There are some big players such as Apple, Samsung, LG and even OnePlus that have exceeded users' expectations on new levels. With Sony's participation, the competition only gets extreme. The Xperia XZs is a premium device by the company that has many strong points, but not devoid of flaws entirely.
We received the Xperia XZs for review and after spending a little over a week with the phone, here's what we think of the phone. From design to camera and performance, Xperia XZs offers what Sony fans most long for. But it also raises the question where it stands on the current trend of evolving flagships.
Let's start by the Xperia XZs' design. Frankly, there isn't much here. Sony has for long stuck to its signature design in smartphones and the Xperia XZs continues that with the same rectangular, aesthetic design as seen in its predecessor Xperia XZ. Despite the lack of evolution in the design, Xperia XZs is one of the few compact phones in the market. It is handy, non-slippery due to its polycarbonate finish, and of course water resistant at IP68 rating.
While the gaming graphics is one of the best we've seen in a phone, the sound to match that level of excellence is missing in the Xperia XZs. Audio quality in the headphones is quite fine, but using it without hands-free makes it challenge. The audio speaker for calls is too feeble even when in a closed room, which can be challenging for some users.
With great performance and compelling need for watching videos and playing games, it is essential to have a long-lasting battery. The Xperia XZs packs a 2,900mAh battery, which we were skeptical of lasting more than a few hours of extensive usage. For an average user, with calls, messages, data-driven apps, music, and occasional gaming, the Xperia XZs will manage to survive through the day. But if you are a heavy gamer who likes to do a lot of internet-connected stuff on phone and even shoot videos, expect the phone to easily give you an 8-hour run. But that's usually an irregular use case scenario.
Sony is probably one of the few phones to have a unique yet useful placement for its fingerprint sensor. The biometric sensor is placed on the unlock/power button on the right, which is quite snappy and accurate. There's also a dedicated camera button to quickly launch and shoot moments in a fraction of a second.
But shooting in low-light conditions is better in terms of capturing more light, which can directly be credited to the sensor size. The photos appear bright, but that's not always the point. If the Xperia XZs is challenging handsets like Samsung Galaxy S8, LGG6 and Google Pixel, it really should have some strong backing there.
On the strong side, the Xperia XZs has some fun filters pre-loaded in the camera. We have a sample shot of how Xperia XZs uses its face-recognition to accurately place different masks and props on the subjects. There's no challenge there.
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Besides the camera in low-light condition, we think the Xperia XZs is a complete package for those who demand performance, battery and great display quality from a phone. At Rs. 49,990, the Xperia XZs will have to struggle to remain in the top 5. It's just the consumer expectations from a flagship phones have gone too high and big players such as Apple, Samsung and Google are also upping the ante on this front. Sony needs some motivation to do the same and may be start by revolutionizing the design before moving into the hardware.
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