Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact - interesting, powerful, convenient and recognizable

Small format smartphones have a rather high popularity among consumers. Therefore, almost every brand represents a device of this class in its product line. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a unique look and a few features that can not boast of competitors. All this connects with the huge performance of the hardware platform, making the device very interesting and in demand.

Specifications

The following table presents the main technical specifications of the Sony Xperia xz 2 Compact.

CPU	Snapdragon 845 10nm, 8 cores
GP	Adreno 630
SIM	2, combo slot, 2 SIM or SIM + SD
RAM / ROM	4 GB / 64 GB
Display	IPS 2160 × 1080, 483ppi, 5 inches 18: 9
Data	3G, 4G LTE (up to 800 Mbps), GPRS, EDGE
Connection	GSM, WDCMA
Wireless protocols	Bluetooth 5 (two devices), WiFi, NFC
sensors	Compass, acceleration, gyroscope, pressure, approximation, light, fingerprint on the back.
cameras	5 megapixel front camera, without stabilization, wide-angle lens 19Mp main, flash, autofocus
Battery	2870 mAh

The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is IP65 / 68 insulated against dust and water. The device can be washed, but it is not recommended to place it entirely under water or to sink it.

Sony Xperia xz2 Compact

Important! Separately, it is worth noting the feature of the SIM slot: it can be opened without the usual clip. To prevent damage to the electronics when moisture and dust penetrates when the tray is extended, the smartphone automatically restarts.

The device supports fast charging, has a mass of 168 g and dimensions of 135x65x12 mm for height, width, thickness, respectively.

Design and ergonomics

The first thing that catches your eye when looking at the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is its unique look. The company, while developing the design of this model, clearly departed from its principles of using chopped forms and straight lines. By phone Sony Xperia xz2 Compact rounded corners appeared. It is pleasant to hold it in hand. The convenience of the location in the palm of your hand is guaranteed by the new unique shape of the smartphone case - thick enough. In this case, the back cover is made with beveled edges, with the result that the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is somewhat similar to a piece of soap.

According to reviews of the owners, the usability of the smartphone is at a very high level.It fits perfectly in a small female handle. And due to the increased thickness does not create problems for men with a large palm.

Important! Honestly worth noting: Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact does not fit into the accepted formats of modern smartphones. He is frankly fat. This is noted by some users as a flaw. But just such a feature allows the phone to be extremely convenient, unique and recognizable, as well as to collect positive feedback from a huge audience of consumers.

There are some changes in the number of controls and interfaces of the Sony Xperia xz2 Compact 2018. However, the general scheme of their location has remained familiar to the adherents of the brand devices.

1. Right at the top of the volume rocker, almost in the center of the power button, at the bottom of the two-position switch start the camera.
   
2. Bottom is the data exchange and charging interface of the modern USB TypeC format, as well as the main speaking microphone behind the aperture.
   
3. Above in splendid isolation - noise reduction microphone. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact no hole for standard 3.5 mm minijack. Users are encouraged to connect headphones through the bottom USB TypeC interface. For this, a special adapter is offered with the device.
   

4. At the top left of the SIM card slot, he combined. You can install two cards of mobile operators or donate one to expand the volume of the smartphone's drive using SD.
   

Sony does not follow the path of manufacturers seeking to create frameless screens. On the front panel there are quite wide strips at the top and bottom that are familiar to brand products. There are also side frames of the display, quite noticeable. At the top of the front panel there is a conversational speaker behind a thin grille, an LED indicator of missed events. Here is the usual block of sensors, light and proximity.

There are no controls on the bottom bar. The main speaker is hidden behind a long and narrow grille. It is so striking that you can easily overlook this element of the design. While listening to music two front panel speakers work as a stereo pairby directing sound to the owner. The entire surface of the display is covered with protective glass. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact got Gorilla Glass 5 with rounded 2.5D edges.

The back of the smartphone made of plastic. Its surface is frosted, almost no fingerprints remain.But it collects dust rather intensively, so the owner of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact phone should be prepared for constant cleaning.

Smartphone is offered in four color versions. This is the usual black, silver gray. There are fashionable youth options. This is pink coral and smoky green, which some resellers refer to as green moss. Complementing the review of the Sony Xperia xz 2 Compact feature, which accurately characterizes the reasonableness of the manufacturer's approach to the color of the body. For smartphones in the corresponding version, the horizontal stripes on the front panel are also painted, and do not remain black, as is the case with other market players.

Screen

Saying something negative about the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is very difficult. The display of this smartphone, which is noted even by experts, got rid of the disease of most mobile devices. He has practically no pronounced shift of colors into the cold blue spectrum. Images on the screen look the most authentic and natural.

Working with the Sony Ikperia xz2 compact is convenient both in a completely dark room and in bright sunlight. The minimum backlight brightness is 5.9 cd / m2, and the maximum is 570 cd / m2.Automatic adjustment changes the characteristics of the display in almost the full range, as users note, the system responds quickly and adequately.

Other characteristics of the matrix are as follows:

• 18: 9 aspect ratio;
• resolution of 2160x1080 pixels;
• density 483 ppi;
• side frames 4 mm.

Even dry technical characteristics make it clear that it is simply unrealistic to see the individual points of the image without magnifying devices. Detailing is highThe measured contrast level is 1100: 1. The time for full switching from white to black is 28 ms.

Other features also look good. The approximate gamma is 2.22, which is very close to the standard level 2.2. The color gamut exceeds the sRGB area. In the proposed settings - change the color temperature, protect your eyes from the blue spectrum. There are preset modes. Professional allows the most realistic display of colors. Standard designed for the transmission of bright and rich colors. BUT extreme contrast option useful to those who often work with the phone in the sunlight.

Hardware platform

The heart of the system is a productive Snapdragon-845 chip with a 10 nm process technology.He has two clusters of computing cores of 4 pieces each with a different working frequency limit. For the calculation of graphics meets Adreno 630, a very powerful chip. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact 4 GB high-speed RAM and 64 GB of storage for data.

There are no tasks that would force the hardware platform to fail. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact outperforms all the closest rivals with processors from other manufacturers. So, according to the results of AnTuTu, the smartphone shows 54,000 points more than Huawei's flagship P20 Pro, built on HiSilicon Kirin970. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is almost twice as fast as the Pro 7 Plus from Meizu, working on MTK Helio x30.

Pleases users and the subsystem responsible for communication. Both Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact cards can work simultaneously on 4G LTE networks. Virtually none of the current flagships can boast of this. Except, perhaps, for systems built on HiSilicon Kirin 970. The orientation system quickly responds and finds satellites, in a couple of seconds on a cold start.

Important! You can confidently say that the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a performance level with a solid margin. It will allow the phone to remain in its segment of high-performance devices for a long time.

Autonomy

Sony Xperia xz2 definitely worth buying,if the standard big smartphones upset their lack of autonomy. The phone, despite its puzatenky case, got a smaller battery than the flagship series. Here is the battery just 2870 mAh.

Despite such a modest indicator of battery capacity, Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact may surprise autonomy. Not least this is achieved energy saving technologies. Stamina option available with unloading of inactive applications, with Ultra mode. Applied and monitor the parameters of the battery Smart Stamina and Battery Care, and overload protection provides Qnovo Adaptive Charging.

Some measured time intervals of work from one charge look like this:

• in reading mode up to 22 hours of work;
• video from the Internet up to 12 hours;
• demanding games, almost full CPU usage - up to 6 h 40 min.

These numbers are a very good result for a smartphone with 5 inches of display. The battery can be charged from the complete adapter for 2 hours. there is Quick Charge 3.0 fast charge technology.

Cameras

The price of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact hints that the user will easily get great photos. In practice, this is confirmed only partially. The smartphone is frankly weak for its class front camera. Her 5 megapixel is hardly enough to get high-quality selfies.In addition, there is no autofocus and a wide-angle lens is used. Optics distort the proportions of the face, it is better to keep it at a great distance or be photographed with a selfie stick.

However, the front camera shows enough good quality video. A software stabilization in 5 axes was applied. Therefore, video conferencing and chat rooms will not force interlocutors to issue comments about the poor quality of the broadcast.

There are no complaints about the main rear camera. A 19 megapixel sensor with a small physical pixel size of 1.22 μm is installed here. Camera perfectly captures in any conditions, including low light. Sony uses Bionz's proprietary image processing technology to apply effects and enhance quality. The camera supports auto-recognition of faces, a snapshot at the time of the definition of a smile, a preliminary recording of the movement and much more. There are and continuous focus shot. Photo fans can customize their shooting options according to their personal opinion: an expanded manual mode is offered.

The camera writes video with a resolution of 4K and 30 frames per second, can make FullHD videos at 60 frames per second.Installed directly in the camera memory allows you to receive slow motion at a speed of 960k / s. There is also the usual SlowMotion mode - 120 frames per second.

On a note! One of the comments that professional photographers make about the main camera of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is the impossibility of recording images in RAW format. Ordinary users will be satisfied with the quality of photos obtained using this smartphone.

To buy or not to buy

The price of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is definitely justified. This sturdily recognizable, convenient, has a huge stock of performance and shows unexpectedly good indicators of autonomy. It is not quite compact with a display of 5 inches, but it is convenient to work on the device in any conditions. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact will appeal to lovers of photos and gamers. In addition, there is an opportunity to buy a really interesting device in a fashionable color and atypical hull lines that are not typical for Sony. The verdict is unequivocal: the smartphone is worthy to consider it for purchase.

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