Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual: review, specifications and reviews

In the Japanese mobile unit "Sony" the new president came to power. This is Hiroki Totoki. His accession to the throne caused a number of serious technological (and not only) changes that somehow influenced the fate of the company and its products. As an example, we can cite the model Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, the review of which the user will meet in this article. To make it more interesting, we will not just talk about the model, but also consider its closest relatives. It's Z5 and Z5 "Compact", of which, in fact, the modification under the name "Premium" has grown.

How did the sub-line

After many years of experiments and experiments, Sony Mobile Corporation has come to the conclusion that the most effective lever to attract new customers and preserve old ones is the use of proprietary chips. At the same time, it turned out that they should not only be created and implemented, but also improved on a regular basis.

An essential condition for the company's popularity on the international mobile arena is its orientation to the needs of potential users. All these three factors led Sony Mobile to create a line called the "Xperia Z5." It included the device under the name Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, whose review became the topic of today's article. Thus, the Z5 series was formed by three models. This is a standard smartphone, as well as its modified (but more expensive) devices, called "Compact", and accordingly, "Premium".

What common?

If you pay attention to getting information about the ruler, it's easy to notice one simple fact. So, the smartphone Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual together with its predecessors became part of the concept, which the engineers and designers of the company called the "Sense of Unity" with a light hand. That, in principle, has certain practical reasons. Those who have long experience of working with devices of the Japanese company, can say that there is no particular difference between the "Sense of Unity" and "Omnibelans". And really, at first glance it seems that way. But if you try to pick up the same Sony Xperia Z5 Premium phone and a standard model, then when you look closely you will see a striking number of the smallest differences.

The approach of the Japanese to the creation of apparatus

Even at the initial stages of design, representatives of the Japanese company said that they make the distinction between things more noticeable due to the careful execution of the smallest components. Thus, even when the same Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, reviews about which can be found at the end of the article, existed only on paper and in the riotous heads of engineers and designers, the company's approach to the release of the new line was extremely clear.

In words, this all looks in some way confusing and ambiguous, so we will try to understand how such a concept was applied in practice.

So, the Premium model was equipped with a glass back panel with a mirror effect. Its predecessors received a similar material with a misted effect. Why did the designers do this? In the first case, the model tried to highlight, show that this is indeed the same "Premium". In the second case, it was required to make the device as practical as possible. And the "misted" glass - one of the ways that allowed this to be achieved, since now the device does not slip in the hand and is less dirty.

The concept applied in Z5

Since the descendants of samurai are just Japanese, and here experts do not forget to joke that even the masters of ancient martial arts said that the smartphone should be a continuation of the hand. Probably, each of us would like to constantly feel the convenience and comfort when working with your smartphone. It can not be said that Sony Mobile was able to achieve this in all its creations, but in the case of Z5 Premium, it clearly turned out.

It was pleasantly surprised that the color of the interface theme corresponds to the color of the device itself. In general, I would like to note the work of the software engineers of the company, because they made the interface not only beautiful and efficient in use, but also as understandable and comfortable as possible. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual, whose technical characteristics will be reviewed a little later, now uses a fingerprint scanner to remove the lock, for example. It can be found on the right side, it is mounted in the power button. By the way, it should be mentioned that it was the Z5 that became the first line (all over the world!), In which ultrasonic technologies based on 3D are used for scanning.

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual: camera overview

All three smartphones in the series are equipped with a camera that has the same resolution. It equals 23 megapixels. The focus is on the hybrid type, that is, it is phase and contrast together. It is interesting that the representatives of the Japanese company made a statement in which they mentioned that the "Premium" will have the fastest focusing on the subject, and it will be only three hundredths of a second. To date, such a figure is a record.

At the same time, without loss of quality, you can use a five-time digital zoom. In the part of the front chambers, we do not observe large differences. All three devices of the line are equipped with modules with a resolution of five megapixels. The video can be shot in the so-called 4K quality. And it really pleases. It's nice to see that engineers for such smartphones did not significantly limit the possibilities. The algorithms for creating photos and recording video were worked out by the program department for glory. The rate in their work was made by the engineers to achieve no blurred photos, and also to improve the quality when zooming. In general, there are no complaints about the device and can not be.

Features of appearance

We can say that the model returns more to the rigor that was characteristic of the generations of Z and Z2. The body can not be called solid otherwise. It has an impressive appearance, its thickness is almost seven and a half millimeters (to be more precise, it is 7.45). Sensations at the first tactile contact are quite pleasant. And all thanks to the fact that the whole frame was made of a mixture of frosted glass and polished aluminum. But there are some similar points in Z5 and Z3 +.

For example, the frame protrudes from the front and back surfaces by a fraction of a millimeter. A similar move is used by many companies in their creations and is designed to help avoid sliding the model when positioned horizontally on a particular surface. In some ways, this decision should please the users. It is practical and sometimes even very much helps. But it is much nicer to feel a completely smooth face in your hand. As it was, for example, in the case of Z3.

If we talk about color solutions, then there are four. This is a black graphite variant, white, green and, of course, gold. The device is named in this vest of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Gold. As you can see, with the name designers and marketers are not particularly tricked.

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: reviews

It has been a long time since the model became available for purchase. And this means that we can analyze the responses of different people about the device. Recall that the cost of this model is currently almost 60 thousand rubles. The device is rightly called the flagship. And for devices of this level there is one characteristic feature - to collect in itself the best that was previously proposed in a number of other devices. This, in fact, we can see on the example of "Premium". Nevertheless, this does not mean that the smartphone has no flaws. It has. However, we'll talk about them a little later, but now let's imagine the strengths of the device.

pros

As the first advantage, you can, of course, call the camera device. The main module is 23 megapixels and the front one is 5 - what is not beauty? And if you take into account the fact that you can shoot video as 4K, so in general you can very pleasantly be surprised. Powerful filling (you can read more about it in the technical specifications) allows you to cope with multitasking without problems. Although this is already a basic feature of even budget devices.

Much more important is that the cores handle a heavy load, which makes it possible to run the most demanding toys. This is not every day, but it would be strange if the device for 60 thousand rubles did not allow it. By the way, this cost was clearly imposed on manufacturers, since there are no competitors in the sector.

Minuses

Among the drawbacks - the density of points on the screen. Many experts say that in this area the figures do not correspond to reality. There are also complaints about the hardware. Yes, the phone pulls the most powerful toys. However, at times, due to strong overheating, the FPS falls, which greatly affects the performance. In the rest all suits everyone.

Specifications

The device works in GSM bands, as well as UMTS. LTE channels are provided for use, thanks to the corresponding module, the smartphone supports work in fourth-generation cellular networks. For communication, two SIM cards are used, which must first be processed according to the NanoSIM standard. From the wireless interfaces available are: "Bluetooth" version 4.1, analog radio and Wi-Fi, working in the bands a, b, g, n, ac. Navigation in space is provided by three technologies at once: American GPS, Russian GLONASS and Chinese BeiDou.

OS, memory, hardware

As the operating system on board the device is installed "Android" version 5.1. The amount of built-in RAM is three gigabytes. Recall that as a chipset we have built in the device from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 810 model, called MCM8994. Thus, eight cores are working in the processor. Half of them operate at a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz, and the other half at 2 GHz.

The role of the graphic accelerator is played by Adreno 430. Let us once again recall the cameras. The front has a resolution of 5 megapixels, the main - 23. It is equipped, by the way, with the function of automatic focusing. For the user is available almost 22 gigabytes of permanent memory, but its full capacity is 32 GB. The smartphone supports the installation of external drives.

Display, sensors, autonomous work

The capacitive type screen has a diagonal, which is 5.5 inches. The display matrix is made using IPS technology, multitouch function is supported. A set of sensors "accommodates" a barometer, light and proximity sensor , a digital compass, a step meter, a microgroscope and a fingerprint scanner. The built-in battery is rated at 3430 milliamps per hour. The weight of the device is 181 grams.