Introduction
With the Xperia Z5 family, Sony has definitely piqued the interest of
the public, delivering not one, but three flagship devices. The Z5
Premium is the world first 4K screen phone, while the Xperia Z5 compact
is a powerhouse device with a small footprint.
This, however, puts the regular Z5 in somewhat of an odd spot. For
the first time ever, the standard "Z" model is not the "latest and
greatest" Sony has to offer. It also almost identical to the Z3+, while
being quite a bit more expensive.
But reading the specs on paper really doesn't reveal the extent in which
To really see the Z5 for what it is and understand all the work Sony
has put into making it a familiar, yet refined device, we have to dig
deeper. That is just what we intend to do in the following pages - to
see just how different the Z5 is from the Z3+, what has changed and what
has been preserved. To discover if the Z5 is Sony's flagship savior, or
just a fixed-up Z3+, bound to stay underappreciated amidst its
superstar siblings.
Key features (+)
- 5.2" 16M-color 1080 x 1920 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with X Reality for Mobile, Triluminos technology and Dynamic Contrast Enhancer; scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- Android OS v5.1.1 Lollipop with Xperia launcher
- Octa-core Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810, feat. a quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57 and an Adreno 430 GPU and 3GB RAM
- 23 MP camera with 2160p@30fps video recording; 5.1 MP front-facing camera with 1080p@30fps video
- 32GB of built-in storage and a microSD card slot
- LTE Cat.4 (150Mbps)/Cat.6 (300Mbps), depending on the region; Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; A-GPS/GLONASS receiver, Bluetooth v4.1, FM radio with RDS
- Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
- 2,900mAh non-removable battery
- IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint sensor
Main disadvantages (-)
- Screen bezels are wider than the Xperia Z3+
- Non-removable battery
- Heavier and thicker than the Xperia Z3+
It is quite obvious that specs-wise the Sony Xperia Z5 does not
disappoint. The handset is powered by Qualcomm's top-of-the-line
Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 chip, along with an Adreno 430 GPU, 3GB
of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. That also happens to be the case
with the Z3+. Similarities extend even further to the 5.2-inch FullHD
display that also seems to be shared between the two models. In fact,
the only significant hardware differences between the pair are the
fingerprint reader and the camera.
Sony is betting big on its new multi-aspect 23MP sensor, which is
being marketed as the Z5's major feature. However, the same shooter is
actually present in the Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium as well, so it is not
quite as exclusive to the model as Sony would have you believe. It's
nonetheless an excellent camera and we can't wait to put it to use.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The most important thing is
that the Z5 Compact promises to learn from the Z3+ and its mistakes and
excel where it failed. That's alone is enough to warrant a full length
review. So jump on.
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