Sony Xperia XZ Premium Dual SIM G8142 64GB

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

At $800, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is one of the costliest flagship phones you can buy. In terms of hardware, it matches most of its rivals with smooth, fast performance, excellent camera quality, and high-resolution audio. It also has the sharpest display of any smartphone available.

Sony Xperia XZ Premium Review

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a powerful unlocked phone that combines a vivid 4K HDR display with the latest Snapdragon processor and strong audio capabilities, but falls short in other areas. It's hard to take your eyes off of the unlocked Xperia XZ Premium ($799.99). It's the first phone with a 4K HDR display, packing a staggering number of pixels into a 5.5-inch panel. It also has a powerful Snapdragon 835 processor, high-resolution audio, stereo speakers, and a waterproof build. That said, the overall design is a bit dated compared with competing flagships that pare down the body while expanding screen size, and the phone's fingerprint sensor is disabled for US users. There's also little 4K HDR content available to take advantage of that gorgeous screen. The XZ Premium offers a lot to like, but the Samsung Galaxy S8 remains a more well-rounded alternative and our Editors' Choice. A Dated Design The Xperia XZ Premium doesn't surprise in terms of design. Available in black, chrome (silver), and pink, it's practically identical to the Xperia XZ, with the same rectangular shape, rounded sides, and unfashionably large bezel. In an era of phones with edge-to-edge display...

Sony Xperia XZ Premium: A fast phone with a dated design

Sony Xperia XZ Premium: A great smartphone but it isn't as good as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and is now more expensive

, it's only just landing in June. It's still the only phone on the scene with 960fps slow-mo video, a 4K HDR screen and 1GB download speeds, though, ensuring that even in June, it's cutting-edge.

But it lives up to the name. If you want a premium handset and aren't afraid to pay for it the Sony Xperia XZ Premium comes highly recommended.

Sony Xperia XZ Premium review: 4K flagship has stacks of specs appeal

Ultimately, there is plenty to love about the Sony XZ Premium, especially if you're a Sony fan and you're into that flat-slab design. It's a flagship device with some great features, some of which can't be found elsewhere, but in the current fabulous smartphone world, it's sadly just not quite as...

4K HDR display The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a large 5.5" 4K HDR display. We have seen Sony use a 4K display before (Sony Xperia X Performance) but this is the first time that we see a 4K display enhanced with HDR.

Review: Sony Xperia XZ Premium

The burger, the crab, the puttanesca and the ribs? Tell them it's your Birthday, when it's actually just a Wednesday? This sort of excess is what the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is about.

Sony XZ Premium hands-on review

Is the Sony Xperia XZ Premium as aggressive, forward-looking and dynamic as the Samsung Galaxy S8+ or LG G6? Nope. The design is familiar, and it crams in fewer screen inches per square inch of phone. As with the Xperia Z5 Premium, the 4K screen doesn’t seem essential, and it’s actually the eye-popping colour that slaps you across the face more. Similarly, all the extra camera megapixels don’t amount to much, with much less consistent results than a Samsung Galaxy S8 or iPhone 7 Plus. It’s a good job, then, that there are some fun tricks under the hood, such as the ultra slo-mo video shooting and neat little side orders like Sony LDAC support for wireless headphones. All that colourful glass is sure to turn a few heads, too. What you're left with is a phone which adds up to less than the sum of its parts. If Sony could just get a bit of consistency they'd be on to a winner here, but as it stands, the XZ Premium just doesn't quite compete with the best phones where it really matters. Buy the Sony Xperia XZ Premium here from Sony

Sony Xperia XZ Premium review

Is the Sony Xperia XZ Premium as aggressive, forward-looking and dynamic as the Samsung Galaxy S8+ or LG G6? Nope. The design is familiar, and it crams in fewer screen inches per square inch of phone. As with the Xperia Z5 Premium, the 4K screen doesn’t seem essential, and it’s actually the eye-popping colour that slaps you across the face more. Similarly, all the extra camera megapixels don’t amount to much, with much less consistent results than a Samsung Galaxy S8 or iPhone 7 Plus. It’s a good job, then, that there are some fun tricks under the hood, such as the ultra slo-mo video shooting and neat little side orders like Sony LDAC support for wireless headphones. All that colourful glass is sure to turn a few heads, too. What you're left with is a phone which adds up to less than the sum of its parts. If Sony could just get a bit of consistency they'd be on to a winner here, but as it stands, the XZ Premium just doesn't quite compete with the best phones where it really matters. Buy the Sony Xperia XZ Premium here from Sony