![]() ![]() The Sony Xperia design language is attractive. The Sony has the regular 16:9 ratio that makes movies and programming play perfectly with less need for black borders, which at this size screen makes quite a difference. And for video playback, it’s not a perfect fit. It certainly works to squeeze more screen into a narrower, more hand-friendly shape, but to some eyes it looks a bit, well, thin. The compactness of the Galaxy S8 is partly down to the screen ratio that the phone has: 18.5:9 instead of the traditional 16:9 of TVs and many smartphones. Head to our dedicated MWC 2017 hub to see all the new releases, along with TechRadar's world-class analysis and buying advice about your next phone.Sony Xperia XZ Premium, Samsung Galaxy S8, Apple iPhone 7 Plus David Phelan TechRadar is reporting live from Barcelona all week to bring you the very latest from the show floor. MWC (Mobile World Congress) is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, stuffed full of the newest phones, tablets, wearables and more.But if it does it looks like the complete package could well be the upgrade you’d hope, and then some. That’s a serious concern, and we won’t know if the XZ Premium exceeds its specs there until we’ve put it through a full review, so you should probably wait for that before putting any money down. And surprisingly it might actually be a downgrade in one of the most important ways, as it has a smaller battery than the Z5 Premium, despite that phone already having lacklustre life. It’s got a more feature-packed camera, more power, a tweaked design, a smarter battery and an HDR screen.īut you’d expect big improvements like these given that it’s both a lot newer and a lot more expensive. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium looks to be an upgrade on the Xperia Z5 Premium in a number of key ways. It’s only in 720p quality, but it’s still quite impressive.Īnd around the front the Xperia XZ Premium has a 13MP camera, which we’d expect will be far more capable than the Xperia Z5 Premium’s 5.1MP one.Īll that said, the Xperia Z5 Premium’s cameras are far from awful, in fact they’re good, they’re just not up to the standards of the latest and greatest flagships. The Xperia XZ Premium can also shoot slow motion video at 960 frames per second. This feature isn’t new, but is newer than the Z5 Premium, and it’s at its best here, capturing images before you even press the button to take a picture, to help make sure you get the best shot possible. The Xperia XZ Premium meanwhile has a 19MP camera on the back, and that drop in megapixels is unlikely to do it any harm, given what the 12MP Samsung Galaxy S7 can accomplish.īut the biggest change comes from new and improved modes on the camera, such as ‘Motion Eye’. The Z5 Premium has a 23MP camera on the back, which can take highly detailed but slightly dull shots, while there’s a fairly standard 5.1MP snapper on the front. We say likely because we haven’t had a chance to comprehensively test them yet, but early impressions are positive, and the Xperia Z5 Premium’s snappers are far from the best around. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium likely has better cameras on both the front and back. The Xperia XZ Premium also has a newer, more powerful, and more efficient Snapdragon 835 chipset powering it, in place of the Snapdragon 810 in the Xperia Z5 Premium, so hopefully every mAh of its battery will go further. Both phones support fast charging, but the XZ Premium adds clever Qnovo adaptive charging to the mix, which should ensure the battery doesn’t wear out as fast. The XZ Premium does have a few things in its favor though. We’ll have to put it through a full review before we can say for sure which phone wins out here, but it’s very possible that they’ll both be losers. That’s a worry, because it’s likely the 4K screen that’s to blame, yet the equally sharp Xperia XZ Premium actually has a smaller 3,230mAh battery. ![]() The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium doesn’t have great battery life, regularly needing a charge before bed time, and that’s despite having a fairly large 3,430mAh juice pack. Stick a 4K HDR video on during your commute and you’re sure to attract the envious gaze of other passengers, as that combination is something no other phone can display. Where the XZ Premium really has the edge is in that it also supports HDR content. ![]()
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