Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Review - The 4K craze continues...
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Sony has REALLY touted the Z5 Premium's 4K screen... but is that really the most important aspect of this device?
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people saying to remove the dbrand skin are stupid and its hilarious.
I wonder when they'll get it through their thick skulls that dbrand supply the phones
Some people are just stupid...
They look really good but how do they get carbon skins in colors other than red, black, and, white?
+DankTech Usa dbrand make the skins. They do what they want.
+DankTech Usa it not real carbon fiber (WAY TO EXPENSIVE), just the pattern, and they use die..:I clipped this from their (DBrand) web site:. "Our textured carbon fiber skins reflect the light dynamically and are designed to replicate real carbon fiber.
+Pyroblock (SPG) You know what, I agree with those people. I get that DBrand supplies the phones and I'm not saying anything against them, but man if I want to watch a phone review it's better to see the actual damn thing that's gonna come to my house. I would prefer they do the shots in stock and then skinning it and showing it off while sponsoring DBrand. But anyway, they're companies and have certain relationships so... we have to accept their decisions.
I heard from quite a few reviewers that the camera is a bit disappointing for the price. But let me add: a 4K screen with an >800 ppi is wonderful for VR
+HannosWelt | @HennoeR But mobile vr is trash...and sony has a vr kit?
***** You do realise that luke was one of the first people to buy the oculus dev kit right? They are proper vr guys...The hard core stuff..not the kiddy phone vr
a agree. be is a very good reason for 4k on a phone.
+HannosWelt | @HennoeR I doubt most VR applications would run very well @ 4k on a phone, unfortunately
+maciozo
The 4k screen on this device just run with the proprietary driver from Sony.
Which at least now just Sony can use.
So like all applications on this device are scaled up.
VR Apps are no exception.
(The Sony Apps run at 4k, but that's all)
So we have 4K phones now. Why is it exactly that we don't have a decent 24" 4K monitor for a reasonable price then?
+Dave Starr What's "reasonably priced" to you? There are 4k 24" monitors for $400.
Also, I'm not sure if you're aware, but it costs more to make a 24" monitor than a 5" smartphone screen
+Baruch Tinkov No it doesn't buddy. Getting so many pixels so densely packed together creates a world of problems with signal switching and color blending. Its a fucking miracle it is even possible in 5".
Nyro Cross It does, buddy.
The problem with larger panels is there's a standard to how many defective pixels can be on a panel or in a certain area of it. This means that any panel at the manufacturing stage that has more defective pixels than acceptable is getting scrapped, and scrapping a 24" sheet is more expensive to the manufacturer than scrapping a 5" sheet - which in turn leads to increased prices of larger screens. If you look at the policies of different manufacturers, you'll also find that some allow more defective pixels on larger panels than on smaller ones.
+Baruch Tinkov you're absolutely correct. Too many are malinformed
***** Why is that directed at me? OP wrote "decent 24" 4K monitor for a reasonable price", I didn't see him write any spec other than the monitor being 24" and 4K resolution.
***** No, my argument is that there is a rather high percentage of failure when producing panels. One of the main reasons of the increased price is that the manufacturer has to scrap a very sizeable amount of material when making a larger panel when compared to a smaller one.
A few years ago manufacturers moved to a newer manufacturing process of LCDs which significantly lowered the failure rate and in turn led to a sharp decrease in prices
If you take a 4K 24" panel vs a 4K 5" panel, the 24" one will be more expensive - Not proportionally, but still more expensive.
nobody reviewing the z5 phones ever seems to mention the ps4 remote play app exclusive to this phone.
+Aaronspark7 Right, it's as if no one has a PS4 or something which is a load of crap.
Exclusive? Lol, you can just download the remote play app on any android phone. Search it on google
SKORPION 15 its the only device where you can install remote play from the play store. And i know about the remote play apk. I have it on my kindle fire hd with cyanogenmod 12.1
+Aaronspark7 PC gaming master race mate 144Hz, ultra textures
Got a Z3 cycling in the rain with it
why are you trying to sell me an iphone on a Sony product review?
Because it's the clear choice here
+Omnificuser Because it is an objectively better product?
+Omnificuser because the iPhone is a very big competitor to this phone
+liam neville iphone is the most bland phone that their is
well that's your own opinion, but the fact is the iphone sells more than any sony phone and sony wants to compete with them
all flagship phones are in competition with the iphone and should be compared to it
I know Dbrand is your sponsor, but guys, the mirrored back is one of the thing that differentiates it from other Z5 variants, which definitely looks better than that textured vinyl skin. C'mon guys, don't sell yourself out too much.
+Kenneth Tang its not selling out, dbrand are the people who supply the phones, they put the skin on, not them
+Kenneth Tang I actually find the mirrored back very flashy and obtrusive
+Kenneth Tang This is linustechtips. Their entire business model is to sell out regardless of quality.
+Kenneth Tang Why should anyone care what you have to say?
Not having the skin is the difference between having this phone review and not having one. Seriously go fuck yourself he's not selling out he's trying to support his business and employees
still have my Z2, love it, really no need to upgrade
+TheSpore35
My Z1 is hurtin'...
Gonna need a nee device soon...
Same, cant wait for marshmallow.
*****
No marshmallow for Z1...
+TheSpore35 i have z1c and its great, i got it for 250$ about 2 years ago
+Aryzen Inniriea i have a Z1, it started to bug out and freeze up so i did a factory reset and got Cyanogenmod for it and that seemed to solve the problems
I'm early here's a joke
modern phones battery's
+Rory McLean S6 Edge to be precise
+Rory McLean yeah that is funny.
+Rory McLean Remember when phones could last all week without a charge?
+D13H4RD2L1V3 I remember when they could last a month with lite usage.
+D13H4RD2L1V3 Those phones still exist today, they're just known as dumb phones.
Again, showing the phone with the dbrand skin only (which makes it uglier) which can lead to people believe that the phone ACTUALLY looks like this.
+smok3ybg dbrand provided the phone. this review is for people who actually wants to know the advantage of owning this phone. if you want to see what the phone looks like checkout other videos.
Yeah, that's actually pretty misleading.
+Joshua Lua k
+OLBastholm not really they make a clear shout out to dbrand if you watch the video.
If there was no skin there wouldn't be a review god people are retarded
The Z5 needs to hurry its ass up and become available in the US already.
Sony really hasn't been doing very well in the US. Though you can find their phones on places like amazon its just the carriers that are actually why sony isn't in the US.
Hey Ed!
WHEN WILL MANUFACTURERS UNDERSTAND
BATTERY >>>>>>>>>>> RESOLUTION & THINNESS
+PhantomTech - Road to 200 Subscribers! Is that why Sony is known for destroying their rivals in battery life?
www.xperiablog.net/2015/12/18/sony-developing-new-smartphone-battery-with-40-percent-longer-life/
no, the thing i need is a solid performing 4.5 inch device, i will NEVER buy one of thise fucking t.t inch shovels that i can never hold in one hand, let alone reach everywhere with just my thumb
i am using htc desire 610 right now (4.7 in) and it's BARELY comfortable enough for me
+KingMacintosh The Z series has the best battery life of all flagships IIRC, Stamina mode is really solid
+Eugene InLaw agree 100%
+Eugene InLaw go to a shop and try G4. the curve makes good job at making the phone easy to hold. also you can swipe on top of the virtual buttons to make the screen go to a single hand mode. i am not sure if its ui feature only on lg or android in general.
Wtf linus? Android makers throw gimmicks at their phone you say and they cant differantiate with each other let alone apple. How is force touch not a gimmick and live photo. And why does an Android phone need to differentiate from apple, its not that apple is the gold standard. Android is miles and miles ahead of apple. And btw, saturation of a market is good, choice is good.
And wtf? Apple is losing on sales compared to other mobile devices. Your data is so wrong in this video...
+rubenhoed why so salty? You should maybe try researching apples profit margins before you blatantly make false claims about market shares
1001spencer I am not salty, I love Linus and his channel, but using fake statistics and saying things like they're a fact is just wrong.
+1001spencer Profit margins are one thing. What is interesting to look at to see how popular the phones are is the number of users. The profit margins are only interesting to the company.
+rubenhoed
Apple own 94% of the smartphone industry profits, they are winning at the high-end and taking all the profit , that's why everyone is trying to mimic apple success
P.S / not an apple fan nor a user of their devices .
It has an FM radio....
So long as your carrier doesn't *freakin'* disable it.
Virtually all phones have some sort of FM receiver chip; it's required for most cellular chips to have it integrated. Why can't we use them? Phone carriers want us to use our data to stream music, instead of listening to free FM radio.
_Still bitter from my VZW LG G4..._
Well, i got a sony acro s carrier free, and the fm radio on that worked fine, i justed wished every phone could have it, because it IS a really good accesory indeed if you run out of data and cant use spotify.
Shame on phone producers nowadays for disableing it :(
Swedaz
It's not the producers, but the service providers (AT&T, Verizon, etc.). If you buy your phone through one of them, be it on contract or not, the FM chip will likely be firmware disabled.
wow that's bullcrap.
Rick sanchez The handsome scientist
Take a look here, I'm not making this stuff up: goo.gl/CSv2tT
*****
Hopefully once my contract is up on my phone, I can install Cyanogen on it to free it from the clutches of Verizon.
After 10 years when Apple makes their iPhone screens 4K it will be considered the best screen on any phone lol
Just 5 more years!
And here I am sitting in front of my 720p monitor
damn its time for an upgrade
+wayge Why ? Doesn't it not get the job done ? My laptop monitor is 768p and despite it being trash quality, I have no issue with it. Tech isn't obsolete because it's old, it's obsolete when it won't work anymore.
+wayge jk its 1080
+Alcahas 720 on a laptop is good imo until 18" 720p is the way to go i think
+Alcahas Lmao, funniest shit I've heard today.
Just got this phone today, I have to say I'm pleased. It's really solid phone, well built, great power, amazing camera, and a decent battery life. And I didn't really even get it for the 4K, IMO there just isn't any content yet for it.
I still have this phone but daily drive my Sony Xperia 1 III currently. What phone do you have now?
I want this phone to come out already in the US. I know 4k on a phone is not needed but I'm already using a 4k tv, playing pc games in 4k, shooting videos in 4k. So heck may as well upgrade the phone as well. Plus the Z3 starting to feel old lol.
You don't need a 4K phone, from a normal use distance, you can't even see the difference between 1080p and 4k at the small size of a smart phone.
+TrivisionZero Just as I don't need a new phone as my current one is working just fine but I work hard for my money so if I want use some of it on something I just want like this phone I will.
I like that in the review Linus points out that it's a great phone even if many of current apps are not 4k and I am ok with that.
I'm just saying that the main feature of this phone is disabled 98% of the time, you can buy whatever phone you'd like.
+TrivisionZero true.. But 4k support is only temporarily unavailable...
+TrivisionZero i could differentiate between 1440p and 1080p on a bigger phone like 5.5 inches but 4k. Never.
You know that unique feature ONLY the xperia has, over every other single phone on the market since the X3 ?
YEAH! Well, let's completely skip over that, while derisively putting down the phone for being too similar to every other phone on the market.
/facepalm
What is this "unique feature" you speak of?
+ElZamo92 I'm also interested. Maybe the micro SD? I hear more and more phones come without micro SD support.
+pinabaszfasz not unique you pleb.
+mangaas Tell us the feature then dammit
+Potato on a stick I think he's talking about the water/dust resistance.
And here I am, watching this video on my laptop that has a 1366*768 display..
I love Xperia phones, I've had them for 4 years straight now except for a few months when I was using a Nexus 5 which is also an incredible phone.
Which Xperia phone do you have now?
I wish they stopped wasting time and money on research for beter resolutions, and spend it on beter battery.
I adrrssed this in another comment but you must understand it is almost impossible to build better batterys than the ones they are using.
+MrPoldekrosmol well they are doing that too, sony and samsung all coming up with new battery designs.
+Rokupix Ruiqi They probably won't be much better. The problem is how batteries work. You see the basic design of a battery is two pieces of metal with a non conductive material in between. Now you might think to yourself alright let's just make the metal and other material thinner so we can squeeze more in. The problem is if you put the strip too close electricity can jump from plate to plate, shorting put the battery. As far as I am aware no one has been able to overcome this issue yet. Even companies like tesla. come up with a better design and you'll be a billionare.
+Hunter Bowie then the originL comment makes perfect sense. stop wasting money on bs and make better batteries. eventually we will improve them, not a matter of how but simply when.
+Hunter Bowie it's not that hard, they can take notes of non-polarized electrical capacitors, they can use the same principle of that, put some bronze or even gold, add a layer of space gel, or the same materials they use for capacitors, put them as close as possible (test required to arithmetic formula) and you can improve the charging, as well as the capacity of Amperes it can handle, at least 10A in the thick of an iPhone, reduce the battery stress with software improvements, and there you go, battery for days
5:55 that is a beautiful shot kudos to who ever filmed b roll
What did you study in school Linus?
+beno tsintsadze i wanna know too.
+beno tsintsadze I think electric engineering or something like that if i remember right from one video it say's that.
+pimdog69 Used to be a painter then worked at NCIX, responsibilities at least including stock management :S
I'm 90% sure I heard him say it was computer science just a few weeks ago, but I can't remember where.
I believe he dropped out of school
Linus always gives a good laugh and talks smoothly enough to make a 9 minute video not seem so long. You guys are great!
If I could change one thing on my Nexus 6P, I'd downgrade the quadHD screen to 1080p...4k on a phone is stupid (with modern screen/battery/SoC tech)
Best intro ever.
Well Pcmasterrace... do we really care about overkill xD?
I haven't seen anybody in the so called "PC mustard race" that has a decent system to be "mustard race" I mean, they do it on a budget, but still, no one has my PC specs, which are:
Intel Itanium 9560, which is about 5000 dollars
A couple Nvidia Quadro's K6000 12 gigs, I don't really know the price of these now
256 Gigs (x2 128) of DDR4 memory
And a WD 4 TB HDD
I don't really have a SSD, mostly because of lack of memory for storage, anyway, i also have a SuperFlower 2000W platinum-rated PSU because running this beast is hard. So I'm the PC Mustard race, King, also because Y'know, this system costs about 50 grand
Davemejh lol
+Davemejh but those quadros aren't going to do too well in gaming, and the itanium 9560 doesn't perform nearly as good in gaming as an i5. Although you are the king in having an insanely expensive and yes, very functional machine (for gaming) you have got a very unfunctional gaming rig, which is the real POINT of PC Master Race.
+Davemejh and just because your PC is 50000 there is always a more expensive PC, so you aren't the King in ANY way at all.
A dog ate my homework This is the home most expensive one in pure components, i a custom gold casing, with diamonds and platinum ornaments, which makes the Price go up to 250'000 dollars, for a simple home computer, the next step are Super computers and are not inteded for homes.
It's just as Linus says, we hit a wall and phonemakers can't diffrient themselves. As long as it got all the tweaks you want (most flagships does) just pick the brand you like and enjoy.
For me the next step is to get more support for high-bit rate music, otherwise I can't think of something else to that I can't "live without".
Feel free to brainstorm more cool ideas bellow! ^^
Ahh and before I forget... A xperia z5 play edition would be awesome ofc..drool..
Interesting how all these pc masterrace people here are saying the iphone is better. so ironic.
***** Everyone on this channel is a pc masterrace hyper. You're not going to see casuals here. know your demographic
Well, iphone can still improve, and does every year, maybe that is the plan for them. Making people think everything is new, over and over. Their total plan for mass-selling apple products until nothing is left of android because they destroy themselves...
Seems like it, and i fell for it i guess XD
+Light Yagami Well, i am a casual, HI! ;)
+Light Yagami the iphone is better, it's has faster flash memory.
Moth that's it?
I'm a long time consumer of Sony products and as usual, bought the Xperia Z5 Premium at launch. One morning the phone died itself as I woke up and tried turning the screen on, it was just getting hot, tried the charger cable and everything no response. Went furiously to the showroom where I purchased it and they directed me to go to a service Center, the phone was only 10 days old! 10 days!
The service Center guys diagnosed initially and concluded that it could be a manufacturer's issue, I immediately asked the set to be replaced and they informed me that they have 7 days replacement policy and wanted me to have the set given to them to diagnose further to conclude a result, I told them strictly to not open up the set, whatever they want to do, do it without opening and replace the set.
After 5 days of intense hell of calling and checking up and visiting the service Center, they finally informed me that they will replace the set with a new box packed one by Sunday as they don't have it in stock as the model is new.
This experience really left a sour taste...
Who needs 4k on such a tiny device?
+grandmasterflashz I do
+grandmasterflashz Virtual reality
+grandmasterflashz who needs an iphone?
+Global Elite Silver Like you could ever run anything half decent looking at 4k 90-120fps on a device like this. Whats the refresh rate anyway? Would it support the refresh rate needed for VR?
+Global Elite Silver virtual reality on mobile devices is plain shit for
now
Use it with a VR headset at 1080p and 4k that should be interesting ;)
How about you do the reviews without the tacky promotional skins...
+6Twisted then we wont get phone reviews because those tacky skins are the people who give him the phone
+6Twisted why wont you give him a phone to review?
Pyroblock (SPG) Thanks but that was painfully obvious from the promotion at the end. But is it so difficult to review the phone without the skin, then put it on for the ad at the end so that we can see how the phone looks stock.
+6Twisted Pull up google images if you really care! Having the skins on during the video is most likely the whole reason of their sponsorship, without it, we would get no phone videos, so shut up you cry baby.
+6Twisted the reason they have the skinned as they are provided with the phone no they will not take them off, they don't want to lose dbrand as a sponsor so they will never do anything to offend d brand even if it's in the interest of their followers to take it off and go bare they don't get the phones unless they make videos for dbrand's advertisement. it's not that hard. if you want some good videos why don't you go look at any of the other tech channel which is owned by dbrand.
The plan for 4K in Marshmallow is to provide it as an optional mode that applications have to opt into. So everything winds up being at 1080p except things that actually have 4K content to provide.
I guess you could say the 4K provides one huge advantage - VR is gonna be pretty sweet on this.
The B-roll-shot at 5:50 is simply beautiful. Just wanted to annotate this here.
The reason you didn't notice any scaling or sharpening is because 1080p is an exact division of 4k. That's why it's not scaled to 1440p, which Android does support. No exact division = blurry scaling on LCDs, thus Linus's complaints about non-native resolutions. And even though it is indeed useless most of the time it does technically result in sharper pixels to use a 4k display downscaled to 1080p, or more accurately a pixel doubled 1080p display.
I think Sony made a great choice by dynamically adjusting the resolution.
You only need resolutions higher than FHD for photo and video.
For all other apps FHD is more than enough. By adjusting the resolution dynamically you also save a lot of battery power, so it's like the display equivalent of the turbo boost.
Even if the future editions of Android will handle the higher resolutions perfectly, the dynamic resolution technology won't disappear, on the contrary it will spread more widely, because there will be much more phones with UHD.
I agree that rescaling lcd displays make the text more blurry, except when it is done by integer factors, like 1:2 or 1:3, so it's not a problem for this phone.
The 4k switching feature is provided by Android's official API. It's the same thing on Android TV (e.g. Nvidia Shield TV), app support won't be an issue.
Dude don't get so hung up on the screen. I LOVE THE FACT THAT MY VIDEOS AND PICTURES have always looked AMAZING! on my tv coming from my phone. SONY CANNOT BE BEAT!
True! Which Sony phone do you have now?
i know this is 2 years old but i love my Z5 Premium needs a new battery now but cant part with mine still snappy in performance it runs 1080p to save on battery life and only uses 4k when the app supports it like netflix but for me its a brilliant phone better now it has android 7.1 on it
Still got mine too! Gold Z5 Premium 💪
I live in Surrey!
In the UK that is.
Still loving my Z3. Great phones.
The 720p screen on my phone is very pixelated when viewed from a 3cm distance with Google Cardboard. I would love a 4k screen on my phone for this reason. I think smartphones will be the most used VR experience in a few years, and 4K would probably be the standard.
Hopefully Linus will review the new Xperia 1 Mark II, which is oddly enough a competent phone and I firmly believe he will enjoy it...
I like how you guys made this video in 1080p.
Some people want to use these things for VR so 4k in your face is prob a great idea. Also dpi(edit:pixel density) like this will eventually get to monitors and tvs so let them pay the early tech tax.
I feel like this was not exactly fair. I don't know this phone's price, but it's in the range of the Note 5 here in the Middle East. And you basically recommended the Note 5 for its great Screen, software, great camera and good battery life. The Z5 has a good screen, near stock android software, also a great camera, better battery life, front facing speakers and a micro sd card slot. So, if the price is right in Canada/US, I don't see a problem recommending this.
I love staying up til' 1 am to find that a new LTT video came out.
The bluntest thing Linus points out is the lack of differentiation. I hate the stagnation of the market with the flood of slabs. I want some unique innovation. I want more Razr M types of devices, where the design is not simply a metal build, but the build is genuinely made to improve durability, besides just "feeling" premium. I want more phones like the Kyocera Echo, that eschews modern trends, and pushes a more robust power user experience, with dual displays to actually take advantage of things like Android N's supposed multitasking support. I want the return of physical keyboard sliders, in their varieties, to provide unique head-turning design and functionality like the Motorola Flipout.
And these things need modern specs. SD800s, 2+ GB of RAM, big batteries, strong cameras, and good screens. We get it. Your Galaxy S6 has a slightly faster processor now compared to the S5, but what does it do versus that LG G4? Oh, it's got more glass! Cool! I'll be sure to get a case that keeps that pristine for all the money I spent on it.
The early days of Android were like the Wild West of smartphones, man. Let's see a renaissance come around and evolve the smartphone into an actual powerhouse.
I'm gonna be that guy, and say "everyone said the same from 720p to 1080p, 1080p to 1440p (which was just last year), and most people are going to say the same for 1440p to UHD."
Samsung, LG, Apple, Motorola, and HTC all need some kind of motivation to give us better batteries in our phones, and I believe this was one of those "kickstart" products. Almost like Apple and Touch ID. I remember when they released the 5s and everyone was so confused about why it was needed, and now a con of a phone is the lack of a fingerprint sensor.
That you have to different yourself is very true. Nowadays I am very happy with my older devices. My HTC M7 is all I need. I feel no urge to update.
Why are people getting so sad about this? It's great to have new tech on the market whether you like it or not. And best of all, no one's forcing you to buy it! You can actually go out and choose something you do like instead of moaning in the comments of a RUclips video.
A battery that is as light as current phones but lasts twice as long would be a selling feature, I'd imagine. One reason I don't want to get a newer phone is because of battery life. I get this phone with all the bells and whistles and all it does is die after 4-6 hours of use. I'd rather just have a phone for calls and texting and occasional web browsing for a cheaper price without the bells and whistles I wouldn't be able to use anyway. If they made a battery that would last long enough to use all the features of a phone constantly, and not run out that quickly, and not be that much heavier, that'd be a selling point for me. It's not like I don't want the bells and whistles, it's just a matter of not running out of battery.
Hopefully, people understand one important thing, that even if it'll be a 4000k screen, it will be pointless at this screen size! Its all about PPI !
~300-500 PPI THATS IT!
A side note-the "live photo" thing has been on nokia/microsoft/windows/lumia phones for a long long time. Idk why apple thought this function is a big deal, not like it's new.
still using my z1 and luv it no need to change
If you want a wood skin on your phone, I recommend going to Toast Made. They use real wood and you can ask for a custom design
I'm still rocking an Xperia Z3 and it's wonderful. But I must admit the Z5 looks sweet!
At this point, it's gonna take years for me to feel a need to replace my Galaxy S5. It still runs perfectly and its specs were overpowered for my use then and they're still way more than I need. Unless some big change occurs in the smartphone world, I'm probably not switching until my phone is unusable.
I love watching your honest reviews :)
Even in 2018 with 6.5 inch phone screens 1080p-1440p is more than enough for a phone screen to look sharp and accurate, even on my XS with its just under 1440p display it looks crazy sharp, I don’t think 4k will become mainstream in phones anytime soon
Sony still offers 4k phones and no one else does.
Still rocking w/ the original Droid Turbo, great phone for being a year old
I find myself needing a flagship less and less. My latest mobile is actually a Wileyfox Swift which I got for £100 (about 150USD) in a Black Friday sale. It does everything I could want, dual sim, a nice camera, battery lasts 2 days for me, SD card slot. It's a 5" display powered by a Snapdragon 410 8916 running Cyanogen. It's not going to set the world on fire but for my needs its fantastic. I just don't see the need for anything more for myself any more.
Sony produced the 4K screen because they can. And I think it is marvellous that they're able to squeeze so many pixels into that display.
Keep improving the cameras, the battery life, different sizes, and do different designs. There is really not much they can do differently. Samsung did this exactly with their phone. Made it with quality construction and improved the camera. These improvements with ADVERTISMENTS (*cough....Sony...cough*) made their phone stand out ahead of the rest.
Please review the xz premium
Drones could replace flying cars (maybe they won't be called drones), either one which deploys first will be appreciated because it could make private air ridding a bit affordable for the first time in this world. Still in 1080p Linus!
no, actually 4k screens on phones are great because producing these high res panels in higher volumes makes them cheaper, thus making VR headsets cheaper and better in the long run (because the panels are not only produced but also constantly developed)
Great video, just like all of yours, but I'm wondering about one thing, why didn't you test the 4K apps, and then explain in more detail how good the screen looks? A lot of us are curious if 4K is even worth it on a phone when it's actually running in 4K. I would like to know if you can even tell the difference in sharpness compared to the Note 5 for example.
The simple Z5 was a really nice phone to begin with. I'm a bit of an android fanboy but I've got to give it to apple when it comes to storage reading speeds on the iPhone 6S. I would value that more than a 4K screen.
The power button/fingerprint scanner idea is fucking genius. Why doesn't everyone do that?
this guy actually uses a z5p as good daily drive wauw most reviewers stay away from Sony devices for some reason. nice to see a change!
I love Sony especially the support for the modding community but It hasn't released a phone that I 100% want over my Nexus 6 yet. Keep pushing Sony.
5:50 Sick shot bro
The answer is do it cheaper than the others. Give the phone all the key features and then make it as cheaply as possible, that's the way I'd like to see the market go. I do like the idea of premium bodies too....
Just rewatching this while I wait for the vessel upload..
It's all about VR. That's what it's intended for.
I feel the highly customizable themes is undersold on the Xperia lineup. I just moved onto a Z3 recently and I love my Marshmallow experience. Now Linus is saying the phone is hefty; I use my phone in a hefty Love Mei case with a paracord lanyard - thats a must for off roading and it helps pull my phone out of my pocket too. It's nice having a phone that survives me from factory, to construction, to farm and the bush.
that knock at the intro =.=
I'm still amazed by the 1080p screen of my galaxy s4
Why do I insist on staying up until 3am all the time, knowing I have work the next day?
Oh yeah! It's for LinusTechTips videos!
Watching this review video in my Sony Xperia Z5 Premium at 4k resolution.
People saying 4k is an overkill and there is no need for it, that might be true right now but once VR becomes a thing in most houses, 4k smartphones won't seem completely unnecessary or overkill. Sony just launched this product ahead of it's time where no one can see it's worth but atleast they will get to claim the title of making the first ever 4k smartphone once apple and other android phones start implementing 4k screens in their flagships.
My laptop screen is native 1080p but I keep it at 720p so I don't have to keep switching when I play an intensive game. The text and everything still looks fine to me
Are you gonna review the BlackBerry Priv? I love your phone reviews! So, I'm waiting for that one.
Can you do the LG V10? It's an excellent phone boasting dual screen, military grade drop resistance, removable battery and SD card, and more. Would love to see a Linus view on it.
Actually, this is the first year that iPhone market share has fallen, so it's not true that people are "buying more than ever before".
I have my new Z5 and love it's a great handset and in my opinion it deserves better press so many RUclips reviewes are so biased with other makes. why not concentrate on what the phone do well rather than spend to much time putting them agents each other.. well done Sony!! they just need to work on their software a little more but otherwise the hardware in their Z series are up their with the rest of the flagships...
i think that the 4k should be on the os and stuff but the powersaver drops it down to 1080p as that scales perfectly
How to differentiate without a completely unnecessary 4K resolution? 3+ day battery life. Wireless charging with 2 chargers or whatever included. _Quality_ software addons that _can be uninstalled_. No bloatware, or at least bloatware that can be uninstalled. An open channel for feedback to verified customers. It took me two minutes to come up with this list.
how is the sound ? you guys should try to compare phones sound like a benchmark
you can do it by sending the signal from headphone jack to a audio interface and look at the curves and levels
hey does anybody know which pc cleaner program Linus has once recommended? it has an interface where a bigger file is a bigger square and it has a really weird name. I upgraded to win 10 and now idk what's the name of the Programm is :(
I got my z2 3 months ago , since the z3 ,z3+ didn't convince me..however I dunno why sony isn't selling lots of phones..they make really excellent phones and it's just sad they can't takeoff..also lots of reviewers bash sony for no clear reasons which ofc affects consumers opinions.
The truth is, on a 5" screen, 4k is indistinguishable from 1440p IMO
We've hit the limit on phones. Anything above 1440p does NOTHING but cost more and use more battery.
I think 5k will be that limit on desktop monitor size panels.
8k for living room TV's
that samsung pun in the beggining ... hillarious xD
qcom will kick ass with the 820 and 830
4k display that size makes sense only on VR device. Depending on screen size even 720p can be enough. Can't imagine needing more than 1080p on phone size devices.
Would this be a "*hint hint we've got a 4K screen for the Sony VR*" release?
I dont see the point in having a 4K screen in a phone, but this does mean that Sony is able to produce 4K panels. That would be fucking awesome for VR (even though there isn't a single PC under $10k that can run it).
The standard Z5 imo is the best out of the Z5 range. The compact feels too small and the premium's screen kills it. The normal Z5 is 1080 keeping more battery life and has a big enough battery for about 30 hours of use +/- stamina mode.
Is it 4k res display not help to watch the VR content (using Zeiss VROne for example) more sharper, better etc?
my OnePlus Two's geekbench score goes like this:
Run 1:
12XX Singlecore
42XX Multicore
Run 4:
6XX Singlecore
2XXX Multicore