Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Flagship performance ; High resolution display ; Decent speakers

Dated design ; Uncomfortable to hold ; Slow-motion feature video is limited

4K display is stunning ; Great camera ; Solid battery life

Design isn't the most premium ; Fiddly SIM tray ; Lack of 4K content lessens screen's impact

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has everything you want when paying top dollar for a phone, with its 4K display and slow motion camera two standout party pieces. It will please Sony fans around the world.

Bright, pixel-dense display ; Snappy performance ; Good battery life

Underwhelming camera ; Unergonomic design ; Display bezels are huge by 2017 standards

With its fancy mirror finish, eyebrow-raising price, and proud Sony pedigree, the Xperia XZ Premium flatters to deceive. On paper, it’s a behemoth, but in practice, it’s too much like the rest of the mainstream Android flagship pack. That’s been Sony’s...

Crisp 4K HDR display. Powerful Snapdragon 835 processor. High-resolution audio. Waterproof. Current software.

Poor battery life. Fingerprint sensor not activated in US. Limited 4K HDR content. Bulky design.

At $800, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is one of the costliest flagship phones you can buy. In terms of hardware, it matches most of its rivals with smooth, fast performance, excellent camera quality, and high-resolution audio. It also has the sharpest...

Sony also announced the Xperia XZs, a follow-up to the barely six-month-old XZ. With the same 5.2-inch display as its predecessor, the new handset includes the XZ Premium’s Motion Eye camera system, 4GB RAM, and 64GB of storage. It will be available on...

Sharp, colourful screen ; Solid build ; Fast

Massive horizontal bezels ; Expensive ; Camera poor in low light

Great 4K display with HDR technology ; Good battery life ; Super slow-motion feature is excellent ; Good overall software experience ; Waterproofing ; Cheaper than some other flagships

Design hasn't moved on much ; Camera isn't as good as competition ; Display doesn't manage well in super bright conditions ; Occasional lag in performance

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is every bit the flagship smartphone in terms of spec, but it doesn't bring the same wow factor as the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S8 or LG G6.

nice-looking case made of glass and metal ; brilliant 4K HDR display ; good front camera ; nifty slow-motion videos ; compatible with high-resolution audio ; water and dust resistant ; up-to-date operating system ; 3.5 mm audio combo ; fast Wi-Fi ;...

pressure-sensitive front ; wide bezels ; main camera lacks sharpness ; super-slow-motion function has strong time limit ; a lot of bloatware ; Wi-Fi reception is only good close to the router ; GPS module a little slow ; mediocre and noisy call quality...

Oh Sony, how great it is that for the second time you have made a high-end smartphone with innovative technological features available. The Xperia XZ Premium impresses with high-resolution sound, noise cancelling with the appropriate headphones and a...