Sony Xperia xz 2 - expensive, powerful, provoking style
Sony Xperia xz 2 definitely caused a lot of bright emotions. First of all, the lovers of progress rejoiced at the sight of the new Ambient Flow design. Secondly, the main camera received an intensive discussion. And finally, a lot of feedback was caused by the new ergonomics of the smartphone. But not without its features, which should be evaluated ambiguously. One thing is certain: the Sony Xperia xz 2 has entered the market with a really bright novelty, which immediately became recognizable.
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Specifications
The following table lists the main technical specifications of the Sony Xperia xz 2.
| CPU | 10 nm Snapdragon 845, 8 cores, 2 clusters |
| GP | Adreno 630, support OpenGL, Vulcan |
| RAM / ROM | 4 GB / 64 GB |
| Screen | IPS matrix, 18: 9 aspect ratio, 2160 × 1080, 423 ppi, 5.7 inches |
| SIM | 2 SIM, combo slot, support for SD cards up to 400 GB |
| Connection | GSM + WCDMA |
| Data transfer | 3G, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, 4G LTE Cat.18 up to 1.2 Gbps |
| Wireless technology | Bluetooth 5, NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi |
| Sensors | Fingerprint, barometer, magnetic compass, acceleration, light, gyroscope, approximation |
| Cameras | 5 megapixel front camera with fixed focus, 19 megapixel rear Motion Eye, flash, range finder, tone correction, autofocus |
| Battery | 3180 mAh, support fast and wireless charging |
Device declared with IP65 / 68 protection. But you should not flatter yourself. The phone can not be immersed in water, expose a continuous stream of liquid, it is recommended to wash it only in the off state. Therefore, the average you can be sure that the Sony Xperia xz 2 will not burn during a quick call during a shower. The remaining tests are not recommended. The smartphone weighs 198 g, has dimensions (HxWxT) 153x72x11 mm
Sony Xperia xz 2
Design and ergonomics
Gleeful lovers of progress about the new look of the Sony Xperia xz 2 Ambient Flow can be found in almost every specialized forum. The smartphone got rid of the inherent Sony products chopped lines and right angles. is he streamlined and stylish. The phone has got roundings almost everywhere: in the corners, on the protective glass of the front panel, on the edges of the back cover.
Made almost entirely of glass, the body of the Sony Xperia xz 2 caused a lot of humorous remarks. Now nothing bothers the smartphone with the help of its own vibration motor to drive around the table and fall to the floor. Under the glass back cover fit a separate rubber mat. At the same time, the new Sony Xperia xz 2 received high-quality oleophobic coating on the front and rear panels. Too often, there is no need to scrub fingerprints, there are very few of them on the smartphone.
However, with all this, the Sony Xperia xz2 looks very stylish and perfectly in the hand. Arrangement of elements on the side faces typical enough for brand products, but there are changes.
- Pristine left edge. There are no buttons, no interfaces, no slots.
- Right on the edge - a familiar set of controls. At the top of the volume swing, in the center of the power switch, below the camera activator. All buttons practically do not protrude above the surface of the frame. But they are strongly separated and therefore easily identifiable by touch.
- Below is the TypeC interface for data exchange and charger connections. On the same face, there is a microphone hole.
- A slot for SIM cards migrated to the upper edge. He combined.You can install 2 SIM or expand the storage capacity of your phone using SD cards.
On a note! SIM slot can be opened without a clip, just hooked with a fingernail. This port has caused a heated discussion. The fact is that in the old versions of the SIM interfaces it was possible to change it without touching the memory card. In the new Sony Xperia xz 2 this will not work, the phone must be restarted.
Front Panel typical for Sony products. There are quite large display frames on the sides. On the horizontal stripes are located the following elements.
- At the top is a thin strip of the speaker grille, a camera window. Here are light and proximity sensors.
- There are no controls below. Here, only a thin and wide strip of the main speaker. She is very well disguised and almost does not attract attention. When playing music, two speakers on the front panel work as a stereo pair.
A little above the geometric center of the rear panel is located fingerprint sensor. His position is carefully calculated. Holding the Sony Xperia xz 2 in your hand, the finger scanner hits the fingerprint scanner almost effortlessly. A little above the sensor is located optics of the main camera.Above it is a block of RGB colorimeter, flash, diode laser distance meter. Next to them is the NFC sensor antenna unit.
Sony Ixperia xz 2 lost its 3.5 mm minijack for wired audio playback devices. They are offered to be connected via an adapter directly to the USB TypeC port. This has become familiar to many modern devices, so the frankly negative reaction of consumers was avoided.
A review of the Sony Xperia xz 2 will not be complete if you don’t mention the phone’s proposed color versions. The device is offered in black obsidian, dark emerald, ashen pink, cold silver. Such pretentious names for black, dark green, gray-pink and gray are justified. The glass back case perfectly reflects and refracts the light, forcing to perceive the usual colors in a new way.
Screen
The smartphone Sony Xperia xz 2 got a fairly large display of 5.7 inches with a trendy 18: 9 aspect ratio. A very high-quality IPS matrix is installed, the sensor supports up to 10 touches simultaneously. The characteristics of the display are as follows:
- resolution of 2160x1080 pixels;
- 423 pixels per inch;
- side frames 3,5;
- the height of horizontal stripes is 11 mm from the top, 12 - from the bottom.
The display is covered with hot glass Fifth generation Gorilla Glass with rounded 2.5D corners. The sensor has enough sensitivity to work with a smartphone in gloves without additional settings.
The quality of the image on the screen of the Sony Xperia xz2 2018 does not cause serious comments. The minimum brightness of the backlight is 6 cd / m2, the maximum is 600 cd / m2. With phone work comfortably in a dark room or in the bright sun. The adaptive adjustment system changes the backlight parameters correctly, responds quickly.
On a note! It is worth noting that due to the more intense illumination, the flagship is much more comfortable in the bright sun than its small fellow xz2 Compact.
Phone Sony Xperia xz 2 - it is rich and bright colors on the screen. They shifted to warm colorsThe overall balance is slightly different from the standard settings. At the same time, there are no complaints about the image quality. The measured screen contrast is 1300: 1, and the transition time from white to black is 26 ms.
Indicators of the gamma curve generally confirms the visual sensation of shifting colors to warm colors. Measurements based on numerical values of gray tint show insignificant deviations from standard parameters.The screen gamma of the Sony Xperia xz 2 is 2.17, against the recommended 2.20 and 2.22 for the xz2 Compact.
In the display settings is present as possibility of changing color temperature, and its separate, per channel adjustment. This will allow each user to choose the best mode for themselves. There are also branded Sony modes, professional with realistic display, standard with high brightness and juiciness, as well as increased sharpness for working in the sun.
Hardware platform
The price of the Sony Xperia xz 2 directly says that the phone uses the most advanced components. This fully applies to the processor module. Snapdragon 845 is the most productive solution for today. Adreno 630, graphics processor that supports the full set of instructions OpenGL, Vulcan is responsible for the processing of graphics.
Finding an app that would make Sony Xperia xz 2’s performance fall is technically impossible. The device has a huge power reserve, which will allow it to remain in the top segment for several years.. All games are at the maximum settings without any slowdowns.
It is worth noting moderate processor heat dissipation. During the passage of synthetic tests, the maximum temperature in the upper part of the back cover was 38 degrees, 14 more than the environment. These are very good results, given the huge performance of the computing power of the platform.
Separately, it is worth noting the features of other hardware modules Sony Xperia xz 2. Both SIM can work in 4G mode at the same time. This can not boast of most modern flagships. Excellent look and performance data. The modem can provide speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps per second in Cat.8 LTE networks. The phone practically does not lose touch, works in two Wi-Fi bands, finds satellites in seconds during a cold start.
Autonomy
It would be a surprise if the manufacturer offered to buy a fairly expensive flagship, which will force not to go far from the outlet. Sony Xperia xz 2 shows excellent autonomy. Installed battery with a capacity of 3180 mAh allows you to:
- read with a comfortable backlight brightness up to 21 hours;
- 5 hours to watch videos from the Internet with Wi-Fi enabled;
- play the most demanding games for 6 hours.
Given the large display of the Sony Xperia xz 2, these are very good results. A group has been applied to the phone. Sony's proprietary technology to save battery power. Used and monitoring protocols of battery status and charging currents. As a result, do not worry about the use of the built-in battery. It will serve as long as possible.
Important! Without the use of fast charging, the supplied adapter will restore the battery capacity in almost 2 hours. Sony Xperia xz 2 can be charged without wires. The manufacturer recommends using the WCH20 docking station, but you will have to buy it separately.
Cameras
Sony Xperia xz 2 5Mp front camera with fixed focus. She does not have her own backlight. Her role is played by the display, which lights up at maximum brightness at the time of shooting. This allows in some measure to compensate for the illumination deficiencies and to obtain acceptable images. It is about both selfies and photographing objects from a short distance.
The Sony Xperia xz 2 main rear-facing camera is not a record for the number of sensors. Here is a 19 megapixel 1 / 2.3 inch matrix. The features of the device include the built-in memory, which allows you to make slow-motion video with a record number of 960 frames per second.
The main camera does great pictures with good light. She turns out:
- Macro focusing on close objects with background blur;
- pictures of objects that differ sharply in luminosity, for example, wires against the background of the day sky;
- Predictive shooting, the camera starts writing data until the moment the trigger is pressed, when motion is recognized or a smile is in the frame.
Sony uses proprietary technologies for image processing. There are many branded chips, for example, continuous focus when shooting and much more.
Sony Xperia xz 2 boasts good quality video. Applied 5 axis software image stabilization. 4K video is shot at 30 frames, FullHD up to 60 frames per second.
Buy or not
The only thing that makes you think whether to buy or not Sony Xperia xz 2 is its price. At the start of sales smartphone cost almost 60 thousand rubles. But if you do not take it into account, the smartphone is just good. It is provocative with its glass lid, a unique body shape, a new sense of the usual colors.
He has a huge performance and a complete feeling that the device is not straining, in addition, Sony Xperia xz 2 is not heated. Cameras take great pictures, and autonomy is beyond praise. Therefore,if you are not confused by the cost - it's time to go to the store for the most productive device for today with an impressive array of advantages.
Sony Xperia xz 2
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