practice, everything depends on you.

The already familiar energy saving modes are supported.

The included power supply will be different; it does not support QuickCharge - you will need to buy such a power supply separately. I would like to remind you that I tested the UCH-10, a power supply with QuickCharge support, you can read it.

conclusions

There are no questions about the conversational speaker. HD sound is supported, I really like this feature, it’s like the person you’re talking to is standing next to you. You quickly get used to good things. There are no questions about the quality of communication, you can feel the vibration in your pocket, the regular speaker is not too loud - it doesn’t scream, and in a noisy place it’s easy to miss a call or notification.

In official retail, the device costs 49,990 rubles, this applies to both the version with one and two SIM cards, I would immediately buy DualSIM, if only just in case. I suggest you decide on the color yourself; silver seems to me the most practical; prints on white are not so noticeable.

What I liked:

• Assembly, device design. Of the Android smartphones, I definitely like three devices: Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE +, Blackberry Priv and all new line Z5. What's "mini", what's Premium, what's regular smartphone look great. It's simply nice to pick it up and use it every day. Protection from water here is conditional, keep this in mind;
• The camera will probably still be improved, but even now it shoots more interestingly than its predecessor;
• The fingerprint sensor is well made;
• Advanced musical capabilities;
• There is a slot for memory cards;
• Minimum of unnecessary software;
• Absence of any shell;
• Good working hours offline mode;
• Interesting accessories that work with PS4.

What I didn't like:

• Heating of the processor and related incidents - for example, the camera may be closed at the most inopportune moment;
• No headset included;
• I would recommend that Sony pay more attention to the speakers of the smartphone and see how this is done on other devices - at least on the iPhone;
• The screen will not please those who have dealt with other modern smartphones;
• No wireless charging, although many are already accustomed to this function.

What else interesting things can you buy for this money?

• iPhone 6S, memory depends on the version of the smartphone - if you buy an American, you can get 64 GB;
• Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE, version with 32 GB of memory costs comparable money.

Reviews of these smartphones are on the website, I recommend checking them out. There is no point in listing other devices; consumers in Russia have the highest level of knowledge and respect for the Sony brand, so you can safely put the Z5 and Apple and Samsung products in the mix. What exactly to choose is up to you. I will only note that the iPhone still cannot be excluded from comparison - the price is painfully similar. Another OS, another world, but maybe someone just decides to try it? As for Samsung, it has space design, good materials, good camera, but the shell can scare you away. As well as the inability to increase memory. By the way, I also wouldn’t recommend anyone to buy an iPhone 6S with 16 GB of memory; at a minimum, you need a version with 64 GB.

And, if you looked at the price of the Z5 with sarcasm, now, remembering the features of other modern flagships, you will no longer be so categorical, right? It’s good when there is a curved screen, but it’s even better when there is more than a hundred gigs of memory. Here you can choose for yourself what is more important.

Modern prices are very surprising, so I wouldn’t be surprised if consumers now scoop up the Z3 and Z3+ and bypass the flagships. Expensive. Still very expensive. Sony will show the next flagship in 2016, most likely at IFA in September next year. It may well be that we will also see a Z5-based phablet and a tablet made on the same platform.

I personally really like the updated line. If you are choosing the very best smartphone to use for several years, be sure to include the Z5 in the comparison.

"Don't rock our boat!" - Sony engineers and designers are sending a stern message to lovers of change with the release of the next flagship of the Z line. The Xperia Z5 smartphone - like Daniel Craig in the role of “007” - is strict from film to film, reliable as a rock, invulnerable and therefore... a little boring...

Specifications
- Operating system - Android 5.1.1
- Display - 5.2 inches, Full HD 1080x1920, IPS Triluminos, 424 ppi
- Processor - 64-bit 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) + Adreno 430 graphics accelerator
- RAM - 3 GB
- Built-in memory - 32 GB + card slot
- Camera - 23 MP, 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor, f/2.0, hybrid autofocus (0.03 s), flash, 4K/30fps video + 5 MP front camera
- Other – two nanoSIM cards, LTE, GPS/GLONASS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM tuner, dustproof and waterproof (IP65/IP68)
- Battery - 2900 mAh, non-removable
- Dimensions - 146x72.1x7.45 mm, 156.5 grams
- Colors - graphite black, white, gold, emerald green

Design and Features

Every manufacturer that has been producing a line of its own flagships under “numbered” names for several years is faced with a choice. You can pamper the consumer with surprises, like Samsung - the S5 was plastic, waterproof, with a replaceable battery and a card slot, and the S6 became a glass sandwich, afraid of everything in the world, without the ability for the user to influence the memory and battery... Truly a surprise... You can, like Sony, take the second path - their flagships of the “Z” line demonstrate such high level stability of design and consumer qualities, which manage to irritate even loyal fans. Sometimes the predecessor and the successor are so similar inside and out that it is extremely difficult to understand the purpose of the generation change... One way or another, we have the Z5 in the dual-SIM version - another bucket of oil for the souls of traditionalists who love the Z line precisely for its consistency in design and properties!

The Z5's body exudes a sense of confidence and security, with an aluminum frame engraved with 'Xperia' and top and bottom covered with scratch- and grease-resistant glass on the screen and back cover. The device is strong, solid, and not subject to twisting, although it is afraid of falls on a corner or glass surface, like all its relatives.

The key layout is traditional. Under the thumb of the right hand is the power button (large, not the aluminum “pimple” as before), which makes a muffled click with a tasty sound and pleasant tactile feedback. Below it is a volume rocker and a two-stage camera button. The left side is empty, on the top there is a headphone jack, on the bottom there is a charging socket (fortunately, not the newfangled type C!) and, attention... a hole for a rope :)! Lovers of traditions can rest easy - the Xperia Z5 is still the only flagship smartphone from the first-tier manufacturer community that still has the ability to be worn on a neck lanyard!

The cover of the single compartment hides slots for a memory card and two SIM cards. Both SIM cards are installed in one slot - on a common pull-out tray.

And most importantly, the device is still waterproof, for which, in fact, many value the flagships of the Z line!

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Display

I love the high brightness of the display, and when I turned on the Xperia Z5 for the first time and adjusted it to maximum, I was unpleasantly surprised - has Sony really returned its line of smartphones to the displays of two years ago - dim and lackluster?! Ugh, damn - just in the usual place on the menu quick settings There is no checkbox to activate the light sensor - it is only available in the settings menu in the “Display” section. The sensor was active by default, turning it off and turning the brightness control to maximum, I was amazed again, this time pleasantly - I haven’t seen such high screen brightness in a gadget for a long time! Direct sunlight significantly reduces the readability of the Z5 display compared to many expensive smartphones, and by displaying a white image on the screen (even an empty browser window), you can make a very powerful flashlight out of the Z5!

I remember in 2012 I tested the LG Prada smartphone, which at that time was declared to be the brightest in the world - its brightness was 800 nits (nit is a unit of brightness equal to one candela per square meter). The Xperia Z5 has a declared brightness of 700 nits - this is a very good indicator. And, of course, no one obliges the owner to use this resource to its fullest, burning the battery - maximum brightness is only relevant outdoors on a sunny day.

Among other interesting things, the display has the ability to wake up with a double tap, enable increased sensitivity for operation with gloves, and adjust the color balance to suit your preferences.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Fingerprint

Actually, this option has been present on a number of phones for several years now, so it may seem strange to give it a separate section in the Z5 review. However, for Sony this is an innovation; no smartphone in the Xperia family has had such a feature before... However, if it were implemented like Samsung’s, it would hardly be worth paying such close attention to it, but the fingerprint scanner in the Z5 is made in a very unusual and interesting way - in a thin SIDE unlock key that rests your finger comfortably and automatically.

Samsung Galaxy and iPhone sub-screen button, LG V10 button and Google Nexus 5 ring sensor located on back covers– all of them require either not the most natural or frankly unnecessary movements. The Z5 button is much more logical - your finger appears on it by itself, and with one click you can both wake up the phone and unlock it.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Interface and menu

Unlock and Home Screen:

Applications as they are out of the box:

Settings menu:

Menu of quick settings and running applications:

Proprietary two-window mode - active “small applications” on top of the main ones:

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Camera

The device has a camera module with a 1/2.3-inch matrix, 23 megapixel resolution, f/2.0. The camera has so-called hybrid autofocus with a focusing speed of 0.03 s and SteadyShot stabilization - but this is not optical stabilization, but electronic.

The main control of the camera menu is a switch of 4 icons – the main modes, located along the right edge of the screen.

1 - Super-auto mode (main, intelligent-automatic)
2- Camera applications (panorama, combining images from the main and front cameras in one frame, 4K video, slow-motion video, AR effect animation, etc.)
3- Manual mode
4- Video shooting

Hybrid autofocus Z5 uses a combination of phase and contrast focusing principles. It is stated that the camera focuses in 0.03 seconds, but in practice it was not possible to feel a noticeable difference in focusing speed - everything is subjective, like with other flagships...

At maximum resolution (23 megapixels, 5520x4140 pixels), the camera takes a “square” frame in a 4x3 ratio. Therefore, all test images were taken in a wide-format 16x9 version - the maximum available resolution for it is 20 MP. Actually, due to the fact that shooting “square” is unlikely to interest many, the number of megapixels, in fact, remains the same as in the early predecessors of the Z line, which had 20.7 megapixel matrices.

I must say, the Z5 camera left a mixed impression. The main advantage of top-class smartphone cameras is the speed of focusing and burst shooting, in which they have long surpassed point-and-shoot cameras - I remember the Xperia Z3 delighted me with its rapid autofocus speed, which allows you to quickly shoot moving people with virtually no blur. It's just that the quality of these kinds of pictures hasn't really improved since the Z3. It’s not bad, but even without complaints about the lack of optical stabilization, I would like to see at least some tangible progress...

Photos of people in motion:

Night shots:

Against the light:

Close-up:

The device has a physical two-stage shutter button. Why it is not very clear... As already mentioned, the processing speed of camera data in flagship smartphones in the last couple of years is so high that they no longer need pre-focus, as was the case before - holding the on-screen button before shutting down or double-pressing a physical key ... Let's say, devices of the Galaxy S6xx line shoot with excellent focusing with one touch of the screen or pressing the volume button - why does the Z5 have an archaic double-action button?! Actually, checking the button in action showed that it doesn’t do anything useful... Shooting in dynamics with it slows down - you can shoot moving objects only by using the instant on-screen button or the volume button in shutter mode. The latter, by the way, is much more convenient in terms of holding the device if you are doing “reporter” shooting without advertising it.

One way or another, the main criticism of the Z5 camera is the lack of OIS optical stabilization. And this is a regular reproach - not for the first Z-flagship. Megapixels are growing, their size is decreasing, and their susceptibility to blurring vibrations is increasing... Why does OIS stubbornly not appear in the Xperia Z? Perhaps because the example of competing camera phones, such as the Galaxy S6, Lumia 950, Huawei Nexus 6P and most others, shows that to introduce optical stabilization, the camera module has to be made thicker - either separately or simultaneously thickening the entire body. In this case, the design of the Xperia Z THIN “sandwich” made of two identical sheets of glass will undergo changes. This will likely cause headaches for engineers and designers when it comes to waterproofing, which is why Sony can't seem to figure it out...

Examples of frame scaling from Sony Xperia Z5 and Samsung Galaxy S6. In the Z5 images, due to the lack of OIS, a slight “soap” and excess contrast caused by the processing algorithm are clearly visible.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Performance and Power

The device is built on the powerful Snapdragon 810 chipset - MSM8994. This is a 64-bit 8-core (4 ARM Cortex-A57 2.0 GHz cores + 4 ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz cores) processor with an Adreno 430 video core. The same “hot Qualcomm”. In benchmarks, it is not among the top ten leaders, which, however, does not prevent it from having extremely decent performance - especially considering that many of those who are ahead of it often have the same hardware... (And you yourself understand - Chinese smartphone manufacturers are much closer and dearer in every sense to the most popular “parrot-meter” developer AnTuTu - Chinese, yeah...)

The gadget is really very productive and powerful, but the thermal mode of the device requires a separate discussion. The device gets very hot - after starting something resource-intensive, you can wear it in severe frost with mittens, warming your hands! The Xperia Z5 successfully competes in this sense with the catalytic gasoline heater GK-1, popular among fishermen and tourists... Everything would be fine, but warming up the processor noticeably affects its performance. Here's what the results of a popular benchmark look like, carried out three times in a row without pauses - for comparison, screenshots of the Samsung Galaxy S6, where the same three-time procedure reduces performance much less noticeably:

Let's conduct a simple and visual test, which I traditionally use to comparatively assess the efficiency of battery use - charge the battery to 100%, reboot the device to clear the memory of clogging programs, turn off all wireless interfaces except cellular communication, set the screen brightness and volume to maximum. We start the film in AVI format, lasting 1 hour 23 minutes and weighing 1.45 GB. After finishing the movie, look at the remaining battery charge.

77%. Not enough... One and a half days is enough, but this essentially means one day, since hardly anyone wants to look for an outlet for tomorrow's lunch.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual:: Review:: Conclusions

At the time of review, the cost of the Z5 Dual was almost 45,000 rubles. The amount, it must be said, is serious – especially against the backdrop of the economic recession. And this amount needs to be considered, of course, not spherically in a vacuum, but in comparison, because the status of Sony’s flagship has long since given the Z line smartphone the crown with its designation alone... For example, for 40-42 thousand you can buy a dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy S6 Duos - it will not have moisture protection, but it will have twice as much flash memory. For 38-40 thousand, for those who like experimenting, there is an option to try to get the “best of everything” in the Meizu Pro 5 - the processor and AMOLED from the Galaxy S6, a 21-megapixel camera from the same Sony, as much as 4 gigs of RAM, 64 memory, and with this also includes more anti-aircraft “parrots” and a more capacious battery... In general, it is obvious that the main strategic advantage of the Sonya flagship is still the ability to swim, which no competitor’s flagship can still do. This is, of course, a lot in itself, it’s more than enough for regular fans of the brand, but isn’t it enough to attract new ones?..

The world's first smartphone with a 4K screen

At the autumn IFA 2015 exhibition in Berlin, Japanese Sony company Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) introduced the fifth generation of its family of flagship smartphones: Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, as well as the world’s first smartphone with a 4K display, the Xperia Z5 Premium.

The “basic” smartphone of the new line, the Xperia Z5, we have already, now it’s the turn of perhaps the most interesting technically models from this trinity, a device with an extremely high screen resolution, which the developers themselves call “4K”. We will consider the screen, which is of great interest, in detail in the corresponding section, but otherwise it is worth noting that the Z5 Premium differs quite little from the main Z5 model, but there will still be some differences, including even in the appearance of the new product. We’ll probably start with them and the main characteristics.

Key features of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (model E6883)

	Sony Xperia Z5 Premium	Sony Xperia Z5	Huawei Nexus 6P	Samsung Galaxy Note 5	LG V10
Screen	5.5″, IPS	5.2″, IPS	5.7″, AMOLED	5.7″, Super AMOLED	5.7″, IPS
Permission	3840×2160, 806 ppi	1920×1080, 424 ppi	2560×1440, 515 ppi	2560×1440, 518 ppi	2560×1440, 513 ppi
SoC		Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4x Cortex-A57 @2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.5 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4x Cortex-A57 @2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.5 GHz)	Samsung Exynos 7420 (4 Cortex-A57 @2.1 GHz + 4 Cortex-A53 @1.5 GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (2x Cortex-A57 @1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.5 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 430	Adreno 430	Mali T760	Adreno 418
RAM	3 GB	3 GB	3 GB	4 GB	4 GB
Flash memory	32 GB	32 GB	32/64/128 GB	32/64 GB	64 GB
Memory card support	microSD	microSD	—	—	microSD
operating system	Google Android 5.1	Google Android 5.1	Google Android 6.0	Google Android 5.1	Google Android 5.1
Battery	non-removable, 3430 mAh	non-removable, 2900 mAh	non-removable, 3450 mAh	non-removable, 3000 mAh	removable, 3000 mAh
Cameras		main (23 MP; 4K video), front (5 MP)	main (12.3 MP; 4K video), front (8 MP)	main (16 MP; 4K video), front (5 MP)	main (16 MP; 4K video), front (5 MP)
Dimensions and weight	154×76×7.8 mm, 181 g	146×72×7.3 mm, 154 g	159×78×7.3 mm, 178 g	153×76×7.6 mm, 168 g	160×79×8.6 mm, 196 g
average price	T-12840934	T-12741399	T-12911818	T-12788838	T-12918504
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium retail offers	L-12840934-5
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual retail offers	L-12840990-5

• SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 8 cores: 4x2.0 GHz (ARM Cortex-A57) + 4x1.5 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
• GPU Adreno 430
• operating room Android system 5.1
• Touch display IPS 5.5″, 3840×2160, 806 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 3 GB, inner memory 32 GB
• SIM cards: Nano-SIM (1 or 2 pcs.)
• Supports microSD memory cards up to 200 GB
• GSM networks 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz networks
• Networks LTE Cat.6, LTE FDD (Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2 bands) MIMO, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
• Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
• Micro-USB 2.0, OTG
• DLNA, Media Go, MTP, Miracast, MHL 3.0
• GPS/A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• Direction, proximity, lighting sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic compass, fingerprint sensor
• Water and dust protection (IP65 and IP68)
• Camera 23 MP, Sony Exmor RS, autofocus, LED flash
• Camera 5 MP, Sony Exmor R (front)
• Battery 3430 mAh, non-removable
• Dimensions 154×76×7.8 mm
• Weight 181 g

Appearance and ease of use

By general appearance, in terms of design as a whole, the Z5 Premium version is almost exactly the same as its brother in the line. Both models differ from their predecessors with a flatter side frame, this difference is striking since all previous Xperia Z smartphones had a much more convex and rounded frame.

Here the frame is made of metal, and, as Sony reports, it’s not even aluminum, but real steel. The most noticeable difference between the new product and the regular Z5 is in the back surface of the case: while the Z5 used frosted glass with a coating, the Z5 Premium uses the usual transparent glass with a mirror backing.

This has both its pros and cons. There is no doubt that smooth glass makes fingerprints more visible. And at the same time, the Z5's matte finish is much more slippery to hold in the hand; the Z5 Premium does not have such problems.

Pictured: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (left) compared to the regular Z5

However, the Premium version has noticeably grown in size, including in the thickness of the case, although with such dimensions the thickness of 7.8 mm still seems quite small. Traditionally, there are no complaints about the quality of materials and assembly; Sony gives no cause for concern in this regard. The smartphone is very well built, looks and feels like a monolithic and reliable product; in the corners there are familiar inserts made of painted polycarbonate to absorb impact energy when dropped.

The only complaint is traditionally related to these same corners: in Sony devices they are very slightly rounded in plan, so the smartphone takes up more space in pockets and sometimes rests unpleasantly on the body, although there is no technical need for such sharp corners, this is a purely design decision. They can be rounded more strongly, as most manufacturers do - then the overall shape of the case would become more interesting than such a simple rectangle drawn along a ruler.

Otherwise, no noticeable differences from previous ones Sony models No. The card slots are usually covered with a cover with a rubberized gasket, since the device is assigned a protection class of IP65/68. As before, this does not mean that you can swim and take pictures underwater with your smartphone, since the official signature on the company website reads verbatim: “The device is prohibited from being completely immersed under water, or exposed to contact with sea, salt, chlorinated water and such liquids.” like alcoholic drinks."

SIM cards are installed in the side slot, sliding into it on a plastic tray, which is equipped with compartments for two Nano-SIM cards. Another separate slot is for a microSD memory card. As with the regular Z5, the Z5 Premium comes in single and dual SIM versions.

The hardware buttons are located on the opposite side, there are traditionally three of them, as Sony continues to support the idea of ​​​​needing a dedicated photo button. Two buttons are ordinary, protruding beyond the body and, it should be noted, quite hard, but the third is completely flat, you can’t feel it blindly. The fact is that the new generation of the Xperia Z family has introduced such a convenient and now standard unlocking tool as a fingerprint scanner. It also supports the FIDO standard - fingerprint authentication for making online payments. True, the scanner area is limited by the width of the power button, embedded in the side edge, so you will have to get used to working with a scanner of such an unusual shape at first.

The front panel is usually covered with a certain “ tempered glass", the manufacturer of which Sony traditionally does not disclose. The glass has two narrow cutouts at the top and bottom for sound output from the speakers, which feature proprietary S-Force Front Surround technology.

Also on the front panel at the top there are sensors, a front camera and led indicator events. The operation of the indicator is regulated by the user in the sound section of the system settings. There are no touch-sensitive hardware buttons at the bottom below the screen.

The back side, as usual, is reserved for the camera module, which, unlike many modern flagships from other manufacturers, does not protrude beyond the surface of the body. Nearby is a flash, which Sony for some reason is in no hurry to make double - again, unlike most other manufacturers.

At the bottom there is a familiar Micro-USB connector that supports the USB 2.0 specification and a unique connection external devices in USB OTG mode, which must first be initiated by independently searching for devices and connecting manually. Nearby there is a very rare in modern times, but useful strap mount.

The top end traditionally contains only a headphone jack, and nothing else. I would also like to see an infrared transmitter for controlling home appliances in Sony devices someday; this can be very useful.

As for the body colors, this time there were no bright or unusual colors. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium comes in three color versions: light gray (“mirror chrome”), completely black, and gold, among which, oddly enough, gold looks the most impressive. It should be noted that in the case of the light gray version, only the color of the back wall and sides changes, while the front panel still remains black.

Screen

The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone is equipped with touch screen IPS. The physical dimensions of the display are 68x121 mm, diagonal - 5.5 inches. At the same time, the screen resolution is 3840x2160, the pixel density is approximately 806 ppi. Sony says this pixel density is 10 times higher than Full HD TVs and twice as high as most smartphones. Compared to Full HD, the resolution of 4K (Ultra HD) is twice as high on each side, that is, there are four times more dots in such a screen. Note that some tests, including AnTuTu, determine that the Xperia Z5 Premium screen has a resolution not of 4K, but of Full HD (1920x1080).

The frame around the screen looks standard: its width is only about 3 mm on the sides and 16 mm on the top and bottom. With such large overall dimensions of the case, such a frame certainly cannot be called wide.

The display brightness is automatically adjusted based on the light sensor. There is also a proximity sensor that blocks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear. Multi-touch technology allows you to process 10 simultaneous touches. Operating modes with gloves and wet fingers are supported.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are slightly better than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photograph in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens of both devices (Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, as you can easily determine, is on the right; then they can be distinguished by size):

Both screens are dark, but the Sony screen is still a little darker (its brightness in the photo is 105 versus 108 for the Nexus 7). Tripling reflected objects in Sony screen Xperia Z5 Premium is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the outer glass (also known as the touch sensor) and the surface of the matrix (OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better under strong external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (very effective, even better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much more easily and appear at a lower speed than with regular glass.

When manually controlling the brightness and displaying the white field in full screen, its maximum value was about 605 cd/m², and the minimum was 4.6 cd/m². The maximum value is very high, and, given the excellent anti-glare properties, in bright daylight and even in direct sunlight, the image on the screen should be clearly visible. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the right of the logo on the front panel). In automatic mode, as external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the brightness adjustment position. If it is at maximum, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 22 cd/m² (normal), in an office illuminated by artificial light (approximately 400 lux) it sets it to 400 cd/m² (high), in a very bright environment (corresponds to the lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) increases to 610 cd/m² (even slightly higher than with manual adjustment). If the brightness slider is at half the scale (it is very non-linear - after 50% the brightness goes up sharply as the setting value increases), then the screen brightness for the three conditions indicated above is as follows: 13, 210 and 520 cd/m² (suitable values). If the brightness control is set to minimum - 7, 18, 440 cd/m² (only the average value is greatly underestimated). As a result, the auto-brightness function works absolutely adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness change to the user’s requirements. Only at very low brightness levels does there appear to be significant backlight modulation, but its frequency is high, around 2.3 kHz, so even then there is no visible screen flicker (but could possibly be detected in a stroboscopic effect test).

This screen uses an IPS type matrix. The microphotographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

However, the subpixels themselves are arranged in an unconventional way - typical columns run in the horizontal direction, but in each column the triads of subpixels are shifted vertically by one subpixel, first up, and after three columns down. Note that we have already seen a similar arrangement of subpixels in the case of Lenovo K3 Note. As a result, the ratio of horizontal columns to vertical triads is 3 to 2, the actual vertical resolution is 1/3 less than horizontal. Here and below we mean landscape screen orientation. That is, the dots (RGB triads) on the screen are actually only 3840 by 1440. At the same time, the manufacturer writes about the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: “4K UHD display (3840×2160).”

Additional tests have shown that, in principle, not every application is capable of displaying images in this conditional 4K resolution. For example, MX Player, FIV, Google Photos output exclusively in Full HD resolution, that is, 1920 by 1080 pixels (the smartphone itself scales to the screen resolution), and only Sony’s own image demonstrator displays images in 4K resolution (possibly the standard video player Sony can do this too). This is such a limited “4K”, not for everyone. Okay, we found the program, let’s look at the output features using the example of vertical and horizontal worlds with black stripes one pixel thick through a white gap also one pixel wide. The original test image is available at this link, with the world in the center. Here is its fragment:

Everything is fine with the vertical (on the right side) stripes - clearly, pixel by pixel. With the horizontal ones (on the left side) everything is worse, since the dark gaps are only one subpixel thick and visually the world is seen simply as a gray field. On a vertical one, if desired (and with the help of a magnifying glass), you can see the stripes. In addition, at the bottom at the beginning of the horizontal world, instead of a strip, some kind of mess is displayed - an error in converting to the resolution of a strange matrix. However, formally, a black-and-white resolution of 3840×2160 pixels is still implemented. Is there a horizontal black stripe? Eat! It will no longer be possible to sue Sony for deception, and no one has explicitly promised to implement color resolution at the level of 3840x2160 pixels. However, these are all nitpicks; the screen resolution is still prohibitive.

The screen has good viewing angles without inverting shades and without significant color shifts, even with large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of the Nexus 7 and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to approximately 200 cd/m² (across the white field in the entire screen), and the color balance on the camera was forcibly switched to 6500 K. White field perpendicular to the plane of the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And a test picture:

The colors on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium's screen are oversaturated, skin tones are heavily red-shifted, and the color balance is noticeably different from the standard. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens, the contrast remained at a good level. And a white field:

The brightness at an angle for both screens has noticeably decreased (by at least 5 times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but in the case of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium the drop in brightness is slightly greater (brightness according to photographs is 232 versus 235 for the Nexus 7). When deviated diagonally, the black field does not lighten very much and acquires a purple tint. The photographs below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same for the screens!):

And from another angle:

The black field on the Nexus 7 is still a little darker at the corners. When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is excellent:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high - about 1060:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 26 ms (16 ms on + 10 ms off). The transition between halftones of gray 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 35 ms. Constructed using 32 points with equal intervals according to the numerical value of the shade of gray, the gamma curve did not reveal a blockage in either highlights or shadows, and the index of the approximating power function turned out to be 2.40, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2, however, this has no values, since the real gamma curve noticeably deviates from the power-law dependence:

This is due to the presence of aggressive dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (in dark areas the brightness decreases). As a result, the resulting dependence of brightness on hue (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential display of shades of gray on almost the entire screen. For this reason, we carried out a number of tests - determining contrast and response time, comparing black illumination at angles - when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not monochromatic fields in the entire screen. In general, such a non-switchable brightness correction does nothing but harm, since reducing the brightness in dark images reduces the visibility of gradations in the shadows under ambient light conditions, and constant jumps in brightness are very annoying. That is, there is zero benefit from this function, only harm.

The color gamut is noticeably wider than sRGB:

Let's look at the spectra:

They are very atypical for top mobile phones Sony devices. Apparently, this screen uses LEDs with a blue emitter and green and red phosphor (usually a blue emitter and a yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix filters, allows for a wide color gamut. The red phosphor apparently uses so-called quantum dots. Unfortunately, as a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films - oriented to the sRGB space (and these are the vast majority) have an unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, such as skin tones. The result is shown in the photo above.

The balance of shades on the gray scale is mediocre, since the color temperature is much higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE), although not very large, varies noticeably from shade to shade. But at least the color temperature variation is small. (Dark areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This smartphone has the ability to adjust the color balance by adjusting the intensities of the three primary colors.

That's what we tried to do, the result is data signed as Warm in the graphs above. As a result, we adjusted the color temperature and at least reduced ΔE on the white field. This is a good result, however, the ΔE variation has increased, and the brightness (as well as contrast) has decreased significantly - from 600 to 380 cd/m². And this correction did not reduce the oversaturation of colors. If someone still finds the image on the screen of this smartphone not “bright” and “colorful” enough, then you can turn on the proprietary mode X-Reality for mobile.

The result is shown below:

Saturation and contour sharpness are enhanced by software, and there are fewer visible gradations in the saturated color region. But the picture, yes, has become brighter. There is also extreme Extreme brightness mode, in which the trend of image “enhancement” reaches its peak. Here's what we got:

Let's summarize. The brightness adjustment range of this screen is very wide, the anti-glare properties are excellent, which allows you to comfortably use the smartphone both on a sunny day on the beach and in complete darkness. It is permissible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works absolutely adequately. The advantages also include a very effective oleophobic coating, the absence of an air gap in the layers of the screen and flicker, moderate black lightening when the gaze deviates from perpendicular to the screen surface, and excellent uniformity of the black field. The disadvantages are aggressive dynamic brightness adjustment. Color rendering is very bad, colors are oversaturated (skin tones especially suffer), color balance is poor. The presence of appropriate adjustments allows you to slightly correct the balance, but at the expense of a very strong reduction in brightness (and contrast). Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices (and the most important thing is the visibility of information in a wide range of external conditions), the quality of the screen can be considered high. It’s better not to watch movies and photographs and not show them to anyone, but text or, for example, maps will be clearly visible.

Sound

The sound of the new product seemed to us less impressive than that of the same Xperia Z5, although perhaps this is a drawback of a particular test sample - after all, this is not a serial smartphone from a store. Anyway, Sony sound The Xperia Z5 Premium isn't exactly impressive. Two stereo speakers are located at the top and bottom of the front panel, the sound output is realized through two barely noticeable slits, due to which it is possible to realize surround sound, called here S-Force Front Surround. The sound is not bad, clear, but still somewhat muffled and not powerful and loud enough - this is due to the waterproof gaskets.

The sound is better in headphones, but it clearly does not reach the quality of the same Oppo ones. The sound is bright, loud, but still does not have the full breadth of the frequency spectrum, nor does it have crystal clarity. Impurities extraneous noise are audible, the maximum volume level is not excessive, it is barely enough for comfortable listening, there is no desire to lower the slider lower.

To play music, the device uses its own proprietary player, which suddenly stopped being called a Walkman. Otherwise, everything is familiar here: the user is traditionally given the choice between manual adjustment and automatic optimization of all sound parameters using the comprehensive ClearAudio+ function. It includes a lot of different technologies; you can read more about this on the page dedicated to the sound technologies used in all modern top-end smartphones from the manufacturer.

There is an FM radio in the smartphone, automatic recording telephone conversations from the line using standard means is not provided.

Camera

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is equipped with the same two modules digital cameras with a resolution of 23 and 5 megapixels, the same as the regular version of Z5. The front 5-megapixel Exmor R module is equipped with a 25mm wide-angle G Lens lens with f/2.4 aperture and fixed focus; it does not have its own flash. The front camera, like the main one, can be operated manually and automatic modes shooting control. The developers especially emphasize that there is a SteadyShot electronic stabilization function with Intelligent Active Mode for video. The camera also supports HDR mode, can detect a smile and add a “soft skin effect”. The camera does a good job of taking selfies.

The main camera is equipped with the same latest 23-megapixel Sony Exmor RS module for mobile devices with a 1/2.3″ matrix and a wide-angle G Lens (24 mm) with f/2.0 aperture, hybrid autofocus and a single-section LED flash. Autofocus is fast, using hybrid autofocus technology that combines the capabilities of contrast and phase focusing technologies: the first is responsible for accuracy, and the second for speed. And with focus points located throughout the viewfinder, it takes significantly less than a second (0.03 seconds) to focus on a subject anywhere in the frame.

The Bionz image processing processor has also been improved for low-light shooting, resulting in better quality photos without distortion or blur at night or in the dark. All Xperia Z5 series smartphones received updated version SteadyShot stabilization technology with Intelligent Active Mode provides smooth stabilization without distortion. And, of course, we shouldn’t forget that Sony is practically the only manufacturer that still installs a separate hardware camera control button in its smartphones.

IN manual mode For shooting controls, you can set ISO, white balance, and change the focus type. There is a five-fold digital zoom using Clear Image zoom technology.

In addition, the settings traditionally contain a lot of additional modes, including entertainment ones, such as, for example, an augmented reality mode called AR effect, which makes it possible to combine real pictures with animation. Recently, the choice of options for AR has been greatly expanded. Some shooting settings can be transferred for management third party applications via Camera2 API, but recording in RAW is not supported.

The camera can shoot video in a maximum resolution of 4K, and also has a shooting mode at 60 frames per second. By the way, you can select your favorite frames from your videos shot in 4K format and save them as 8-megapixel photos. It looks something like this:

The camera copes well with shooting video in all of the above modes, while recording sound cleanly and efficiently, and the noise reduction system copes with its tasks adequately. SteadyShot technology with Intelligent Active Mode makes shooting on the go super smooth, truly one of the most strengths mobile cameras Sony.

• Video No. 1 (34 MB, 1920×1080 @60 fps)
• Video No. 2 (129 MB, 3840×2160 @30 fps)

	The license plate of the closest car is not visible.
	White balance is periodically lost, and blurred areas appear in the corners.
	Excellent sharpness in the center of the frame, but it falls off towards the corners.
	Good detail in the background in the central part.
	Excellent sharpness and detail.
	Good sharpness across the field and plans, it falls a little in the corners.
	The camera copes with macro photography.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench using our method.

As already noted, the Premium version is not much different from the regular Z5. This also applies to the camera. Despite the shortcomings listed above, the camera is the same as in the Z5, but do not forget that its best qualities are revealed when shooting at 8 megapixels. In this case, you can avoid blurry corners and improve the overall sharpness of the photo. However, the central part looks good even in 20-megapixel photographs, and sometimes the camera manages to process the entire field quite well.

Some roughness inherent in the first firmware of new Sony smartphones can still be found here, but they practically disappear when you switch to shooting at 8 megapixels. The laboratory test does not allow us to prove the identity of the Z5 and Z5 Premium cameras, but the firmware of the latter clearly does not look final, which is why some artifacts appear in the pictures, which make such a difference. As a result, we can conclude that the camera will cope well in a variety of scenarios.

Telephone and communications

The smartphone can operate in most bands of 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has support for fourth-generation LTE Cat.6 FDD networks, that is, this device provides theoretical download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s. At the same time, the smartphone has support for all three of the most common LTE bands among domestic operators (B3, B7 and B20). In practice, with a SIM card from the MTS operator in the Moscow region, the smartphone was confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of signal reception is not satisfactory; the device confidently maintains communication indoors and does not lose the signal in areas of poor reception. The list of the main frequency ranges supported by the device in Russia is as follows:

• LTE FDD: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
• WCDMA: 850/900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

The device also supports Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, supports two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) and 2x2 MIMO speed mode, Wi-Fi Direct, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The Micro-USB connector supports the USB 2.0 specification and connecting external devices in USB OTG mode, but for this you need to manually search for devices through a special item in the settings.

The navigation module works with GPS (A-GPS), Glonass and Beidou (BDS). There are no complaints about the operating speed of the navigation module; the first satellites are detected during a cold start within the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the compass of navigation programs operates.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, while dialing phone number A search for contacts is also carried out immediately. Text input is supported by continuously sliding from letter to letter (Swype), and can also be reduced in size and brought closer to one of the edges of the display virtual keyboards for easy control with the fingers of one hand. Traditionally for Sony smartphones, the type and organization of the keyboard itself can be chosen from several possible options. The so-called “small applications” mode allows you to display some standard programs, such as a calculator, timer, calendar and even a browser, in the form of separate small, resizable windows. You can open several of these windows, that is, in essence, this is a multi-window mode, but not for any applications.

The smartphone supports dual SIM cards, but you can only bind the data transfer function to a specific card, and for voice calls and text messages you must select a SIM card in the appropriate interface each time when sending. In general, this does not cause irritation at all, but some may miss such obvious functionality as the initial binding of certain functions to specific cards.

The connectors for SIM cards are equivalent in their capabilities, high-speed data transmission in 3G (4G) networks is supported by the card in any slot, switching is carried out directly from the menu without the need to physically change slots. Work with two SIM cards is organized according to the familiar Dual standard SIM Dual Standby, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module.

OS and software

In terms of the software platform, there are no differences from the regular version of the Z5. Here as operating system the same fifth is used Google version Android (Lollipop 5.1.1) with its own shell. The shell is well known from previous generations of Sony smartphones; there are no noticeable differences from model to model, although some small things do change. For example, here, as in the regular Xperia Z5, the usual sliding navigation panel on the left in the application menu suddenly disappeared. The leftmost work screen now contains a large widget called What’s New, offering announcements of the most interesting (according to the developers) programs and games. Small applications menu, called up in the same place as the recent menu open source software, remained in its place, but its appearance has changed, although the functionality remains the same. In general, Sony developers are not introducing fundamental changes to their interface so that the owner of any of the older models of the flagship Xperia series can easily “switch” to a newer model.

Performance

The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium hardware platform is based on the familiar 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC. This 64-bit SoC is made using a 20 nm process technology and includes four powerful 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 cores with a frequency of up to 2 GHz, which are complemented by four simpler 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores with frequencies up to 1.5 GHz, providing high energy efficiency or performance depending on specific tasks.

The Adreno 430 video accelerator is responsible for processing graphics in the SoC. The smartphone's RAM capacity is 3 GB. The user initially has about 21 GB of free flash memory available out of a total of 32 GB. The memory can be expanded by installing microSD cards with a capacity of up to 200 GB; in practice, our test card Transcend Premium microSDXC UHS-1 with a capacity of 128 GB was confidently recognized by the device. It also supports connecting external devices to USB port in OTG mode, but for this you need to manually search for devices through the section in the settings.

Nevertheless, the top-level Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 platform is quite capable of competing with other modern flagship alternative solutions such as HiSilicon Kirin 935 and MediaTek MT6795. In graphics tests, the Snapdragon 810 GPU demonstrates results no less good than those of the listed SoCs. At the same time, the Snapdragon 810 is quite a bit inferior in everything to the currently leading Exynos 7420 (presented in the tables Meizu smartphone Pro 5).

Anyway Sony smartphone The Xperia Z5 Premium's performance is at the level of modern flagships, and its hardware capabilities will definitely be enough to perform any tasks, including demanding games, within a couple of generations.

Testing in latest versions comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

For convenience, we have compiled all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks into tables. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (Qualcomm Snapdragon 810)	LG Nexus 5X (Qualcomm Snapdragon 808)	Meizu Pro 5 (Exynos 7420)	Huawei Mate S (HiSilicon Kirin 935)	LeTV 1s (Mediatek MT6795T)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more is better)	Maxed out!	Maxed out!	Maxed out!	6292	10162
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more is better)	25898	18840	25770	12553	16574
	1171	1149	1340	—	542
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Onscreen)	53 fps	—	52 fps	16 fps	26 fps
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Offscreen)	56 fps	—	57 fps	12 fps	27 fps
Bonsai Benchmark	4210 (60 fps)	3950 (56 fps)	4130 (59 fps)	3396 (48 fps)	3785 (54 fps)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Thermal photographs

Below is a thermal image of the rear surface obtained after 10 minutes of running the battery test in the GFXBenchmark program:

The heating is highly localized in the upper part of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat camera, the maximum heating was 45 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is significantly higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.

Playing video

To test the omnivorous nature of video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Internet. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. Also, you shouldn’t expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a single table.

According to the test results, the test subject was not equipped with all the necessary decoders that are required for full playback of most of the most common multimedia files on the network. To successfully play them, you will have to resort to the help of a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is also necessary to change the settings and manually install additional custom codecs, because now this player Does not officially support AC3 audio format.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Standard video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720×400 2200 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720×400 1400 Kbps, MP3+AC3	plays normally	plays normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280×720 3000 Kbps, AC3		The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280×720 4000 Kbps, AC3	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920×1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹	The video plays fine, but there is no sound¹

¹ sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative custom audio codec; The standard player does not have this setting

Tested video output features Alexey Kudryavtsev.

Additionally, the MHL interface was tested. Apparently, only Sony still supports image transmission via a wired connection (support for MHL 3.0 is declared), since the number of devices that can output images via MHL or Mobility DisplayPort is rapidly decreasing. To test MHL we used a monitor ViewSonic VX2363Smhl, supporting direct MHL connection (in version 2.0) using a passive adapter cable from Micro-USB to HDMI. In this case, output via MHL was carried out at a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels at a frequency of 60 frames/s. Regardless of the actual orientation of the smartphone, the image is displayed on the smartphone and monitor screens in landscape orientation with the connector on the smartphone to the right. In this case, the image on the monitor fits exactly within the boundaries of the display area and replicates the image on the smartphone screen one to one. The exception is the start screen and, apparently, windows of programs that, in principle, do not support landscape orientation. They are still displayed in portrait orientation, on the monitor - with wide black margins on the sides:

Sound is output via MHL (in this case we used headphones connected to the monitor) and has good quality. In this case, sounds are not output through the loudspeaker of the smartphone itself, and the volume is not adjusted using the buttons on the smartphone body, but is turned on/off. In our case, the smartphone with the MHL adapter connected was charging, judging by the charge indicator.

Next, using a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Method for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”), we checked how the video is displayed on the screen of the smartphone itself. Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: Variable resolutions were 1280 by 720 (720p), 1920 by 1080 (1080p), and 3840 by 2160 (4K) pixels and frame rates of 24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 fps. In the tests we used the MX Player video player in the “Hardware” mode. The results of this (block entitled “Smartphone Screen”) and the next test are summarized in the table:

Note: If in both columns Uniformity And Passes Green ratings are given, this means that, most likely, when watching films, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and frame skipping will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.

According to the criterion of frame output, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is very good, since frames (or groups of frames) can output with a more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all gradations of shades are displayed in shadows and highlights. When playing video files with a resolution of 1080p (1920 by 1080 pixels), the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the edge of the screen in the original Full HD resolution.

With a monitor connected via MHL, when playing video, the monitor displays exact copy smartphone screen, that is, the output is carried out in true Full HD resolution in the case of 1080p files.

The brightness range displayed on the monitor is the same as that displayed on the screen of the smartphone itself. The results of the monitor output tests are shown in the table above in the “MHL (monitor output)” block. The output quality is good, and even 60 fps files are output perfectly smoothly, without jerking. Let us remind you that traditionally, to control playback from a smartphone, you can use the remote control from the TV (apparently, Sony).

The conclusion is typical: an MHL connection can be used for gaming, watching movies, surfing the web and other activities that benefit from a larger screen size.

Battery life

The capacity of the built-in battery installed in the Sony Xperia X5 Premium is 3430 mAh. Even though a high resolution screen and a demanding platform, the device demonstrates very decent battery life in all scenarios. As it has already turned out, not in all cases the smartphone uses full 4K resolution, so the similarity of the results with the Huawei Nexus 6P with almost the same battery capacity turns out to be quite justified.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Sony Z5 Premium	3430 mAh	16:20	7 hours 50 minutes	4 hours 30 minutes
Huawei Nexus 6P	3450 mAh	15:00	8:30 a.m.	4 hours 30 minutes
LG Nexus 5X	2700 mAh	14:30	6:00 am	4:00 am
LG G4	3000 mAh	17:00	9:00 a.m.	3:00 am
OnePlus 2	3300 mAh	14:00	11:20 am	4 hours 30 minutes
Huawei Mate S	2700 mAh	12:30 pm	9:00 a.m.	3 hours 20 minutes
Samsung Note 5	3000 mAh	17:10	10:40 a.m.	5:00 a.m.
Google Nexus 6	3220 mAh	18:00	10:30 a.m.	3 hours 40 minutes
Meizu Pro 5	3050 mAh	17:30	12:30 pm	3 hours 15 minutes

Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto-scrolling) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) lasted almost 16.5 hours until the battery was completely discharged. When continuously watching videos from Youtube in high quality(720p) with the same brightness level via home Wi-Fi network The device lasted almost 8 hours. In 3D gaming mode the device worked for 4.5 hours.

The device supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2 fast charging function. The smartphone came to us for testing without a complete set charger, and with the help of a third-party charger with an output current of 2 A, the initial charging is carried out with a current of 5.1 V 1.5 A, but as charging progresses, these values ​​naturally decrease, and as a result, the smartphone battery is fully charged in approximately 3 hours.

Bottom line

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a rather unique mobile device, a kind of “exhibition” smartphone with top-end hardware “not for everyone.” Why, for example, should the average consumer overpay for four times the number of pixels on the screen if he still won’t see the difference without a microscope? Moreover, in reality, the screen does not always and not in all applications display the image in the same 4K resolution, and this resolution turned out to be not quite 4K. As for the rest, we are so accustomed to the huge dimensions of such “pocket devices” that we no longer pay attention to them, having finally given manufacturers a free hand in this regard. True, even in comparison with most flagships of similar positioning, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium turns out to be one of the heaviest modern smartphones, the weight of which has managed to exceed 180 grams.

And yet, the hero of the review actually differs very little from the usual flagships Sony series Xperia Z. This is practically the same Xperia Z5, only with a slightly larger screen and, accordingly, dimensions. The sound system, hardware platform, set of communication modules, assembly, materials - everything here is the same or almost the same, and does not cause any special complaints. And the decent level of autonomy in the Xperia Z5 Premium was frankly pleasing; we, of course, expected a worse result. I am also very impressed by the fact that Sony, unlike most modern manufacturers, does not abandon the topic of water resistance of mobile devices and does not limit the possibility of simultaneously installing a memory card with SIM cards. For this alone, Sony is supposed to add points to its karma.

With all this, Sony equipment, including mobile equipment, has always been and remains one of the most expensive. To be honest, you can now find quite a few smartphones on the market at a price lower than the Xperia Z5 Premium, but with similar characteristics. Take, for example, the same Huawei Nexus 6P, the price for the 32-gigabyte version of which in Svyaznoy is already 9 thousand rubles lower than that of the Z5 Premium version with a similar memory capacity. And yet, the Japanese brand still has enough fans; there will probably be those among them who are ready to pay 59 thousand rubles for the model described today - this is exactly what they are now asking for a certified Sony Xperia Z5 Premium in Russian retail.

In conclusion, we suggest watching our video review of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone: