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3.0 out of 5 starsMarginal improvement from XZs
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018
Beware whom you get this phone from!!!
The more I use this phone, the more I feel that this phone was a demo unit.
- screen touch isn't responsive
- periodic lines appears when hands are warm
- auto brightness is close to not working
Updated thoughts:
I think xperia xz2 is generally a good phone. However, after seeing the complaints, it makes me wonder if third party sellers are getting their phones from defected batches from the manufacturers (not Sony). That's why they are much cheaper than the market value. I'll buy it from best buy directly to see if there are fewer issues.
New found issue:
As many people would do after the screen is full of fingerprints and dusty, we wipe it with cloth or our clothes. After that, you will see very obvious horizontal lines due to ESD. Not sure if this is my phone or it's a general issue. I have to restart the phone to get rid of the lines.
Also, if you finger swipe quickly and create some static, you will see the color gets darker... Very disappointed
Upgraded from xperia xzs...
Have been a Sony fan... However, somehow a bit disappointed by the phone. But let's start with the good stuff though:
1. Great LCD screen, good color, but light leakage is a bit worse than my xzs.
2. Good low light performance camera. However, I think they over increased the pixel gain. As a result, during normal light condition, noise is higher.
3. Battery life is improved, probably just because it's bigger.
4. Beautiful design (black) without a case
5. Speaker is louder
Now, the bad stuff:
1. Fingerprint sensor location is awkward. After upgrading to Android 9, it became less responsive and some Apps stopped working with the sensor.
2. Slippery without a case.
3. Nice haptic engine, but the force is too small to feel when there is a phone call.
4. A bit on the heavier side as for the weight.
5. Pictures from the front camera are very nosiy
6. Sony needs to make a SW to stop all the Google stuff that's running in the background. That's why the bigger battery doesn't improve the user experience that much
7. Battery care option doesn't seem to work on my phone
My wish list for xz4...
1. Don't use oled... It's the stupidest technology... Shorter life time, burn in problem... Maybe save the battery life marginally
2. Keep the fingerprint sensor on the Side!!! Under display fp sensor is overrated. People will see burn in in their oled with optical fp sensors
3. Make a better SW.
4. Have a option in the camera so that images are less noisy in normal lighting
5. If you want to do a glass back for wireless charge, use frosted glass so that it's not a fingerprint magnet or scratch-happy surface
