Testseek.co.uk have collected 327 expert reviews of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Xperia Z5 Premium.
November 2015
(81%)
327 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(53%)
3 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Sharp screen
Powerful innards
Good battery life
Fast fingerprint sensor
Quality cameras
The display technology is a step forward for the mobile phone industry. The Xperia Z5 Premium's screen looks gorgeous
And it's something I didn't think we'd see for at least another year. Sony has managed to cheat a little by not making it an always 4K d
Water resistant design
Sturdy and attractive
Fast fingerprint reader
Sony's Xperia Z5 Premium has a gorgeous
Pin-sharp screen
It's powerful
Packs a solid camera and won't die when you spill your drink on it
Amazing camera
Improved build
First 4K screen
Great camera
Waterproof
Feels expensive
Handy waterproofing
High-quality screen
Sharp screen with 4K capability
Vibrant but balanced colour palette
Detailed
Punchy audio
Fast performance
Good fingerprint scanner
Display will make movies look great
Waterproofing
MicroSD card slot
Good battery performance
Good performance
Expandable memory
The editors didn't like
Only occasionally 4K
Looks a bit boxy despite premium materials
The design of the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is pretty lacklustre. There's nothing inspired
Like some of the flourishes on the Xperia Z5 – I don't understand why Sony didn't decide to frost the glass on the back
As on the main flagship
The plastic edges es
Limits on use of 4K screen
Overheating issues
Its 4K display results in a sky-high price
But the extra resolution adds nothing to the overall experience. Sony's familiar design is beginning to look rather tired
Battery life questions
Design still boxy
Battery not long-lasting
Overheats with gaming
Quite bulky
Most rivals have better low-light photo quality
4K display is largely meaningless
4K screen capabilities largely unused
Camera could be better
Expensive
Camera is slow
Lots of bloatware
Some software changes are for the worse
Design isn't as premium as some rivals
Camera speed and low-light quality doesn't match best
Abstract: The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is a beautifully crafted device – a marvellous fusion of glass and metal. Adding more shine to the device than the matte metal and frosted glass build of the Sony Xperia Z5, the Z5 Premium makes it clear from the very start that...
Even though the 4K mode on the Xperia Z5 Premium may not be always on, this phone will go down in history as the world's first 4K smartphone and this single headline feature is enough to carry it forward. Pricey or not, the Premium is going to do well on...
Abstract: We just got our hands on a retail unit of the Xperia Z5 Premium, but before we started our review routine, we spent some time marveling its 4K screen. Marveling quickly turned into examining and before you know it, we set out on a mission to find out whet...
IntroductionSony's back, and it's back with great aplomb. The company has brought us an entire Xperia Z5 family of smartphones ranging from the Xperia Z5 Compact for small pockets to the 5.5-inch Xperia Z5 Premium with the industry's first 4K display in a...
Battery could have been larger, UI not very innovative
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is for sure the most premium looking smartphones so far. The company has been making the design language a kind of branding in itself and sure it is a pretty good looking device. Sony has also successfully maintained its standards w...
Abstract: Which smartphone flagship from 2015 (and continuing into 2016) has the best camera of them all? we've rounded up the Apple iPhone 6s Plus, Google Nexus 6P by Huawei, LG V10, Samsung Galaxy Note5 and the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium and pit their cameras against...
Quite bulky, Most rivals have better low-light photo quality, 4K display is largely meaningless
The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is the emperor's new clothes of 2015 phones. Its biggest selling point, having a 4K screen, is pretty pointless. Not necessarily because your eyes can't see the difference, but because barely anything runs at 4K. Otherwise this...
Abstract: Sony updates its flagship smartphones rather frequently. The most recent additions to the range, the Xperia Z5 phones were available just barely four months after the Xperia Z3+'s local launch (the Z3+ is also known as the Xperia Z4 in Japan). On paper, t...
Abstract: No one can accuse Sony of not trying. Sure, the Japanese company has stuck to the same rectangular, block-shape design with its phones the past few years, but it was the first to slap in a 20.7-megapixel camera when others were still dabbling in single-di...
The 5.5″ screen is great for watching media, Fingerprint sensor is fast, Waterproofing has improved, Frontfacing speakers are great
Its size means it gets caught in jeans pockets, The gloss (especially on the corners) is gaudy to many, Battery life is a large step down from the Z3, Camera has made zero progress, Camera shuts down after barely a minuteandahalf of just 1080p/60 FPS vide
At $1098, you're going to seriously wonder whether the Z5 Premium is actually worth the money. The famed 2-day Sony battery life last barely three-quarters of one day, the design is very good looking but does not work well in the hand, and the camera qual...
