Sony Xperia XZ3

Great OLED screen ; Good performance ; Decent battery life ; Comes with Android 9.0 Pie

Pre-installed bloatware ; Camera can be a little slow ; Poor fingerprint scanner placement ; Side Sense is unreliable

A big step in the right direction for Sony flagships.

Attractive design ; Top-tier performance ; Competent camera

Lacks compelling features ; Expensive ; Minor update to the XZ2

It uses multiple CPU cores for speed and reliability.

Bravia-engineered OLED HDR screen is stunning ; New design is lithe and modern ; Premium aluminium and glass build ; Android 9.0 Pie out of the box

Simply carries over 19MP rear camera from Xperia XZ2 ; Battery life is standard ; Internal hardware spec is good, but beaten by some rivals

Incredibly good screen ; Feels and looks premium ; 4K HDR video is excellent

Fingerprint scanner placement is awkward ; The camera is good, not great ; New UI features stutter and misfire

The Sony Xperia XZ3’s jaw-dropping OLED screen is a huge accomplishment and sees the company leapfrog LG and Samsung with its first OLED effort. As for the rest of the phone, things are less clear-cut. A combination of a misplaced fingerprint scanner,...

Stunning design ; Fantastic OLED display ; Good battery life ; Good software experience ; Side Sense works well

Some camera features could be better ; Hardware now older

The Sony Xperia XZ3 is the Xperia flagship we've been waiting a very long time to see. It finally pushes design boundaries, resulting in a stunning device with a great display and lots of top features.

USB 3.0 Type-C ; Bluetooth 5.0 ; fast Wi-Fi ; good one-handed mode ; solid system performance

short battery life ; slow charging ; fingerprint sensor is oddly placed ; Sense mode starts unintentionally ; slippy glass back

The Sony Xperia XZ3 is suitable for almost any task. The device takes good photos and has solid system performance. Our test device also handles complex apps and games well too. The one-handed mode is hit or miss, particularly as we frequently...

OLED display up there with the best of the mobile world ; enough power to run anything you can throw at it ; camera and video quality impresses

fingerprint sensor in an awkward place ; no headphone jack ; Side Sense not quite ready for prime time

Sony’s best phone to date combines display, camera and performance prowess into a single desirable package. It slips down in a few minor areas, but not enough to stop it warning the full five stars.