The Sony Xperia Z5 is the latests company’s flagship Android device, it brings a collection of updated hardware and is technically a successor to the limited-release Xperia Z4, Sony is positioning the Xperia Z5 as a worthy upgrade over the year-old Xperia Z3, or the Xperia Z1 from 2013 for those on two-year release cycles.
The Xperia Z5 isn’t the easiest smartphone to recommend this year, which may come as a surprise considering in some ways this is the best device Sony has produced. But in a market featuring great devices like the Galaxy S6, iPhone 6s, and new Nexus devices from LG and Huawei, sometimes being merely ‘good’ isn’t enough to take out the win.
We wanted to like the Xperia Z5, but Sony isn't making it easy for us. This otherwise good-looking phone doesn't feel quite right in the hand. The software experience moves at a satisfying pace, but comes with a bunch of issues and imperfections that...
Sony’s Xperia Z5 is a mobile photographer's dream with a breathtaking camera and great display. However, you’re likely to be turned off by the underwhelming battery life. It’s a respectable choice, but other Android handsets are even more compelling.
The mid-phone in Sony’s flagship Xperia Z line looks a little bit similar on paper. Can it do enough to differentiate itself from its predecessor?When Sony announced their three new smartphone devices at IFA this year, the response was a little muted....
It's good to see Sony finally upping its game and lavishing some upgrades worthy of the name on its flagship phone. With an impressive new camera module, a fingerprint reader and refined design, it's a highly competent handset that, for fans of...
Sony's latest flagship, the Xperia Z5, has been dubbed the "Bond phone", thanks to its appearance in the latest James Bond film , Spectre – and with its frosted glass back, embedded fingerprint sensor and stunning 23-Megapixel camera, it is worthy of...
The Sony Xperia Z5 isn't just any phone. Oh no: this is James Bond's phone, you know. Hand-crafted for him specially by Q... ok, a multi-million dollar product-placement deal in new movie Spectre. But the question remains: does that make it a good phone...
Because of the bugs and battery life, it's hard to fall in love with the Z5 the same way we did with last year's Z3. Perhaps when they're ironed out, we'll find a phone that has the goods to really take on the competition, but until then, it feels a...
Well, yes and no. The phone still follows the Sony design principal that we have seen on all its previous iterations, so it is still very sophisticated and understated. Nothing like the blingy Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ or even the Huawei Mate S.Our review...
Even with strong specs befitting a high-end phone, the Sony Xperia Z5 adds little over its predecessor to make it an exciting option over rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S6...
A major step-forward from the Z3+, Sony’s latest Xperia has an excellent camera and a fast fingerprint scanner, yet it struggles to stand out from the crowd.
The Xperia Z5 is a phone without a home. It’s comfortably beaten by Samsung’s Galaxy S6, whether you’re talking design, ergonomics, performance, or price. I’d also prefer to buy an LG G4, if camera performance is paramount, or an iPhone 6 or 6S, if the fluidity of the user experience is the primary objective.
There's no doubt that the Xperia Z5 is a solid flagship smartphone from Sony and an improvement on the Z3+. We certainly like the new frosted glass rear cover and the addition of a fingerprint scanner in that slim power button. Once again, the camera is...
Do a higher-megapixel camera and fingerprint scanner revitalise the Sony Xperia Z series, and see it rise up to the top of the Android broth? Not quite. This is a very good phone, but it’s launching at a significantly higher price than any of its direct rivals are now available for.
The Z5 update to the Xperia family is a solid one. The fingerprint reader adds security and convenience, and the overall design of the phone looks a lot better than last years Z3 lineup.
All in all, it's a brilliantly designed phone that showcases Sony's determination to keep improving the Xperia smartphone series, making it better with every release, and, while they might not be major, adding new features to keep consumers interested in the devices. If you're looking to upgrade your Android phone before the year is out, this is a decent option to go for.
Many of us are getting to grips with the new Sony Xperia Z5 flagship. It has excellent camera capabilities and now the Camera 2.0.0 update has started to rollout for the Xperia Z5, Z5 Compact and Z5 Premium. Today we're showing a Sony Xperia Z5 camera...
As with previous Sony Xperia series, all three devices broadly share the same design language. This series once again sees the return of the firm's “Omnibalance” design, and while on the whole it remains very similar to previous models there are a few...
The Sony Xperia Z5 is the latests company’s flagship Android device, it brings a collection of updated hardware and is technically a successor to the limited-release Xperia Z4, Sony is positioning the Xperia Z5 as a worthy upgrade over the year-old Xperia Z3, or the Xperia Z1 from 2013 for those on two-year release cycles.