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[VIDEO] Sony Xperia Z2- Detailed Review

After over 2 weeks with the device here is my full review:
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Unboxing
01:07 Build and design ( + water resistance test)
03:34 Technical specification and performance (NFS Most Wanted + Deus Ex: The Fall gameplay)
04:56 Screen (+ glove mode and outside visibility test)
05:56 Speaker Test
06:35 Interface and preinstalled apps
07:16 Battery
07:47 Camera and samples
09:56 Roundup
Shots taken with Xperia Z2: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwNTKFeHypSqWkhtYngwWkNOd2s&usp=sharing
Sample Videos:
4K video during the day:
4K video (NIGHT)
Timeshift video (ICE SKATING)
Timeshift video (SKATEPARK):
Sony Xperia Z2 vs. HTC One M8 vs. Samsung Galaxy S5 camera comparison:
(this test checks mainly the automatic mode of each device and the final score is given for overall performance in all shots+ features+ interface)

Excelent Review !!!!

BR4DOKYBrazil said:
Excelent Review !!!!
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Thank you.

I have added the camera comparison between Sony Xperia Z2, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 to the OP

Thank you, great review. I noticed something in the video: does your phone has the infamous "gap" problem?
How long can you shoot in 4K before overheating?

raducanmihai said:
Thank you, great review. I noticed something in the video: does your phone has the infamous "gap" problem?
How long can you shoot in 4K before overheating?
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There are gaps between screen and the casing I am not sure if that is a problem though. It didn't bother me to be honest.
I have never checked how long it would take to overheat on 4K recording , as I have only recorded short clips. The heating was noticeable nevertheless.

I was able to record almost 6minute clip with Z2 in 4k.

doministry said:
I was able to record almost 6minute clip with Z2 in 4k.
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Did it crash after that?

shem2409 said:
Did it crash after that?
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Yes, with overheating info.

doministry said:
Yes, with overheating info.
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Hopefully this is something that can be fixed with an update. Tbh though I wouldn't use 4K on a daily basis, as don't have any screens that support t and the file sizes are huge.

Camera Tests Z3 - Post your pics here -

in theory Sony Xperia Z3 has the same sensor of Z1, Z1 Compact and Z2, but with the new lens, camera firmware and a revised hardware support Sony promises great improvements
Actually new lens are 25mm for a good wide-angle, firmware seems to work better than previous Z2 and hardware should work better in low light conditions. Now you can raise the ISO to 12800, too. Autofocus is faster
Then we could use this thread to collect our shots taken from Sony Z3..It would be great to compare photos with the other devices
I will do once I get my Z3
Let's go!

Here is some pictures
Sent from my D6603 using XDA Free mobile app

Nice pics from West Brom

Hmm.. They seem to be OK but not excellent.. Not sure if worth changing from my m8 (sure it's better camera on z3 but not THAT much)

I think it's a tapatalk resizing problem...it isn't good to upload high quality photos

TheHand said:
Here is some pictures
Sent from my D6603 using XDA Free mobile app
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Please upload to flickr, photobucket, or google+

Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing

guybrush2099 said:
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Looks good to me

guybrush2099 said:
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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Those look superb. I need to go someplace nice to test the cam on my Z3

I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..

CandyAndy said:
I don't want to start any war or anything and my z3 is already in the post waiting for me but looking at these pictures I am really not sure if I should get it. I am compering side by side to m8 pictures and I could say that 55% of the time m8 makes better pictures..
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Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.

I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking

Blaalad12 said:
I learned since getting this phone just how irrelevant mega pixels are .Is this better then my htc one? I imagine so,I cant do a comparison as i no longer have my htc but iam pretty sure this camera is better but is it ALOT better? I would have to say no.I expected the camera to be alot better then it is personally but i saw mentioned that it may improve after a firmware update so fingers crossed because if this is supposed to be one of the best camera's on a smartphone then the competition must be lacking
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From the specs atleast the sensor size on z3 is bigger than htc one m8. So it should make a difference in low light photography

jamezr said:
Wait and do side by side. Then zoom and crop. The results will be very revealing to you. I had the M8 for 5 months. Great phone....great build quality....great UI....very fast and the boom sound is amazing. But the camera was very disappointing. Sorry but 4MP is still 4MP even if they are Ultra pixels.
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Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good

CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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The error in the camera app is because you have "Ok Google" enabled on any screen in Google now, I had this same issue and turned it off until Sony release a fix for it.
Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

can someone do a high iso (12800) shot?

CandyAndy said:
Yeah must agree. I have now taken some comparison shots with both of them and z3 is quite a lot better. Yet it also leaves something to improve.
You can check the pictures here
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B0MUVjq_igOMZHpjODJTNkRDZmc/edit
I took these on purpose in very demanding conditions so both of them have hard times.
Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk
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But a lot of force closes already! What's going on. And camera says can't start recording since others program already using. Well factory reset now. But doesn't look too good
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Thanks for the comparison pictures. I own a Z2 myself and the picture quality seems very similar to the Z3's.
Maybe it's just me, but I personally preferred the M8's pictures! They looked sharper and less noise, even if it can't zoom as much as the Z3's pics

ipmanwck said:
Nice pics from West Brom
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any 800x600 pictures will look good these days.
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guybrush2099 said:
Here is some pictures from another user
All shots are taken by Superior Auto mode (and we know 8mpx Manual mode, ISO 50, exposure -0,3 and a good sun light in the sky is much better)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhaDVNWjdMa252VWM&usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B23J_aHn-BJhNU9uYThUT0tnbnM&usp=sharing
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most of these are average at best.

There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.

ssj_jaypee said:
There's no way the M8 camera is better. It is one of the lowest rated cameras of any current smartphone. Many professional tests have been conducted, check multiple websites if you don't believe me.
It's possible you either have a faulty unit, unlocked your bootloader which broke the sensor software (read about it in another thread) or Sony need to release a firmware update to fix this.
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Iam guessing a firmware update will improve things because i too am underwhelmed with the camera on this phone and i surprisingly thought the m8 pictures looked better in this thread which is kinda embarrassing for sony if you ask me! I havent played around much with the camera if iam honest but with the few pics i have taken i have found sharpness to be lacking ALOT and the flash is way too bright and ruining night time pics

How do you all find the camera

Hi all.
Had my nexus now for 3 days and I'm really enjoying it. Its a massive step forward compared to any android device I've owned in the past. The phone is so smooth and responsive. I came over from a xperia Z2 and this phone is so much better the only thing I'm missing is the camera app.
The camera on the Nexus is by no means bad. The detail and how it handles low light is amazing. I just miss the xperia view finder and the modes and settings that came along with it. All I can find with the Google camera is how it seems so focused on HDR.
What do you guys think? Also can anyone point me in the right direction of a decent replacement camera app that's like the Sony one?
Thank you
(Ps mods if this threads in the wrong place please feel free to move it)

There is already a thread about camera: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/nexus-6p-camera-t3216218

If you flip your phone over, there's a horizontal band at the top. The round thing on the furthest left is the camera.
That's how you find the camera.
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If the horizontal band sticking out is at the bottom, you have the phone upside down.

Mate 20 Pro Camera Port

Anyone interested in getting a port of the mate 20 pro camera? I like the fact it has those cinematic video shooting modes like black background with subject in color.

Yes, very intrested
Br Roger

Interested, as long as it can work properly on my Exynos Note 9.

alfin97 said:
Interested, as long as it can work properly on my Exynos Note 9. I couldn't even get the Google Camera Port to work properly on my device
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Yea
That's sucks
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momulah said:
Anyone interested in getting a port of the mate 20 pro camera? I like the fact it has those cinematic video shooting modes like black background with subject in color.
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That's impossible
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momulah said:
Anyone interested in getting a port of the mate 20 pro camera? I like the fact it has those cinematic video shooting modes like black background with subject in color.
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That's impossible

rowihel2012 said:
Yea
That's sucks
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That's impossible
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That's impossible
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Think So?? https://youtu.be/tz1MrYwEPCk?t=214 It'll make you a believer!! AI is a beast in this mode!!

momulah said:
Think So?? https://youtu.be/tz1MrYwEPCk?t=214 It'll make you a believer!! AI is a beast in this mode!!
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I ment porting it to Sam phone

Video quality

Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the LG V50 ThinQ come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Just check this outstanding ultra wide camera 4k 60 fps original video quality shoot with v9 camera, android 10 beta v19a.
I've been on a boat trip and another person with the iphone 11 pro max was telling me how nice the colors are. Then I've showed him my video, then he showed me his. Put the phones next to each other and the V50 killed the iphone.
More to come!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Du9gw1YWlD9akvqqZACZIS66HhfvwEf5/view?usp=drivesdk
P.S. you need to watch it on OLED tv or smartphone as on LCD it looks waaay diffrent. Best quality is to download to your device.
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Another one.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kuHpw8qGnlZ0ECoqXhbiwKIdFHKyZXus/view?usp=drivesdk
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And another one:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QERup-P7bfpjY91QlB_4BxQ3WxrD8O17/view?usp=drivesdk

More 4k 60fps videos, not full quality, here:
https://youtu.be/22jlJS0p-vw
https://youtu.be/AmaE8mTvQMM
https://youtu.be/XbCYcbCHlv8
https://youtu.be/tDSoIciI0WM
Best in class! Ultra Wide crushes everything by huge difference.
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IDK why YouTube introduced small jitters in movies. The original are perfect.

it is not shared properly

V50 HDR vs SDR difference. It's actually kind of unexpected as the difference isn't in the colour.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd__qyfXKzw

Love the Cine Video effects. Strangely enough, panning introduces a lot of blur though. https://youtu.be/G9-JiIM5dzc

Before I bought v50 I was using Pixels and Sony devices and I could record 4k videos without any limitation. I am surprised why v50 has 10 or even 6 minutes 4k recording limit. I have seen this type of limits last time in 2016. Why this silly limitation exist and how to remove this ridiculous limitation from stock camera? In home we have s10 with ****ty Exynos which is able to record 4k/60fps even for long hours as a dashcam during track day and I am really shamed why my LG cannot record properly 4k videos while my friend record freely long 4k videos using 5 yers old iPhone although she probably rents this iPhone from British museum. Any camera mod or workaround?

Pixel has the same limitation.