Sony has launched the first Xperia Z back in March 2013; and
since then, the company hasn’t changed the basic design of its Xperia range.
Once again we have the same rectangular design that we have been accustomed to,
but the new flagships look more refined and have a more premium appeal than
ever.
In terms of changes, a frosted glass takes the place of the glossy one that we
have seen in previous Xperia handsets. The new rear of the Xperia Z5 is not
prone to fingerprints and smudges and its matte finish feels much better in
hands. However, the Xperia Z5 Premium integrates an extra reflective glass
rear, the kind of material that we’ve seen in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, which is
a fingerprint magnet. The rounded power button has been given a rectangular
shape and it also works as a fingerprint scanner to unlock the smartphones.
Interestingly, these are the first handsets in the market with a fingerprint
sensor placed on edges and not underneath the displays.
Both the smartphones feel light in hands but are quite slippery due to their
metal finishing.
Moving on to the display, 4K might not be the most practical
thing on a smartphone but in reality the 5.5-inch 4K display on the Xperia Z5
looks brilliant. With a whopping 801ppi, the icons, texts, images and
everything else looks crisper than anything we have seen earlier on a
smartphone. The Xperia Z5, on the other hand, packs a 5.2-inch full HD display
that also looks vivid and crisp. We still need to evaluate the display
performances in outdoor conditions once we will get the review units.
The new Xperia handsets are powered by with a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) and 3GB of RAM. To handle graphics-related tasks, the smartphones have Adreno 430 GPU. In terms of memory, both the smartphones come with 32GB inbuilt memory and can be expanded upto 200GB via microSD card.
Sony has packed the Xperia Z5 with a 2930mAh battery, and a 3430mAh battery unit powers up the Xperia Z5 Premium. The company has claimed that the smartphones can last up to 2 days with a single charge and Sony’s quick charger (2.0) can give a 5.5 hour of back-up with just a 10-min charging time. We are eager to test the claims form the company.
We were quite impressed with the camera performance of the
previous Xperia devices. And with whatever time we spent with the new Xperia Z5
and Xperia Z5 Premium, their 23MP sensors looked impressive. We took some shots
from these handsets, and they look crisp and very detailed. However, there was
a noticeable delay in opening the shots taken from the camera UI. Just to make
clear that it’s not related to one particular handset, we tried the same with 3
to 4 devices and found the same issue with all of them. A software update might
resolve the glitch.
Unlike the devices from Apple, Samsung and Google, Sony
Xperia devices come with IP68 certification for water and dust resistance and
also support Dual SIM connectivity. The Xperia Z5 will be available from
October 23 while the Xperia Z5 Premium will hit the market by November 7.
Source: techradar.com
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