Smartphones Sony Xperia Series Z5. Sony Xperia Smartphones Series Z5 Smartphones Xperia Z5 Dual
New flagship in old design, but with updated functions
At the very beginning of autumn in Berlin, the company Sony Mobile Communications (Sony Mobile) exhibition traditionally held in the German capital (Sony Mobile) presented finally updated its family of flagship smartphones: Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and the world's first smartphone with a 4K display - Xperia Z5 Premium.
The main smartphone of the new lineup, the Xperia Z5 apparatus, which today will be discussed, in some sense, everything spread in its place. The fate of his predecessor, who logically had to get the fourth sequence number, was not difficult. The stable annual update of the Xperia Z model line this year unexpectedly interrupted when the world did not see at the MWC exhibition in Barcelona fourth on the Xperia model with the Z4 index. At the same time, the Japanese market Sony could not refuse this pleasure, and the name of Xperia Z4 was called on his own smartphone market. Later, the company still released this model and to the world market, but called its Xperia Z3 +, and it happened not so long ago.
By the end of the year, the position of the Sony's mobile division, apparently, was recovered, the plans stabilized, and the world saw not only the next, already fifth on the account of the flagship model of the Xperia Z series, but also an expanded set of its varieties. An already familiar reduced version of the Z5 Compact version was added and a much more unusual model with a huge screen with an advanced resolution of 4k. Both of these models are still to be explored, but as long as we will get acquainted with the main, "classic" option of the Japanese flagship smartphone - Sony Xperia Z5.
To begin with, we offer our short video review of the Sony Xperia Z5 smartphone:
The main characteristics of Sony Xperia Z5 (model E6653)
| Sony Xperia Z5. | Huawei P8. | LG Nexus 5X. | Meizu MX5. | SAMSUNG GALAXY S6. | |
| Screen | 5,2 ", IPS | 5,2 ", IPS | 5,2 ", IPS | 5.5 ", Super AMOLED | 5.1 ", Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080, 424 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 424 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 424 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 401 ppi | 2560 × 1440, 577 PPI |
| SOC. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) | Hisilicon Kirin 930 (8 Arm Cortex-A53 @ 2 / 1.5 GHz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (2 cores Cortex-A57 @ 1.8 GHz + 4 kernels [Email Protected], 5 GHz) | MediaTek MT6795T Octa-Core (8 cores-a53 @ 2.2 GHz) | Exynos 7420 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.1 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) |
| GPU | Adreno 430. | Mali-T624. | Adreno 418. | PowerVR G6200. | Mali-T760. |
| Oz | 3 GB | 3 GB | 2 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Flash Memory | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16/32 GB | 16/32/64 GB | 32/64/128 GB |
| Memory card support | microSD. | microSD. | — | — | — |
| Operating system | Google Android 5.1. | Google Android 5.0. | Google Android 6.0 | Google Android 5.0. | Google Android 5.0. |
| Battery | non-removable, 2900 mA · h | non-removable, 2680 mA · h | non-removable, 2700 mA · h | non-removable, 3150 mA · h | non-removable, 2550 mA · h |
| Cameras | basic (23 MP; video 4K), frontal (5 MP) | main (13 mp; video 1080p), frontal (8 MP) | basic (12.3 mp; video 4K), frontal (5 MP) | basic (20.7 MP; video 4k), frontal (5 MP) | basic (16 mp; video 4k), frontal (5 MP) |
| Dimensions and weight | 146 × 72 × 7.3 mm, 154 g | 145 × 72 × 6.4 mm, 145 g | 147 × 73 × 7.9 mm, 136 g | 150 × 75 × 7.6 mm, 149 g | 143 × 70 × 6,8 mm, 138 g |
| average price | T-12741399. | T-12435227. | T-12911710. | T-12675734. | T-12259333. |
| Sony Xperia Z5 Retail Offers | L-12741399-10 | ||||
- Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 2 × 4 kernels, Arm Cortex-A57 + Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 / 1.5 GHz
- GPU Adreno 430 @ 600 MHz
- Android operating system 5.1.1
- Touch Display IPS, 5,2 ", 1920 × 1080, 424 PPI
- RAM (RAM) 3 GB, internal memory 32 GB
- Support Nano-SIM (1 or 2 pcs.)
- Support MicroSD memory cards up to 200 GB
- Communication 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Communication 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
- Data transfer LTE Cat.6, LTE FDD (Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28)
- Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N (2.4 / 5 GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Access Point, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
- DLNA, MEDIA GO, MTP, MIRACAST, MHL 3.0
- GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS, BDS
- Camera 23 MP, Sony Exmor RS, Autofocus, LED-Flash
- 5 MP camera, Sony Exmor R (frontal)
- Sensor approximation, lighting, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, electronic compass, fingerprint scanner
- Battery non-removable 2900 mA · h
- Dimensions 146 × 72 × 7.3 mm
- Weight of 154 g
Packaging
Sony Xperia Z5 comes on sale in the usual flat small box of fine non-tailed recycled cardboard. The design of the design is extremely simple and laconic, it is typically for Sony.
Appearance and ease of use
The appearance of the flagships of Sony has not changed for several years, and no matter how much the creators claim that some fundamental changes have occurred in the fifth on the account of Xperia Z. The new smartphone is still very simple in the form of a rectangle almost generally without rounds (in terms of), there are no smooth circuits and bends - all lines are straight, all surfaces are flat. If you compare with the previous Xperia Z3 + model, which the Z4 index has received for the market itself, then the housing has become temperatures on half a millimeter and 7 grams are harder, that is, in general, the dimensions and mass remained, by and large, the same.
The back wall is also traditionally flat, without bends, so lifting the smartphone from the table is extremely uncomfortable. It is also uncomfortable that the angles in all models of the flagship series Xperia Z do not have roundings, from this, a smartphone and a place in his pocket takes a lot, and sometimes it is sometimes unpleasant to cut into the body, while in the pockets of clothes. It is clear that the designers tried to keep some kind of special style, but still, resorting to the use of rounded corners and streamlined forms, the developers of modern smartphones think not only about beauty, but also about the practical side of the question, which in this case goes second plan. However, all this does not prevent true fans of the brand Sony to truly love and admire the design of smartphones of this company, and the protruding corners are not confused at all.
As for ergonomics, some noticeable changes really happened here. Mostly it concerns the back wall: it is still done from the glass, and everything is as absolutely flat. However, the glass surface now has become matte, it is painted in the overall color of the case. Due to this, the posterior wall is now completely not brand, it is almost not visible fingerprints. The side metal frame also became matte, there is no rubberized effect, all the surfaces are solid. The body of the apparatus remains, nevertheless, extremely slippery, in dry hands it is kept bad.
Regarding the side frame, you can note another moment. The developers did so that the frame is quite a little bit, barely noticeably discovers over the glasses in front and behind, forming some kind of microscopic protective border. This is enough so that the flat front and rear panels lose the former "airbag" effect when smartphones literally "crawled" themselves according to solid smooth surfaces. Now the device lies reliably and does not slide, but the solid metal edges of the frame have become palpably significantly and unpleasantly crashed into the palm.
The case materials have not changed: in front and rear - glass panels, on the sides - a metal wide frame with angular pins from polycarbonate painted under the overall color of the frame and the entire body. Such corners of a different material are inserted into a solid metal frame in order to extinguish the impact energy when the apparatus is dropped. It can be noted that the side rim profile has become much more flat, even compared to the previous model Z3 + side faces almost lost their roundabouts. So because of this, it became very difficult to raise a smartphone from the table: and the face, and the back wall here are flat, not for what.
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The Sony Xperia Z5 case does not have removable parts, the cards are installed in the side slot, entering it on the plastic pallet. This pallet is equipped with two compartments for one nano-SIM format card and one microSD memory card, which cannot be installed the second SIM card. You can install the second SIM card (and not a memory card) in another version of the smartphone, which is called Xperia Z5 Dual.
The card slot itself is covered outside the lid with a rubberized gasket that protects the inside from the penetration of water and dust. Xperia Z5, like its predecessors, has certified protection: According to the description on the company site, the device is assigned the IP65 / 68 protection class.
However, there is some kind of inconsistency in this, since it also written literally the following: "The device is forbidden to completely immerse the water." At the same time, the correspondence of the degree of protection IP68 suggests that the product is suitable for immersion in water to a depth of 1.5 m for half an hour. Sony allows its smartphones only "Finding heavy rain and washing under the crane."
As for individual elements of the case, their number and location of the location changed, and the latter - for the worse. The volume keys was lowered so low that it turns out to be not under his fingers at any hand, and somewhere in the middle of the inside of the palm. Accordingly, in order to get to it, you need to sort out the smartphone in your fingers, and it is not necessary to forget that he has a sufficiently slippery case.
The second news is more positive: Finally, after Apple, Samsung and others, the fingerprint scanner appeared in Sony smartphones, which is responsible for unlocking the device. It also supports FIDO standard - authorization by fingerprint to make online payments. True, the scanner platform is limited to the width of the power button embedded into the side face, so that work with a scanner so unusual shape will have to at first get used to it. It costs a little not so attach a finger, and the imprint will not be recognized. If you adapt and bring your finger every time in the same way, there will be no special problems with identification, but still errors sometimes happen.
We suggest you to evaluate the work of the fingerprint scanner on our video, which compares the implementation of this item in Sony Xperia Z5 smartphones, Apple iPhone 6S Plus and Huawei Mate S:
On this innovation end. All other elements are familiar, the location of them is familiar. On the front panel at the top of the sensors, the front camera and the Event LED indicator are placed. The indicator operation is regulated by the user in the section on sound in the settings.
There is no dynamics output at the bottom of the touch hardware buttons. Thus, two speakers are embedded on the front panel, top and bottom. The exact same arrangement of stereo speakers was observed in the previous flagship model of the manufacturer.
On the back of the chamber and flash windows, the double LED in Sony did not dare to install even this time. The camera module is embedded with a glass with the surface of the glass and does not repel out of its limits. No other additional functions like the presence of laser rangefinders, heart rate sensors or infrared Sony's infrared transmitters have not yet induced.
Interface connectors are located on the upper and lower ends of the device, they are not covered with water protection plugs. Nevertheless, repeat, the device has protection against water and dust - in Sony it is called Capless. The Micro USB connector supports the connection of external devices in the USB OTG mode, but the organization of this connection is unusual. Simply, the smartphone does not recognize any connected OTG devices, for this you need to guess to go to the section "Connecting devices" in the menu and find the function of detecting USB devices. After physical connection, for example, flash drives via OTG adapter should start the search, and only then the smartphone will see the device connected to it. Running detection function can be displayed with a separate button to the shortcut curtain, but in general, such a complication of the process is quite unusual, not everyone can pass this quest.
As for the color diversity of the design of the novelty enclosures, here the developers, as always, showed fantasy: besides classic black and white, and gold and turquoise-green options are also available. No physical differences, depending on the color of the housing, Sony Xperia Z5 smartphones do not have.
Screen
The Sony Xperia Z5 smartphone is equipped with a Sony Triluminos touch IPS matrix for mobile devices with Live Color LED and X-REALITY branded technologies. Screen dimensions are 64 × 114 mm, diagonal - 5.2 inches, resolution - 1920 × 1080 points. Accordingly, the density of the points is 424 ppi.
The frame width around the screen is quite standard: it is about 3.5 mm on the sides, on top and bottom - approximately 15 mm.
The device has an external light sensor, based on which the automatic configuration of the screen brightness is functioning, it is also possible to manually adjust. Multitouch technology here allows processing 10 simultaneous touches. There is an approximation sensor that blocks the screen when making a smartphone to the ear. The smartphone screen can be controlled in gloves. In the previous Xperia Z3 + model, it was possible to activate the display by tapping on the glass, it again disappeared.
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Detailed examination with the use of measuring instruments was conducted by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. We present his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-reflective screen properties of the screen is slightly better than the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which the white surface is reflected in the screens of both devices (Sony Xperia Z5, as it is easy to determine, on the right, then they can be distinguished by size):
Both screens are dark, but the Sony screen is still slightly darker (its photo brightness is equal to 109 against 111 at Nexus 7). The tripling of the reflected objects in the Sony Xperia Z5 screen is very weak, this suggests that between the outer glass (it is the touch sensor) and the surface of the matrix there is no air gap (OGS-One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass / air) with highly different refractive facilities, such screens look better with a strong external illumination, but their repair in the event of a cracked exterior glass costs much more expensive, as it is necessary to change the entire screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (fat-repellent) coating (very effective, slightly better than Nexus 7), so traces from fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of conventional glass.
When manually controlled brightness and when the white field is output, its maximum value was about 660 kD / m², and the minimum is 4.9 kD / m². The maximum value is very high, and considering excellent anti-reflective properties, with bright daylight and even on the right sun, the image on the screen should be well distinguishable. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. It works automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor (it is located to the right of the logo on the front panel). In automatic mode, when changing external light conditions, the screen brightness is rising, and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of brightness adjustment. If it is at the maximum, then in complete darkness, the auturance function reduces the brightness of up to 26 cd / m² (normally), in conditions of an artificial light of the office (approximately 400 lux) sets 320 cd / m² (slightly high), in a very bright environment (corresponds With a clear day outdoor lighting, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 LCs or a little more) increases to 560 cd / m² (this is enough, you want brighter - increase manually, but also take responsibility for the quick discharge of the battery). If the brightness slider on the half of the scale (it is very non-linear - after 50%, the brightness dramatically goes up with an increase in the setting value), then the screen brightness for the three conditions specified above is as follows: 17, 150 and 460 kD / m² (suitable values). If the brightness regulator is set to at least 9.7, 16, 350 kD / m² (only the average value is highly understated). As a result, the lifting function of the brightness works absolutely adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness of the user. Only at a very low level of brightness, a significant illumination modulation appears, but its frequency is high, about 2.3 kHz, therefore there is no visible screen flicker (but may be detected in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect).
This screen uses an IPS type matrix. Micrographs demonstrate a typical structure of subpixels for IPS:
For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.
The screen has good viewing angles without inverting the shades and without a significant shift of colors, even at large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, we give a photo on which the same images are displayed on the Nexus 7 and Sony Xperia Z5 screens, while the brightness of the screens is initially installed by about 200 kD / m² (on a white field in full screen), and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 to the camera. . Perpendicular to the plane screens White field:
Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And test picture:
The colors on the Sony Xperia Z5 screen are oversaturated, bodily shades are strongly shifted into the red area, and the color balance is noticeably different from the standard one. Of course, to evaluate the color reproduction of the screen in a photo - it's like measuring Bach by how his neighbor was inserted, but the trend was transferred correctly. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:
It can be seen that the colors did not change much from both screens, but the Sony Xperia Z5 contrast decreased to a greater extent due to the strong decrease of black. And white field:
The brightness at an angle from both screens has decreased significantly (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but in the case of Sony Xperia Z5, the brightness drop is smaller (the brightness of photographs 243 versus 234 at Nexus 7). The black field when the diagonal deviations is deviated very much and acquires a purple shade or remains approximately neutral gray. The photos below are demonstrated (the brightness of white areas in the perpendicular plane of the screens direction at the screens of the same!):
And at a different angle:
With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is good:
Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is normal - about 740: 1. Response time when switching black-white-black is 18 ms (10 ms incl. + 8 ms off.). The transition between halftons of gray 25% and 75% (on the numerical value of color) and back in sum occupies 29 ms. Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval for the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither in light, nor in the shadows, and the indicator of the approximating power function turned out to be 2.25, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2, however, it does not have None, since the real gamma curve is noticeably deviated from the power dependence:
It is determined by this presence of an aggressive dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the backlight in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (on dark brightness decreases). As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness from the shade (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of the static image, since the measurements were carried out with a consistent output of shades of gray almost full screen. For this reason, a number of tests are the definition of contrast and response time, comparing the illumination of black at angles - we were performed when withdrawing special templates with constant medium brightness, and not one-photo fields in full screen. In general, such an unlocked brightness correction is nothing but harm, since the reduction in brightness on dark images reduces the distinguishability of gradations in the shadows under conditions of external illumination, and the constant brightness jumps are very annoyed. That is, the benefits of this function zero, only harm.
Color coverage is wider than SRGB:
We look at the spectra:
They are very atypical for Sony's top mobile devices. Apparently, the LEDs with a blue emitter and green and red phosphor are used in this screen (usually a blue emitter and yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix light filters and allows you to get a wide color coverage. In the Red Luminofore, apparently, the so-called quantum dots are used. Unfortunately, as a result, colors of images - drawings, photos and films, - SRGB-oriented space (and such an overwhelming majority), have unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, for example on skin shades. The result is shown in the photo above. It is worth noting that there is some progress, since in this case the coverage is still slightly reduced by cross-mixing the component. At such a pace, maybe in Sony Xperia Z10, we will finally see the SRGB coverage and a natural picture.
The balance of shades on the gray scale leaves much to be desired, as the color temperature is strongly higher than the standard 6500 K, and even deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE), not very large on white, rapidly growing as the brightness decreases the shade. But at least the variation of the color temperature is small. (Dark areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)
In this smartphone, there is an opportunity to adjust the color balance by adjustments by the intensities of the three main colors.
What we tried to do; Result - data signed as Corr. on schedules above. As a result, we corrected the color temperature and slightly reduced ΔE. This is a good result, however, the brightness (as well as contrast) has decreased strongly - from 660 to 470 cd / m². However, the oversaturation of colors such a correction has not reduced. If someone's image on the screen of this smartphone still seems not enough "bright" and "juicy", then the corporate mode can be enabled X-REALITY FOR MOBILE. The result is below:
Saturation and contour sharpness programmatically increases, and distinguishable gradations of shades in the field of saturated colors becomes less. But the picture, yes, became brighter. There are extremal Limit brightness modewhere the trend of "improvements" image reaches its peak. That's what we got:
Let's summarize. The brightness adjustment range of this screen is very wide, anti-glare properties are excellent, which makes it possible to use the smartphone as a sunny day on the beach and in complete darkness. It is permissible to use an automatic brightness adjustment mode that works absolutely adequately. The advantages also include a very efficient oleophobic coating, no air gap in the layers of the screen and flicker. The disadvantages are the strong decrease of black color when the view from the perpendicular to the surface of the screen and the aggressive dynamic brightness adjustment. With color reproduction, everything is very bad, the colors are oversaturated (the shades of the skin are especially affected), the color balance is bad. The presence of the corresponding adjustments allow the balance slightly to correct, but due to a very strong decrease in brightness (and contrast). However, taking into account the importance of the characteristics for this class of devices (and the most important thing is the distinguishability of information in a wide range of external conditions), the screen quality can be considered high. Cinema and photos are better not to look at this and not show anyone, but the text or, for example, the card will be visible well.
Sound
Sony Xperia Z5 is, perhaps, the first representative of this lineup, the sound of which, with full right, can be described as an impressive. Finally, the smartphone with the protection of water from the Japanese began to play loudly, Basovito and purely, to this flagship Sony with their external sound, to put it mildly, did not affect. Here the pair of stereo speakers makes a powerful, bright, thick and rich sound, remaining clean at any volume level, the stock of which should be noted, quite satisfactory.
In soundtakes, as usual, there is a maximum of a variety of sound quality improvements, but firstly, most of them are available only when the headphones are connected, and secondly, including disabling them, we still did not notice much difference. However, the very presence of the capabilities of the surround sound of the S-Force Front Surround, as well as a variety of additional functions such as the technology of improving the sound quality DSEE HX (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) must be filled with the owner of the advanced flagship smartphone Sony pride. You can go to these parameters through the standard settings section, and you can find them in the branded audio player, which is first called not Walkman, but simply "music".
In the conversational dynamics, the voice of a familiar interlocutor, the timbre and intonation remain recognizable, with the surrounding noises, the noise cancellation system at the same time copes in general adequately. The smartphone has a FM radio that works only with headphones connected as an antenna.
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Camera
Sony Xperia Z5 is equipped with two digital camera modules with a resolution of 23 and 5 megapixels. The frontal 5-megapixel module EXMOR R is equipped with a 25-millimeter wide-angle lens G Lens with a diaphragm F / 2.4 and a fixed focus, its own flash has no. The front camera, as well as the main, can work in manual and automatic shooting control modes. The physical module here is exactly the same as in the previous model, the control menu is also not much different. There is an HDR mode, the video is a feature of e-stabilization of Steadyshot with Intelligent Active Mode, the camera can recognize the smile, the ability to add "soft skin" appears. With the shooting of Selfie, the camera copes well, the pictures are obtained rather sharp, light and detailed.
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The main chamber is equipped with a new previously used 23-megapixel Sony Exmor RS module for mobile devices with a Matrix 1 / 2.3 "and a wide-angle lens G Lens (24 mm) with a diaphragm F / 2.0, a hybrid autofocus and a single-circuit pulse LED flash. Autofocus occurs quite quickly, on this occasion the developers separately note the presence of hybrid autofocus in Sony Xperia Z5, which combines the capabilities of contrast and phase focus technologies: the first is responsible for accuracy, and the second is for speed. And due to the fact that the focus points are located throughout the viewfinder, to bring focus on the object anywhere in the frame, you need much less seconds (0.03 s).
You can also note the presence of a Bionz image processing processor, in addition, technology was improved for shooting in conditions of weak lighting, which ensures better photos without distortion and blur at night or in the dark. All Xperia Z5 series smartphones have received an updated version of Steadyshot stabilization technology with an Intelligent Active Mode mode, providing smooth stabilization without distortion. Well, of course, you should not forget that Sony is almost the only manufacturer who still sets a separate hardware camera control button into its smartphones. Part of the shooting settings can be transmitted to control third-party applications via Camera2 API (RAW entry is not supported).
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In the settings, you can traditionally choose between automatic and manual control modes, only this time the maximum resolution automatically is not limited to 8 megapixel, and is the same 23 meters as in manual mode. In manual mode, you can set an ISO, white balance, change the focus type. There is a five-time digital zoom, carried out using the Clear Image scaling technology.
In addition, the settings traditionally contains a mass of additional modes, including entertainment, such as, for example, augmented reality mode called AR EFFECT, which makes it possible to combine real pictures with animation. Recently, the choice of options for AR has been significantly expanded.
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The camera is able to shoot a video in the maximum resolution of 4k, and this mode is traditionally not found among the general settings, it is removed by a separate icon in the additional mode menu. There is also a shooting mode with a speed of 60 frames per second, and you can already switch to the usual camera control menu. With the shooting of the video in all listed modes, the camera copes adequately, the sound is pure and efficiently, the noise reduction system with its tasks as a whole copes adequately. The shooting occurs rather smoothly, in the new Sony Xperia smartphones using Steadyshot technology and Intelligent Active Mode mode, which smooth out the movement of removing, although the result of the hands of the hands on the final video is still noticeable.
Examples of rollers are presented below.
- Roller №1 (100 MB, 1920 × 1080, 60 FPS)
- Roller # 2 (140 MB, 3840 × 2160, 30 FPS)
We invite you to evaluate the operation of the iPhone 6S Plus and Sony Xperia Z5 camera stabilizer when video filming in Full HD 30 to / s mode:
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Good sharpness of the plans, but the corners of the test sample camera traditionally worries badly. |
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Not bad detail even in the shadows. |
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Good sharpness on distant plans. |
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If you look closely, you can find residual noises, but most likely it is also the features of the test sample. |
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Shadow camera works well. |
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The rooms are not the closest cars are distinguishable. |
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Sharping on wires is practically absent. |
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Not counting the corners, the text has been worked well. |
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Macro shot at room lighting is good for the camera, although we have seen the results and better. |
We also tested the camera on the laboratory stand on our technique.
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Lighting ≈3200 suite. |
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Lighting ≈1400 luxury. |
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Lighting ≈130 luxury. |
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Lighting ≈130 suite, flash. |
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Changing the module in the new model of the flagship Sony did not significantly affect the image quality. It is still high, sometimes even higher than in the models of the third series. If it were not for the problems with the sharpness in the corners of the frame, which already became traditional for pre-sold samples of Sony, the sharpness could be called almost perfect not only by plans, but also throughout the field of the frame. Surely in serial samples this problem has already been fixed.
Of course, shooting is still supposed to be 8 megapixel. Although now it has an opportunity in intellectual autores to exhibit the maximum resolution, there is no point in this, since the actual resolution of the picture becomes slightly lower, and the size increases almost three times.
Despite not the most pleasant testing conditions, the camera showed itself well enough. The program works without essential artifacts, although with room lighting the result could be better. The details of the pictures are quite high even on the distant plans. Of course, much of this is achieved at the expense of shooting in a smaller resolution, but, fortunately, such machinations are not prohibited. In general, the quality of the pictures can be considered quite high, but the superiority over competitors can only be said when comparing serial samples.
Telephone part and communication
Since the new model of the series, Xperia Z5 is built on the same hardware platform as its predecessor (Xperia Z3 +), in terms of communication services here, the differences are also minimum. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 platform (still top-level), which runs Sony Xperia Z5, can boast all the most advanced network and communication capabilities: here and support for LTE Cat 6 (up to 300 Mbps) with integrated channel aggregation technology, and dual-band Two-page Qualcomm Vive 2-Stream Wi-Fi 802.11n / AC with MU-MIMO, and Bluetooth 4.1. There is also support for NFC. You can organize a wireless access point through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. Most of the LTE frequencies are supported (FDD LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, TDD LTE BAND 40), that is, this smartphone has full support for all three most common ranges in domestic operators ( B3, B7 and B20). In practice, the Beeline operator's SIM card in the Moscow region, the smartphone was confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of the signal reception does not cause any complaints, the device confidently supports the connection in the premises and does not lose the signal in the zones of uncertain reception. The hot replacement of SIM cards in Sony smartphones is not possible, because when withdrawing or installing a card, the machine independently initiates the system reboot.
The navigation module works not only with GPS (with A-GPS), but also from the domestic GLONASS, as well as the Chinese BEIDOU system (BDS). To the speed of the navigation module, there are no complaints, the first satellites are detected at a cold start during the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor based on which the compass navigation software is functioning.
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A telephone application supports Smart Dial, that is, during the dialing of the phone number immediately, the search by contacts immediately. The text entry is supported by the method of failure to slip from the letter to the letter (SWYPE), and can also be reduced in size and closer to one of the edges of the display virtual keyboards for ease of control of the fingers of one hand. The view and organization of the keyboard itself traditionally for Sony smartphones can be selected from several possible options. It is worth noting that there is also a modification of Xperia Z5 Dual with support for two SIM cards.
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OS and Software
The fifth version of the Google Android (Lollipop) software platform is used as the operating system, however, the interface is unexpectedly different from the already familiar interface of the branded shell for Sony smartphones. Changes are rather cosmetic character, minorly, but they still have.
The most noticeable difference is the lack of a familiar extending left panel with the settings in the application menu. Sort applications and remove unnecessary by pressing the icon with three dots in the upper right corner, but it is all. Also moved to the left side of a large widget called What's New, offering announcements of the most interesting (according to developers) programs and games. The menu of small applications, called there, where the menu of the latest open programs is left in its place, but its appearance has changed significantly.
The owners of the Sony Xperia top family smartphones are traditionally available exclusive offers and materials from Xperia Lounge and the ability to search and block the lost device using My Xperia. It is worth noting that although Xperia Z5 goes on sale by working on the fifth version of the Android OS, it should soon get an update to the freshest, sixth version (Marshmallow) one of the first in the Sony smartphones family.
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Performance
The Sony Xperia Z5 hardware platform is based on the same SOC Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 as the previous Sony flagship, although Snapdragon 820 will soon be replaced. Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is a powerful 64-bit platform made by technical process 20 nm, it includes four productive 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57 cores with a frequency of up to 2 GHz, which are complemented by four simpler 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores with A frequency to 1.5 GHz, providing high energy efficiency or performance, depending on specific tasks.
For the processing of graphics in SOC, the ADRENO 430 video screen is answered. The amount of operational memory of the smartphone is 3 GB. About 21 GB of free flash memory from the total 32 GB is originally available to the user. Memory can be expanded by setting a microSD card with a capacity of up to 200 GB, in practice our TRANSCEND Premium MicroSDXC UHS-1 checkout of 128 GB is confidently recognized by the device. Also supported connecting external devices to the USB port in OTG mode, but for this you need to manually start the search for devices through the section in the settings. In the same way, it was implemented in the Xperia Z3 + model, and now it is clear that this is not an accident, but such an idea of \u200b\u200bdevelopers.
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According to the test results, the remaining top-end platform of Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 expected demonstrated sufficiently high results comparable to the results of other modern flagship platforms Hisilicon KIRIN 930/935 and MediaTek Helio X10, but lagging behind the performance of the most powerful Soc Samsung Exynos 7420 at the current moment, although In specialized graphics tests, a powerful video inspector Adreno 430 shows even the best results.
In any case, the hardware stuffing of the smartphone has a sufficient productivity margin in order to cope with anything without exception to the tasks set by the most demanding modern programs, including heavy 3D games. The Sony Xperia Z5 hardware platform will not lose relevance for a long time.
Testing in the latest versions of Antutu and Geekbench 3 complex tests:
All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we are conveniently reduced to the table. The table usually adds several other devices from various segments, also tested on similar recent versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the resulting dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of the same comparison, it is impossible to submit results from different versions of the benchmarks, so "for the scenes" there are many decent and actual models - due to the fact that they at one time passed the "obstacles' band" on previous versions of test programs.
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Testing a graphic subsystem in 3DMark game tests, GFXBENCHMARK, and Bonsai Benchmark:
When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones now it is possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the resolution of the rendering is fixed to 720p and is turned off by VSYNC (due to which the speed can rise above 60 FPS).
| Sony Xperia Z5. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 810) |
LG Nexus 5X. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 808) |
Honor 7. (Hisilicon kirin 935) |
Samsung Galaxy S6EDGE. (Exynos 7420) |
Meizu MX5. MEDIATEK MT6795T) |
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| 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more - better) |
MAXED OUT! | MAXED OUT! | 6922 | MAXED OUT! | MAXED OUT! |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more - better) |
19945 | 18840 | 12113 | 21773 | 16390 |
| 1053 | 1149 | 289 | — | — | |
| GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 ONSCREEN) | 49 FPS. | — | 13 fps | 38 fps | 27 FPS. |
| GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 OFFSCREEN) | 50 FPS. | — | 12 fps | 50 FPS. | 27 FPS. |
| Bonsai Benchmark. | 4273 (61 FPS) | 3950 (56 FPS) | 3310 (47 FPS) | 4155 (59 FPS) | 3966 (57 FPS) |
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Browser cross-platform tests:
As for the benchmarks to estimate the speed of the JavaScript engine, it is necessary to always make a discount on the fact that they are significantly dependent on the browser in them, in which the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and such an opportunity is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.
Heatons
Below is the back of the rear surface, obtained after 10 minutes of operation of the battery test in the GFXBENCHMARK program:
Heating is very localized at the top of the machine, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SOC chip. According to the heat frame, the maximum heating was 45 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), it is significantly higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.
Video playback
To test "omnivities" when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special capabilities, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that constitute the bulk of the content available on the content network. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have the support of hardware decoding of videos at the chip level, since to process modern options due to the processor nuclei are most often impossible. Also, it is not necessary to wait from the mobile device of decoding everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are reduced to a single table.
According to the test results, the subject did not turn out to be equipped with all the necessary decoders, which are necessary to fully play most of the most common multimedia files. To successfully play their playback, you will have to resort to the help of a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is necessary to change the settings and manually set additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support AC3 sound format.
| Format | Container, video, sound | MX Video Player. | Full video player |
| DVDRip. | AVI, XVID 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3 | reproduces normal | reproduces normal |
| Web-DL SD | AVI, XVID 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3 | reproduces normal | reproduces normal |
| Web-DL HD | MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | |
| BDRip 720p. | MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | video is reproduced normally, no sound |
| BDRip 1080p. | MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | video is reproduced normally, no sound |
¹ The sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative user audio codec; the regular player does not have such a setting
Testing the features of the video output spent Alexey Kudryavtsev.
Additionally, the MHL interface was tested. Apparently, only Sony still supports the transmission of the image using a wired connection, since the number of devices with the output of the picture on MHL or Mobility DisplayPort is rapidly decreasing. For testing MHL we used a monitor ViewSonic VX2363SMHLSupporting a direct MHL connection (in version 2.0) using a passive adapter cable from the Micro-USB connector on HDMI. At the same time, the conclusion on MHL was carried out in a resolution of 1920 to 1080 pixels with a frequency of 60 frame / s. Regardless of the actual orientation of the smartphone, the image output to the screens of the smartphone and the monitor is carried out in the landscape orientation by the connector on the smartphone to the right. In this case, the image on the monitor is exactly written in the limit of the display area and one to one repeats the image on the screen of the smartphone. The exclusion is the start screen and, apparently, the program windows, in principle that do not support landscape orientation. They are still displayed in portrait orientation, on the monitor - with wide black fields on the sides:
The sound of MHL is displayed (in this case, we used headphones connected to the monitor) and has good quality. In this case, the sounds through the loudspeaker of the smartphone itself are not displayed, and the volume with the buttons on the smartphone housing is not adjustable, but turns off. In our case, a smartphone with a connected MHL adapter, judging by the charge indicator, was charged.
Next, using a dialing of test files with one division per frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Methods for testing reproduction devices and displaying a video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)") We checked how the video is displayed on the screen of the smartphone itself. Screenshots with shutter speed in 1 C helped to determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: Various resolution 1280 to 720 (720p), 1920 at 1080 (1080p) and 3840 at 2160 (4K) pixels and frame rate 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames / s. In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware" mode. The results of this (block entitled as the smartphone screen) and the next test are reduced to the table:
Note: If in both columns Uniformity and Pass Green estimates are exhibited, it means that, most likely, when viewing the films of artifacts caused by uneven alternation and passage of frames, or will not be seen at all, or their number and notice will not affect the preservation of viewing. Red marks indicate possible problems associated with playing relevant files.
By frame output criteria, the quality of video playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or frames of frames) maybe Output with more or less uniform interval intervals and without frames. In the case of files from 60 frame / s one frame in a second, it is displayed longer than the rest, apparently, the screen update frequency is required by approximately 61 Hz. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - in the shadows of the entire pair of nearest to black shades do not differ from it in brightness, all gradations are displayed in the lights. When playing video files with a resolution of 1080p (1920 to 1080 pixels), the image of the video file is output exactly along the screen border in the original Full HD permission.
With a MHL connected monitor when playing a video playback, an exact copy of the smartphone screen is displayed on the monitor, that is, the output is performed in the true resolution of Full HD in the case of 1080p files.
The brightness range displayed on the monitor is the same as in the case of an output to the screen of the smartphone itself. The results of the output tests on the monitor are shown in the table above in the "MHL (monitor" block. The quality of the output is good, and even files from 60 frame / s are already perfect smoothly, without twitching. Recall that traditionally to control playback from the smartphone, you can use the remote control from the TV (from Sony, apparently).
Typical output: MHL connection can be used for games, viewing movies, displaying web pages and other activities that wins from increasing screen size.
Battery life
The rechargeable battery installed in Sony Xperia Z5 has a little even smaller than that of the previous flagship model Xperia Z3 +, the capacity of 2900 mA · h. The capacity is quite worthy of modern standards, however, a powerful demanding platform, sometimes sinning overheating, as well as a large screen with high resolution did not allow the hero of the review to demonstrate any record autonomy indicators. Here everything is on the confident middle level, but no more.
The developers themselves assure that in the usual operation of the Sony Xperia Z5 mode, it is capable of functioning up to two days without energy, up to 17 hours in talk mode and up to 540 hours in standby mode - everything is almost like Xperia Z3 +. In fact, with richly eventful graphics, the device confidently lives only before the evening charging. Testing was traditionally carried out without using any energy-saving functions, although there are several options in Sony smartphones, including Stamina's corporate mode and its more extremal version of Ultra Stamina. With the arrival of the fifth version of the Android OS, its own regular energy-saving mode appeared in it, but in this case he, of course, loses in its capabilities of the Sony itself with a large number of settings.
| Battery capacity | Reading mode | Video mode | 3D game mode | |
| Sony Xperia Z5. | 2900 mA · h | 17 h. 00 m. | 7 h. 30 m. | 3 h. 30 m. |
| Huawei P8. | 2680 mA · h | 13 h. 00 m. | 9 h. 00 m. | 3 h. 10 m. |
| LG G4. | 3000 mA · h | 17 h. 00 m. | 9 h. 00 m. | 3 h. 00 m. |
| LG Nexus 5X. | 2700 mA · h | 14 h. 30 m. | 6 h. 00 m. | 4 h. 00 m. |
| HTC One M9. | 2840 mA · h | 11 h. 00 m. | 8 h. 20 m. | 3 h 50 m. |
| SAMSUNG GALAXY S6. | 2550 mA · h | 20 h. 00 m. | 12 h. 00 m. | 4 h. 00 m. |
| Meizu MX5. | 3150 mA · h | 15 h. 00 m. | 11 h. 00 m. | 4 h. 10 m. |
| Honor 7. | 3000 mA · h | 13 h. 00 m. | 10 h. 40 m. | 3 h 50 m. |
| OnePlus 2. | 3300 mA · h | 14 h. 00 m. | 11 h. 20 m. | 4 h. 30 m. |
Uninterrupted reading in the FB Reader program (with a standard, bright theme) with a minimum comfortable level of brightness (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasted until the battery was completely discharge for more than 17 hours, which is quite good. But when you continuously view video from YouTube in high quality (HQ) with the same level of brightness through the home network Wi-Fi, the device lasted only 7.5 hours. In 3D-games mode, the smartphone also worked no longer than 3.5 hours.
The smartphone supports fast charging technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, but we could not check it out, because the test sample arrived to us without a complete power supply. From third-party standard charger with output 2 A, the device is charged for about 2 hours.
Outcome
It is impossible to say that the release of the fifth on the account of the version of the flagship smartphone Sony presented us with something really new. The Japanese once again released a good-quality product in the usual design on a powerful platform and with the characteristics of the flagship device, which will probably have to do with fans of this brand. But, as usual, it was not without flaws. To the camera, as well as the color reproduction of peculiar displays used by Sony in their smartphones, specialists have a claim, autonomy without appropriate optimization of the work of extremely demanding top platforms Qualcomm can sometimes "bury". There are no complaints about the sound, it is excellent here, like the perfect set of communication interfaces for all occasions. It's nice that Sony took care of, finally, about the fingerprint scanner, now it is already a sign of "good tone" for smartphones applying for extensive attention of users. No wonder Google introduced to the new version of his Android, the default scanner supports the default scanner.
As a result, we have a smartphone, in appearance, positioning and characteristics very similar to last year's flagship model Xperia Z3 +. The differences are not so much, but all of them can be said positive. The Russian retail price for Sony smartphones is always high enough, and it is not surprising that the novelty is now offered for non-small 50 thousand rubles. The cost of the model with the support of two Xperia Z5 Dual SIM cards does not differ from the value of the "main" option.
Information about the brand, model and alternative names of a particular device, if any.
Design
Information on sizes and weight of the device presented in different units of measurement. Used materials offered colors, certificates.
| Width Information about width - meant the horizontal side of the device when it is standard orientation during use. | 72 mm (millimeters) 7.2 cm (centimeters) 0.24 ft (ft) 2.83 in (inches) |
| Height Information about height - meant the vertical side of the device when it is standard orientation during use. | 146 mm (millimeters) 14.6 cm (centimeters) 0.48 ft (ft) 5.75 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 7.3 mm (millimeters) 0.73 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (ft) 0.29 in (inches) |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 157 g (grams) 0.35 LBS (pounds) 5.54 OZ (oz) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device calculated on the basis of the size provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with a form of rectangular parallelepiped. | 76.74 cm³. (Cubic centimeters) 4.66 In³. (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is available on sale. | The black White Golden Green Pink |
| Case Production Materials Materials used for making the device body. | Glass |
| Certification Information on the standards for which this device is certified. | IP65 IP68. |
SIM-card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to save data certifying the authenticity of mobile services subscribers.
Mobile networks
Mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to exchange data among themselves.
| GSM. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace an analog mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is very often called 2G mobile network. It is improved by adding GPRS (General Packet Radio Services), and later and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution). | GSM 850 MHz. GSM 900 MHZ. GSM 1800 MHz. GSM 1900 MHz. |
| Umts. UMTS is a reduction in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on GSM standard and refers to 3G mobile networks. A 3GPP has been developed and its greatest advantage is the provision of greater speed and spectral efficiency due to W-CDMA technology. | UMTS 850 MHZ. UMTS 900 MHZ. UMTS 1900 MHz. UMTS 2100 MHz. |
| LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as the fourth-generation technology (4G). It has been developed by 3GPP based on GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSPA in order to increase the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent development of technologies is called LTE Advanced. | LTE 700 MHz Class 17 LTE 800 MHZ. LTE 850 MHZ. LTE 900 MHZ. LTE 1800 MHZ. LTE 1900 MHz. LTE 2100 MHZ. LTE 2600 MHz. LTE 700 MHz (B12) LTE 700 MHz (B28) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) (E6683) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) (E6683) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) (E6683) LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) (E6683) |
Mobile communication technology and data transfer rate
Communication between devices in mobile networks is carried out through technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
The operating system is system software, controlling and coordinating the hardware components in the device.
SOC (crystal system)
The system on the crystal (SOC) includes all the most important hardware components of the mobile device in one chip.
| SOC (crystal system) The system on the crystal (SOC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, a graphics processor, memory, periphery, interfaces, etc., as well as the Softera needed for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 |
| Technological process Information on the technological process to which the chip is made. The nanometers in the nanometers measured half the distance between the elements in the processor. | 20 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of the mobile device is the interpretation and execution of instructions contained in software applications. | 4x 2.0 GHz Arm Cortex-A57, 4x 1.5 GHz Arm Cortex-A53 |
| Processor discharge The processor bit (bits) of the processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, targeted tires and tires for data. 64-bit processors have a higher performance compared to 32-bit, which are more productive for their part than 16-bit processors. | 64 bits |
| Architecture of a set of commands Instructions are the commands with which the software is set / manages the operation of the processor. Information about the command set (ISA) that the processor can perform. | Armv8-A. |
| Zero-level cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache memory, access to which is faster than to L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of the presence of such memory is not only higher performance, but also reduced electricity consumption. | 4 KB + 4 KB (kilobytes) |
| First Level Cache Memory (L1) Cache memory is used by a processor to reduce access to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (Level 1) Cache memory is characterized by a small volume and works much faster both the system memory and other levels of cache memory. If the processor does not detect the requested data in L1, it continues to look for them in L2 cache. With some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 16 KB + 16 KB (kilobytes) |
| Second Level Cache Memory (L2) L2 (Level 2) Cache memory is slower than L1, but in return, it is distinguished by a large range that allows caching more data. It, as well as L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not detect the requested data in L2, it continues to search them in L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory. | 2048 KB (kilobytes) 2 MB (megabytes) |
| Kingdom of processor cores The core of the processor performs software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more nuclei. The presence of a larger number of nuclei increases performance, allowing parallel execution of a plurality of instructions. | 8 |
| Processor clock frequency The processor clock frequency describes its speed by means of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or Gighellians (GHZ). | 2000 MHz (Meghertz) |
| Graphic Processor (GPU) The graphics processor (GPU) processes the calculations for various 2D / 3D graphic applications. In mobile devices, it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc. | Qualcomm Adreno 430. |
| Clock frequency graphics processor The speed of work is the clock frequency of the graphics processor, which is measured in Meghertz (MHz) or Gighellians (GHz). | 600 MHz (Meghertz) |
| RAM (RAM) RAM (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data that are stored in RAM is lost after turning off or restarting the device. | 3 GB (Gigabytes) |
| RAM type (RAM) Information about the type of RAM (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR4. |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of channels of RAM is integrated into SOC. More channels means higher data transfer rates. | Two-channel |
| RAM frequency RAM frequency determines its speed, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data. | 1600 MHz (Meghertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has a built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed volume.
Memory cards
Memory Cards are used in mobile devices to increase the amount of memory to save data.
Screen
The mobile device screen is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type / Technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology on which it is manufactured and on which the quality of the information image directly depends. | IPS. |
| Diagonal Mobile devices the screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 5.2 in (inches) 132.08 mm (millimeters) 13.21 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 2.55 in (inches) 64.75 mm (millimeters) 6.48 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 4.53 in (inches) 115.12 mm (millimeters) 11.51 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect ratio The ratio of the size of the length of the screen to its short side | 1.778:1 16:9 |
| Resolution Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally screen. Higher resolution means a clearer image item. | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Pixel density Information on the number of pixels on a centimeter or an inch screen. Higher density allows you to show information on the screen with clearer items. | 424 PPI. (pixels per inch) 166 ppcm. (pixels for centimeter) |
| Color depth The color color depth reflects the total number of bits used for the color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can show. | 24 bits 16777216 Flowers |
| Screen Approximate area in percent, occupied by the screen on the front panel of the device. | 71.14% (interest) |
| Other features Information about other features and screen characteristics. | Cucitive Multitach Resistance to scratches |
| Triluminos Display for Mobile X-REALITY DISPLAY Chemical Tempered Glass. Anti-fingerprint coating |
Sensors
Various sensors perform various quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators to signals that the mobile device recognizes.
Rear camera
The main mobile camera camera is usually located on its rear panel and can be combined with one or more additional cameras.
| Sensor model | Sony Exmor RS. |
| Sensor type Information about the camera sensor type. Some of the most widely used types of sensors in mobile devices cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISoCell, etc. | CMOS (Complemenient Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) |
| Sensor size Information about the sizes of the photo sensor used in the device. Usually cameras with a larger sensor and with a smaller pixel density offer higher image quality despite the lower resolution. | 6.17 x 4.55 mm (millimeters) 0.3 in (inches) |
| Pixel size Pixels are usually measured in microns. Large pixels are able to capture more light and, therefore, provide better surveillance with low lighting and a wider dynamic range than smaller pixels. On the other hand, smaller pixels allow you to increase the resolution while saving the same sensor size. | 1.118 μm (MICROMETERS) 0.001118 mm (millimeters) |
| Crop-factor Crop-factor is the ratio between the size of the full-frame sensor (36 x 24 mm, the equivalent frame of the standard 35 mm film) and the size sensor sizes of the device. The specified number is the ratio of the diagonals of the full-frame sensor (43.3 mm) and the photo sensor of a particular device. | 5.64 |
| ISO (photosensitivity) The value of the ISO indicates the sensor sensitivity to the light. Digital chamber sensors operate in a specific ISO range. The higher the number of ISO, the higher the sensor sensitivity to the light. | 100 - 12800 |
| Svetlomila Lights (also known as a diaphragm, aperture or F-number) is an indicator of a lens aperture size that determines the amount of light falling onto the sensor. The lower the number F, the greater the diaphragm and the greater the light reaches the sensor. Typically indicates the number F corresponding to the maximum possible aperture of the diaphragm. | f / 2. |
| Focal length | 4.26 mm (millimeters) 24.01 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / Full Frame) |
| Type of outbreak Rear (rear) mobile cameras mainly use LED flashes. They can be in configuration with one, two or more light sources and differ in shape. | Led. |
| Image resolution | 5520 x 4140 pixels 22.85 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP (megapixels) |
| 30 frames / sec (Frames per second) | |
| Characteristics Information on additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera. | Autofocus Serial shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geographic labels Panoramic shooting HDR shooting Touch focus Face Recognition White balance setting Setting up ISO. Exposition compensation Self-timer Scene selection mode Map macrum |
| 1080p @ 60fps 720p @ 120fps Pulse Led Flash. Wide Angel G-Lens |
Front-camera
Smartphones have one or more frontal chambers of various designs - POP-UP camera, swivel camera, cutout or hole in the display, camera under the display.
| Sensor model Information about the manufacturer and model of the sensor used by the camera. | Sony Exmor RS. |
| Focal length The focal length indicates the distance in millimeters from the sensor to the optical center of the lens. The equivalent focal length (35 mm) is the focal length of the mobile device chamber, equalized to the focal length of the 35mm full-length sensor, in which the same viewing angle will be reached. It is calculated by multiplying the real focal length of the camera of the mobile device to the crop factor of its sensor. Crop-factor can be defined as a ratio between diagonals 35 mm of a full-format sensor and a mobile device sensor. | 25 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / Full Frame) |
| Image resolution One of the main characteristics of the cameras is the resolution. It is the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often indicate permission in megapixels, indicating an approximate number of pixels in millions. | 2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 mp (megapixels) |
| Video resolution Information on the maximum allowing video allowing that can record the camera. | 1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video recording speed (personnel frequency) Information about the maximum recording speed (frames per second, FPS) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic speed recording speeds 24 FPS, 25 FPS, 30 FPS, 60 FPS. | 30 frames / sec (Frames per second) |
| Digital Image Stabilization |
Audio
Information on the type of loudspeakers and supported by the audio technology.
Radio
Mobile radio radio is a built-in FM receiver.
Location
Information on navigation and location devices supported by the device.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for data transfer to close distances between different devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is the standard of secure wireless data transfer between different devices of different types for short distances.
| Version There are several versions of Bluetooth, while each subsequent improves communication speed, coverage, contributes to more easily detecting and connecting devices. Information about the Bluetooth version of the device. | 4.1 |
| Characteristics Bluetooth uses different profiles and protocols that provide faster data exchange, energy savings, improve device detection, etc. Some of these profiles and protocols that support the device are shown here. | A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) AVRCP (Audio / Visual Remote Control Profile) DIP (Device ID Profile) GAVDP (Generic Audio / Video Distribution Profile) GAP (Generic Access Profile) HDP (Health Device Profile) HFP (Hands-Free Profile) HID (Human Interface Profile) LE (Low Energy) MAP (Message Access Profile) OPP (Object Push Profile) Pan (Personal Area Networking Profile) PBAP / PAB (Phone Book Access Profile) SPP (Serial Port Protocol) |
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industrial standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.
HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio / video interface that replaces older analog audio / video standards.
Plug for headphones
This is an audio connector, which is also called the audio connector. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Connecting devices
Information on other important connection technologies supported by the device.
Browser
The web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.
| Browser Information on some basic characteristics and standards supported by the device browser. | HTML HTML5. Flash. CSS 3. |
Mobile devices support different formats and codecs of sound files that are respectively preserved and encoded / decoded digital audio data.
| Sound File Formats / Codecs The list of some basic formats and codecs of sound files, standardly supported by the device. | AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC + / Aacplus / He-AAC V1 AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate ,.amr, .3ga) AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb) aPTX / APT-X eAAC + / AACPLUS V2 / HE-AAC V2 Flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a) Midi. MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) Ala Opus. DSD. LDAC |
Formats / Codecs Video Files
Mobile devices support different formats and codecs of video files that are respectively preserved and encoded / decoded digital video data.
Battery
Mobile batteries differ from each other in its capacity and technology. They provide an electrical charge needed for their operation.
| Capacity The battery capacity shows the maximum charge that it is capable of saving, measured in milliamme aperture. | 2900 mA · h (milliamper watch) |
| A type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more specifically used by chemicals. There are different types of batteries, while most often in mobile devices are used lithium-ion and lithium-ion-polymer batteries. | Li-Polymer (Lithium Polymer) |
| Talk time 2G. The time of the conversation in 2G is the period of time for which the battery charge is discharged completely at a continuous conversation in 2G network. | 13 hours 10 minutes 13.2 h (clock) 790.2 min (minutes) 0.5 days |
| 2G waiting time Waiting time in 2G is the time period for which the battery charge is discharged completely when the device is in standby mode (STAND-BY) and connected to 2G network. | 520 h (hours) 31200 min (minutes) 21.7 days |
| Talk time 3G. The conversation time in 3G is the time period for which the battery charge is discharged completely with a continuous conversation in the 3G network. | 17 h (clock) 1020 min (minutes) 0.7 days |
| 3G waiting time Waiting time in 3G is a period of time for which the battery charge is discharged completely when the device is in standby mode (Stand-BY) and connected to 3G network. | 540 h (clock) 32400 min (minutes) 22.5 days |
| Waiting time 4G. Waiting time in 4G is a period of time for which the battery charge is discharged completely when the device is in standby mode (Stand-BY) and connected to 4G network. | 500 h (clock) 30000 min (minutes) 20.8 days |
| Fast Charging Technology Fast charging technologies differ from each other with its indicators of energy efficiency supported by the output power, control over the process of charging, temperature, etc. The device, battery and charger must be compatible with the rapid charging technology. | Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 |
| Characteristics Information on some additional characteristics of the device battery. | Fast charge Non-removable |
very nice design and tactile sensations. There is a place to attach a lace, on which the phone can be hung on the neck. The battery is charging fast enough.
Good camera, two SIM card slots
Fast. Bright. Pleasant housing. Instantly catches Wi-Fi. Call loud. Dynamics and quality microphone. A good camera is both photos and video. Video in 1080/60 format is generally elegant in quality - clear, juicy, no lags and sagging. It holds a charge for a long time if you use it only for conversations.
Good camera, with good illumination in general, clear pictures are obtained.
A year ago
I was a fan of Sony since the times of push-button phones. However, it was the last phone that I bought from this manufacturer. I never wrote any feedback, but here it was straight. The phone was bought in the fall of 2016 with the hope that he would serve for 3-5 years at least. At that time he cost 37,000 rubles. And at that time everything was satisfied, the flaws began to emerge later.
A year ago
The chic apparatus took not PCT into intelligence e for 16 to everything works well. Good sound in the ears. Great camera pulls all heavy games. Taiwan assembly is not heated.
2 years ago
Updated to 7 Androyd. Asky, fast, camera fire! In general, an excellent flagship.
2 years ago
not bad for your money
2 years ago
Large screen, 2 SIM cards, bright display
A month after the purchase, the corners began to fall off, after another 3 months began to restart himself and the screen stopped working, and after another 3 months the screen began to unwind, the battery lacks even a third of the day. The phone is terrible
almost immediately flew plastic corners of the frame. The phone began to look a little sloppy. The battery is quickly developed. It sadness that the Android version is not the last. Suddenly ("in itself") cracked the rear window
The body is heated, with active work / games, it is very quickly discharged
Heats at any load. It is rare instantly - before it hurts it. Video in normal quality - you will not remove longer than five minutes - cuts off overheating. The battery is planted very quickly with any serious load. The power key is stubborn in flush into the body and find it is not so easy as the models that were previously. Disappeared connector for connecting docking station. Once a week hangs tightly.
Heats with long-term use on the Internet, the camera in the dark time removes not very high quality.
A year ago
I had to do a general reset for several times. There was a glitch that a loud connection in itself turned on, there were still some glitches. Now on items. 1. It often reboots himself. 2. A year later, some stain appeared on the camera, because of what good photos can be forgotten. All as in the fog, all the smeared. 3. The flashlight is very weak. For so much that almost useless. 4. A terribly buggy phone. That alone, then other bugs float. 5. Hears much. Other times without visible to the reasons, and at such moments the battery is discharged right in front of the eyes. 6. The location of the buttons is not convenient. In particular, the camera key constantly taking your fingers during the photographing process itself, which is why focusing mode is activated, and because of this it is unrealistic to make a photo. This button is not to use
A year ago
The battery is a little more powerful
2 years ago
Battery would be more powerful
2 years ago
aKUM Like most of the Sony products, this time the Akum is heated even without much loads that affects performance and durability, the sensor also pulls out a periodically screen goes out during the conversation and there is no possibility of interaction with the phone, with the matrix, too, problems occurred when the screen is disconnected by several The time is displayed and the date and the date is red, the camera is also not to say that excellent quality periodically pictures are obtained poor quality. Does not correspond to the stated but in the DNS service center they said that they were not and could not be in general Sony rolled in my opinion
2 years ago
Battery, hanging
Smartphone for the finest memories! Sony Xperia Z5 pleases with a stylish, thin case in matte glass and a rich content in which a 23 megapixel camera with instant focusing is particularly distinguished. The smartphone is available in full-size, Compact and Premium versions.
Impressive mobile camera
Many innovations have been used in the main chamber of the new models of the Z5 series. In addition to the permission of 23 megapixel, the camera boasts the support for the five times of high definition of Clear Image, as well as hybrid autofocus technology: now it is ready to capture what is happening in just 0.03 seconds. You never miss the right time!
Corpus that will withstand many tests
The smartphone is "dressed" into noble materials: the frame is made of aluminum, the rear panel - from the matted glass, the front is closed with a glossy shockproof glass with a oleophobic coating. Despite the aristocratic subtlety and grace, this smartphone is not easy to smash, it is not afraid of dirt and does not rinse even when immersed in water.
Firefire scanner for unmistakable identification
For the first time, a model with a built-in fingerprint scanner appeared in the Xperia smartphones. Just touch the lateral power button - your smartphone recognizes the owner and instantly unlocks the screen.
Reliable battery
The Z5 series smartphones work up to two days without recharging due to a powerful battery and special energy-efficient technologies that do not allow the components of the device to spend energy inhabitants.
The world's first smartphone with a 4K screen
At the Autumn Exhibition IFA 2015 in Berlin, the Japanese company Sony Mobile Communications (Sony Mobile) presented the fifth generation of his Flagship Smartphones: Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, as well as the world's first smartphone in the world - Xperia Z5 Premium.
The "basic" smartphone of the new lineup, the Xperia Z5 apparatus, we already came, now came, perhaps interesting in the technical plan of the model from this Trinity, the device with extremely high screen resolution, which the developers themselves call "4K". We will consider it in detail in the relevant section in detail in the relevant section, and otherwise it is worth noting that the Z5 Premium differs quite slightly from the main model Z5, but some differences will still find, including even in the appearance of new items. Here with them and from the main characteristics, we, perhaps, and let's start.
The main characteristics of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (model E6883)
| Sony Xperia Z5 Premium | Sony Xperia Z5. | Huawei Nexus 6p. | SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 5 | LG V10. | |
| Screen | 5.5 ", IPS | 5,2 ", IPS | 5.7 ", amoled | 5.7 ", Super AMOLED | 5.7 ", IPS |
| Resolution | 3840 × 2160, 806 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 424 ppi | 2560 × 1440, 515 ppi | 2560 × 1440, 518 ppi | 2560 × 1440, 513 ppi |
| SOC. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.0 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) | Samsung EXYNOS 7420 (4 cores Cortex-A57 @ 2.1 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (2 cores Cortex-A57 @ 1.8 GHz + 4 cores Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz) | |
| GPU | Adreno 430. | Adreno 430. | Adreno 430. | Mali T760 | Adreno 418. |
| Oz | 3 GB | 3 GB | 3 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Flash Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32/64/128 GB | 32/64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory card support | microSD. | microSD. | — | — | microSD. |
| Operating system | Google Android 5.1. | Google Android 5.1. | Google Android 6.0 | Google Android 5.1. | Google Android 5.1. |
| Battery | non-removable, 3430 mA · h | non-removable, 2900 mA · h | non-removable, 3450 mA · h | non-removable, 3000 mA · h | removable, 3000 mA · h |
| Cameras | basic (23 MP; video 4K), frontal (5 MP) | basic (12.3 mp; video 4K), frontal (8 MP) | basic (16 mp; video 4k), frontal (5 MP) | main (16 mp; video 4K), frontal (5 MP) | |
| Dimensions and weight | 154 × 76 × 7.8 mm, 181 g | 146 × 72 × 7.3 mm, 154 g | 159 × 78 × 7.3 mm, 178 g | 153 × 76 × 7.6 mm, 168 g | 160 × 79 × 8,6 mm, 196 g |
| average price | T-12840934. | T-12741399. | T-12911818. | T-12788838. | T-12918504. |
| Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Retail Deals | L-12840934-5 | ||||
| Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Retail Offers | L-12840990-5 | ||||
- Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 8 Nores: 4 × 2.0 GHz (ARM Cortex-A57) + 4 × 1.5 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
- GPU Adreno 430.
- Android operating system 5.1
- Touchscreen IPS 5.5 ", 3840 × 2160, 806 PPI
- RAM (RAM) 3 GB, internal memory 32 GB
- SIM cards: Nano-SIM (1 or 2 pcs.)
- Support MicroSD memory cards up to 200 GB
- GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz networks
- Network WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
- LTE Cat.6 network, LTE FDD (Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28)
- Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N / AC (2 range) MIMO, Wi-Fi Access Point, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
- Micro-USB 2.0, OTG
- DLNA, MEDIA GO, MTP, MIRACAST, MHL 3.0
- GPS / A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Sensors of direction, approximation, lighting, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic compass, fingerprint sensor
- Protection against water and dust (IP65 and IP68)
- Camera 23 MP, Sony Exmor RS, Autofocus, LED-Flash
- 5 MP camera, Sony Exmor R (frontal)
- Battery 3430 MA · H, non-removable
- Dimensions 154 × 76 × 7.8 mm
- Mass 181 g
Appearance and ease of use
According to the general type, the design in the whole version of the Z5 Premium is almost exactly the repetition of its fellow on the line. Both models differ from their predecessors with a flatter side frame, this difference is striking, because all previous smartphones of the Xperia Z series frame has been much more convex and rounded.
Here the frame is made of metal, and, as Sony reports, it is not even aluminum, but the real steel. The most noticeable difference in the novelty from the usual Z5 is in the rear surface of the case: if a matte glass was applied in Z5 with a spraying, then in Z5 Premium, a familiar transparent glass with a mirror substrate is used.
There are also its advantages in this, and their cons. The fact that fingerprints are better visible on the smooth glass, no doubt. And at the same time, the Z5 matte coating is much more slippery for hold in the hand, the Z5 Premium has no such problems.
In the picture: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (left) in comparison with the usual Z5
However, the version of Premium has noticeably grapes in dimensions, including in the thickness of the case, although with such sizes the thickness of 7.8 mm still seems sufficiently small. There is still no complaints about the quality of materials and to the assembly of complaints, Sony does not give any reasons for concern. The smartphone is very firmly designed, it looks and felt by the monolithic and reliable product, in the corners there are familiar inserts from the painted polycarbonate to clean the energy of the blow when falling.
The only complaint is traditionally connected with the same corners: in Sony devices, they are very few rounded in terms of, so the smartphone and in his pockets occupies more space, and sometimes unpleasantly rests in the body, although there is no technical need for such sharp corners, it is a purely design solution. They are quite possible to round down stronger how most of the manufacturers do - then the general shape of the body would become more interesting than such a simplest rectangle drawn in line.
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Otherwise, there are no noticeable differences from previous Sony models. Card connectors are familiar with a lid with a rubberized gasket, since the device is assigned the IP65 / 68 protection class. As before, it does not mean that with a smartphone you can swim and take pictures under water, since the official signature on the company site literally reads: "The device is forbidden to completely immerse the water, as well as subjected to contact with marine, salt, chlorinated water and liquids. like alcoholic beverages. "
The SIM cards are installed in the side slot, entering it on a plastic pallet, which is equipped with compartments for two Nano-SIM format cards. Another separate connector is intended for microSD memory card. As in the case of the usual Z5, Z5 Premium has versions with one or two SIM cards.
The hardware buttons are located on the opposite face, they are traditionally three here, as Sony continues to support the idea of \u200b\u200bthe need for highlighted photocopters. The two buttons are ordinary, discovering outside the housing and, it is necessary to notice, rather hard, but the third is completely flat, blindly not to grope. The fact is that in the new generation of the Xperia Z family, such a convenient and already standard tool for unlocking as a fingerprint scanner appeared. It also supports FIDO standard - authorization by fingerprint to make online payments. True, the scanner platform is limited to the width of the power button embedded into the side face, so that work with a scanner so unusual shape will have to at first get used to it.
The front panel is used to be covered with a certain "tempered glass", the manufacturer of which Sony traditionally does not reveal. The glass has two narrow cuts from above and below to output sound from the speakers for which the S-Force Front Surround branded technology is implemented.
Also on the front panel at the top of the sensors, the front camera and the Event LED indicator are placed. The indicator operation is regulated by the user in the section on sound in the system settings. In the bottom under the screen no touchscreen buttons.
The back side, as usual, is assigned to the camera module, which, unlike many modern flagships of other manufacturers, does not repel out of the surface of the body. Nearby is an outbreak that Sony for some reason is not in a hurry to do double - again, unlike most other manufacturers.
In the lower end there is a familiar Micro-USB connector that supports USB 2.0 specification and a kind of connection of external devices in OTG USB mode, which must be first initiated by independent search for devices and connecting manually. Here, nearby is very rare in the present times, but useful mount for the strap.
The top end traditionally contains only a jack for connecting headphones, and nothing else. I would like to see Sony in the devices someday an infrared transmitter to manage home appliances, it is very useful.
As for the colors of the hull, this time it cost without bright and unusual colors. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is available on sale in three color modifications: light gray ("mirror chrome"), completely black, and also golden, among which, oddly enough, the golden looks most impressive. It should be noted that in the case of a light gray option, only the color of the back wall and sidewalls changes, and the front panel still remains black.
Screen
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone is equipped with an IPS touchscreen. The physical dimensions of the display are 68 × 121 mm, a diagonal is 5.5 inches. In this case, the resolution of the screen is 3840 × 2160, the density of the points is approximately 806 PPI. Sony declares that such a pixel density is 10 times higher than that of Full HD TV TVs, and twice as high as most smartphones. Compared to Full HD, the 4K permission (Ultra HD) is twice the above on each side, that is, in this screen four times the more points. Note that some tests, including ANTUTU, determine if the Xperia Z5 Premium screen is not a 4K resolution, but Full HD (1920 × 1080).
The frame around the screen looks standard: its width is only about 3 mm on the sides and 16 mm from above and below. With such large common enabarits of the case, such a frame is definitely impossible to be called wide.
The display brightness has automatic adjustment based on the lighting sensor. There is also an approximation sensor that blocks the screen when making a smartphone to the ear. Multitouch technology allows you to handle 10 simultaneous touches. The modes of operation in gloves and wet fingers are supported.
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Detailed examination with the use of measuring instruments was conducted by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections of Alexey Kudryavtsev. We present his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.
The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-reflective screen properties of the screen is slightly better than the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we give a photo on which a white surface is reflected in the screens of both devices (Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, as it is easy to determine, on the right, then they can be distinguished by size):
Both screens are dark, but the Sony screen is still slightly darker (its photo brightness is 105 against 108 at Nexus 7). The tripling of the reflected objects in the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium screen is very weak, this suggests that between the outer glass (it is the touch sensor) and the matrix surface there is no air gap (OGS-One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (type of glass / air) with highly different refractive facilities, such screens look better with a strong external illumination, but their repair in the event of a cracked exterior glass costs much more expensive, as it is necessary to change the entire screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (fat-repellent) coating (very effective, even better than Nexus 7), so traces from fingers are removed significantly easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of conventional glass.
When manually controlling the brightness and when the white field is output, its maximum value was about 605 kD / m², and the minimum is 4.6 kD / m². The maximum value is very high, and considering excellent anti-reflective properties, with bright daylight and even on the right sun, the image on the screen should be well distinguishable. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. It works automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor (it is located to the right of the logo on the front panel). In automatic mode, when changing external light conditions, the screen brightness is rising, and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of brightness adjustment. If it is at the maximum, then in complete darkness, the function of the auturance reduces the brightness of up to 22 cd / m² (normally), in conditions of an artificial light of an office (about 400 LCs), it sets 400 cd / m² (high), in a very bright environment (corresponds to lighting A clear day outside of the room, but without direct sunlight - 20000 LCs or a little more) increases to 610 cd / m² (even slightly higher than with manual adjustment). If the brightness slider on the half of the scale (it is very non-linear - after 50%, the brightness dramatically goes up with an increase in the setting value), then the screen brightness for the three conditions mentioned above is as follows: 13, 210 and 520 kD / m² (suitable values). If the brightness controller is set at a minimum - 7, 18, 440 cd / m² (the average value is highly understated). As a result, the lifting function of the brightness works absolutely adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness of the user. Only at a very low level of brightness, a significant lighting modulation appears, but its frequency is high, about 2.3 kHz, therefore, even in this case, there is no visible screening of the screen (but may be detected in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect).
This screen uses an IPS type matrix. Micrographs demonstrate a typical structure of subpixels for IPS:
For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.
However, the subpixels themselves are located unconventional - in the horizontal direction they are typical columns, but in each of the columns of the subpixel triads shifted to one subpixel vertically first upwards, and through three columns down. Note that such a location of the subpixels was already met in the case of Lenovo K3 Note. As a result, the ratio of the columns horizontally to the vertical triads is 3 K 2, the actual resolution vertically by 1/3 is less than horizontally. Here and then refers to the landscape orientation of the screen. That is, points (RGB triads) on the screen is actually only 3840 per 1440. At the same time, the manufacturer about Sony Xperia Z5 Premium writes: "Display 4K UHD (3840 × 2160)".
Additional tests have shown that in principle, not every application is generally capable of displaying the image in this conditional 4K-resolution. For example, MX Player, FIV, Google Photos are output exclusively in full HD resolution, that is, 1920 per 1080 pixels (until the screen is already scaling to the screen), and only the image demonstrator itself displays a picture in the 4K permit (perhaps a regular video player Sony also knows how to do it). Here is such a limited "4K", not for all. Well, we found the program, consider the features of the output on the example of vertical and horizontal worlds with black strips thick in one pixel through a white gap, too, in one pixel. The original test image is available on this link, the world is located in the center. Here is her fragment:
With vertical (on the right side) stripes, everything is good - clearly, pixel through a pixel. With horizontal (on the left side), it is worse, as dark intervals have a thickness of everything in one subpixel and visually the world seems simple as a gray field. On the vertical, if desired (and with the help of a magnifying glass), the strips can be considered. In addition, at the beginning of the horizontal worlds instead of the strip, some mash is displayed - the error of recalculation into the resolution of the strange matrix. However, formally black and white resolution in 3840 × 2160 points is still implemented. Horizontal black stripe is? There is! Sony for deception will no longer succeed, and no one promised to implement and color resolution at 3840 × 2160 points in explicit form. However, these are all quirks, the screen resolution is still exhausted.
The screen has good viewing angles without inverting the shades and without a significant shift of colors, even at large viewing deviations from perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, we give the photo on which the same images are displayed on the Nexus 7 and Sony Xperia Z5 screens, the same images are displayed, while the brightness of the screens is initially set to about 200 kD / m² (on the white field in full screen), and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K. Perpendictively to plane Screens White field:
Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And test picture:
The colors on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium screen are oversaturated, bodily shades are strongly shifted into the red area, and the color balance is noticeably different from the standard one. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:
It can be seen that the colors did not change much from both screens, the contrast was preserved at a good level. And white field:
The brightness at an angle of both screens has decreased significantly (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but in the case of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, the brightness drop is slightly larger (the brightness of photographs 232 versus 235 in Nexus 7). The black field during the deviation on the diagonal is not very strong and acquires a purple shade. The photos below are demonstrated (the brightness of white areas in the perpendicular plane of the screens direction at the screens of the same!):
And at a different angle:
The black field at Nexus 7 at the corners is still a bit darker. With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is gorgeous:
Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) high - about 1060: 1. Response time when switching a black-white-black-black equal to 26 ms (16 ms incl. + 10 ms off.). The transition between the halftons of gray 25% and 75% (for the numerical value of color) and back in sum occupies 35 ms. Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval of the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither in light, nor in the shadows, and the indicator of the approximating power function turned out 2.40, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2, however, it has no Values, since the real gamma curve is noticeably deviated from the power dependence:
It is determined by this presence of an aggressive dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the backlight in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (on dark brightness decreases). As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness from the shade (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of the static image, since the measurements were carried out with a consistent output of shades of gray almost full screen. For this reason, a number of tests are the definition of contrast and response time, comparing the illumination of black at angles - we were performed when withdrawing special templates with constant medium brightness, and not one-photo fields in full screen. In general, such an unlocked brightness correction is nothing but harm, since the reduction in brightness on dark images reduces the distinguishability of gradations in the shadows under conditions of external illumination, and the constant brightness jumps are very annoyed. That is, the benefits of this function zero, only harm.
Color coverage is wider than SRGB:
We look at the spectra:
They are very atypical for Sony's top mobile devices. Apparently, the LEDs with a blue emitter and green and red phosphor are used in this screen (usually a blue emitter and yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix light filters and allows you to get a wide color coverage. In the Red Luminofore, apparently, the so-called quantum dots are used. Unfortunately, as a result, colors of images - drawings, photos and films, - SRGB-oriented space (and such an overwhelming majority), have unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, for example on skin shades. The result is shown in the photo above.
The balance of shades on the gray scale is mediocre, since the color temperature is strongly higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the spectrum of absolutely black body (ΔE) is not very large, but noticeably jumps from the shade to the shade. But at least the variation of the color temperature is small. (Dark areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)
In this smartphone, there is an opportunity to adjust the color balance by adjustments by the intensities of the three main colors.
What we tried to do, the result is the data signed as Heat on schedules above. As a result, we adjusted the color temperature and at least on the white field reduced ΔE. This is a good result, but the variation ΔE has increased, and the brightness (as well as contrast) has decreased strongly - from 600 to 380 kD / m². Yes, and the oversaturation of colors such a correction has not reduced. If someone's image on the screen of this smartphone still seems not enough enough "bright" and "colorful", then you can enable corporate mode X-REALITY FOR MOBILE.
The result is below:
Saturation and contour sharpness increase the programmatically, and the distinguishable gradations of shades in the field of saturated colors are becoming less. But the picture - yes, it became brighter. There are extremal Limit brightness modewhere the trend of "improvements" image reaches its peak. That's what we got:
Let's summarize. The brightness adjustment range of this screen is very wide, anti-glare properties are excellent, which makes it possible to use the smartphone as a sunny day on the beach and in complete darkness. It is permissible to use an automatic brightness adjustment mode that works absolutely adequately. The advantages also include a very effective oleophobic coating, the absence of air gams in the layers of the screen and the flicker, the moderate lighting of black in color when the view from the perpendicular to the surface of the screen, the excellent uniformity of the black field. The disadvantages are aggressive dynamic brightness adjustment. With color reproduction, everything is very bad, the colors are oversaturated (the shades of the skin are especially affected), the color balance is bad. The presence of appropriate adjustments allows you to slightly straighten the balance, but due to a very strong reduction in brightness (and contrast). However, taking into account the importance of the characteristics for this class of devices (and the most important thing is the distinguishability of information in a wide range of external conditions), the screen quality can be considered high. Cinema and photos are better not to look at this and not show anyone, but the text or, for example, the card will be visible well.
Sound
The sound of the novelty seemed less impressive to us than that of the same Xperia Z5, although perhaps this lack of a specific test pattern is still not a serial smartphone from the store. In any case, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium sound can not be called impressive. Two stereo speakers are located at the top and bottom of the front panel, the sound output is implemented in two barely noticeable slits, due to which it is possible to implement the surround sound, called here S-Force Front Surround. The sound is not bad, clean, but still deaf and insufficiently powerful and loud - water strokes are affected.
In the headphones, the sound is better, but it clearly does not reach the quality of the same OPPO. The sound is bright, loud, but the complete latitude of the frequency spectrum still does not have, and crystal purity too. Impurities of foreign noise are heard, the maximum volume level is not excessive, it barely pulls out for a comfortable listening, lower the slider of desire does not appear below.
To play musical compositions, the apparatus uses its own brand player, which suddenly ceased to be called Walkman. Otherwise, everything is familiar here: the user has traditionally been given a choice between manual adjustment and automatic optimization of all sound parameters using the Clearaudio + complex function. It includes a variety of technologies, it is possible to read more about this on the sound technologies used in all modern topical manufacturer's smartphones.
FM radio in the smartphone is available, automatic recording of telephone conversations from the line with the help of standard means is not provided.
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Camera
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is equipped with all the same two modules of digital cameras with a resolution of 23 and 5 megapors, as the usual version of Z5. The frontal 5-megapixel module EXMOR R is equipped with a 25-millimeter wide-angle lens G Lens with a diaphragm F / 2.4 and a fixed focus, its own flash has no. The front camera, as well as the main, can work in manual and automatic shooting control modes. The developers emphasize that there is an electronic stabilization feature of Steadyshot with Intelligent Active Mode. The camera also supports the HDR mode, can recognize the smile and add the "soft skin effect". With the shooting of Selfie, the camera copes well.
The main chamber is equipped with the same newest 23-megapixel module Sony Exmor RS for mobile devices with a matrix 1 / 2.3 "and a wide-angle lens G Lens (24 mm) with a diaphragm F / 2.0, a hybrid autofocus and a single-generating pulse LED flash. The autofocus is fast, there is a hybrid autofocus technology that combines the capabilities of contrast and phase focusing technologies: the first is responsible for accuracy, and the second is for speed. And due to the fact that the focus points are located throughout the viewfinder, it takes significantly less than a second (0.03 seconds) to bring the focus on the object anywhere.
We mention the processor for image processing Bionz, in addition, technology was improved for shooting in conditions of weak lighting, which ensures better photos without distortion and blur at night or in the dark. All Xperia Z5 series smartphones have received an updated version of Steadyshot stabilization technology with an Intelligent Active Mode mode, providing smooth stabilization without distortion. Well, of course, you should not forget that Sony is almost the only manufacturer who still sets a separate hardware camera control button into its smartphones.
In manual shooting control, you can set an ISO, white balance, change the focus type. There is a five-time digital zoom, carried out using the Clear Image scaling technology.
In addition, the settings traditionally contains a mass of additional modes, including entertainment, such as, for example, augmented reality mode called AR EFFECT, which makes it possible to combine real pictures with animation. Recently, the choice of options for AR has been significantly expanded. Part of the shooting settings can be transmitted to control third-party applications through the Camera2 API, but the RAW entry is not supported.
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The camera is able to shoot video in the maximum resolution of 4k, there is also a shooting mode with a speed of 60 frames per second. By the way, from your videos filmed in 4K format, you can choose your favorite frames and save them as 8 megapixel photos. It looks like this:
With the shooting of the video in all listed modes, the camera copes adequately, the sound is written clean and efficiently, the noise reduction system with its tasks is applied adequately. Thanks to the STEADYSHOT technology with the Intelligent Active Mode mode, the shooting is very smooth, it is really one of the strongest sides of the Sony mobile cameras.
- Roller №1 (34 MB, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 FPS)
- Roller # 2 (129 MB, 3840 × 2160 @ 30 FPS)
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The room is not the closest car to distinguish. |
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White balance is periodically lost, and blur zones appear in the corners. |
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Excellent sharpness in the central part of the frame, but it falls to the corners. |
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Good detailing on distant plans in the central part. |
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Excellent sharpness and detail. |
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Not bad sharpness over the field and by plans, it falls a little in the corners. |
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With macro shot, the camera copes. |
We also tested the camera on the laboratory stand on our technique.
As already noted, the Premium version is not much different from the usual Z5. This also applies to the camera. Despite the flaws listed above, the camera is the same as in Z5, but do not forget that its best qualities are manifested when shooting at 8 megapixels. In this case, it is possible to avoid unaware angles and increase the overall sharpness of the snapshot. However, the central part and on 20 megapixel pictures looks good, and sometimes the camera is not bad to handle the entire field.
Some roughness inherent in the first firmware of new Sony smartphones, here you can still find here, but they are practically disappearing when moving to shooting in 8 megapixels. The laboratory test does not allow to prove the identity of the Z5 and Z5 Premium cameras, but the firmware of the latter clearly does not look final, which is why some artifacts appear in the pictures, which make such a difference. As a result, you can conclude that the camera can cope well with many scenarios.
Telephone part and communication
The smartphone can function in most of the 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has the support of the fourth-generation networks LTE Cat.6 FDD, that is, this unit provides theoretical speed up to 300 Mbps to download. At the same time, the smartphone has the support of all the three most common LTE (B3, B7 and B20) ranges in domestic operators. In practice, the MTS operator's SIM card in the Moscow region, the smartphone was confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of the signal reception does not cause any complaints, the device confidently supports the connection in the premises and does not lose the signal in the zones of uncertain reception. The list of the main supported by the device in Russia is the frequency bands as follows:
- LTE FDD: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
- WCDMA: 850/900/2100 MHz
- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Also, the device has Bluetooth 4.1, NFC support, two Wi-Fi ranges are supported (2.4 and 5 GHz) and 2 × 2 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct mode, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi channels or Bluetooth. The Micro-USB connector supports USB 2.0 specification and connect external devices in OTG USB mode, but for this you need to manually start the search for devices through a special point in the settings.
The navigation module works with GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS and Beidou (BDS). To the speed of the navigation module, there are no complaints, the first satellites are detected at a cold start during the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor based on which the compass navigation software is functioning.
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A telephone application supports Smart Dial, that is, during the dialing of the phone number immediately, the search by contacts immediately. The text entry is supported by the method of failure to slip from the letter to the letter (SWYPE), and can also be reduced in size and closer to one of the edges of the display virtual keyboards for ease of control of the fingers of one hand. The view and organization of the keyboard itself traditionally for Sony smartphones can be selected from several possible options. The so-called "small application" mode allows you to withdraw some full-time programs, such as a calculator, timer, calendar, and even a browser, in the form of separate small windows with a variable size. Such windows can be opened several pieces, that is, in fact, this is such a multi-density mode, but not for any applications.
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The smartphone supports working with two SIM cards, but only the data transfer function can be boring to a specific card, and for voice calls and text messages you need to select a SIM card in the corresponding interface when sending. In general, it does not at all cause irritation, but someone may not have enough such obvious functionality as the initial binding of certain functions to specific cards.
SIM-card connectors are equivalent in their capabilities, high-speed data transmission in 3G networks (4G) supports a card in any slot, switching is carried out directly from the menu without the need to physical slot change. Working with two SIM-cards is organized by the usual Dual SIM Dual Standby standard when both maps can be in active standby mode, but simultaneously it cannot work - a radio module here is only one.
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OS and Software
In terms of the program platform, there are no differences from the usual version of Z5. Here, the same fifth version of Google Android is used as the operating system (Lollipop 5.1.1) with its own shell. The shell is familiar with the previous generations of SONY smartphones, noticeable differences from the model to the model does not appear, although something changes something else. For example, here, as in the usual Xperia Z5, suddenly disappeared the familiar navigating navigation panel in the application menu. The extreme left-hand screen now contains a large widget called What's New, offering announcements of the most interesting (according to developers) programs and games. The menu of small applications caused in the same place where the menu of the latest open programs is left in its place, but it has changed its appearance, although the functionality remained the same. In general, Sony developers do not introduce cardinal changes to their interface so that the owner of any of the old models of the flagship series XPERIA could easily "transfer" to a newer model.
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Performance
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Hardware Platform is based on a familiar 8-nuclear SOC Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. This 64-bit SOC is made according to the process of 20 nm, it includes four productive 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57 cores with a frequency of up to 2 GHz, which Compleced by four simpler 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 1.5 GHz, providing high energy efficiency or performance depending on specific tasks.
For the processing of graphics in SOC, the ADRENO 430 video screen is answered. The amount of operational memory of the smartphone is 3 GB. About 21 GB of free flash memory from the total 32 GB is originally available to the user. Memory can be expanded by setting a microSD card with a capacity of up to 200 GB, in practice our TRANSCEND Premium MicroSDXC UHS-1 checkout of 128 GB is confidently recognized by the device. Also supported connecting external devices to the USB port in OTG mode, but for this you need to manually start the search for devices through the section in the settings.
Nevertheless, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 top-level platform is quite capable of competing with other modern flagship alternative solutions, such as Hisilicon Kirin 935 and MediaTek MT6795. In graphic tests, the GPU Snapdragon 810 demonstrates the results no less high than those of the SOC listed. At the same time, Snapdragon 810 is quite a bit inferior in everything leading exynos 7420 (represented in the MEIZU Pro 5 smartphone tables).
In any case, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone is at its performance at the level of modern flagships, and its hardware features still during the change of the generation pair will definitely be enough to perform any tasks, including for demanding games.
Testing in the latest versions of Antutu and Geekbench 3 complex tests:
All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we are conveniently reduced to the table. The table usually adds several other devices from various segments, also tested on similar recent versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the resulting dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of the same comparison, it is impossible to submit results from different versions of the benchmarks, so "for the scenes" there are many decent and actual models - due to the fact that they at one time passed the "obstacles' band" on previous versions of test programs.
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Testing a graphic subsystem in 3DMark game tests, GFXBENCHMARK and Bonsai Benchmark:
When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones now it is possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the resolution of the rendering is fixed to 720p and is turned off by VSYNC (due to which the speed can rise above 60 FPS).
| Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (Qualcomm Snapdragon 810) |
LG Nexus 5X. (Qualcomm Snapdragon 808) |
Meizu Pro 5. (Exynos 7420) |
Huawei Mate S. (Hisilicon kirin 935) |
Letv 1S. MEDIATEK MT6795T) |
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| 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more - better) |
MAXED OUT! | MAXED OUT! | MAXED OUT! | 6292 | 10162 |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more - better) |
25898 | 18840 | 25770 | 12553 | 16574 |
| 1171 | 1149 | 1340 | — | 542 | |
| GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 ONSCREEN) | 53 FPS. | — | 52 FPS. | 16 fps | 26 fps |
| GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD (C24Z16 OFFSCREEN) | 56 FPS. | — | 57 FPS. | 12 fps | 27 FPS. |
| Bonsai Benchmark. | 4210 (60 FPS) | 3950 (56 FPS) | 4130 (59 FPS) | 3396 (48 FPS) | 3785 (54 FPS) |
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Browser cross-platform tests:
As for the benchmarks to estimate the speed of the JavaScript engine, it is necessary to always make a discount on the fact that they are significantly dependent on the browser in them, in which the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and such an opportunity is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.
Heatons
Below is the back of the rear surface, obtained after 10 minutes of operation of the battery test in the GFXBENCHMARK program:
Heating is very localized at the top of the machine, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SOC chip. According to the heat frame, the maximum heating was 45 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), it is significantly higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.
Video playback
To test "omnivities" when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special capabilities, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats that constitute the bulk of the content available on the content network. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have the support of hardware decoding of videos at the chip level, since to process modern options due to the processor nuclei are most often impossible. Also, it is not necessary to wait from the mobile device of decoding everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are reduced to a single table.
According to test results, the subject did not turn out to be equipped with all the necessary decoders, which are required to fully play most of the most common multimedia files. To successfully play their playback, you will have to resort to third-party player help - for example, MX Player. True, it is necessary to change the settings and manually set additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support AC3 sound format.
| Format | Container, video, sound | MX Video Player. | Full video player |
| DVDRip. | AVI, XVID 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3 | reproduces normal | reproduces normal |
| Web-DL SD | AVI, XVID 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3 | reproduces normal | reproduces normal |
| Web-DL HD | MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | |
| BDRip 720p. | MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | video is reproduced normally, no sound |
| BDRip 1080p. | MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000 Kbps, AC3 | video is reproduced normally, no sound | video is reproduced normally, no sound |
¹ The sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative user audio codec; the regular player does not have such a setting
Testing the features of the video output spent Alexey Kudryavtsev.
Additionally, the MHL interface was tested. Apparently, only Sony still supports the transmission of the image using a wired connection (supported MHL 3.0 support), since the number of devices that can display a picture on MHL or Mobility DisplayPort is rapidly decreasing. For testing MHL we used a monitor ViewSonic VX2363SMHLSupporting a direct MHL connection (in version 2.0) using a passive adapter cable from the Micro-USB connector on HDMI. At the same time, the conclusion on MHL was carried out in a resolution of 1920 to 1080 pixels with a frequency of 60 frame / s. Regardless of the actual orientation of the smartphone, the image output to the screens of the smartphone and the monitor is carried out in the landscape orientation by the connector on the smartphone to the right. In this case, the image on the monitor is exactly written in the limit of the display area and one to one repeats the image on the screen of the smartphone. The exclusion is the start screen and, apparently, the program windows, in principle that do not support landscape orientation. They are still displayed in portrait orientation, on the monitor - with wide black fields on the sides:
The sound of MHL is displayed (in this case, we used headphones connected to the monitor) and has good quality. In this case, the sounds through the loudspeaker of the smartphone himself are not displayed, and the volume with the buttons on the smartphone housing is not adjustable, but turns on / off. In our case, a smartphone with a connected MHL adapter, judging by the charge indicator, was charged.
Next, using a dialing of test files with one division per frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Methods for testing reproduction devices and displaying a video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)") We checked how the video is displayed on the screen of the smartphone itself. Screenshots with shutter speed in 1 C helped to determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: Various resolution 1280 to 720 (720p), 1920 at 1080 (1080p) and 3840 at 2160 (4K) pixels and frame rate 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames / s. In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware" mode. The results of this (block entitled as the smartphone screen) and the next test are reduced to the table:
Note: If in both columns Uniformity and Pass Green estimates are exhibited, it means that, most likely, when viewing the films of artifacts caused by uneven alternation and passage of frames, or will not be seen at all, or their number and notice will not affect the preservation of viewing. Red marks indicate possible problems associated with playing relevant files.
By frame output criteria, the quality of video files playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is very good, since frames (or frames of frames) maybe Output with more or less uniform interval intervals and without frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - in the shadows and in the lights displays all gradations of shades. When playing video files with a 1080p resolution (1920 to 1080 pixels), the image of the video file is output exactly along the screen border in the original Full HD-resolution.
With a MHL connected monitor when playing a video playback, an exact copy of the smartphone screen is displayed on the monitor, that is, the output is performed in the true resolution of Full HD in the case of 1080p files.
The brightness range displayed on the monitor is the same as in the case of an output to the screen of the smartphone itself. The results of the output tests on the monitor are shown in the table above in the "MHL (monitor" block. The quality of the output is good, and even files from 60 frames / s are perfectly smoothly smoothly, without twitching. Recall that traditionally, the remote control can be used to control playback from the smartphone (apparently, Sony).
Typical output: MHL connection can be used for games, viewing movies, displaying web pages and other activities that wins from increasing screen size.
Battery life
The capacity of the built-in battery installed in the Sony Xperia X5 Premium is 3430 mA · h. Even despite the high screen resolution and the demanding platform, the device demonstrates the battery life very worthy in all scenarios. As it has already turned out, not in all cases, the smartphone uses completely 4K-resolution, so that the similarity of the results with Huawei Nexus 6p with almost the same volume of the battery turns out to be quite justified.
| Battery capacity | Reading mode | Video mode | 3D game mode | |
| Sony Z5 Premium. | 3430 mA · h | 16 h. 20 m. | 7 h 50 m. | 4 h. 30 m. |
| Huawei Nexus 6p. | 3450 mA · h | 15 h. 00 m. | 8 h. 30 m. | 4 h. 30 m. |
| LG Nexus 5X. | 2700 mA · h | 14 h. 30 m. | 6 h. 00 m. | 4 h. 00 m. |
| LG G4. | 3000 mA · h | 17 h. 00 m. | 9 h. 00 m. | 3 h. 00 m. |
| OnePlus 2. | 3300 mA · h | 14 h. 00 m. | 11 h. 20 m. | 4 h. 30 m. |
| Huawei Mate S. | 2700 mA · h | 12 h. 30 m. | 9 h. 00 m. | 3 h. 20 m. |
| SAMSUNG NOTE 5. | 3000 mA · h | 17 h. 10 m. | 10 h. 40 m. | 5 h. 00 m. |
| Google Nexus 6. | 3220 mA · h | 18 h. 00 m. | 10 h. 30 m. | 3 h 40 m. |
| Meizu Pro 5. | 3050 mA · h | 17 h. 30 m. | 12 h. 30 m. | 3 h. 15 m. |
Uninterrupted reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, bright theme, with autolist) with a minimum comfortable level of brightness (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasted until the battery is completely 16.5 hours. When you continuously view video from YouTube in high quality (720p) with the same level of brightness through the Wi-Fi home network, the device lasted almost 8 hours. In 3D-games mode, the device worked for 4.5 hours.
The device supports fast charging function Qualcomm Quick Charge 2. The smartphone entered us for testing without a complete charger, and using a third-party output current 2 and the initial charging is carried out by a current of 5.1 V 1.5 A, but as these values \u200b\u200bare charged Naturally, decrease, and as a result, the smartphone battery is fully charged for about 3 hours.
Outcome
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a fairly kind of mobile device, a sort of "exhibition" smartphone with top hardware filling "not for all". Why, for example, the ordinary consumer is overpaying for four times the increased number of pixels on the screen, if it does not all be seen anyway without a microscope? In addition, in reality, the screen is far from always and not in all applications, it displays the image in that time 4k-resolution, and the resolution it turned out not at all 4k. Otherwise, we are accustomed to the huge dimensions of such "pocket devices" so much that they already do not pay attention to them, finally unleashing hand manufacturers in this regard. True, even in comparison with most similar in terms of positioning the flagships, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium turns out to be one of the most severe modern smartphones, the mass of which managed to translate abroad in 180 grams.
Nevertheless, the hero of the review in fact is very little different from the familiar flagships of Sony Xperia Z series. It is almost the same Xperia Z5, only with a slightly larger screen and, accordingly, dimensions. Sound system, hardware platform, a set of communication modules, assembly, materials - everything here is the same or almost the same, and no special complaints cause. And a worthy level of autonomy in Xperia Z5 Premium and was completely frankly pleased, we, of course, expected the worst result. Also, it also impresses the fact that Sony, unlike most modern manufacturers, does not throw the topic with the waterproofing of mobile devices and does not limit the possibility of simultaneously set the memory card with SIM cards. For one thing, this Sony is supposed to add points in karma.
With all this technique, Sony, including mobile, has always been and remains one of the most expensive. What is sin, in the market now you can find quite a few smartphones at a price lower than that of xperia z5 premium, but with similar characteristics. Take at least the same Huawei Nexus 6p, the price of a 32-gigabyte version of which in a connected is 9 thousand rubles lower than that of the version of Z5 Premium. And yet the fans of the Japanese brand are enough, for sure, they will probably have among them and those who are ready to lay out for the amount of 59 thousand rubles described today - it is so much asked for a certified Sony Xperia Z5 Premium in the Russian retail.
In conclusion, we offer to see our Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone video review:
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