and also includes a handful of bloat-ish ones - News, AVG protect, Xperia Lounge, etc. Sony subtly themes many of its own apps - contacts, phone, etc.
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Sony's launcher is effectively a lightly themed stock Android launcher, even going so far as to integrate the Google Now feed on the leftmost pane, though it hasn't quite jumped up to speed with the more modern Pixel-style app drawer or long-press shortcuts for apps - I would expect that to come soon enough. But I'm hardly an audiophile - it all sounds just fine to me with any headphones I've plugged in. Sony talks a lot about its audio tuning on its website, including its high-res output, automatic headphone adjustments and compatibility with its Digital Noise Cancelling headphones. With Sony's heritage in sound quality there's of course a 3.5 mm headphone jack here, too, which sadly is becoming something I actually have to point out in a review as a positive. Thankfully the dual openings haven't compromised its waterproof rating, which stands at IP68. The speakers do indeed sound good, and there's a far lower chance you'll inadvertently block them like bottom-firing speakers, but they don't get quite as loud as I would like - falling beneath the HTC U11's new BoomSound setup. Sony is one of the last manufacturers offering straight-up dual front-facing speakers in what it calls "S-Force Front Surround." The benefits are simple: the speakers are facing toward you, therefore you get a better sound experience. The resolution makes everything look pristine, and the colors, brightness and viewing angles are great as well. It still exhibits some of the generic LCD downsides like increased glare in sunlight and less-than-perfect blacks compared to AMOLED, but that aside I'm super happy with its overall tuning. It's Sony's second 4K display, but this time around it also includes HDR support - but in general day-to-day use, the important thing is the screen looks great. Now, the main attraction: that nice 4K resolution 5.5-inch display. I'm in the former camp, and Sony's mobile designers are obviously proud of what they do - but this doesn't seem to be a design that appeals to a wide enough audience. Yes the Gorilla Glass 5 back is "reflective af," as Daniel Bader originally put it back at MWC 2017 (especially the "chrome" model), but it looks great to me - particularly in this handsome "Deepsea Black" color with hints of blue and green in it.Īt the same time, I know Sony's designs are also polarizing: I feel like everyone I show a Sony phone to is either enamored with it or appalled. The heft and feel of the phone absolutely match the price tag. The blocky corners, the symmetry and balance of the design, and the perfect fit-and-finish all appeal to me. It's not rational, I know, but Sony's designs are so iconic, so unique that I am just drawn to them. It's not rational, but I adore the overall design of the Xperia XZ Premium.īut for all of those illogically large dimensions and hand-unfriendly details, I adore the overall design of the Xperia XZ Premium. The sides are comfortably curved and the buttons are in just the right places, but the perfectly flat back mixes with the tall frame and heavy weight to give you a phone that's a literal handful. Sony's longstanding "don't really care about ergonomics" attitude toward design is still here, and that starts with large bezels on both ends of the display and barely-rounded corners. You didn't need to read the dimensions to know it's big - just look at a photo or pick it up. You don't need to read the dimensions to know it's a big phone. For a sense of scale, it's a couple millimeters larger than the HTC U11, and a hair smaller than the LG V20 - that's big. At 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm it's large considering its 5.5-inch display, and at 195g it's downright heavy. It has gone well beyond the several iterative takes on "Omni-Balance" to a fresh design that feels new while clearly still having those deep Sony design roots that make it unmistakably a Sony phone.
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