Sony xperia z5 dual sim. Sony Xperia Z5 Dual - Specifications

very nice design and tactile feel. there is a place for attaching a lanyard, on which the phone can be hung around your neck. the battery charges quickly enough.

Nice camera, two SIM card slots

Quick. Bright. Nice body. Catches Wi-Fi instantly. The call is loud. The speakers and microphone are of high quality. Good camera - both photo and video. Video in 1080/60 format is generally gorgeous in quality - clear, juicy, no lags or sagging. Holds a charge for a long time if you use it only for conversations.

A good camera, with good illumination, generally clear pictures are obtained.

A year ago

I've been a fan of Sonya since the days of push-button telephones. However, this was the last phone I bought from this manufacturer. I never wrote any reviews, but it just boiled. The phone was bought in the fall of 2016 with the hope that it will last 3-5 years at least. At that time, it cost 37,000 rubles. And at that moment everything was fine, the shortcomings began to emerge later.

A year ago

The smart device did not take the PCT in intelligence for 16 k, everything works well. The sound in the ears is excellent. The excellent camera pulls all heavy games. The assembly does not heat up Taiwan.

2 years ago

Updated to 7 android. Beautiful, 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 it began to reboot by itself and in the middle the screen stopped working, and after another 3 months the screen began to peel off, the battery was not enough even for a third of a day. The phone is terrible

almost immediately the plastic corners of the frame flew off. the phone began to look a little sloppy. the battery runs out quickly. it is upsetting that the Android version is not the latest. suddenly ("by itself") the rear window cracked

The case heats up, with active work / games it discharges very quickly

Heats up under any load. It gets hot instantly - to the point that it hurts to hold it. Video in normal quality - you can't shoot for more than five minutes - it cuts off from overheating. The battery drains very quickly under any serious load. The power key is hidden flush in the case and it is not as easy to find it as in the models that were previously. The connector for the docking station has disappeared. Hangs tight once a week.

It heats up with prolonged use on the Internet, the camera does not shoot very well in the dark.

A year ago

I had to do a general reset several times already. There was a glitch that the speakerphone itself turned on, there were still some glitches. Now, point by point. 1. It often reboots itself. 2. A year later, some kind of stain appeared on the camera, because of which you can forget about good photos. Everything is as if in a fog, everything is smeared. 3. The flashlight is very weak. So much so that it is almost useless. 4. Terribly buggy phone. One or the other bugs pop up. 5. It gets very hot. Sometimes for no apparent reason, and at such moments the battery is discharged right before our eyes. 6. The location of the buttons is not convenient. In particular, you constantly touch the camera key with your fingers during the very process of photographing, because of which the focusing mode turns on, and because of this it is unrealistic to take a photo. Do not use this button

A year ago

The battery would be a little more powerful

2 years ago

The battery would be more powerful

2 years ago

Akum, like most Sony products, but this time Akum heats up even without special loads, which affects performance and durability, the sensor also dulls from time to time, the screen goes out during a call and there is no possibility of interacting with the phone, problems with the matrix also arose when the screen was turned off for several seconds the time and date is displayed in red, the camera also does not say that excellent quality periodically the images are of poor quality do not correspond to the declared ones, but the service center dns said that they were not there and could not be in general the sleepyhead rolled down in my opinion

2 years ago

Battery freezing

• Class: flagship
• Form factor: candy bar
• Body material: aluminum, glass
• Operating system: Android 5.1.1, some changes in the menu, redrawn icons
• Network: one or two SIM cards, one radio module, supported by GSM / EDGE, WCDMA, LTE (nanoSIM)
• Platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
• Processor: 4x ARM Cortex-A57 MPcore + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 MPcore
• RAM: 3 GB
• Memory for data storage: 32 GB, slot for memory card microSD (200 GB cards are supported)
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a / b / g / n | ac), dual-band, Bluetooth 4.1, microUSB (USB 2.0) for charge / synchronization, 3.5 mm headset, fingerprint sensor
• Screen: 5.2 '', capacitive, 1920x1080 pixels (FHD), 2.5D glass, automatic backlight adjustment, oleophobic coating
• Camera: 23 MP, 4K video recording, hybrid autofocus, lossless 5x zoom, pulsed LED flash
• Front camera: 5 MP, wide-angle lens
• Navigation: GPS / Glonass (A-GPS support)
• Sensors: accelerometer, position sensor, gyroscope, light sensor
• Battery: non-removable, 2800 mAh
• Dimensions: 146 x 72.1 x 7.5mm
• Weight: 154g
• Price: 49,990 rubles (versions with one and two SIM cards cost the same, the price is indicated in the official Sony store)

Design, construction

I was given a silver phone for testing, all updates to the design code of the current flagship line are visible here - the color of the screen saver matches the color of the case, minimalism, the material is matte, and the smartphone almost always looks neat and clean. The recognizable button was replaced by a fingerprint sensor, at the bottom left - Xperia engraving, above the screen and below - the speaker strips, and quite loud, this applies to both spoken and ordinary. The ends are metal, with damping inserts, upon impact, the energy does not spread throughout the body, but only in one section, this has a positive effect on the vitality of the smartphone. There are no films here, the front of the display is covered by glass, from the back - the glass, polished in a special way, looks very cool.

There are four colors in total: black, gold, green and gray, as in the review. If I decided to buy a Z5, I would choose either green or gold - I'm already tired of black and silver smartphones.

On the other hand, I advise everyone to pay attention to black too, it was made matte, it looks cool. As a fan of sonistyle, I can't help but note that the current flagship line looks much more interesting than the previous one. All the best Sony finds of recent years are embodied here. The microUSB and 3.5 mm connectors are devoid of plugs, so you don't have to constantly pull them, while there is protection against water, Sony will talk less about this now (to avoid problems), but rain will not disable the device.

The traditional groove for attaching the strap has been preserved, the buttons are very well made, they are pressed moderately softly, moderately resiliently - the camera button will help you quickly take a picture if you see something interesting on the street. The button behavior can be customized.

There is one flap on the left, it contains a panel with cutouts for a SIM card and a memory card. A convenient solution, the main thing is to pick up the edge of this panel, pull it out. NanoSIM cards, if you have a "micro", I recommend not cutting, but getting a new card from the operator. Memory cards are supported in any possible capacity, this allows you to seriously increase the memory of your device. When installing the card in the "Camera" they offer to choose where to save the images.

Here is what is written on the official website about water resistance, I think everyone who is going to buy a smartphone needs to know this information:

“The Xperia Z5 is water and dust resistant, so it is not afraid of pouring rain or washing under the tap (however, remember that all ports and covers must be securely closed). The device must not be completely submerged under water or exposed to sea water, salt water, chlorinated water and liquids such as alcohol. Misuse or misuse of the device will void the warranty. The device has been assigned protection class IP65 / 68. Please note that the Xperia Z5 has a USB charging port for connecting to other devices, which is not covered by a lid. If your smartphone has been exposed to water, charge it only after the USB port is completely dry. "

That is, it is better not to shoot underwater.

By the way, the sides on the back protrude slightly, this is done in order to raise the glass above the table. Contrary to the reviews, I did not feel that the sides cut into the palm of my hand, there was no discomfort.

Display

The diagonal of the IPS display is 5.2 inches, the resolution is FullHD, a number of proprietary technologies are supported, these are TRILUMINOS and X-Reality Engine. Here's what they write on the official website:

• X-Reality for mobile analyzes every image on the screen and optimizes color, sharpness and contrast. As a result, you get photos and videos with the highest detail and low noise.
• TRILUMINOS Display and LED Live Color technology provide the widest color gamut with vibrant reds, natural greens and blues.

The display settings allow you to change the look of the clock on the lock screen, select system icons for the status bar, turn on the image enhancement mentioned above, X-reality, the maximum brightness mode or turn off all enhancements, there is a mode of operation "with gloves", it will also help to use the smartphone under rain or snow. There is adaptive backlight control, white balance setting, too, I tried to adjust it for myself, and so I stayed at the usual settings. This is the most convenient way, the eyes do not hurt. All other functions are familiar. If you have vision problems, you can choose the font size. A typical Sony function, which allows you to wake up your smartphone from sleep mode by tapping the screen twice, works here. Two tapas, the screen lights up, it always works, it's very convenient when the Z5 is in the cradle or lying on the table. The "backlight control" function is quite interesting: when the device is in your hands, the backlight works, when you put the device on the table, the screen turns off.

I cannot say something special about the display, with all my desire - it is quite a normal screen for a modern smartphone.

Fingerprint sensor

On serial devices, the sensor works in the same way as on prototypes, there are no complaints. A corresponding section appears in the "Security" menu, where you can bind up to five fingerprints to the sensor. The process itself is simple: you apply your finger several times until the scale is full, everything is similar to other similar systems. Then you specify what exactly the sensor will do, well, and start using it. I like that unlocking takes a split second, put your finger on and immediately find yourself on the desktop, without graphic keys and other nonsense. Note that you don't even need to press a button, just put your finger on it. There were practically no false positives - if there were, it was probably my fault.

All Sony flagship smartphones have a scanner with a button, so this chapter is identical to Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium.

Here I will tell you about one interesting incident, maybe the owners of "smart" watches and other accessories will find it useful. One beautiful Saturday October evening, I was sitting with friends in a restaurant and having fun, not paying attention to the phone. When there was a pause in the conversation, he took to look at the mail. A letter came from a reader. He wrote this:

"Good evening. I found a minus with a print. You can also unlock the phone with another finger. How will Sonya react to this? " At first I put my phone down. Then, on reflection, he took and wrote an answer.

Hi, how is this possible?

The man answered quickly, clearly the problem worried him.

Do not know. I sat by chance playing. And I found it. Tried to rewrite software update but stayed. Tomorrow I'll go try on another device.

Please write what the results of the check will be.

On this we parted, but in the morning the correspondence was continued.

Hi. Changed phone and same thing. Where it is interesting to write. This is what a disadvantage for Sonya. What should I do? I always look at phone reviews on your website. What's next?

How exactly does it all happen?

The reader sent me a video, I will not show it here - after all, personal data and all that. The phone has one thumbprint. Alex, this is the name of our reader, presses several times with another finger, for example, the index finger, and the unlocking occurs. Honestly, I got scared. Sony made a bad sensor? Is this a massive bug? I sent the video and our correspondence to my colleagues at Sony. I must say that Alex lives in England, he talked with technical support, talked in the salon, no one helped him there, so I began to worry - after all, if it were some kind of trick, the specialists would certainly help, right?

A couple of hours later, the answer came from Sony:

“This situation is normal. The user has the Smart Lock function enabled, which allows you to unlock the phone when connected to any accessory, which is, as it were, an authorization for access.

In this case, he has a Pebble watch in this role. When the Smart Lock function is turned on, the lock icon on the lock screen is circled, and in principle, you can get into the phone not only with the wrong finger, but simply by swiping the screen.

The function is located along this path: Settings - Security - Smart Lock ".

And literally five minutes later, a letter from Alex arrived: “The problem was, I hope, in the smart lock. I'm just wearing a PEBBLE smart watch and I entered it as TRUSTED. Therefore, it worked. Has now turned it off. We will see. While everything is fine, it won't work with the other finger. "

Fuh. You can breathe out. Two conclusions can be drawn from this story. First - you need to learn the materiel - this is the first time I hear about Smart Lock. It is strange that Sony's technical support could not figure out the problem, especially since there is also a hint here, a lock in a circle. The second conclusion - if you are already making a fingerprint, then turn off Smart Lock. Otherwise, what's the use of protection? A colleague can safely take the phone, unlock it, look at pictures or something else and put the device back.

The original note and a small discussion were in our Android section, check back often.

Performance

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor is used, as you know, this is a rather "warm" solution, so I went to visit my friend, the owner of an infrared thermometer. It was interesting to see what the heating is in numbers - in fact, the heat is felt well when shooting video, and not only in 4K, but also when shooting a simple video. So, I used the method described by colleagues from Androidcentral. If you turn on shooting in 4K and leave the device, well, or insert it into a tripod, the temperature of the lid on the back reaches forty degrees, that is, it is very hot. And even when you start shooting 4K video, there is a warning about a possible rise in temperature.

If you do not shoot video and just use your smartphone, write SMS, use the browser and other normal tasks, the lid in the area of ​​the NFC module becomes warm, but nothing more. The moment associated with heating must be taken into account, but it is hardly worth being afraid.

You can read more about the processor and. The rest of the functions are as follows: 3 GB of RAM (the Z5 Compact has 2 GB of memory), 32 GB of internal memory, a slot for microSD, there is support for LTE. Android version 5.1.1. Responsible for the graphics Adreno 430, wireless interfaces - Bluetooth 4.1 and 802.11n / ac. Let me remind you once again that the Z5 and Z5 Premium will have two LTE SIM-cards, the “compact” only has a version with one SIM-card.

We talked with representatives of the company that it would be nice to get a version with 64 GB of memory - you know, sometimes even the best memory cards behave strangely and this affects the operation of applications installed on microSD. Until Sony changes anything, learn to use the built-in 32 GB correctly and buy normal memory cards. Although it pleases - no defeat in rights.

Finally - screenshots from Antutu. They say that if you run them several times in a row, the results deteriorate, here are the results of the first test.

Peculiarities

A little about other features of the smartphone:

• Paired with PS4 is supported, in other words, Xperia turns into a screen, pick up a joystick and play. Considering the diagonal of the display, it is better not to do this on a compact. And on Premium it is quite possible to play some simple games, which is what I do.
• Old accessories are supported - I mean, from other Z series smartphones with a five-pin connector. A noise canceling headset and microphone will work great.

• A new headset Sony MDR-NC750 was announced, there is noise cancellation, and the built-in microphones can be used when shooting video, which (as they say) allows you to record sound with unprecedented quality. I have not checked it yet. The function only works with the Z5 family. The test will be released soon.

• Much less pre-installed software junk, this is also noticeable. One screen less.

• As before, there is support for widgets, click on the button for selecting open applications, a list is displayed below, you can download something else additionally. There is a calculator, a timer, a browser, taking a screenshot, a calendar, a mini-player, there is even a mirror - the front camera turns on, you can quickly check the state of your face.
• Sony-style player, good sound quality, tried it with different headphones. The device supports high-resolution sound out of the box, LPCM, FLAC, ALAC, DSD formats, there is ClearAudio +, the LDAC codec is supported - transferring music via Bluetooth in maximum quality, you just need headphones supporting the same codec. So far only Sony has it, the Sony MDR-1ABT model. In general, musically, the Z5 line may be interesting for music lovers, since there is no need to install additional players in order to listen to the same FLAC files. Add an amplifier to the Z5, good headphones, experiment with the software, and here's your aspiring audiophile kit.

• Bluetooth 4.1 is used, ANT + profile is supported for use with sports equipment, there is NFC, DLNA, Wi-Fi MIMO, MHL 3.0. Using the MHL cable, you can connect the Z5 to a TV and use it for video playback (for example).

Cameras

The front camera is 5 MP, wide-angle optics are used, taking selfies is a pleasure. Of course, if you love this genre. The main camera is 23 MP, from what you definitely need to know before buying - there really is a very, very fast autofocus. The second point is related to optical magnification. Look at the photograph of the Kremlin taken from the bridge, this is where the magnification was used. It can be seen that the program tried to paint on the picture, it looks good on the smartphone screen, artifacts are noticeable on the laptop screen. In general, I do not advise using magnification in smartphones, I do not advise doing this for the Z5 either, in extreme cases it is possible, but you should not rely on a good result.

Sample photos

The overall impression is what matters. It is now much easier to get a good shot with the Z5 series devices, especially compared to the Z3. If the hand does not tremble, the pictures are of very high quality: razor sharpness, natural colors, even in not the best lighting, you can count on a good result. Shooting video in 4K is hardly a strong marketing advantage, especially given the rapid heating of the smartphone, but you can make such videos and then watch them on a 4K-capable TV. Well, or watch it on your smartphone screen. I hope that this year we will still do a comparative test of cameras of modern flagships, let's see who will win.

Do not forget, the site will still have tests of the small Z5 and Z5 Premium, so there will be more pictures so that you can draw your own conclusions about the device's camera.

Finally, a little about the operating modes:

• Super automatic mode, as simple and comfortable as possible for any user;
• Manually, here you can select the maximum resolution, set ISO and other parameters;
• AR effect, something like augmented reality, when masks appear on people in the lens, dinosaurs, gnomes and so on walk around, the device gets very hot, but copes with the task quite quickly;
• 4K video, everything is clear here, video with maximum resolution, all my videos were shot in bad weather, I'm waiting for the sun to show you a good example. Looks great on the smartphone screen;
• AR mask, very strange selfie;
• Style portrait, another selfie mode;
• Artistic effect, everything is clear here, filters;
• Panoramic overview;
• Create stickers from photos;
• Timeshift video, slow motion effects;
• Inserting a face into an image;
• Multi-camera, recording the same scene from different angles on one screen;
• Taking photos and recording sound.

You can download additional effects, applications for the camera, I found Vine from the interesting, short videos, Evernote, everything is clear with this.

Working hours

A battery with a capacity of 2900 mAh is installed, the QuickCharge 2.0 fast charging technology is supported, after charging for 45 minutes, the smartphone can allegedly work all day. Naturally, it all depends on your usage patterns. Sony claims two days of work for the Z5 line, but that's a little far-fetched. If you shoot 4K video on the Z5, the battery will run out very quickly. Here it is necessary to say this: in theory, smartphones of the Z5 line can work for two days. In practice, everything depends on you.

The already familiar power saving modes are supported.

The bundled power supply will be different, it does not support QuickCharge - you will have to buy such a power supply separately. I would like to remind you that I tested the UCH-10, a power supply with QuickCharge support, you can read it.

conclusions

There are no questions about the conversational dynamics. HD sound is supported, I really like this function, the interlocutor seems to be standing next to me. You quickly get used to good things. There are no questions about the connection quality, the vibration in the pocket is felt, the usual speaker is not too loud - it does not yell, in a noisy place it is easy to miss a call or notification.

In official retail the device costs 49,990 rubles, this applies to both versions with one and two SIM cards, I would immediately buy DualSIM, if only just to be on the safe side. By color, I suggest you decide on your own, silver seems to me the most practical, on white prints are not so noticeable.

What I liked:

• Assembly, device design. Of the Android smartphones, I definitely like three devices, the Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE +, the Blackberry Priv and the entire new Z5 line. What is "mini", what is Premium, what is a regular smartphone, they look great. It's just nice to pick up and use every day. Protection from water is conditional here, keep this in mind;
• The camera will probably still be finished, but even now it shoots more interestingly than it did with its predecessor;
• Well done fingerprint sensor;
• Advanced musical capabilities;
• There is a slot for memory cards;
• A minimum of unnecessary software;
• Lack of any shell;
• Decent battery life;
• Interesting accessories, work with PS4.

What did not like:

• Heating of the processor and related incidents - for example, the camera may be closed at the most inopportune moment;
• No headset included;
• I would recommend that Sony pay more attention to the speakers of the smartphone, see how it is done on other devices - at least on the iPhone;
• The screen will not appeal to those who have dealt with other modern smartphones;
• There is no wireless charging, although many are already accustomed to this feature.

What else interesting can you buy for this money?

• iPhone 6S, memory depends on the version of the smartphone - if you buy an American, you can take 64 GB;
• Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE, the version with 32 GB of storage costs comparable money.

Reviews of these smartphones are on the site, I recommend that you familiarize yourself. It makes no sense to bring other devices, consumers in Russia have the highest level of knowledge and respect for the Sony brand, so you can safely put the Z5 and Apple and Samsung products in the row. What exactly to choose is up to you. I will only note that the iPhone still cannot be thrown out of the comparison - the price is painfully similar. Another OS, a different world, but maybe someone just dares to try? As for Samsung, there is a space design, good materials, a good camera, but the shell can scare away. As well as the inability to increase memory. By the way, I wouldn't advise anyone to buy an iPhone 6S with 16 GB of memory, at least a version with 64 GB is needed.

And, if you sarcastically looked at the price of the Z5, now, remembering the features of other modern flagships, you will no longer be so categorical, right? It's good when there is a curved screen, but it's even better when the memory is more than a hundred gigs. Here you can choose what is more important.

The current prices are very surprising, so I would not be surprised if consumers now rake out the Z3 and Z3 + and bypass the flagships. Expensive. Very expensive so far. Sony will show the next flagship in 2016, most likely at IFA next September. It may well be that we will also see a Z5-based phablet and a tablet made on the same platform.

I personally like the updated line very much. If you are choosing the best smartphone to use for several years, be sure to include the Z5 in the comparison.

The world's first 4K smartphone

At IFA Fall 2015 in Berlin, Japan's Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) unveiled the fifth generation of its flagship smartphone family: the Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, and the world's first 4K smartphone, the Xperia Z5 Premium.

The "basic" smartphone of the new line, the Xperia Z5, has already come to the turn of the most technically interesting model of this trinity, a device with an extremely high screen resolution, which the developers themselves call "4K". We will take a closer look at the screen that arouses great interest in the corresponding section, but otherwise it is worth noting that the Z5 Premium differs little from the main Z5 model, but there are still some differences, including even in the appearance of the novelty. Here we will probably start with them and with the main characteristics.

Key Features 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
Permission	3840 × 2160, 806 ppi	1920 × 1080, 424 ppi	2560 × 1440, 515 ppi	2560 × 1440, 518 ppi	2560 × 1440, 513 ppi
SoC		Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4x Cortex-A57 @ 2.0GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (4x Cortex-A57 @ 2.0GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz)	Samsung Exynos 7420 (4x Cortex-A57 @ 2.1GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (2x Cortex-A57 @ 1.8GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5GHz)
GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 430	Adreno 430	Mali T760	Adreno 418
RAM	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 mAh	non-removable, 2900 mAh	non-removable, 3450 mAh	non-removable, 3000 mAh	removable, 3000 mAh
Cameras		main (23 MP; 4K video), front (5 MP)	main (12.3 MP; 4K video), front (8 MP)	main (16 Mp; video 4K), front (5 Mp)	main (16 MP; 4K video), front (5 MP)
Dimensions and weight	154 x 76 x 7.8mm, 181g	146 x 72 x 7.3mm, 154g	159 x 78 x 7.3mm, 178g	153 x 76 x 7.6mm, 168g	160 x 79 x 8.6 mm, 196 grams
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 cores: 4 × 2.0 GHz (ARM Cortex-A57) + 4 × 1.5 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
• GPU Adreno 430
• Operating system Android 5.1
• 5.5 ″ IPS touchscreen display, 3840 × 2160, 806 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 3 GB, internal memory 32 GB
• SIM-cards: Nano-SIM (1 or 2 pcs.)
• Support for microSD memory cards up to 200 GB
• GSM networks 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA networks 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
• LTE Cat.6, LTE FDD networks (Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2 bands) MIMO, Wi-Fi hotspot, 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
• Direction, proximity, lighting, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic compass, fingerprint sensor
• Water and dust resistant (IP65 and IP68)
• 23MP camera, Sony Exmor RS, autofocus, LED flash
• Camera 5 MP, Sony Exmor R (front)
• Battery 3430 mAh, non-removable
• Dimensions 154 x 76 x 7.8mm
• Weight 181 g

Appearance and usability

In general appearance, in design as a whole, the Z5 Premium version is almost exactly the same as its sibling in the line. Both models differ from their predecessors in a flatter side bezel, a difference that is striking as all previous Xperia Z smartphones have a much more convex and rounded bezel.

Here, the frame is made of metal, and, according to Sony, it's not even aluminum, but real steel. The most noticeable difference between the novelty and the usual Z5 is in the back surface of the case: if the Z5 used matte glass with sputtering, then the Z5 Premium uses the usual transparent glass with a mirrored substrate.

This has its pros and cons. The fact that fingerprints are better visible on the smooth glass is beyond doubt. And at the same time, the matte finish of the Z5 is much more slippery to hold in the hand, the Z5 Premium does not have such problems.

Pictured: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium (left) vs. regular Z5

However, the Premium version has grown noticeably in size, including the thickness of the case, although with such dimensions, the thickness of 7.8 mm still seems rather small. Traditionally, there are no complaints about the quality of materials and assembly, Sony does not give cause for concern in this regard. The smartphone is very solidly cut, looks and feels like a monolithic and reliable product, in the corners there are familiar painted polycarbonate inserts to dampen the impact energy when dropped.

The only complaint is traditionally connected with the same corners: in Sony devices they are very little rounded in plan, so the smartphone takes up more space in the pockets, and sometimes it rests unpleasantly against the body, although there is no technical need for such sharp corners, this is a purely design decision. It is quite possible to round them more strongly, as most manufacturers do - then the general shape of the case would become more interesting than such a simple rectangle drawn along the line.

Otherwise, there are no noticeable differences from previous Sony models. The slots for cards are usually covered with a cover with a rubberized gasket, since the device has been assigned the protection class IP65 / 68. As before, this does not mean at all that you can swim and take pictures under water with a smartphone, since the official signature on the company's website literally reads: “The device must not be completely immersed under water, as well as exposed to contact with sea, salt, chlorinated water and such liquids. like alcoholic drinks. "

SIM cards are installed in the side slot, driving into it on a plastic pallet, which is equipped with compartments for two Nano-SIM cards. Another separate slot is for microSD memory cards. As with the regular Z5, the Z5 Premium comes in single or dual SIM versions.

Hardware buttons are located on the opposite side, there are traditionally three of them, as Sony continues to support the idea of ​​the need for a dedicated photo button. Two buttons are usual, protruding from the body and, it should be noted, quite rigid, but the third one is completely flat, you can't feel it blindly. The fact is that in the new generation of the Xperia Z family, such a convenient and already becoming a standard unlocking tool like a fingerprint scanner has appeared. It also supports the FIDO standard - fingerprint authentication for online payments. True, the scanner area is limited by the width of the power button cut into the side edge, so you will have to get used to working with such an unusual shape at first.

The front panel is usually covered with a kind of "tempered glass", the manufacturer of which Sony traditionally does not disclose. The glass has two narrow cutouts at the top and bottom for sound output from the speakers, for which the proprietary S-Force Front Surround technology is implemented.

Also on the front panel at the top are sensors, a front camera and an LED event indicator. The operation of the indicator is adjusted by the user in the section on sound in the system settings. There are no touch-sensitive hardware buttons at the bottom under the screen.

The back side, as usual, is reserved for the camera module, which, unlike many modern flagships from other manufacturers, does not protrude beyond the surface of the body. Nearby is a flash, which for some reason Sony is in no hurry to make a double - again, unlike most other manufacturers.

At the bottom there is a familiar Micro-USB connector that supports the USB 2.0 specification and a kind of connection of external devices in USB OTG mode, which must first be initiated by an independent search for devices and manual connection. Here, next to it, there is a very rare but useful strap attachment.

The top end traditionally contains only a headphone jack, and nothing else. I would like to see sometime an infrared transmitter for controlling home appliances in Sony devices, this can be very useful.

As for the body colors, this time there were no bright and unusual colors. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium comes in three color versions: light gray ("mirror chrome"), all black, and gold, among which, oddly enough, gold looks the most impressive. It should be noted that in the case of the light gray version, only the color of the rear wall and sidewalls changes, and the front panel still remains black.

Screen

The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is equipped with an IPS touchscreen. The physical dimensions of the display are 68 × 121 mm, the diagonal is 5.5 inches. At the same time, the screen resolution is 3840 × 2160, the dot density is approximately 806 ppi. Sony claims this pixel density is 10 times that of Full HD TVs and twice that of most smartphones. Compared to Full HD, 4K (Ultra HD) resolution is twice as high on each side, which means that this screen has four times the number of dots. Note that some tests, including AnTuTu, determine that the Xperia Z5 Premium's screen is not 4K, but Full HD (1920 × 1080).

The bezel around the screen looks standard: its width is only about 3 mm at the sides and 16 mm at the top and bottom. With such a large overall dimensions of the case, such a frame certainly cannot be called wide.

The brightness of the display is automatically adjusted based on a light sensor. There is also a proximity sensor that locks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear. Multi-touch technology allows you to handle 10 simultaneous touches. Gloves and wet finger modes are supported.

Alexey Kudryavtsev, editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, carried out a detailed examination using measuring instruments. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are slightly better than that of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens of both devices (Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, as it is easy to determine, is on the right, then they can be distinguished by their size):

Both screens are dark, but Sony's screen is slightly darker (its brightness in the photo is 105 versus 108 for the Nexus 7). The tripling of reflected objects in the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the outer glass (aka touch sensor) and the matrix surface (OGS-type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (such as glass / air) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in strong ambient light, but their repair in the case of cracked outer glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (very effective, even better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are much easier to remove, and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with the display of the white field in full screen, its maximum value was about 605 cd / m², and the minimum - 4.6 cd / m². The maximum value is very high and, given the excellent anti-glare properties, the screen should be clearly visible in bright daylight and even in direct sunlight. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. Automatic brightness control works according to the light sensor (it is located to the right of the logo on the front panel). In automatic mode, when the ambient light conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment. If it is at the maximum, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 22 cd / m2 (normal), in an office illuminated with artificial light (about 400 lux) it sets to 400 cd / m2 (too high), in a very bright environment (corresponds to the lighting outdoors on a clear day, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or slightly more) increases to 610 cd / m² (even slightly higher than when manually adjusted). If the brightness slider is at half the scale (it is very non-linear - after 50% the brightness goes up sharply with an increase in the setting value), then the screen brightness for the three conditions indicated above is as follows: 13, 210 and 520 cd / m² (suitable values). If the dimmer is set to a minimum - 7, 18, 440 cd / m² (only the average value is greatly underestimated). As a result, the automatic brightness control function works absolutely adequately, and it is possible to adjust the nature of the brightness change to the user's requirements. Only at a very low brightness level there is a significant modulation of the backlight, but its frequency is high, about 2.3 kHz, so even in this case there is no visible screen flicker (but, perhaps, it can be detected in the test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect).

This screen uses an IPS type matrix. The micrographs show the typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of photomicrographs of screens used in mobile technology.

However, the subpixels themselves are located unconventionally - typical columns go in the horizontal direction, but in each of the columns the triads of subpixels are shifted by one subpixel vertically, first upward, and three columns downward. Note that we have already seen a similar arrangement of subpixels in the case of Lenovo K3 Note. As a result, the ratio of columns horizontally to triads vertically is 3 to 2, the actual vertical resolution is 1/3 less than horizontal. Hereinafter, we mean landscape orientation of the screen. That is, there are actually only 3840 by 1440 pixels (RGB triads) on the screen. At the same time, the manufacturer writes about the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: "4K UHD display (3840 × 2160)".

Additional tests have shown that, in principle, not every application is generally capable of displaying an image at this conventional 4K resolution. For example, MX Player, FIV, Google Photos carry out output exclusively in Full HD resolution, that is, 1920 by 1080 pixels (the smartphone itself scales to the screen resolution), and only the Sony image demonstrator displays a picture in 4K resolution (possibly a regular video player Sony can do it too). This is such a limited "4K", not for everyone. Well, we have found the program, let's look at the features of the output using the example of a vertical and horizontal world with black stripes one pixel thick through a white gap also one pixel. The original test image is available at this link, the world is in the center. Here is a snippet of it:

Everything is fine with vertical (on the right side) stripes - clear, pixel by pixel. With the horizontal ones (on the left), everything is worse, since the dark gaps are only one subpixel thick and visually the world is seen simply as a gray field. On a vertical, if desired (and with the help of a magnifying glass), the strips can be seen. In addition, at the bottom at the beginning of the horizontal plane, instead of a strip, some kind of mess is displayed - an error in recalculation into the resolution of a strange matrix. However, formally black and white resolution of 3840 × 2160 pixels is still implemented. Is there a horizontal black stripe? There is! It will no longer be possible to sue Sony for deception, and no one explicitly promised to realize the color resolution at the level of 3840 × 2160 pixels. However, this is all nitpicking, the screen resolution is still prohibitive.

The screen has good viewing angles without inverting tints and without significant color shift, even with large gaze deviations from the perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, here is a photo in which the screens of Nexus 7 and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium display the same images, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to about 200 cd / m² (across the white field in full screen), and the color balance on the camera was forcibly switched to 6500 K. Perpendicular to the plane of the screens, a white field:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And the test picture:

The colors on the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium display are oversaturated, skin tones are strongly redshifted, and the color balance is noticeably different from standard. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much for both screens, the contrast has remained at a good level. And a white box:

The brightness at an angle on both screens has noticeably decreased (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but in the case of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, the brightness drop is slightly greater (the brightness in the photos is 232 versus 235 for the Nexus 7). The black field, when deviated along the diagonal, does not lighten very much and acquires a purple tint. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same for the screens!):

And from a different angle:

The Nexus 7's black field at the corners is still slightly darker. When viewed from a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is excellent:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high - about 1060: 1. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 26 ms (16 ms on + 10 ms off). The transition between gray tones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes 35 ms in total. The gamma curve, plotted using 32 points with equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage either in highlights or shadows, and the exponent of the approximating power-law function turned out to be 2.40, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2, however, this does not have any values, since the real gamma curve significantly deviates from the power dependence:

This is due to the presence of an aggressive dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the backlight in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (the brightness decreases on dark). As a result, the obtained dependence of brightness on the hue (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential output of gray shades on almost the entire screen. For this reason, we carried out a number of tests - determining the contrast and response time, comparing the black illumination at angles - when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not single-color fields across the entire screen. In general, such a non-switchable brightness correction does nothing but harm, since a decrease in brightness in dark images reduces the visibility of gradations in shadows under ambient light conditions, and constant jumps in brightness are very annoying. That is, there is zero benefit from this function, only harm.

The color gamut is noticeably wider than sRGB:

We look at the spectra:

They are very atypical for Sony's top-end mobile devices. Apparently, this screen uses LEDs with a blue emitter and a green and red phosphor (usually a blue emitter and a yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix light filters, allows obtaining a wide color gamut. The red phosphor apparently uses the so-called quantum dots. Unfortunately, as a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films - oriented to the sRGB space (and there are the overwhelming majority of them) have an unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, such as skin tones. The result is shown in the photo above.

The balance of shades on the gray scale is mediocre, since the color temperature is much higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the spectrum of a black body (ΔE), although not very large, but noticeably jumps from hue to hue. But at least the color temperature variation is small. (The dark areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring the color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This smartphone has the ability to correct the color balance by adjusting the intensities of the three primary colors.

Which is what we tried to do, the result is data signed as Warmly in the graphs above. As a result, we adjusted the color temperature and, at least in the white field, reduced ΔE. This is a good result, but the ΔE variation has increased, and the brightness (as well as the contrast) has decreased significantly - from 600 to 380 cd / m². And such a correction did not reduce the oversaturation of colors. If the image on the screen of this smartphone still seems insufficiently "bright" and "colorful" to someone, then you can turn on the proprietary mode X-Reality for mobile.

The result is shown below:

Saturation and unsharpening are programmatically enhanced, and there are fewer discernible gradations in the saturated color area. But the picture - yes, it became brighter. There is also extreme Extreme brightness mode, in which the trend of "improving" the image reaches its peak. Here's what we got:

Let's summarize. The brightness adjustment range of this screen is very wide, the anti-glare properties are excellent, which allows you to comfortably use your smartphone both on a sunny day on the beach and in complete darkness. It is permissible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works absolutely adequately. The advantages also include a very effective oleophobic coating, no air gap in the layers of the screen and no flicker, moderate black lightening when looking away from the perpendicular to the screen surface, excellent uniformity of the black field. The disadvantages are aggressive dynamic brightness control. With color reproduction, everything is very bad, the colors are oversaturated (skin tones are especially affected), the color balance is poor. The presence of appropriate adjustments allows you to slightly correct the balance, but at the expense of a very strong decrease in brightness (and contrast). Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices (and the most important thing is the readability of information in a wide range of external conditions), the screen quality can be considered high. It is better not to watch movies and photos on this and not to show it to anyone, but the text or, for example, the map will be visible well.

Sound

The sound of the new item seemed to us less impressive than that of the same Xperia Z5, although, perhaps, this is a shortcoming of a particular test sample - after all, we are not dealing with a serial smartphone from the store. In any case, the sound of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is not impressive. Two stereo speakers are located at the top and bottom of the front panel, the sound output is realized through two barely noticeable slots, due to which it is possible to realize surround sound, here called S-Force Front Surround. The sound is not bad, clean, but still dull and not powerful enough and loud - the waterproof pads are affecting.

In headphones, the sound is better, but it clearly does not reach the quality of the same Oppo. The sound is bright, loud, but still does not have the full breadth of the frequency spectrum, and neither does it have crystal clarity. Impurities of extraneous noise are audible, the maximum volume level is not excessive, it is barely enough for comfortable listening, there is no desire to lower the slider below.

To play music, the device uses its own proprietary player, which suddenly ceased to be called Walkman. Otherwise, everything is familiar here: the user is traditionally given a choice between manual adjustment and automatic optimization of all sound parameters using the complex ClearAudio + function. It includes a lot of different technologies, you can read more about this on the dedicated sound technologies used in all modern top smartphones of the manufacturer.

There is an FM radio in the smartphone, automatic recording of telephone conversations from the line using standard means is not provided.

Camera

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is equipped with the same two digital camera modules with a resolution of 23 and 5 megapixels as the regular version of the Z5. The front 5-megapixel Exmor R module is equipped with a 25mm wide-angle G Lens with f / 2.4 aperture and fixed focus, it does not have its own flash. The front camera, like the main one, can operate in manual and automatic shooting control modes. The developers especially emphasize that there is a SteadyShot electronic stabilization function with Intelligent Active Mode for video. The camera also supports HDR mode, is able to recognize a smile and add a "soft skin effect". The camera copes well with taking selfies.

The main camera is equipped with the same latest 23-megapixel Sony Exmor RS module for mobile devices with 1 / 2.3 ″ sensor and wide-angle G Lens (24 mm) with f / 2.0 aperture, hybrid autofocus and 1-section flash LED flash. Autofocus is fast, using hybrid autofocus technology that combines the capabilities of contrast and phase focusing technologies: the former is responsible for accuracy, and the latter is for speed. And with focus points throughout the viewfinder, it takes significantly less than a second (0.03 seconds) to bring a subject into focus anywhere in the frame.

To mention the Bionz image processor, the technology has also been improved for shooting in low light conditions, which provides better photos without distortion and blurring at night or in the dark. All Xperia Z5 smartphones feature an updated version of SteadyShot technology with Intelligent Active Mode for smooth, distortion-free stabilization. And, of course, do not forget that Sony is practically the only manufacturer that still installs a separate hardware camera control button in their smartphones.

In manual shooting mode, you can set ISO, white balance, change the type of focus. There is a 5x digital zoom with Clear Image scaling technology.

In addition, the settings traditionally contain a lot of additional modes, including entertainment ones, such as, for example, an 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 greatly expanded. Some of the shooting settings can be transferred to third-party applications via the Camera2 API, but RAW recording is not supported.

The camera can shoot video in maximum 4K resolution, and there is also a shooting mode at a speed of 60 frames per second. By the way, you can choose the frames you like from your 4K videos and save them as 8-megapixel photos. It looks something like this:

The camera copes with video shooting in all the above modes with dignity, the sound is recorded cleanly and efficiently, the noise reduction system copes with its tasks adequately. SteadyShot technology with Intelligent Active Mode makes shooting very smooth on the go, which is truly one of the greatest strengths of Sony's mobile cameras.

• Movie # 1 (34 MB, 1920 × 1080 @ 60 fps)
• Movie # 2 (129 MB, 3840 × 2160 @ 30 fps)

	The number of the car that is not the closest is distinguishable.
	White balance is periodically lost and areas of out-of-focus appear in the corners.
	Excellent sharpness in the center of the frame, but it drops towards the corners.
	Good detail in the background in the central part.
	Excellent sharpness and detail.
	Quite good sharpness across the field and according to plans, it drops slightly in the corners.
	The camera copes with macro photography.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench using our method.

As already noted, the Premium version is not much different from the regular Z5. This also applies to the camera. Despite the disadvantages listed above, the camera is the same as in the Z5, but do not forget that its best qualities are shown when shooting at 8 megapixels. In this case, you can avoid out-of-focus corners and increase the overall sharpness of the picture. However, the central part looks good even in 20-megapixel shots, and sometimes the camera manages to process the entire field quite well.

Some of the roughness inherent in the first firmwares of new Sony smartphones can still be found here, but they practically disappear when you switch to 8 megapixel shooting. The laboratory test does not allow to prove the identity of the Z5 and Z5 Premium cameras, however, the firmware of the latter clearly does not look final, which is why some artifacts appear in the pictures that make such a difference. The bottom line is that the camera will handle a lot of scenarios well.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone can operate in most ranges of 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has support for fourth-generation LTE Cat.6 FDD networks, that is, this device provides a theoretical download speed of up to 300 Mbps. At the same time, the smartphone has support for all three LTE bands most common among domestic operators (B3, B7 and B20). In practice, with a SIM-card of the MTS operator in the Moscow region, the smartphone confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of signal reception raises no objections, the device confidently maintains communication in rooms and does not lose the signal in areas of poor reception. The list of the main frequency ranges supported by the device in Russia is as follows:

• LTE FDD: 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
• WCDMA: 850/900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

The device also supports Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) and a high-speed mode 2 × 2 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The Micro-USB connector supports the USB 2.0 specification and the connection of external devices in USB OTG mode, but for this you need to manually start the search for devices through a special item in the settings.

The navigation module works with GPS (A-GPS), Glonass and Beidou (BDS). There are no complaints about the speed of the navigation module, the first satellites are detected during a cold start within the first tens of seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the compass of navigation programs functions.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, when dialing a phone number, a search is immediately carried out by contacts. Supports text input by the method of non-tear-off sliding from letter to letter (Swype), and you can also reduce in size and close to one of the edges of the display virtual keyboards for easy control with one hand. The type and organization of the keyboard itself is traditional for Sony smartphones, you can choose from several options. The so-called "small applications" mode allows you to display some standard programs, such as a calculator, timer, calendar and even a browser, as separate small windows with resizable size. You can open several such windows, that is, in fact, this is such a multi-window mode, but not for any applications.

The smartphone supports work with two SIM cards, but only the data transfer function can be tied to a specific card, and for voice calls and text messages, you must select the SIM card each time in the corresponding interface when sending. In general, this does not cause irritation at all, but someone may lack such obvious functionality as the initial binding of certain functions to specific cards.

Slots for SIM-cards are equivalent in their capabilities, high-speed data transfer in 3G (4G) networks is supported by a card in any slot, switching is carried out directly from the menu without the need to physically change slots. Working with two SIM cards is organized according to the usual Dual SIM Dual Standby standard, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module here.

OS and software

In terms of the software platform, there are no differences from the regular version of the Z5. Here, the same fifth version of Google Android (Lollipop 5.1.1) with its own shell is used as the operating system. The shell is well known from previous generations of Sony smartphones, there are no noticeable differences from model to model, although in detail something still changes. For example, here, as in the usual Xperia Z5, the usual sliding left navigation bar in the application menu suddenly disappeared. The home screen on the far left now contains a large widget called What’s New, offering announcements of the most interesting (in the opinion of developers) programs and games. The small applications menu, called in the same place as the menu of the last open applications, remains in its place, but its appearance has changed, although the functionality remains the same. In general, Sony developers do not introduce drastic changes to their interface so that the owner of any of the older models of the flagship Xperia series can easily "transfer" to a newer model.

Performance

The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium hardware platform is built around the familiar Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8-core SoC. This 64-bit SoC is built on a 20nm process technology and features four high-performance 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 cores up to 2GHz. are complemented by four simpler 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.5 GHz, providing high power efficiency or performance depending on specific tasks.

The video accelerator Adreno 430 is responsible for processing graphics in the SoC. The volume of the smartphone's RAM is 3 GB. The user initially has about 21 GB of free flash memory out of the total 32 GB. The memory can be expanded by installing microSD cards with a capacity of up to 200 GB, in practice, our Transcend Premium microSDXC UHS-1 test card with a capacity of 128 GB was confidently recognized by the device. Connecting external devices to the USB port in OTG mode is also supported, but for this you need to manually start the search for devices through the section in the settings.

And yet, the top-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 platform is quite capable of competing with other modern flagship alternatives such as HiSilicon Kirin 935 and MediaTek MT6795. In graphics tests, the Snapdragon 810 GPU demonstrates results that are no less high than those of the listed SoCs. At the same time, Snapdragon 810 is very slightly inferior in everything to the currently leading Exynos 7420 (presented in the tables by the Meizu Pro 5 smartphone).

In any case, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone in terms of its performance is at the level of modern flagships, and its hardware capabilities, even during a couple of generations change, will definitely be enough to perform any tasks, including demanding games.

Testing with the latest AnTuTu and GeekBench 3 Benchmarks:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the most recent versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized for convenience in tables. Several other devices from different segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain "behind the scenes" - due to the fact that they once passed the "obstacle course" on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in game tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to 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)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more is better)	Maxed out!	Maxed out!	Maxed out!	6292	10162
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more is 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)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Thermal imagery

Below is a thermal image of the rear surface taken after 10 minutes of running the battery test in the GFXBenchmark program:

Heating is highly localized in the upper part of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 45 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is significantly higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.

Video playback

To test the "omnivorous" video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a single table.

According to the test results, the subject was not equipped with all the necessary decoders that are required to fully play most of the most common multimedia files on the network. To play them successfully, you will have to resort to using a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it is also necessary to change the settings in it and manually install additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support the AC3 audio format.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Native video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000Kbps, AC3		the video plays normally, there is no sound¹
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	the video plays normally, there is no sound¹	the video plays normally, there is no sound¹
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000Kbps, AC3	the video plays normally, there is no sound¹	the video plays normally, there is no sound¹

¹ the sound in MX Video Player was played only after installing an alternative custom audio codec; the standard player does not have such a setting

Testing of video output features was carried out Alexey Kudryavtsev.

Additionally, the MHL interface was tested. Apparently, only Sony still supports image transmission using a wired connection (support for MHL 3.0 is declared), since the number of devices capable of displaying images via MHL or Mobility DisplayPort is rapidly decreasing. For testing MHL we used a monitor ViewSonic VX2363Smhl that supports direct MHL connection (in version 2.0) using a passive Micro-USB to HDMI adapter cable. In this case, the MHL output was carried out at a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels with a frequency of 60 fps. Regardless of the actual orientation of the smartphone, the display of the image on the screens of the smartphone and the monitor is carried out in landscape orientation with the connector on the smartphone to the right. In this case, the image on the monitor is precisely inscribed in the boundaries of the display area and repeats the image on the smartphone screen one to one. The exception is the start screen and, apparently, the windows of programs that, in principle, do not support landscape orientation. They are still displayed in portrait orientation, on the monitor - with wide black borders on the sides:

MHL sound is output (in this case we used headphones connected to the monitor) and is of good quality. At the same time, sounds are not output through the loudspeaker of the smartphone itself, and the volume is not regulated by the buttons on the smartphone body, but is turned on / off. In our case, a smartphone with an MHL adapter connected, judging by the charge indicator, was charging.

Then, using a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see "Testing methods for video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"), we checked how the video is displayed on the screen of the smartphone itself. Screenshots with an exposure of 1 s helped to determine the frame output of video files with various parameters: the resolution varied from 1280 by 720 (720p), 1920 by 1080 (1080p) and 3840 by 2160 (4K) pixels and the frame rate of 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps. In our tests we used the MX Player video player in the "Hardware" mode. The results of this (block entitled "Smartphone Screen") and the following test are tabulated:

Note: If both columns Uniformity and Skips green ratings are set, this means that, most likely, when watching movies, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and skipping of frames will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with the playback of the respective files.

According to the criterion for displaying frames, the quality of video playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is very good, since frames (or groups of frames) may output with a more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all shades are displayed in shadows and highlights. When playing video files with a resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels), the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly on the edge of the screen in the original Full HD resolution.

With a monitor connected via MHL, during video playback, an exact copy of the smartphone screen is displayed on the monitor, that is, the output is carried out in true Full HD resolution in the case of 1080p files.

The brightness range displayed on the monitor is the same as that displayed on the smartphone itself. The results of the monitor output tests are shown in the table above in the "MHL (monitor output)" block. The output quality is good, and even 60fps files are output perfectly smoothly, without jerking. Recall that traditionally, to control playback from a smartphone, you can use a TV remote control (apparently, Sony).

The takeaway is typical: an MHL connection can be used to play games, watch movies, display web pages, and other activities that benefit from increased screen size.

Battery life

The built-in battery of the Sony Xperia X5 Premium is 3430 mAh. Even in spite of the high screen resolution and demanding platform, the device demonstrates a very decent battery life in all scenarios. As it turned out, not in all cases the smartphone uses the full 4K resolution, so the similarity of the results with the Huawei Nexus 6P with almost the same battery capacity is quite justified.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Sony Z5 Premium	3430 mAh	16h 20m	7h 50m	4h 30m
Huawei Nexus 6P	3450 mAh	15h 00m	8h 30m	4h 30m
LG Nexus 5X	2700 mAh	14h 30m	6h 00m	4h 00m
Lg g4	3000 mAh	17h 00m	9h 00m	3h 00m
OnePlus 2	3300 mAh	14h 00m	11h 20m	4h 30m
Huawei Mate S	2700 mAh	12h 30m	9h 00m	3h 20m
Samsung Note 5	3000 mAh	17h 10m	10h 40m	5h 00m
Google Nexus 6	3220 mAh	18h 00m	10h 30m	3h 40m
Meizu Pro 5	3050 mAh	17h 30m	12h 30m	3h 15m

Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto-scrolling) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasted almost 16.5 hours until the battery was completely discharged. When continuously watching videos from Youtube in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level over the home Wi-Fi network, the device lasted almost 8 hours. The device worked for 4.5 hours in 3D games mode.

The device supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2 fast charging function. The smartphone came to us for testing without a complete charger, and using a third-party charger with an output current of 2 A, the initial charging is carried out with a current of 5.1 V 1.5 A, but as it charges, these values naturally decrease, and as a result, the smartphone battery is fully charged in about 3 hours.

Outcome

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a rather peculiar mobile device, a kind of "exhibition" smartphone with top-end hardware "not for everyone". Why, for example, would an ordinary consumer overpay for a fourfold increase in the number of pixels on the screen, if he still does not see the difference without a microscope? In addition, in reality, the screen does not always and not in all applications display the image in the same 4K resolution, and this resolution turned out to be not quite 4K. As for the rest, we are so used to the huge dimensions of such “pocket devices” that we don’t even pay attention to them, having finally untied the hands of manufacturers in this regard. True, even in comparison with most flagships of similar positioning level, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium turns out to be one of the heaviest modern smartphones, the mass of which has managed to overstep the border of 180 grams.

Nevertheless, the hero of the review actually differs very little from the usual Sony flagships of the Xperia Z series. This is practically the same Xperia Z5, only with a slightly larger screen and, accordingly, dimensions. Sound system, hardware platform, set of communication modules, assembly, materials - everything here is the same or almost the same, and does not cause any special complaints. And the decent level of autonomy in the Xperia Z5 Premium really pleased me at all, we, of course, expected the worst result. It is also very impressed by the fact that Sony, unlike most modern manufacturers, does not abandon the topic of water resistance of mobile devices and does not limit the possibility of simultaneous installation of a memory card with SIM-cards. For this alone, Sony is supposed to add points to karma.

With all this, Sony equipment, including mobile ones, has always been and remains one of the most expensive. To be honest, on the market now you can find a lot of smartphones at a price lower than that of the Xperia Z5 Premium, but with similar characteristics. Take at least the same Huawei Nexus 6P, the price of the 32 GB version of which in Svyaznoy is already 9 thousand rubles lower than that of the Z5 Premium version with a similar memory size. And yet, the Japanese brand still has enough fans, for sure there will be those among them who are ready to pay 59 thousand rubles for the model described today - that is how much they are now asking for a certified Sony Xperia Z5 Premium in Russian retail.

In conclusion, we suggest watching our video review of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone:

Information about the brand, model and alternative names of a specific device, if any.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Used materials, offered colors, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	72 mm (millimeters) 7.2 cm (centimeters) 0.24 ft (feet) 2.83 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	146 mm (millimeters) 14.6 cm (centimeters) 0.48 ft (feet) 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 (feet) 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 (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with a rectangular parallelepiped shape.	76.74 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 4.66 in³ (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale.	Black White Golden Green Pink
Materials for the manufacture of the case Materials used for the manufacture of the device body.	Glass
Certification Information about the standards by which this device is certified.	IP65 IP68

SIM card

The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.

Mobile networks

A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.

GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analog mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often referred to as a 2G mobile network. It is enhanced by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies.	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and refers to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is to provide more speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology.	UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSPA with the aim of increasing 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 technology and data rates

Communication between devices in mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.

Operating system

An operating system is the system software that controls and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on a Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) integrates all the major hardware components of a mobile device into a single chip.

SoC (System on a Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software required for their operation.	Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. The value in nanometers is half the distance between the elements in the processor.	20 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of a mobile device is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	4x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57, 4x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Processor size The bit size of the processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, address buses and data buses. 64-bit processors offer better performance than 32-bit processors, which are more efficient than 16-bit processors.	64 bit
Instruction set architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets / controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv8-A
Level 0 cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache memory, which can be accessed faster than L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of having such memory is not only higher performance, but also lower power consumption.	4KB + 4KB (kilobytes)
Level 1 cache (L1) The cache memory is used by the processor to reduce the time it takes to access more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (Level 1) cache is small and is much faster than both system memory and other levels of cache. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2.	16 KB + 16 KB (kilobytes)
L2 cache L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1, but instead has a larger capacity to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for them in L3 cache memory (if available) or in RAM memory.	2048 KB (kilobytes) 2 MB (megabytes)
Number of processor cores The processor core executes program instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to execute in parallel.	8
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	2000 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics processing unit (GPU) A graphics processing unit (GPU) handles computation for a variety of 2D / 3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most commonly used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, and more.	Qualcomm Adreno 430
GPU clock speed Speed ​​is the clock speed of the GPU and is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	600 MHz (megahertz)
The amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. The data that is saved in the RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	3 GB (gigabytes)
Memory type (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	LPDDR4
Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels means higher data rates.	Two-channel
RAM frequency The frequency of the RAM determines its speed of operation, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data.	1600 MHz (megahertz)

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) fixed memory.

Memory cards

Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage space for data.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device 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 by which it is made and on which the image quality of information directly depends.	IPS
Diagonal On mobile devices, screen size is expressed in terms of 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 aspect ratio of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.778:1 16:9
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels horizontally and vertically on the screen. Higher resolution means sharper image detail.	1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be shown on the screen in clearer detail.	424 ppi (pixels per inch) 166 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen footprint The approximate percentage of the display area on the front of the device.	71.14% (percent)
Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen.	Capacitive Multitouch Scratch resistant
	Triluminos display for mobile X-Reality display Chemical tempered glass Anti-fingerprint coating

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical metrics into signals that can be recognized by the mobile device.

Rear camera

The main camera of a mobile device 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 type of camera sensor. Some of the most widely used types of sensors in mobile cameras are CMOS, BSI, ISOCELL, and others.	CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
Sensor size Information about the dimensions of the photosensor used in the device. Typically, cameras with a larger sensor and lower pixel density offer higher image quality despite lower resolution.	6.17 x 4.55 mm (millimeters) 0.3 in (inches)
Pixel size Pixels are usually measured in microns. Larger pixels are capable of capturing more light and therefore provide better low-light performance and a wider dynamic range than smaller pixels. On the other hand, smaller pixels allow for higher resolution while maintaining the same sensor size.	1.118 μm (micrometers) 0.001118 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor The crop factor is the ratio between the size of a full-frame sensor (36 x 24 mm, equivalent to a frame of standard 35 mm film) and the size of the device's photo sensor. The number shown is the ratio of the diagonals of a full-frame sensor (43.3 mm) to that of a specific device's photo sensor.	5.64
ISO (light sensitivity) The ISO value / speed indicates the sensor's sensitivity to light. Digital camera sensors operate within a specific ISO range. The higher the ISO speed, the higher the sensor's sensitivity to light.	100 - 12800
Light-strength Aperture (also known as aperture, aperture, or f-number) is a measure of the size of the lens aperture, which determines the amount of light entering the sensor. The lower the f-number, the larger the aperture and the more light reaches the sensor. Typically, the f-number is indicated, which corresponds to the largest possible aperture of the aperture.	f / 2
Focal length	4.26 mm (millimeters) 24.01 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / full frame)
Flash type The rear (rear) cameras of mobile devices mainly use LED flashes. They can be configured with one, two or more light sources and vary 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 about additional software and hardware features of the rear (rear) camera.	Autofocus Burst shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geographic tags Panoramic shooting HDR shooting Touch focus Face recognition Adjusting the white balance ISO setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene selection mode Macro mode
	1080p @ 60fps 720p @ 120fps Pulse LED flash Wide angel G-lens

Front-camera

Smartphones have one or more front cameras of different designs - pop-up camera, PTZ camera, notch or hole in the display, camera under the display.

Sensor model Information about the make 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. Equivalent focal length (35mm) is the focal length of a mobile device camera, equated to the focal length of a 35mm full-frame sensor, at which the same angle of view will be achieved. It is calculated by multiplying the real focal length of the mobile device camera by the crop factor of its sensor. The crop factor can be defined as the ratio between the diagonals of a 35mm full-size sensor and a mobile device sensor.	25 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / full frame)
Image Resolution Resolution is one of the main characteristics of cameras. It represents the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image. For convenience, smartphone manufacturers often quote resolutions in megapixels, indicating the approximate number of pixels in millions.	2592 x 1944 pixels 5.04 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum video resolution that the camera can record.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video recording rate (frame rate) Information about the maximum recording rate (frames per second, fps) supported by the camera at maximum resolution. Some of the most basic video recording speeds are 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps.	30 frames / sec (frames per second)
	Digital image stabilization

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technology supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

Locating

Information about the navigation and positioning technologies supported by the device.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a technology that enables wireless communication for transferring data over short distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless transfer of data between different types of devices over short distances.

Version There are several versions of Bluetooth, each of which improves communication speed, coverage, and makes it easier to find and connect devices. Information about the Bluetooth version of the device.

4.1

Characteristics Bluetooth uses different profiles and protocols to enable faster communication, energy savings, better device discovery, and more. Some of these profiles and protocols that the device supports 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 industry 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.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, which is also called an audio connector. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by the device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Browser Information about some of the main features and standards supported by the device browser.

Html HTML5 Flash CSS 3

Mobile devices support different audio file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode / decode digital audio data.

Audio file formats / codecs A list of some of the major audio file formats and codecs supported by the device as standard.

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) ALAC Opus DSD LDAC

Video file formats / codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode / decode digital video data.

Battery

Mobile device batteries differ in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge required for their function.

Capacity Battery capacity indicates the maximum charge it can store, measured in milliampere-hours.	2900 mAh (milliampere-hours)
A type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, by the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with the most common mobile devices using lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries.	Li-polymer
Talk time 2G Talk time in 2G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network.	13 hours 10 minutes 13.2 h (hours) 790.2 minutes (minutes) 0.5 days
Standby time 2G The 2G standby time is the period of time during which the battery is fully discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network.	520 h (hours) 31200 minutes (minutes) 21.7 days
Talk time 3G Talk time in 3G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network.	17 h (hours) 1020 min (minutes) 0.7 days
3G standby time Standby time in 3G is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network.	540 h (hours) 32400 min (minutes) 22.5 days
4G standby time 4G standby time is the period of time during which the battery is fully discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 4G network.	500 h (hours) 30,000 minutes (minutes) 20.8 days
Fast charging technology Fast charging technologies differ from each other in terms of energy efficiency, supported output power, control over the charging process, temperature, etc. The device, battery and charger must be compatible with fast charging technology.	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery.	Fast charging Non-removable

Flagship smartphones are expensive toys. But people willingly buy them even in times of crisis! After all, the flagship is not only pumped with the most advanced technologies that will delight you for more than one year, but also carries a powerful image charge. It is the flagship smartphone that will declare your success louder than any words. Why would anyone need to prove something if you put a Sony Xperia Z5 on a restaurant table? Let's talk about him.

Design and a sense of unity

The design of the Sony Xperia Z5 is minimalistic. It's just a slim, rectangular smartphone. But let's take a close look at the details. The smartphone is Japanese, and it is sustained in the aesthetics of "great in small".

The matte edges of the case are made of aluminum, which does not show itself outwardly. They cool the palm pleasantly, and one of them is decorated with XPERIA engraving.

The back panel is covered with Frosted Glass. It is also matte and therefore does not collect fingerprints and is always clean.

The corners of the smartphone are plastic - if the device falls, they will protect its electronic components from damage, extinguishing the impact energy.

The body of the Sony Xperia Z5 is sealed (IP68 standard) - it is not afraid of rain or sandstorm. However, Sony advises against submerging your smartphone under water.

All buttons are moved to the right side. The power button is now not round and protruding, like in previous generations of the flagship. It is elongated, fits organically into the body and has a built-in fingerprint sensor that instantly recognizes you and unlocks your smartphone. Below is the volume rocker. You need to get used to it, because it is usually placed on top. And downstairs is a separate camera button.

When you hold a smartphone in your hand, you feel solid. When you look closely, you see a piece of jewelry. Sony called this design Sense of Unity - "Feeling of Unity." Yes, there is something to pay money for!

Flawless screen

The diagonal of the screen is large - 5.2 inches. However, due to the narrow bezels, the smartphone did not become a "shovel". Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels, 424 ppi pixel density. The picture quality is gorgeous!

Due to the absence of an air gap between the display and the touch layer, it seems that the image is glued to the glass. And that's impressive! By the way, the sensor reacts to touch, even if you are wearing gloves.

The performance is enough for a few

"Filling" Sony Xperia Z5 flagship in the truest sense of the word. The Snapdragon 810 is installed here - the most powerful processor by Qualcomm to date. We've already met him when we reviewed the HTC One M9 smartphone. There are simply no tasks that the Snapdragon 810 with 3GB of RAM in addition would not be able to do. These resources will be enough for several years to come. However, this medal has a downside.

The Snapdragon 810 gets warm, so the Sony Xperia Z5 is always a little warm, and if you play demanding 3D games, it can even get hot. This does not affect the stability of work and performance in any way, so it's okay.

Note that with such an impressive performance, the Sony Xperia Z5 can safely work for two days without recharging. If you use the Ultra Stamina energy-saving function, which turns off Wi-Fi and mobile network, then you can count on 10 days! Not bad?

Built-in memory 32 GB. Considering that the flagship is not a sin not to fill the eyeballs with a dozen "heavy" applications and the ability to record 4K video, this is not so much. Problem? No! By purchasing an additional microSD card, you can expand the storage up to 200 GB.

The world's best mobile camera

Sony is one of the few on the market that produces its own photo modules, not only for their smartphones, but also for strangers. Therefore, it is from the flagship Sony that we have the right to expect the coolest camera. And we got it!

The expert photo resource DxO Mark recognized the Sony Xperia Z5 camera as the best for the fall 2015 among other "phone" cameras.

The Sony Xperia Z5 has a 23-megapixel sensor with hybrid autofocus. The latter combines the speed of phase detection autofocus with contrast accuracy. In fact, the camera focuses incredibly quickly (Sony calls the figure 0.03 seconds) and never misses. Even in the dark, you can take a sharp macro shot of a leaf swaying in the wind. Phenomenal!

Low light shooting is the strong point of the Sony Xperia Z5. The high-sensitivity Exmor RS sensor with a separate Bionz image processor produces extremely clean photos with low digital noise. In the daytime, the pictures are all the more flawless.

The Sony Xperia Z5 is capable of capturing ultra-high definition 4K video using autofocus and Steady Shot image stabilization. The processor's power, by the way, will be enough not only for filming, but also for editing and processing such a video.

As for the front camera, here Sony was greedy for some reason and installed a 5-megapixel sensor. The wide-angle 23mm optics allows you to capture large companies, which is a good thing. However, in low light, the effect of the noise reduction function is noticeable in the photo - details are somewhat blurred.

Dual SIM and LTE support

In our hands we have a modification of the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual. The smartphone supports work with two SIM-cards, and each slot works in the LTE network. It may seem strange, but for a flagship such a feature is a luxury. Few manufacturers release versions with two SIM cards. But this is oh, how useful!

Two SIM cards - this is an opportunity to be a subscriber of two operators at once and not depend on the quality of coverage of one person. Are you familiar with the situation when in the same place one operator has one wand, while the other has everything, and even the LTE icon is lit? That's just it!

In addition, the Sony Xperia Z5 has an NFC chip. Connecting other devices via NFC is not so interesting, but using a chip to pay for purchases or to get on the subway is another matter.

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS / GLONASS in the Sony Xperia Z5, of course, is!

Sony Xperia Z5 is exquisite luxury and uncompromising quality! Loudly said? Not at all. The updated design of Sense of Unity in the best traditions of Japanese aesthetics, the quality of materials and their finishes, impeccable assembly and construction, in which every detail is thought out, right down to protective corners, a sealed case ... We declare: taking the Sony Xperia Z5 in your hand, you are not too you want to know about its performance. She, of course, is on top, because this is the flagship! The camera also raises no questions. You won't be able to find something better. Features such as the too low volume rockers and a mediocre front-facing camera don't spoil the overall smartphone experience.

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