This is a true 4K phone Sony XZ2 Premium review

IT168 Review Compared with the release time of new Premium series products in previous years, this year’s Xperia XZ2 Premium did not debut directly at MWC, but chose to quietly release it on the official website more than a month later, which is quite a bit The meaning of late bloomer. However, good things come soon. Fortunately, Sony Mobile has brought enough surprises to Sony fans. XZ2 Premium is equipped with the industry's first 4K HDR display. It is also Sony's first mobile phone with rear dual cameras. Whether it is horizontal or vertical comparison Both comparisons are worthy of praise.

At the product level, Sony seems to be somewhat persistent, even stubborn. Starting from the Z5 Premium launched in 2015, Sony has been unique in the display technology of mobile phones. In the market environment at that time, even 2K resolution displays were not popular on flagship phones, but Sony chose to come up with a 5.5-inch 4K display. This is very confusing to the outside world. With the technology at the time, 4K display on mobile phones has not reached a level that can be popularized in terms of production technology and market demand.

But for Sony itself, the significance of applying 4K display to mobile phones is that in addition to TVs, Sony has also completed the content carrying of its own 4K video recording equipment on the mobile terminal. Even though no other manufacturers in the industry have followed up on this technology, Sony has completed the technical closed loop of 4K video from recording to screen projection to the terminal on its own equipment.

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The breakthrough point of Xperia XZ2 Premium is that you can experience the entire 4K visual feast provided by Sony with just one mobile phone. You can directly shoot 4K HDR images with your mobile phone. The resulting images can not only be vividly displayed on your mobile phone, but can also be wirelessly projected to a 4K HDR TV for viewing. You can even use your mobile phone to connect PS4 and DUALSHOCK 4 to get rid of the TV. , play PS games on your mobile phone. For audio and video enthusiasts, Sony's system is extremely user-friendly, and the XZ2 Premium, which supports both 4K HDR display and recording, is a key part of it.

So people who like it can't live without it, and people who don't like it also sneer at it. This is the unique charm of Sony mobile phones, and this Sony's top flagship phone, Xperia XZ2 Premium, brings this unique charm into full play. Extreme.

When I first started using the XZ2 Premium, it felt almost the same as the XZ2, except that it was wider. A Liang still recommends that you don’t be frightened by the official weight of 236g. You can take the time to go to a physical store to experience it. After all, everyone’s perception of weight is not obvious.

Although I personally am a fan of Sony's Omni Balance design, I am not opposed to the Ambient Flow design language adopted by Sony on the XZ2 series. The components on the back are neatly arranged and completely symmetrical along the center line. . The four-curved arc design on its back echoes the palm of the hand well, making it comfortable and stable to hold in the hand. This arch-like back design also allows the camera in the middle to have no protrusion. The thickness at the edge is moderate and closely connected with the middle frame, so there will be no hand-gripping phenomenon.

In addition, the features that have always been inherited on Sony mobile phones have also been continued in XZ2 Premium. Dual front stereo speakers, faith LOGO on the front, two-stage camera button on the side, full-function NFC, IP65/68 dustproof and waterproof, Qi wireless charging, etc. are all available. The only thing left for old users to get used to is The 3.5mm headphone jack has been cancelled. It would be perfect if the National Bank also gave away wireless headphones when it was launched. In addition, there is still the small problem that the SIM does not support hot swapping. It is still the same formula and the same taste.

In terms of basic hardware parameters, Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is equipped with a 5.8-inch 4K HDR display, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM, SD card supports up to 400GB expansion, battery capacity is 3400mAh. There’s not much to say. Although it’s a pity not to have 8GB RAM, this is already the top configuration of Sony mobile phones.

This time the camera aspect is worth talking about. Sony officially announced that the Motion Eye Dual dual-camera solution used in the XZ2 Premium comes from the professional technology of the α and Cyber-shot series, which made me take pictures of it. The effect is fully expected.

Judging from the parameter information provided by Sony’s official website, the XZ2 Premium uses a dual-camera solution of color + black and white cameras. The color camera is 19 million pixels, the sensor size is 1/2.3 inches, and the area of ??a single pixel is It is 1.22μm and the aperture is F1.8; the black and white camera is 12 million pixels and the sensor size is still 1/2.3 inches, which increases its single pixel area to 1.55μm and the aperture is also larger, reaching F1.6, so The parameter improvement will inevitably bring better high-sensitivity performance.

XZ2 Premium has a built-in AUBE fusion image signal processor. Users can synthesize the image information obtained by the two sensors. The main function of the black and white camera is to improve the high-definition and reduce the noise of the picture. Compared with the XZ2, the extreme photo ISO of the XZ2 Premium has been increased from 12800 to 51200, and the camera ISO has been increased from 4000 to 12800. Looking around the competitors, it must be unmatched.

Since the weather in Beijing has not been very good these past two days, with continuous rain, the photos taken have a relatively average look. Please forgive me~

In terms of resolution, XZ2 Premium's performance is sharper, and the details in the picture are completely preserved in large scenes. The ancestral smearing feeling has been greatly improved on the XZ2. This time, the XZ2 Premium has dual cameras, and the smearing algorithm is better when the light is sufficient. , still quite restrained.

Look at the other proofs I took casually.

From my personal experience, the exposure control of XZ2 Premium is a bit conservative. I usually like to slightly increase the exposure value to make the picture appear brighter and more transparent. The XZ2 Premium is very user-friendly in terms of photography experience. Normal framing uses global metering. When you click on any focus point, it will automatically switch to spot metering and bring up the exposure bar, which is very convenient for me to control the exposure.

▲Real shot comparison of indoor super-sensitive effect

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Real shot comparison of indoor super-sensitive effect

In a dark light environment, XZ2 Premium will automatically enable super-sensitive mode. In this mode, the phone will automatically prompt you to keep the distance between you and the subject being photographed at more than 1 meter, so as to achieve the purpose of super-sensitive and noise reduction. As can be seen from the comparison photos above, the super-sensitive effect is immediate. It not only solves the problem of shooting, but also basically restores the true color of the subject. It can be called a night vision device.

The addition of dual cameras has greatly improved the XZ2 Premium’s night shooting capabilities. It has less noise in low-light environments, brighter images, and straight-out colors that are eye-catching, with higher color saturation. The overall look and feel is very good. Currently, the XZ2 Premium’s dual cameras only support super-sensitive mode. According to Sony’s official parameters, it will also support black and white mode and portrait mode in the future, which is worth looking forward to.

In addition to taking pictures, I also tested the gaming performance of XZ2 Premium. For the XZ2 Premium equipped with the Snapdragon 845 processor, there is no pressure to run games such as "Honor of Kings" and "Honkai Impact 3" at the highest image quality. Therefore, I focused on testing the most popular mobile game "Exciting Battlefield". 》.

Judging from the Gamebench test results, XZ2 Premium can very stably guarantee a frame rate of 40FPS at the highest quality, with a CPU usage of 10.38% and an average RAM usage of about 627MB. The overall performance is very good. Excellent, taking the performance of Snapdragon 845 to the extreme.

Judging from my personal game experience, I played continuously for about half an hour without any frame drops in the middle. The front stereo speakers even allowed me to listen to the sound in a trance. Excellent experience. However, when you are facing someone head-on in the game, it is easier to call out the notification bar and bottom bar in a panic, which affects the operation. I hope Sony can launch a "game mode" in the future and add some anti-accidental touch mechanisms to help novices like me. Players eat chicken early.

Due to the shortage of trial machines required for Sony’s tasting event, I had to return the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium to Sony first. When the machine came to collect the machine, I was really reluctant to part with it. During this week of trial time, this phone gave me a feeling that although it was not perfect, the smooth experience it provided me and the hearty movie-watching experience made me unable to let it go for a long time.

It is true that the XZ2 Premium is not a mobile phone that meets the needs of the public, but the combination of Sony’s many unique innovations will always bring you an experience that cannot be obtained on other mobile phones. But a certain point attracts you, then you have been completely poisoned by Sony, and you have been out of control since then. How can you experience the most complete Sony ecosystem without buying a mirrorless camera, TV, and headphones? ?