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A joke phone

ByAMAon June 20, 2017

I know Sony lovers will hate my review. But this is the truth about this phone: It's a joke.
I used many phones and almost every flagship phone, and thought this phone at least may compete with some good phones, but it's not.
I think sony lives in its own world to price this phone 800$.
I used it for less than an hour to decide to return it.
At the time of writing this review, it's the most expensive phone among its similar phones and the least to give you value for your money. I compare it to S8+, U11, G6 and even Axon 7 , and all better than this phone.
Design wise: It's ugly, huge and wastage of space. And the front facing speakers don't justify the size.
Speakers: Sony is raving about them, but they are the worst and weakest I've ever heard.
Camera: Poor interface and poor quality. You have dig into menus for basic things. Make it useless.
Screen: come on. No comparison to the S8+ ir even the U11 or axon 7. All better.
Interface: Just look at the S8+ and you realize how much sony is poor.
They even don't include headphone.
For 800 dollars this is a joke phone. Do your self a favor and try something else before committing to this overpriced phone.

Pleae note: I'm not a Sony hater. In fact all my cameras and lenses are Sony. However when you use this phone, you realize that sony is either cheating its customers or they don't know what they are doing. I'll give you an example: They have great hopes for the camera to the point they put a dedicated button for it. However, you can not pause the video while recording, no Kelvin WB, no good menu and many basic stuffs are missing. The sony engineers did not bother to look at other manufacturers interface, like LG and Huawei so they inspire them. I"m not sure even if the sony employees use sony phones.
For the 1st time I test a phone and from the 1st few minutes I realize I was deceived by its manufacturer.
The axon 7 was sold for 329 and this trash for 800!
The LG G6 is been sold for 475 and this thing for 800!
The HTC U 11 for 599 and this thing for 800!
The S8 for 599 and this thing for 800!!!!!

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Qatrium

@sonyjako

I headed to Amazon.com and checked the 2 listings of Xperia XZ Premium (Deepsea & Chrome variants), and here are the findings:

- The Chrome variant has a total of 70 user reviews (62 positives and 8 criticals) with an average rating of 4.5/5 stars. The most helpful review was a positive one:

An extremely high quality phone with exceptional features
By Jesse Eon June 10, 2017
Color: LUMINOUS CHROME
Pros:
Extremely smooth performance
Great camera (with slow motion video)
Good battery life
Gorgeous 4k HDR screen
Design, construction, materials used
Cons:
Inability to maually adjust screen resolution
Missing a couple things that other Xperias have had, such as FM radio, double tap to wake
Inability to manually adjust the "battery care"mode
Camera autofocus and speed could be a little better

... etc

- The Deepsea variant has a total of 49 user reviews (39 positives and 10 criticals) with an average rating of 4.1/5 stars. The most helpful review was also a positive one:

A Great Phone - Style - Speed - And That 4K Display!!!
By Randallon June 22, 2017
Color: Black|Verified Purchase
A great phone.

Purchased after 4 iPhones over the years. Also thoroughly reviewed the newest Samsung and LG phones, and did like the Samsung, but not as much as this one. The 4K display is at the cutting edge, and those who say "Who needs 4K on a tiny phone?" have no idea the difference it can make! If you ever want to use a VR 3D viewer, then you'll SO notice the difference. And even if you don't, you'll see details you never saw on other phones. The design/styling is very "Bauhaus" and looks simple and elegant. Classic even. I really like the Galaxy too, but I'd call it a little over-styled. I like the curved glass edges on the Samsung - yeah, they're cool - but they can also be a source of reflected glare, making edge details hard to see or read. And while some don't like the edge bezels on the Sony, I think they look clean and refined. I also found that - holding the Samsung - I'm constantly covering up information on the screen edges that I want to see.

... etc

For the "review" you posted, I couldn't find it to be honest, maybe it's on another listing. But in my personal opinion, the "review" itself is a joke, I'd not call it a review even. No one makes an opinion about a phone in 1 hour, and the size and looks of the phone were too obvious for the user to avoid paying the 800$ then realize it looks so ugly. He hated the camera "because you have to dig for options", and he criticized the speakers before allowing them to adjust in the first place.

If you want a proper type of review, check @najodleglejszy's list of pros and cons here, it was made in an honest and neutral way, unlike this one.

stanlykubrick

You know, there's always going to be someone who thinks any phone is junk. How can you judge a phone after using it for one hour? ROTFL

What this negative review amounts to is that the person just didn't like the phone, not that it is any worse than any other phone. You will find the very same type of reviews for EVERY phone ever released! It is personal opinion...which is fine, but irrelevant on this forum. Sure, this phone has issues, but so does every other phone available today.

To me, the biggest issue that often gets ignored in nearly every review is the signal strength/connectivity. Far too many people are so immersed in the quality of the camera or whether it will play games without stuttering, or how sharp is the screen. All of which is totally worthless if you DO NOT HAVE A GOOD SIGNAL!!!!! I am finding it harder and harder to find any mention of LTE, WiFi, GPS, NFC, or BlueTooth being mentioned in any professional review. Without a good signal all the other bells and whistles are USELESS! Cell phones are tools for COMMUNICATION. If you cannot communicate with your cell PHONE, then all that remains is an expensive paperweight!

Oh, and one more thing...if you want the fingerprint reader to work AND save a ton of money...just buy it from the UK....I did and it all works great! Total cost about $600.00 shipped. HAH!