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Sony Xperia XZ Premium: 4K screen, photo, video and autonomy … Here is our complete test

sivertime — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:26:11 +0000

Available for purchase in France today, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has it all. With its Snapdragon 835, its 4K HDR display and its 4GB of RAM, this smartphone has been tested by the editorial, and here is our verdict.
With the Xperia XZ Premium, Sony has created the sensation in the smartphone market. A situation that was no longer used to seeing with the Japanese manufacturer who has, nevertheless, always unveiled products that had everything to please. But sales never really followed the ambition of the Japanese giant. Today, Sony seems to have found the right recipe to make everyone agree: a condensed technology in a luxurious terminal . I rarely as much kiffé test a smartphone, before this Xperia XZ Premium. Brilliant like a piano at 20,000 euros, it throws even though, I would have liked that it avoids to keep the prints of all my friends …. But promised, I will not make my difficult.
Aesthetically, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium takes a bit of the visual codes of the Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra. With its new device, Sony Mobile has “redefined” the concept of borderless smartphone . While the Galaxy S8 and LG G6 have more than one dream with their big screens, the Xperia XZ Premium offers an edgeless finish, only on the sides. One aspect that can be called “courageous” since Sony still does not want to imitate the others . Always at the design level, the Xperia XZ Premium offers a rather unusual system to access the microSD and SIM card slots. But it is important to remember the judicious position of its fingerprint sensor. This is located on the power button of the device.
The Xperia XZ Premium is as brilliant as a piano at 20,000 euros
But what really impressed me on this smartphone is probably its photo quality, not to mention its famous 4K screen. But let’s say it once and for all, the Japanese manufacturer does not yet master the true 4K and I will come back to it later. To return to our sheep, to the picture what, bah Sony enters a new dimension with its XZ Premium . Equipped with a 19 megapixel rear sensor and a 13MP front-end sensor, the Nippon flagship is a good photophone thanks to Motion Eye technology, Super Slow motion (a slow motion ‘At 960 frames per second in High Definition) and predictive capture. But he could have called it perfection, if it had the famous optical stabilization …
The other real pleasure of this smartphone is its power. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a little Flash smartphone version . He’s a real racing beast. Fast and fluid, the Japanese smartphone never seems to be behind what I have just asked. And thanks to its 4 GB of RAM, the Xperia XZ Premium does not encounter any slowdown. This is one of the most reactive Android devices I’ve tested. Moving from one application to another is a real pleasure, so much so that you will not hesitate to shop from your bed.
If there is indeed a trick of egg on this new Xperia, it is its mode Super Slow Motion that allows to film up to 960 images per second . There is really no picture with the idle mode of your smartphone which usually does not exceed 240 fps. Personally, I was able to make a small video in Super Slow Motion , and the result is not bad. But in contrast the Sony flagship is not really 4K. The “jewel” from Sony displays the contents in Full HD, it only goes into 4K after 4K compatible videos are launched. This is a trick of Sony so that the battery does not empty quickly.
Equipped with a Snapdragon 835, an Adreno 530 graphics chip and 4 GB of RAM, the Xperia XZ Premium is one of the best terminals for gamers. It is not for nothing that he imposed himself before the Samsung Galaxy S8 in a Speed Test . For my part, I spent a few hours on the mobile games of the moment. Apart from a slight overheating, Sony’s newest son is doing very well. And his little overheating disappears, as soon as we stop playing. But otherwise, he does not suffer (again) from any slowdown. Level autonomy, the Xperia XZ Premium is a good student. Thanks to its 3,250 mAh battery, it can ensure a good day and a half of use.
On the interface side, Sony has not changed much with its new smartphone that comes with Android 7.1 . If you’ve already had a Sony Xperia, you will see almost no change. And if the smartphone app drawer is really cool, I struggled with the many apps pre-installed on the tel. Between the music and video players, the drawing application or the activity tracker and Xperia Lounge, I find that “it’s a lot, no” (to use this expression of 2/3 French rappers ..). What is really re-released is the impossibility of removing these pre-installed apps. Yes, you read well. We can disable oklm but they will still be in the smartphone.
And even if after 15 days, I really fell in love with the Xperia XZ Premium (which is available for purchase in France, here) and on its side waouh that leaves none of my friends indifferent, I can also him Find faults. Its ratio size / screen is not up to what can be found on the Galaxy S8 or LG G6. Its 4K is not really premium and its camera is not the best performer of the market (still efforts to do in reactivity of the sensor and distance of focus, but in general, the Xperia XZ Premium is without doubt One of the most powerful smartphones of the year So you’re going to shopper it today?

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HTC U 11, Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy S8, Huawei P10, Sony Xperia XZ Premium … The best Android Phones by 2017!

sivertime — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:45:55 +0000

You want to buy a new smartphone and you wish to have the best phone possible in terms of photo? Between HTC, Google, Samsung, Sony and Huawei, here are the best Android phones of the year.
Because the photo sensor is one of the most important criteria when choosing its new smartphone, the editor now offers a selection of the best photophones on the market. Whatever your favorite builder, you’ve come to the right place. With a real technological advancement, the best smartphones in terms of photo make impressive shots (proof with the latest Sony Xperia) . Quality level, they have nothing to envy to some digital cameras, when the lighting conditions are good. Between HTC, Google, Samsung, Sony and Huawei, here is our selection.
HTC 11
If the LG G6 has everyone’s agreement in terms of photo, the smartphone must now compete with the HTC U11. The latest “jewel” of the Taiwanese manufacturer is even currently the best photophone market , with a score of 90 on DxO. Whether it’s on a sunny terrace or in the dark, your pictures taken with the HTC U11 will make the headlines !
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
With its experience in cameras and sensors, Sony has put everything on the Xperia XZ Premium camera. The main photo sensor features 19 MP with a focal length of 1 / 2.3 “, the same size as standard cameras, and while Xperia Z5 Premium and Xperia XZs A very slow photo, the new flagship of the giant Nippon highlights Motion Eye technology that allows to quickly capture several shots before processing them in a very short time. In short, you understood, Sony really has a shot in photo With this new smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy S8
While we were afraid that the Galaxy S8 is handicapped by its photo sensor which is similar to that which was discovered on the S7 Edge, the smartphone of Samsung finally fails very well. The Galaxy S8 succeeds particularly detailed photos, to the delight of the lovers of the mark. In the editorial, we still have a preference for the Samsung Galaxy S8 +, the great and strong successor of the Galaxy S7 Edge.
Huawei P10
The Chinese giant never ceases to amaze us. More than an evolution of the P9, the Huawei P10 tutoie perfection. As for the photo, the smartphone of Antoine Griezmann realizes very beautiful photos. We have already been able to immortalize Barcelona or the Parc des Princes and the result is really impressed. The latest Chinese smartphone is equipped with a dual photo sensor that benefits from the expertise of a very snoring name in the middle of the photo: Leica.
Google Pixel
The camera is probably the true highlight of Google Pixel. Before the release of the LG G6 and HTC U11, the flagship of the search engine was voted best of the photophones by DxOMark. Equipped with a sensor of 12.3 Megapixels composed of 1.55 μm cells and a lens with a f / 2.0 aperture, the Pixel sends heavy. But obviously, the Google Pixel 2 could be even stronger than the Galaxy S8.

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With the Xperia XZ Premium, Sony is entering another dimension in photo and video!

sivertime — Tue, 30 May 2017 14:50:07 +0000

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a beautiful smartphone. And its camera is up to its performance. Has the Japanese giant finally found the miracle recipe?
With its experience in cameras and sensors, Sony has put everything on the Xperia XZ Premium camera. The main photo sensor features 19 MP with a focal length of 1 / 2.3 “, the same size as standard cameras, and more megapixels than the Samsung Galaxy S8 . And while the Xperia Z5 Premium and Xperia XZs were suffering from very slow photo processing, the new flagship of the Japanese giant, which impressed me with three of its characteristics , highlights the Motion Eye technology which allows Quickly capture multiple shots before processing them in a very short time.
After spending a day with the Xperia XZ Premium , I obviously tried his camera. And from my first shots you can see below, Sony did not miss the check mark The 13 MP front-end sensor offers a wide-angle lens with autofocus. Result, the focus is done as if by magic, even when you get closer to the smartphone . For example, you can count each hair on your eyebrows in the biggest calm. But when the brightness is low, some details become a bit fuzzy. And yet, the device is in my eyes, a very good selfie phone.
Without being the best of the game, the camera of the Xperia XZ Premium allowed me to immortalize oklm subjects in motion but, I think there is still a ditch between the photos taken in low light. Sony is known for its know-how in the field: its smartphones have the ability to bring light to the darkest shots. But if the processing of the images is very fast, natural patterns like grass look quite smooth. This prevents the XZ Premium camera from tutoyer perfection. Fortunately, his video part sends very heavy.
The video is the highlight of the Xperia XZ Premium . The new flagship, which is available in pre-order with a free headset , can shoot in super slow motion by capturing 960 frames per second. This ultra-slow motion mode is easy to use and very pleasant. Thanks to this technology, I was able to discover some unusual details in my videos . After that, you have to choose these topics. The Super Slow Motion mode can transform the most stuffy stuff into trivial things : a TGV becomes slower than your girlfriend on a bicycle. But next to it, it can easily capture your dab in full plunge.
The results are really not bad but, I regret a little that the super slow motion is so short (about ten seconds only). And then, it must be confessed that the quality is good without being wow. Super Slow Motion mode gives the impression that the video is zoomed and as soon as the brightness is low, the quality of the picture deteriorates like the relationship between Booba and Kaaris . But hey, I still do not make my difficult. The complete test of the smartphone of Sony is planned in ten days but by then, I will do a max of stuff with the new baby of Sony Xperia. So subscribe to his file to be on the page!

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