Sony Xperia Z5

  • Released 2015, October
    154g, 7.3mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1, up to 7.1.1
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.2"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 23MP
    2160p
  • 3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 810
  • 2900mAh
    Li-Ion

Sony Xperia Z5 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6603, E6653
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E6603, E6653
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E6603), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E6653)
Launch Announced 2015, September
Status Available. Released 2015, October
Body Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 154 g (5.43 oz)
Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 430
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera Single 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 5.1 MP, f/2.4
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 2.0)
Stand-by Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 87 h
Misc Colors White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green, Pink
Models E6653, SO-01H, SOV32, E6603, 501SO
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.75 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 162.97 / £ 86.00 / € 165.99 / ₹ 55,000
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1354 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1580
Basemark X: 24941
Display Contrast ratio: 986 (nominal), 2.88(sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.5dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB
Battery life

Sony Xperia Z5 - User Reviews

  • No bro. the chipset of SD 810 truly have overheating problem and it was happended in my sony z5 . Such example i open social media in 15 minutes and my device will start heating anf battery was draining so fast

  • It's work normaly in original rom from japan. But often overheated in global rom.

  • i want z5 orgent

  • Seriously cant believe we still have people saying Sony's Snapdragon 810 has a overheating problem. No it doesn't, and it never did. Snap 810 may have overheated on another brands device in the early days - but never on a Sony device.

  • Its working like a orginal Z5 its seems like a Orginal z5 nothing changed and camera is almost same

  • It plays Call of duty mobile really well although your stuck on low graphics the gameplay is really smooth. You can play it on Stamina mode too. It's a little choppy on Pubg and clash Royale murders the battery like with any old phone. Fortnite isn't supported due to only 3gb ram an shadowgun legends is best avoided. Battery is great if your not gaming. I've put a silicone cover on the back of mine which makes it easier to put up with high temperature although it's not overheated yet. The battery management kicks in hard if your gaming and charging at same time meaning it still loses juice while charging but charges fast on standby.. About 55-60 % in 30mins. Speakers are not the best though and loudness in headphones are garbage compared to phones like HTC 10 but OK.

  • Snapdragon 810 is known to have overheating problem, especially when playing a graphic intensive game...find another phone, and do your research lol

  • How i can upgrade sony xperiya z5 android level??

  • I've having problem with my Z5, can't do automatic rotation. How do I have to set?

  • Do the factory reset bro and it will be ok

  • Did you use back cover when it occured?

  • Bro I think you bought refurbished phone..How is the phone now bro??? How is the performence,camera now??? I mean as like the orginal Sony Z5???I am also thinking to buy a refurbished Sony Z5, Does it supports Pubg,Call of duty mobile??? Please reply me bro...

  • Why no Wifi 6 (ax)? Isn't the chip made for it?

  • I bought this 2 weeks ago. It has overheating problem

  • Yes you can :)

  • Stick the otg cable in it and attach a mouse.

  • My Z5 fell yesterday and I have not been able to Unlock my Screen.... Some numbers are not pressing.... What can I do?

  • can you still download apps on it? like snapchat,facebook etc...

  • sony z5 dual been useing for 3 month's, fresh out of the box the matte green fenish and physic of the mechine is crisp!. a mean mechine coz the power of 23 mp eye with 810 blood lines.the adaptation of the phone to the user is a noticeable change u would feel, its a mechine not a phone only in the hands of right user with right respct.

  • Don't. My girlfriend has this one. It has a notorious overheating problem, which prevents her from using it for too long because it just gets too uncomfortable to hold. Maybe the Compact variant is better, but I'd definitely stay away from this one.

  • I was looking for this kind of comment as I'm thinking of buying this thank you,..also anybody else can give an advice?

  • Buy sony uch10 charger from aliexpress.

  • Anyone knows how to turn of the proximity sensor?

  • My Z5 hasnt overheated yet and ive played Shadowgun Legends on it with a case on. İf anything my old htc 10 felt warmer. The gpu iş nowhere near the snapdragon 820 in performance. İts an ok backup phone and battery life iş great although charging iş slow at times even with my htc 10 fast charger which is fast charge 1-3 compatible. Infact playing clash royale with charger plugged in it still discharges. As a phone i cant fault it though.

  • XZ it is using 820 which is far better than 808 or 810 evem tough everyone said 820 is still a bad flagship chip but it is safe from overheat, 810 is a defective chipset, yes it is defective from the chip design, even tough sony could downspeed the chipset, overheat will still remain

  • Hello...lately ive been encounter problem with my z5....try to turn on wifi but it cant...anybody got solution? Have been follow the step that i watch from youtube...battery optimization...but still cannot...i also try to flash the android 6.0...but still have the problem...

  • lmaaaaaaaaaoooooooo facts

  • whats ur ig

  • Use app "4g switcher" on play store

  • I've recently bought the Sony Xperia Z5 as my second standby mobile. Using it in India on Jio Sim card. I'm unable to make calls or send messages as the VoLTE option is not available, but internet works fine. I searched a lot on internet forums but was unable to find the enable the VoLTE option. I'm using the stock ROM on the phone. Can anyone suggest how to enable VoLTE on the phone?

  • I have had my Z5 for 3.5 years now, about to upgrade to the Galaxy S10 and thought it wasn't the best phone at the time, it was a great mid-range phone, that feels premium to use and still lives up to today's standards. Mine has had a little wear and tear but the battery still is ok, though it has been deteriorating a bit more recently. Perfect as a first phone for someone young, like me. And lastly, it's somewhat cheap, €150 in 2019. Not bad value!

  • Now it wont go above 1150mA

  • Just tested the htc 10 charger, it says its giving 2220 mA. What does the Sony one give out?

  • Just started using Z5 because my htc 10 died. I use the htc 10 charger i cant seem to get fast charge even though its 18watt like the Sony one. Battery even drains while charging and using the phone. Main difference between the chargers is the htc is quick charge 3.0 and Sony is 2.0. I havent got a Sony fast charger to tell the difference unfortunately. How can i get my Z5 to charge quicker?

  • Xz all day long. Z5 is a nice phone but uses snapdragon 810 which is ok but the 820 in the Xz does tasks effortlessly.

  • sony xz or z5 help pls

  • Change your battery lah..

  • this phone is amazing, if you use social media, music and video a lot this phone is the right choice (except for the battery, the battery just fine but many phone out there has a larger amount of battery). The screen resolution is great compared to today phone. But if you are a gamer/ game fanatic maniac, you should not buy this phone (seriously), unless you know how to root this phone and get all out of this phone.

  • Nice pics. Can u tell me how u added 'taken with xperia ' watermark?

  • Great phone! This was my previous phone, had to let it go after my kid wrecked it. I now got a XZ1. Z5 felt premium, had great sturdiness and battery life. XZ1 has improved in the camera departement. I was always a bit disappointed about the camera in the Z5. Overall Z5 was really nice. Great handling and speed.

  • There is better phones for that budget

  • Hello Guys Has any of you Upadated 7.1 to 8.1?? Pr above? How is its performance after updating? My battery drains so fast after 7.1.1 update...... What should i do????

  • Best phone i used this from its launch and still working smooth best phone in his time

  • So I going to buy Z5(3/32) duel. I know it's not good flagship phone this time. but unfortunately i like this phone in my budget. can anyone tell me how is it performance??? & pubg mobile & free fire?? camera?? battery issue? & more??? plz tell me

  • Buy it around MYR250.. Use as main phone.. Browsing, gaming no big deal.. Still sturdy although its already old.. Just heating isue.. More reliable than my wife phone nova 2i (sometime lag and auto off).. For those search for budget but wise performance go to z5 or x performance..

  • Yes, even I need help. Which Build number and android version is best for z5?

  • can someone help me what to do bout my sony z5, I tried to update my phone because I've been bombarded by the pop up notifications that says : you need to update system ..and then after updating the system , I noticed that the battery of my phone drains so fast, and even it shows on the percentage of the battery is still at 85% my phone automatically shutdown its so ridiculous because my phone is still on its good conditions no battery issue until I upgraded the system.

  • Docomo version is made special for Japan country.. have a bit spec difference than Global such as Firmware, Model name, NFC and Cellular line.

  • Camera is fine during its time(2015), and still acceptable 2019.

  • The Z5(Global Version) and DOCOMO(Japan Exclusive Version) a.k.a Network wont work in some countries.

  • What's the difference between Sony xperia Z5 and DOCOMO

  • Dunno, man. Photos taken with the Z5 look pretty awesome in this dedicated Flickr group.

  • Camera is REALLY poor on this, quite shocked given Sonys background and knowledge in this area. Don't consider it if you want to use it to take photographs

  • Sony XPERIA Z5 is vsry good phone. I did some 4K Videos in Milford Sounds New Zealand. It came very well. See the following videos. It is unbelievable.

  • something must be covering your sensor that is located within the top part of your screen,try and check the following, your screen protector might be loose there by disturbing the proximity sensor or the entire screen might be loose

  • Do you mean Xperia XP or Xperia X performance ? The first one (XP) is very old and weak. Xperia X performance is successor of Z5, it's more powerful, but I wouldn´t buy it. it's also too old.

  • Turning screen off during call its normal

  • same as me, my screen phone turning off when answering call.

  • Yes it can... I have it and i can play pubg smoothly

  • Xperia X Performance... Its more newer and more powerful SoC.

  • Is this phone can support pubg and free fire

  • Hello guys which one should i go for ? Xperia xp or z5 ?

  • the major glitch on the z5 xperia dual is the heating issue of the battery.even if ur not using it sometimes you can feel the heat if it's in your pocket.when playing games the heat doubles up.it's wuite annoying becoz ur hands can really feel the heat.how can this kind of issue gotten passed their quality control.

  • Water resistant phones are not guaranteed to be resistant to the corrosive effects of pool treatments. Tap water and plain rain is usually ok.

  • Sony still failed to solve heating problem.. The heat double up in my country(Malaysia)..i went for kayak fishing,phone inside my pocket heating itself without run any application.. I take it out and try to take photo and not alowed to do that..this is not first time,every time doing outdoor activity,this device keep make me regret.. I love Sony..but have to move on... Nova 3I...fall in love.. 😍

  • of course,i had it.but today im gonna change my z5 :)

  • Brought this phone to a family outing in a resort. Submerged it under water to take some photos. A few hours later, it shut down by itself. I tried to boot it up again, the Sony logo showed up but it shut down again, there were three continuous vibrations after it shut down. I waited it out for hours and finally got to boot it up normally. A few hours later again, it wouldn't respond to some of my touches, until it completely became unresponsive to any of my touches. The screen looks normal though, the fingerprint works fine, the front and rear camera also work fine, and so does the speaker. I can't use it anymore because I have to put my PIN, fingerprint does not work after a boot up or restart. What really upset me is, it was marketed as a waterproof device. But

  • It's battery will not explode I'm using there is no problem u can use it casually

  • My Z5 becoming hot during gaming, video recording and video playing. I'm so much afraid to use it maybe its battery will explode.

  • Experience: A summary first for saving time: Sony did a great job, I'm a big fan. - Recommended spare phone in 2018. 1. Extremely sturdy, waterproof. 2. Dual sim 3. Good enough camera for 2018 4. Flawless performance for mail, browsing and general communication. NOT a 2018 gamer. 5. Very, very cheap in 2018. - Bought it since its release and did not want nor need an upgrade up to this comment's date. The phone has been performing amazingly physically and in its UI, it checked all necessities adequately. It started to slow down a bit the last 6 months due to my personal usage and app progression. - I use it for communication, browsing and mostly music playback. - I dropped it countless times, got hit in the holding leg pocket severly in 3 accidents and still waterproof, no screen cracks nor side bumper damage. - However, it will NOT stay super smooth if your usage goes out of regular social media, calls and browsing. - Next upgrade if you have a Z5 IMO should be an xz2 premium or the next 4K 5G sony flagship if you can wait, an iphone (if you're into it) or a pixel 3 (IF you're a fan but it slows down quicker than the others) because you'd be getting something newer with an edge. Otherwise, IMO any other phone is just a newer much more expensive Z5, with the price of more specs for less.

  • better you buy higher than z5, ex, xz2

  • Earphones are very good - sony mdr 650.

  • I have Z5 (501So) softbank version but I can't hot spot on the phone. Any help please...

  • I have the Rosegold one, pretty satisfy with it.. the only problem is heating issue

  • I think the problem is in your earphones.

  • Sound in earphones is not very good and not loud enough.

  • best phone ever!!!

  • I bought the dual-version of this phone in 2016, replacing my old Z1, and I am still happy with it. Especially the camera and quality of the music. I hope I can use it for at least another 2 years.

  • I bought this mobile before 2weeks, bcoz I like Sony. Bt this one have heating issue.. My one heat a lot when video recording.. And closing the application when over heat. Not recommend this mobile. 😓😞😞

  • Superb phone. Music beats fine.

  • Yep, its still rlly worth it for 2018

  • Well, I've had two of them. I used one just for 4 months and its dead because of water! so dont alwats trust water proof stuff. Second one I still use but will change soon. So far regular proximity sensor problems. Screen goes blank suddenly and u cant even turn off the call. Its the bloody sensor and it takes few days to repair it in the service. Also back cover breaks very easy but nor a major problem. Headphone jack never works properly. Now, the latest problem these days is bluetooth. As everyone knows heating doesnt even count as a problem on Z5. if u live in a warm climate u dont need a heater in your room on winter! So there are lots of problems with Z5 but its damn fast! Performance is great but relaibility is shit. Its up to u... I'll go for XA1 Plus now

  • Huge bezel

  • Oh that bezels

  • Sony Xperia Z5 better, it's older device but from premium materials

  • Got the phone for 2+ years. Works fine however when you try to make a call the screen goes blank. Basically don't try calling any call centres with this phone.

  • In 2018, did it worth it with it spec and cost? Just use for media social, youtube and browse website only. It cost about $80 USD (about MYR300) in here. So worth it in 2018?

  • Absolutely the xa2!! Too many defects in the z5.

  • i used this phone since 2.5 years and its still running superb fine

  • Do not buy this phone. this phone has WIFI problem and sony didn't fix it yet. WiFi not found any network only showing turning on... This is the worst phone made by sony. They even remove it from their website although z3+ is still perest. go for Z3+ instead of Z5 although they both heat

  • I'm a Sony fanboy,but don't buy Z5. I have one,but the heating issue is terrible, (playing PUBG,Youtube,or event charging make its so hot and laggy. If you realy like the Sony flagships,I advise you to buy atleast xperia xz or the latest Sony flagship.

  • Thank,s bro .

  • HI, depends for what you will use it, I am using Xperia z5 dual mostly for email, a few messangers and photos. Its a pretty good phone. But it have heating issues when watch YouTube for too long or some games. Its a nice phone, very well build from premium materials, if you are not a gamer go ahead if you have a good offer.

  • No offense but don't

  • I wanna purchase Xperia z 5 , need some buddy advise????

  • Can anyone tell me about sony z5's battery time????? My sony z5 battery time is 7to 8 hour at talk time and and on 4G network it is hardly 4 hour..

  • Do you have a protective film on your display? If yes, then that could be the problem. I have a Z3, and I had the same problem. When I removed the protection from the display, the calls worked just fine.

  • I had this phone and had it on 7.0 nougat, which somehow leak to overheating thus drains your battery power. It is up to you wether you wanna bought it or not.

  • my sony z5 dual is overheatibg specially when playin hard games and screen turns of automatically when answering calls

  • Xz1 already beat s8 in apps opening speed, multitasking, finger print unlock speed and even beats s8+ in some aspects. Now you know what you should be going for.

  • I have the Xperia z5 right now but it broke into half. Is this phone better or worse than mine? And please tell me why because I cannot afford 6s.

  • I had a bad experience with Z5. It is all the time hot. The shop center returns me back the money. Motherboards phone got broken.

  • Anybody here to help,,need advice ,,is it xpeeia z5 or xperia xa2 to buy ??????

  • Yes, it does.

  • Yes, cuz my z3 compact support otg too

  • Sony Z5 or xa2 which is better need advice?

  • Get a clue,,, your hanging up GSM feeds with nonsense posts. Lol

  • Please help me my Z5 hung up for almost an hour and I can't turn off the power...what am I going to do...thanks

  • is z5 support usb otg?

  • Z5 or xa2 which is better need advice ???

  • xXENDER FREAKXx SD630 in XA2 is actually preforming like a SD650 in games, but is far more power efficient, so if somebody wants to upgrade their Xperia X to Xperia XA2, the only difference user would see is in battery life. SD650 in Xperia X is more than fast enough until you play some heavy 3d games. SD660 in other hand has much more power with even better power consumption, that chipset would be very good for gaming. At least for now. Too bad Sony doesn't have that chipset.

  • It is now time to purchase the z5. The price curve intersects with quality curve at optimization. The quality curve is in fact, an as yet unsurpassed straightline vector.

  • I would recommend something else newer, like a SNAPDRAGON 660 mid-end flagship. Trust me, these smartphones have better performance and battery life, there are a lot of good mid-end smartphones out there now. One of the best bang for the buck is HUAWEI's high-end flagships, if u can't get the MATE, get the HONOR

  • you ca go ahead and buy, i am using it for messengers, email and camera and no issues

  • I bought it and have had it for well over half a year; it works fine and is excellent in terms of quality. Especially video and audio related tasks are exquisite. Only drawback is that it overheats quickly, especially when using heavy apps for extensiver time frames, e.g. recording audio. Recording something at 60 FPS will lead it to shut down the camera to prevent overheating after 5 min. or so.

  • The z5 now cost less than $200 , i am tempting to buy this but the overheating issue worries me. Should i go buy it or look for something else? BTW, i am not a gamer, i am more on social media and Mobile Legends. Pls i need a feedback. Tnx

  • just dont try pubg at home. you ll get burned.

  • Samsung Galaxy S8 or Sony Xperia XZ1 thanks,

  • Z5 have single and dual sim devices

  • Check your cons mate, Sony has excellent antennas on there flagships, and Z3 is stiL considered as a top cell!

  • is this phone single or dual sim?

  • Had this phone for 2 years now. Pro's: Sturdy Great, clear and crisp display PS4 Remote Play Fairly Fast 3gb RAM despite underpowered processor. Hard (for me) to damage, dropped it loads of times over these last 2 years no all sorts of surfaces, concrete and carpet no damage. Fingerprint Scanner is in a great place Amazing camera (REAR) Waterproof ("to 1.5m") Charges Fast Cons: Overheats easily and doesn't do well in hot countries, tried to use my camera in Spain but the phone was so hot it wouldn't work. Battery could be better (2900mah), if you play games on the phone expect it to drain, FAST. Video lasts a bit longer but still drains pretty quick. Underpowered Processor, same processor thats in the Z3 and my biggest complaint about the phone, Sony really messed up on this one. Speakers are quiet even on max. Front Camera (selfie cam) is poor in low light. I think the internal Antenna is crap and doesn't pick up network that great, though that's just speculation and frustration. on EE in the UK, crap signal all the time apart from when i'm in any major city. People will have different opinions, these are mine.

  • Yes by using timeshift video option you can make slow motion videos

  • does it has slow motion mode?

  • Be careful what you wish for, the last update on the Z4/5 series is causing some serious issues with video playback especially Google play movies

  • I have this phone since 2 years ago. So many things have happened since then in my life and it's been with me through all. Tears, laughs, hugs, passion, parkour, cops and generally everything. I had some issues with it's water resistant abilities and got 2 replacements with the warranty but since then I had no hardware issues. Stopped toying with its waterproofing solved my issues completely, no wonder. It's an amazing, durable and fast phone. Even after 2 years it's very fast and I haven't regret my purchase. It's camera is a beast and takes photos like a champion. Many of my friends ask me if I use a dlsr for photography.., heh no. Im just experienced with Z5 and I know it's strengths and weaknesses. It's performance is a bit sluggish a few times but that happens rarely. Been a month actually that it was acting strangely in its speed. Had to be an application of some sort because after i wiped the cache and uninstalled a few apps i didn't use it was back to normal. Strange because it also effected it's battery life and i had weird shortages that made no sense because I always look at what's running in the background and what's not. But all is back to normal after my touches :) It's a phone worthy of the SONY name really. And I'm serious when it comes to technology. So if you are reading this, its a great phone. If you want a cheap (as of now that is) flagship with a serious, no bullsht look that stands out of all the bezeless and notched kid toys, there is no other option in my opinion.

  • for pubg you probably need better than snapdragon 810

  • well xz1 could be very nice alternative

  • Great phone, I've lost it a month ago and can't find good alternative for it :(

  • Please, could you advise if it can support DB-HSDPA feature ?

  • Does it support volte to use Jio sim?

  • Great phone, I got it like 2 - 3years ago but I can't find a good replacement for it

  • Does this phone still has heating isues and how is it for gaming like asphalt or PUBG?

  • Just the Snapdragon 810 of Qualcomm had destroyed reputation of Sony (Z4, Z5) and HTC (10 evo), etc...

  • Is it really true?

  • Sony is the one to blames Sony how choose using snapdragon 810

  • Hello, I would just add that I got this overheating problem only with software version upgrade to 7.1.1

  • I have xperia z5 and am now experiencing overheating problem with just light load on my phone and this happened after Android system update to (Nugat 7.1). So if anyone could tell me how can I reinstall the old software version (Android 5 lolipup)

  • Thank Sony, Z5 warmed me in the cold winter, I don't need fireplace anymore

  • Hi, please help. My Z5's android version is still 5.1.1 so I want to upgrade it to the latest version or at the least to nougat. However, when I check the software version through sony's website using the IMEI,it says that my software is up todate. I have 12.81 GB available storage and I even reset my phone but to no avail. Thank you so much!

  • Never ever

  • Sony z5 is one of the best .......

  • SONY Z5 is the best and superior hp

  • Go for x performance, more better phone

  • There is no solution to it, even if u reset your smartphone, because this is the nature of SNAPDRAGON 810 high-end flagships, they suffer from overheating. But, if u are using ANDROID 7.1.1, u should experience lesser overheating like what I am experiencing now

  • Yes i format my phone. But still same. Use software repair at pc companion will fix it?

  • Did you ever format your phone?

  • My xperia z5 single getting heat so much when normal use. Like chatting and browsing. What must i do? Someone pls help me

  • What's more stupid is that u are one of the people who complains about the overheating issue and calls it stupid without even having the knowledge of what is the issue. It ain't Sony's fault that made this smartphone overheat, they did a great job on the thermals, it is just that Qualcomm had issues with their SNAPDRAGON 810, other smartphones powered by it also got affected even if they have a lot of thermal pipes, it is Qualcomm's fault. this is where everyone starts to accuse Sony for making overheating smartphones when it ain't their fault at all. The temperatures improved in ANDROID 7.1.1 with better performance and way lesser chipset throttling. Please, go learn some technology, to clear some parts of your immature mindset, and think twice before accusing the wrong one

  • Never

  • Hi, when the sony will upgrade this phone to 8.0?

  • Yeah, this phone is better and worth it.

  • If its $160 new one with warranty ys, if second hand don't buy it

  • So, I am planning to buy this phone soon to replace my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016). I saw it online for $160. Is it still worth it in 2018?

  • Don't buy this phone.I have this stupid phone last 18 months..overheating main issue.sometimes re starting frequently.sent 1 time for servicing,they told replaced with new board.but I still have problems

  • Not so hot alter update on 7.1.1 It becomes warn when recording in 4k or long video playback. In rest its a great phone and now you can find new one at great price

  • how about overheating issues with this phone ? plz explain to me bcause i want to buy

  • Lol

  • My Z5s battery and screen got damaged the warranty repaired for free but I'll have to wait a couple of days to get my hands back on my phone. I wish that it wouldn't happen but they got it done 😅

  • still have my Z5, it's top as it was at 1st day no worries.

  • Stii have this phone, even after 2 yrs performs great! On earlier versions of software had some heating issues but on 7.1.1 no problems for me, battery lasting day, day and half on moderate use.

  • Sorry if I made u angry, but during the first few days of use bought in 2015 the temperatures are hotter than usual, but the temperatures will drop a few days later. Sorry dude, but I am really saying the truth about my first few days of use XPERIA Z5 a few years back, I don't know what others observe during their first few days of use, but definitely the temperatures went down A LOT when mine got updated to ANDROID 7.1.1

  • Stop this nonsense, yesterday i used the Sony xperia z5 premium and there is no such thing, yes it does heat up normally with some tasks which normally cause rise in temperature, final words, there is nothing abnormal in this phone.

  • Xperia Z to Z5 was like the evolution of Audi A4 b5 to b8 facelift. Both timeless designs which even got better over the years. But X Performance changed it sadly, like A4 B9.

  • It is worth to buy, but u will have to bare with the temperatures after using it for a while. ANDROID 7.1.1 here, even though there are way lesser chipset throttling than the previous versions, it still gets quite warm. If u don't mind it, it may be a great deal for u

  • Yes, if its a good deal and new

  • What do you think overall about vperia z5, is it worth to buy?, how is battery life?

  • Your black screen during call is due to proximity sensor. Try to get it checked. Maybe an issue which can be easily dealt with.

  • i have sony z5 and my first phone of sony was xperia z....well i have to say that the sony is the best whathver others brands give us...and hopefully i will wait for new models from sony when my z5 die

  • got no grip to it, slips out hand. screen non functional when on a cal as just turns black.

  • Just search your Z5's SoC (Snapdragon 810) issues and you'll know that it suck.

  • I have Xz and with oreo update works crapy,battery life is terrible,and performance is awful,so i decide to sell it and buy a new Z5. Hope i made the right decision with this phone,because I do not have patience with xz any more.

  • Hello. My phone had the exact same problem. After weeks of research, I installed Xperia™ Companion and connected my phone to the pc then ran the repair as I couldn't find any other method. However doing so will erase EVERYTHING from your phone. Hope this helps.

  • My handset displayed this notice "Unfortunately System UI has stopped" and the handset is now not working. What is the problem and how can it be fixed

  • Finger reader does not work fast or simply Not work, battery not good as predecesor Z3, not IP68 any more.

  • Will the Z5 get more updates, except oreo?

  • Yours is definitely a defect...I don't have any problems with my XPERIA Z5 except the temperature when using the camera and playing video. Saying of heat same goes to my XPERIA Z3+ and XPERIA Z5 PREMIUM, my XPERIA Z1, XPERIA Z2 and XPERIA Z3 doesn't overheat that much when using the camera and playing video. For my X series flagships they don't heat up when playing video but the camera it does for my XPERIA X, XPERIA X, performance and XPERIA XZ. My XPERIA XZs, XPERIA XZ PREMIUM and XPERIA XZ1 don't heat up when using the camera and playing video on YouTube

  • You might have bought a fake one.

  • Does worth a dollar, issues started the day I got it, sensor camera freezing heat very bad warranty and biggest lie is water proof

  • "Backup your important files first like Photos, Videos, Music, etc." to a PC/SD Card, then do a Full WIPE/RESET->update to Nougat 7.1.1-> then Full Wipe/Reset again to ensure no bugs transition from previous frimware to the new one.

  • It heats but it's an issue on every phone that had SD810 on them atleast only Z5 Sony made heatpipes to reduce it and with firmware updates especially on Nougat 7.1.1 it was reduced. Eitherway Video Recording is where it really heats up especially bery long videos like more than 10mins. Dont believe on most troll commentors here, their overexaggerating and most of them are Scamsung trolls coming to Sony sections to bash & hate.

  • Good try troll, it only heats when recording very long videos on my Z5.

  • update to nougat 7.1.1, afterwards do a full wipe/reset....... ofcourse "always backup your files first"!!!!

  • I'm just bought z5 and i love it... Really really love it... It has nice body and nice edge-to-edge looking screen buy it got warm easier when i use it... Do you know how to solve it...? My z5 is in marshmallow. Did nougat solve this problem or should i do something?

  • Yes

  • They overheat like absolute crazy and you can barely watch youtube for 15 mins without it closing because of high device temperature and battery life is decent I guess. Wish I never bought it

  • Im opting for a sony xperia z5 i just need to know if the phone's battery is good, people and whether it overheats after a certain period of time of constant video recording and gaming cause im heavily depending on the battery life

  • I recommend XZ too for more performance and newer look.

  • S6 is not worst. It has waterproofing, but it is not written in GSMArena. It is true because I have talked to Samsung Electronics Co, LTD and they said that both S5 and S6 have waterproofing. Or just think, if S5 has the waterproofing, how S6 is without waterproofing. They both have IP67 protection and protected from water from 1 meter and 30 minutes.

  • Go for Sony Xperia Z5 ( from your variants) or go for Xperia XZs (recommended).

  • can you be more specific? can i still play games and record videos for long time before it over heats till it become unusable?

  • Only when you push it yes it will like all 2015 smartphones.

  • Does the Xperia Z5 still has heating issues after the latest updates??

  • Used it for a month, excellent device with excellent performance, no lag, great camera, im a mid to heavy user and a battery did last from morning to night, no complaints. but if you are looking for a phone in 2018, i think you are better off going with something from mid range 2017 editions since this one came out long time ago.

  • what will happen if I update my Z5 to android 7.1.1 (nougat) . I have got the update

  • Yes there is a difference. The XPERIA Z5 Single SIM is carrier locked and it is for the US SIM cards, while the XPERIA Z5 Dual SIM is carrier unlocked and it is international which means that u can use any type of SIM Card for the smartphone

  • Note 4 from Samsung

  • Go for Sony x or Sony xz

  • Hello guys I just bought lenovo p2 wow the phone is really cool the battery life you can't imagine You can check the specs The battery is 5100 And its uses super amoled Guys just check everything is cool

  • A piece of crap. Been repaired 3 times already due to the discoloured screen (overheating does its job). and now I have to bring it back again, because of its just dead, not charging, not turning on. and on top Sony refuses to get it replaced.

  • Until I meet the camera heating problem and video corruption during video shooting if phone can not establish internet connection it was a lovely phone. But this fault is unforgiving one because videos mostly are precious moments of our lives. So by by Sony welcome Samsung!

  • I owned the Sony Z5, but sold it after 2 months. Its known for overheating problems due to the Snapdragon 810 chipset. Other brands throttled down the speed of the 810 to avoid overheating and Samsung avoided the 810 chip altogether. Z5 is known for bad battery life and terrible low light photography and below average speaker volume. Seriously, avoid this phone. The Samsung S6 was the worst model of the Galaxy series due to no waterproofing, small battery and sd card slot. Although, its a better choice thean the Sony Z5. I

  • Forget about the m9, no water and dust proof, average battery life, 1 cm thickness... Between the s6 and z5, both are great smartphones, but the z5 has front facing stereo speakers and better battery life, s6 mono speakers at the bottom, the s6 has oled a more advanced display, the main camera for me z5 is definitely better, the s6 has no expandable storage "sd card support".... The main subject here is not only the specifications, how is your experience with Samsung smartphones?? Because my experience tells me that buying a more than one year old Samsung smartphone is so risky, and the s6 is released in 2015, Samsung smartphones are very known for their unstable software performance after a short time, so choose wisely, good luck.

  • high guys, any difference between the sony xperia z5 dual vs the sony xperia z5 single one aside from the dual sim slot? are they made for different customers like sony dual are for asian customer and single ones are for european customers?

  • A very genuine question as i have a budget. thinking between the Z5 HTC One M9 and Samsung s6 any honest opinion please? Many thanks

  • Simply get the XZ.

  • Don't even compare, get the xz.

  • my Sony Xperia Z5 is faulty, how do i upgrade to the nougat OS?

  • Which one to buy Z5 or XZ? can not decide... ;/

  • Is there heat problem?

  • Man, After more than 1.6 years of use, and software up to the last update, I can say from experience, this phone aged beautifully. As fast as it was on the beginning. Battery, hum just ok. I use a glass protector on the back (glass protector on the front, and on the back), and that really solved the slippery issues. Also, from Sony tou can buy noise cancelling headphones cheaper, because xperia phones have an integrated noise cancelling hardware. I just discovered this last bit and it is awesome. Just sad I cannot take advantage of the playstation compatibility.

  • great

  • Move ahead with time, of course the X is much better than the obsolete Z5 which won't be getting any further updates after nougat. Xperia X doesn't have heating or auto shutdown issues like the Z5 also the camera has vastly improved on the newer version. So just go for the X!!

  • after the nougat update all its fits for is landfill.

  • I have a big Problem now ,the phone shuts often down ,it vibrates fast 3 times and shuts down. and you can not turn it on unless you out the chrager in, its not the battery, I changed it.

  • Please help me I'm still confusing, which phone is better Xperia x or Xperia Z5 ???

  • My z5 got water damaged today the screen doesn't open but the touch works

  • I would go with z5 but Nokia 6 has better build quality

  • Yes, but the main deal breaker is because of Google's testing policy, XPERIA Z5 won't be getting ANDROID 8.0, and only getting ANDROID 7.1.1 as the latest version for the smartphone

  • Hi! What is better Xperia z5 or Nokia 6 ? * navigation * radio, music/speakers * camera Thanks

  • i had the Z/Z1/3 and now the 5 non prem. get the 5 great phone

  • With or without negative comments, z5 all the way.

  • Z5 without doubt... yes it's old, but still a high end phone unlike the XA1 which is somewhere between the middle and middle-low range.

  • Ofcourse go for z5,,flagships always the best quality than midrange,,, even if flagship phone is ooder,,preforms display estimate life time is in z5.. I have z5 premium and its really so much fantastic

  • Sony Z5 or sony xa1? I've seen negative comments about xa1 ... ı cant make a decision :/

  • Yes I see some blue points which don't appear in pictures

  • Hello guys please I have urgent question,,do you see such waves in camera while light is low?yes it doesn't appear on pics after capture but they told me its Sony sensor collect the light when it's low,,is that real?please answer me

  • I've had the Z5 and i'm using a S7 Edge as i'm typing. The Z5 is a good phone from Sony. Its a good processor and a very high quality camera. The battery, well it's 600-700 mAh less than S7 Edge. The screen on both phones are superb, but bear in mind that 1 single little crack on the Z5's display will make the touch defective. When the Z5 works, it is a solid phone. Great performance and high batterylife. Everything runs smoothly and it has a decent design. A bit edgy for my taste. but... My Z5 has overheated plenty of times, lagged and froze and suddenly rebooted in larger games like Summoner Wars. It could as highest play from full charge until empty in just under 5 hours where my S7 Edge rests firmlyat around 7-8 hours (still after 1 year of usage). I cant have a Sony for more than 6 months until problems and errors occure. The camera failed and got replaced, then it wouldnt boot and got a new mainboard and charging port and it came back with a loose back cover (lol). These problems happened to a Z3, Z3+, Z5 and Z5 Premium. I might have been unlucky but my experience with sending each phone for service up to 4 times is just madness :/ The S7 Edge is just oooooo. Its large, yes but you get used to it. It has never overheated after over 1 year of daily usage. Compared to the Sony, the S7E charges a lot lot lot faster. From ~15% to 100% battery in around 60-70 min. Although the camera on Z5 is 23MP and the S7 is 12MP, i love the S7 more. The colors are a bit modified and makes the picture more colorful with brighter colors (vibrant?). The Z5 is also great. It does have a sharp quality too, but the pictures are a bit darker and much more like the natural colors (more accurate). I couldnt film continiously for 15 min on neither Sony phone without overheating. The S7E can film until: A- the battery runs out or B- the memory gets full. Overall i like the S7E more and im not hating on Sony. They have good phones but the only downside is the hot and overheating processors and sometimes the shorter battery in games.

  • Don't even compare, go and grab the x performance.

  • Just update to nougat man..I'll tell you..at first I just like u,very confuse to just update to nougat/not..But I just brave myself to update my Z5 & what I get was very good result..my Z5 works well after updated..but I recommend to u to upgrade with Xperia Companion through Pc...it's more secured..Sorry for my bad English#I'mTrying

  • No, instead, it improves the performance significantly. The processor is notorious for overheating, there are news about the overheating of the processor on other smartphone brands too. And from my own experience, there is definitely a major performance improvement for me. The latest version doesn't make the smartphone overheat and is much more responsive than before. For other people I am really not sure what they are saying when they say the battery life is bad after updating. I am actually still satisfied wkth the battery life, 5 hours of SOT intensive games, still ok, will be better if used lesser

  • Should I get Z5 or X Performance ?

  • Yes

  • SHOULD I UPDATE IT TO NOUGAT?? Guys plz help me I have recently bought anew Z5 and there is system update available which is probably nougat Do you recommend me to update? Some people say It ruins the battery life and processing, give me your opinion. thanks

  • Xa1 all the way... Better quality on all levels.

  • XPERIA Z5. The few advantages are IP68 Water-Proof, better processor, bigger battery mAh

  • Hey guys , I'm confused between buying the Note 4 international version or the Xperia Z5 ( Both are second hand and for approximately 250$ ) , so , what do you think ?

  • Z5 or XA1 Ultra? Can anyone give opinion?

  • Z5 or s7 edge? Which one is better and why?

  • No. The only difference is the SIM card slot on the Dual variant. Anything else is the same even performance

  • xperia Z5 or Huawei p9 2017?

  • Is there any difference in performance between the Z5 and the Z5 Dual ?

  • Has the Z5 battery life (standby time, video playback, 3g calls, etc.) improved with Nougat 7.1.1? Or is it better to "trust" on the newer phones such as the Xperia X or XZ with their Qnovo tech?

  • Sony smartphones don't have heating issues. Heating up when using a camera to record is normal. SAMSUNG tries to cover up that problem with recording limitation, limits the recording time to a certain limit, while Sony does not. Sony smartphones record until it heats up and show warning message. If SAMSUNG didn't have any record time limit, wouldn't it be the same? Wouldn't it be have "heating" issues too? U gotta use your common senses before saying they have "heating" issues man

  • I would say Z5. It's water resistant and has stereo speakers, plus it's the last Z series phone, the conclusion of Z series.

  • Well Z3+ was a disaster in terms of heat management and it was criticised by many. It never saw many European stores either. It's not entirely Sony's fault though, Snapdragon 810 is the one to blame. With Z5 Sony managed to keep the heat under control with dual heat pipes and thermal paste, but it gets warm. So no, these are rumours because Sony phones use to record 4k video until they get hot and can't record for longer, but that's a feature not a problem. You see all other phones have a limit in 4k recording. 5 or 10 minutes, Sony phones don't, you can record for much longer than just 10 minutes. For example Z5 can record for more than 40 minutes 4k footage :) Only Sony phones can do this.

  • Hi, I am torn between XZ, X and Z5, upon viewing some of the comments, i saw that XZ is a bad choice while X and Z5 weighs in a tough match up. z5 was a flagship and X is midrange. So, tell me more what should i choose between X and z5?

  • Wow ! It seems like you are a techy guy :D that's perfect. Is it true that many Sony smartphones got heating issues ? Even though they are flagship devices ?

  • Isn't happening to me. Ima check it later :)

  • Yeah that's already been turned off. It usually happens when the device gets warm, maybe the screen can't handle the heat lol.

  • Turn adaptive brightness off.

  • Were there any to begin with?

  • Well the stereo speakers is a must, i really like the design and all the reviews ive watched praising it. My previous phone was a Sony Ericsson and it lasted 5 years, i had faith. All the news about a great camera, videos I've seen with camera samples, it being a flagship etc. More importantly because it carries the Sony brand, because expensive Sony stuff = Quality and I've experienced it. Clear stereo, clear bass i used to enjoy with W995, amazing loud sound girl! So i knew that Z5 would be great, and it is. I haven't regret my purchase since, and don't think i ever will.

  • I have only one issue with my Sony Xperia Z5, but not sure if its only my particular phone or its on all of them. Basically when I am watching a movie or doing something e.g. snapchat, when the phone get warm screen becomes darker even if I put the highest brightness it still reduces the brightness to a medium amount. Once I've put the phone on standby for a few minutes it gets back to normal. It gets really annoying when watching a movie the brightness just drop. Is this a feature in Sony phones and can I turn it off or does someone have an explanation? Thanks for any replies in advance.

  • Yes mine got no overheating after the update

  • Are you sure?

  • Long story. Wasn't with it being too stock Android. I kind of miss the extra touches of near stock like Sony or even Motorola.

  • Neither do I, because I am still a teenager and can not still earn on my own XD. Why did you choose the Z5 and Sony ? Any particular reasons ?

  • don't have one as I never used midrangers before. Z5 is my 1st smartphone to be honest. I had my ex boyfriend's vodafone smart mini 2 for a while before I got Z5 though. My 6 year old W995 was dead so he gave me his 2ndary phone. So I really don't have much experience with smartphones BUT, i know how to use one to it's potential.

  • Nice one:D what is your opinion about Samsung's A series in general?

  • Do remember that the overheating is fixed in ANDROID 7.0 and above

  • Yeah I like beautiful things like the A series. How long time have you been using the Z5?

  • 16. 08. still no updates try with xperia comp., it says there is updates, click download but i cannot see dowload proccess... blah also try reinstal system through program but when i turn off the phone it gets error UEMissingInfo... blah situation :/ :)

  • a year as of may 2017. Never a dull moment with her. Got a nice rubber case with a plastic shield on the outside as well, for my free running and adventure times. All the other time I curry her without a case to show her beauty.

  • You know how to make a guys mood I see.. xd There is a5 as well if z5 is expensive which is quite nice. As for the shower, count me in :) Why u giving back nokia 6 baby?

  • Yeah I like beautiful things like the A series. How long time have you been using the Z5?

  • HMM...neck...bed....sounds kinky. Anyway, Im taking my Nokia 6 back in the shop and now i need to buy a phone by Friday. Z5 still quite expensive on Amazon (i know..it's my choice to buy there) but the phone must have a strong front glass and must be waterproof or atleast very safe in light rain and a trip to the shower (with you) and/or sink.

  • z5 hands down. it's just my favourite looking phone since i got it. a5 is beautiful as well but it's just not my type of phone. It's personal preference really sweety.

  • and do you like it ? Samsung or Sonny ? Which one do you like more ?

  • No but my sister has an a5, so i have access to it :)

  • Ah! Thanks for letting me know:D Do you own any Samsung device?

  • I log in with my fb sis :)

  • I guess it still is but as I don't have the device i don't know for sure.

  • Yeah maybe! I was going to ask you something but my question got deleted. How did you manage to add your profile picture to your gsmarena account?

  • hun i don't want you to put me on your neck (on your bed probably xd), and buy a z5. I didn't mean that z5 takes better photos, i said it takes a lot bigger. So there is more information to work with than s7's, that's why i justify the more time it takes to finish the processing.

  • I'll probally skip the S8 and wait for the S9. You brought up the camera issue but FFS we all know megapixels aren't everything. It's all about the hardware implementation and utilisation and software optimization. if you think Sony has indeed squashed those Nougat 7.0 bugs with the 7.1.1 update then I'l get a Sony phone tomorrow be it Z5, XA Ultra or XZ Premium.

  • Never got a real answer from them. Did not bothered to pursue coz I just think sometimes that arrogance and indifference is the Sony's DNA. Not listening to fan criticisms & suggestions.

  • I mean from what he is saying mostly. For Sony to ban someone they must thought he is a troll. Gino only asks questions though. He doesn't seem a troll and i like him. He knows :)

  • It's still in 7?

  • Who ever said the S7 has got the Nougat 7.1.1 0.O

  • I'm starting to see the reason..

  • Updates? Hun s7 doesn't have android 7,1,1 yet, and all Sony phones that were supposed to get it, got it. Z5 runs flawlessly like it has oil at its wheels, it doesn't lag at anything. And don't start with the camera again. It has more than double the mp of s7 so it will take more time. Plus older processor than it. Hardware is top as it used to be since z2. No other phone has stereo speakers and this design language, Sony phones are one of a kind they have no copycats. Samsung on the other hand has many lookalikes, too bad for them but that's what you get when you are extremely aggressive in marketing. Price of xzp was 750€ at release date, z5 was more expensive at its release so your argument isn't valid. S8 was and still is more expensive than xzp when the latter offers more as a device. Anything else you need correction?

  • Why has Sony blocked you? After all you are a fan.

  • Sony has blocked me out of their forums for some reasons only God would know. That is why i depend on sites like GSMArena or Xperia Blog. I agree people can "report anything" but I still think most of them have very valid issues and complaints. Yes there are still good things about Xperia phones and their profits now show today. But there are lots of work to be done in terms of hardware choice, implementation and optimization of software, updates and price.

  • Why is VoLTE (4G Speech) never mentioned?

  • At android 5 it used to hit 103.000. At android 7,1,1 it hits 93.000 so there must have been a slight decrease in clock speeds.

  • But does the smartphone run at maximum clock speeds?

  • Not really, no. It runs cooler yes, but not that faster.

  • Didn't have any of em. You know people can report anything, even when they are new members in forums. Ive read only from one time commenters that had issues, they never bother to reply. Just post an imaginable issue so it will appear in google and their job is done. Full of these people in here, and Sony forums.

  • Yeah, but performance u will definitely be much satisfied than before since it is updated to ANDROID 7.0

  • There were reports (just Google it) that the sensor would just stop working or the phone won't recognise your fingerprint. And there were also the usual sketchy reports of various wifi, bluetooth, audio & GPS issues. Not entirely sure but these has been issues with Xperia phones in the past anyways.

  • Let me repeat...i don't want a flagship phone with DSLR-like camera. The basic necessity for me is it must have some form of digital or electronic stabilisation (which makes for less shakes in video and a better low-light photos), a well-balanced/ decent photo with not too much contrast or oversharpening and less noise when zooming in. Plus a selfie cam that doesn't make look like an extraterrestrial (i.e. beauty mode). That's all.

  • The battery life can't really be any better because of the 810, we have to deal with it. What were the problems with the fingerprint scanner? I didn't nor have any. And what were the other issues?

  • Well from what you were asking, no phone camera is able to give you these. Not even s8's and xzp's. The best camera phone is always inferior than a recent dslr, and your needs seem too mach for a phone. Keep in mind that even a mobile taken photo can end up better than a dslr's one in the hands of an experienced mobile photographer (like me). In any case though, manual controls and a touch up afterwards are essential.

  • Don't know, can't tell my love. X is certainly newer but not a flagship. Z5 is.

  • After the Nougat 7.1.1 update on the Xperia Z5 have the issues on battery life (and fingerprint sensor) been fixed and resolved? And were there any other issues been fixed with the update? And is it true the speakers output has been increased (just like it did on the X)?

  • No hun. I don't need a DSLR. I need a more than capable, old flagship/above average mi-ranger with a decent hardware.

  • I'm getting slightly concerned about the Z5. It may have the new (& "improved") Nougat 7.1.1 but i fear security updates will become scarce (than the X). And despite having a higher mAh battery it has an older battery tech than the X's Qnovo and is less optimised than the X. So, in theory the X's battery drains around 10% slower than the Z5. is this a good plausible assessment?

  • It is bright. It have more than 550 nits

  • I think you need a dslr hun, not a phone.

  • It is hard to compare a camera of one phone to another. And we have known for a long while that megapixels aren't everything right? But would you say the X (not the Performance coz it's not available here in the UK) has a slightly more better/tweaked camera than the Z5? I need a camera that handles colours "naturally" (not bland or dull-looking or on the cooler side), resolved details (like the edges of the photos doesn't lose details/sharpness), great HDR and a low-light capability that is low on noise, photo with flash not looking "blown up" and with less orange or purple fringing. And a camera that is faster in shutter speed and processing would be nice too. Would that be the Xperia X or the Z5?

  • But how about the AMOLED display of the Galaxy A5 2017? I heard it is also bright but screen calibration seem unrefined and tend to look cool to the sight.

  • Guys this is outside Xperia Z5, but i was watching it on Z5 and isn't she amazing? Ginooooo watch it:

  • I don't know, I don't have an X sweety. But I bet they both have similar battery life since X has a midrange processor, so less battery drain. But it has 500 less mah than Z5 so they have to be similar. As for photos I watched pocketnow's xperia x performance camera review. It takes more saturated photos and videos and the slight blue/red tint the Z5 has in low light is gone in X. Keep in mind more saturated photos doesn't mean better. Z5 takes true to life colours.

  • XPERIA Z5 & GALAXY S7. Both screens have about 500 and above nits and hence it is easier to read. OnePlus 3T have about 440nits which is kind of low for outdoor reading. The best for outdoor reading is GALAXY S7, followed by XPERIA Z5. Both screens brightness are around the same, but the AMOLED QHD on the GALAXY S7 is better since the it have much more vibrant colours, deeper blacks. Even though XPERIA Z5 have a IPS LCD FHD, the colours are also vibrant, but not as vibrant as SAMSUNG's one

  • Is it coz of Sony's near stock Android? Then if Samsung's UI is poorly optimised and bloated then why almost all reviews I read the battery life has been excellent/near phenomenal lasting for 2 days easily on normal/light use.

  • Ok baby;) So, talking about the Nougat 7.1.1 and the overall UX/UI between the X and the Z5 which has the slightly louder speakers? Between the two phones which has a faster camera bootup & processing times? Between the two which (in theory) takes the better photos in daylight & low-light? And which you think should have a "true all-day" battery life?

  • Asking a different question now which ohone you think would have a greater sunlight readability in terms of screen technology used, colour calibration, etc,.... Xperia Z5 or OnePlus 3T or Moto G5 Plus or Galaxy A5 2017 or the Galaxy S7?

  • Samsung optimization? Joke of year. Sony's UI is the best and stable UI with great optimization.

  • PC, within Sony's PC companion program. im not recommending doing an android update over the wi-fi.

  • I'm starting to fall for you, I'm flattered baby :) Well the camera still takes a good 2 seconds to process certain photos, especially backlight correction mode (heavy hdr) ones. Other than that, at night the horrible superior auto blue\red tint has been reduced significantly. It's still there but nothing you can't fix within Sony's picture editing. Sound is the same hun, no differences and not even close to the loudness it had at android faulty version 6.0. Faulty because you could bypass Sony volume control, but damn the speakers were very loud. Like w995 era loud no kidding. I don't know why Sony doesn't let the speakers reach their full potential. They can get 40 to 50% louder without distortion and worry about damaging em. Same goes for the camera, I still don't have manual controls, and it's a flagship! All it takes is a software update.. get your balls in action Sony!

  • Idk man

  • Im currently torn between the Z5 and the Galaxy A5 2017. I understand the Z5 has Nougat 7.1.1 and there has been a fix/patch on the battery life bug related to the Movie Creator app. But does it now have the means to challenge the excellent Exynos processor (and Grace UX optimisations) of the A5 2017? (The Samsung one might have an older Marshmallow software but based on tests battery life has been excellent + the water resistance albeit a so-so camera.

  • But both the Z5, X & XZ have all the Nougat 7.1.1 update. Could it be because of battery capacity? Or the light Sony skin/software laid on top of Android?

  • Did u updated to Nougat using pc/just updated it by using wifi?

  • Maybe because of XPERIA Z5's software, since it is the only one having the issue

  • Baby:) Apart from the improved battery life have you noticed any subtle (or incremental) improvement on the app loading, camera (oh the endless issues of the camera and I'm not talking about the overheating issues) and say the audio/speaker sound? * coz I heard the 7.1.1 update of the Xperia X somewhat made the speakers "louder".

  • But I thought the 7.1.1. update and the succeeding patch) fixes all overheating issues of the X and older Z5 phones?

  • Is it coz the newer X and XZ phones have the newer Qnovo battery system built-in? Or more of the Android OS Doze system?

  • Try to update with Xperia companion.

  • was that update automatic or manual? today i checked and it says my phone is up to date with 5.1.1 android.

  • Dude, u cannot compare this to that. That smartphone u are talkimg about have a 5000mah battery. Comparing to this this only have almost half the capacity of the P1's one. Plus this chipset is notorious of overheating, which will also make the smartphone throttle and affect battery life

  • before xperia z5, i had lenovo p1 vibe and battery last 2-3 days. X5 last 9-10 hours? o.O i'm really shocked how bad battery is

  • well the battery was ok to me even before 7.1.1, but it lasts a bit longer as it doesn't heat up like 7.0. Baby :)

  • x heats up like me when im with a hot guy when it records 1080p. Having it able to record 4k when even 1080p heats it up is really not a winning option. That's why we didn't see 4k in x series.

  • I have no idea. And what is weird about it is that only XPERIA Z5 got that problem and not my XPERIA XZ.that time when it is not updated to the latest version don't even have any problems

  • But why would updating a first-party app fix the battery drain issue? What could that app do to one's firmware/software?

  • Re the 7.1.1 baby I'm curious as to how fast the battery life drains on the Z5. Has the quick battery drain been fixed?

  • But how about the Xperia X? Based on it's hardware + specs the X's camera seem better than the Z5 (not counting the megapixels as we all know megapixels are not everything)

  • Proof, or won't happen.

  • Xperia Z5 is not waterproof. Mine got water inside and it did not even last for 10 mins soaked in water. Motherboard was toasted and replacing it costs a lot. Almost price of a new phone.

  • Oh there is no patch to it. Because the main problem is coming from their own Movie Creator app. Updating the app will help fix the bug and also stop from sluggish performance and overheating

  • yesterday i got 7.1.1 baby, i can tell it's faster at opening browser and general performance is smoother. heat is also reduced, but i haven't done an antutu yet to see if they downclocked 810 again. Like they did with 6.0. I had 2 ui stops apparently, but they were only apps that didn't open at the 1st touch and open on 2nd. Other that these nothing else. Oh and while i listen to music and unlocking the phone with fingerprint, the playback has an almost unnoticeable hiccup. A bit annoying but it's my app poweramp, maybe?

  • you can change it's resolution afterwards on a pc down to 1080p, you get a much sharper video with less noise. But really 1080p is fine by itself to my eyes. You also have steady shot intelligent with 1080p, can't beat that.

  • Has anyone in here received the Nougat 7.1.1 "patch" that fixes the issues being experienced by some users like sluggish performance, overheating & poor battery life? has all the perceived issues been resolved?

  • I had a question and I dunno why 4K came into the mix. I suppose coz most phones record in 4K. But can one "export" or "crop" a 4K recording to 1080p so It would appear better than 1080p?

  • guys is it a good idea to buy sony xperia z5 now and use it for 2-3 years from now?

  • me neither. 1080p in 5 inches? is great for me as well. So if you don't mind 4k recording so why are we having this discussion? Give me a hug and stop talking xd

  • I am not sure

  • Some of us do not care about 4K recording. The phone (any phone for that matter) will overheat anyway. And also some of us don't own a 4K TV yet. So a full 1080p HD is more than sufficient for me.

  • But why exactly the Z5 was removed whilst the older Z3+ is still there?

  • Yes especially when ANDROID 7.0 update is available for XPERIA Z5. It improves the performance and controlled the overheating which made it a good update.

  • I bought this phone couple weeks ago, at first I upgraded this phone to nougat and my phone restart by itself many times in a week! But after i upgraded to nougat 7.1 this phone works just fine! I dont do much video recording but i think every phone doeals overheating if u used too much for long hour. I recommend this phone. Worth buying!

  • about the widespread bull about 4k recording for example? for a phone that can record 4k for 40+ minutes? that missinformation. after the 10 mins of course it will be hot. you won't believe what kind of toll you put on the processor when you record 4k.

  • Like some of their smartphones are removed from the website. When actually it still sells online

  • What misinformation? Read my past replies and you will find that I had 6 years of owning an Android phone (including lots of Xperia phones) and having been familiar with battery saving tips and tricks known I always find myself struggling to last the whole day with the tasks and activities i'm doing with my device.

  • Some are removed? What exactly do you mean by that?

  • especially 4k recording? it can record 4k for over 40 minutes what are you talking about? What massive issues are you refering to? battery life is ok no issues with that, and no the phone is not overheating. Stop with the missinformation.

  • Maybe because some are removed?

  • The Xperia Z5 seem to be missing in action at the official UK site whilst the Z3+ is still there. What could be the reason?

  • There were massive issues with the Nougat 7.0 on the Z5 a few months ago. Small and big issues alike such as overheating on camera (especially 4K recording), app reloading, an audio/bluetooth bug and the eternal issue of battery life (battery saving mode conflicting with Doze?). Has anyone noticed any improvements especially on the issues I stated?

  • hun these edges are making it unique, unlike the soap shaped rounded s7. the processing is because the camera has double the mp of s7, so it will take a couple of seconds. Plus why is this so important? Take copies of the same photo they just took?

  • Am about to buy an Xperia Z5. How do I check if it is not a clone and also if it is indeed brand new cz in my country some good second hand phones are sold as brand new

  • Which one is beat Sony X or Z5

  • Those updates from ANDROID 7.0 and newer

  • What updates would that be? What build number?

  • Still XPERIA Z5. Recent software updates help the phone to improve performance and stop overheating

  • Raised edges caused concerns for some at it may uncomfortable to hold. And yes it has stereo speakers but are they any louder than the S7? Stereo doesn't necesarilly mean better. And re the camera we all know that megapixels isn't everything. It is all about the sensor, extra features (such as laser AF, PDAF, EIS or OIS, etc.) and software optimisations (e.g. the Z5 camera takes a lot longer to boot and photos get processed slower than the S7). So, what say you?

  • myself z5. I have an extra port for a string, bigger screen, safer design because of the raised edges, unique design who pulls attention, stereo speakers, high mp camera, not amoled burn in issues.

  • So, between the Z5 and the S7 which one would you choose?

  • XPERIA XZ have no overheating. It is just slightly warm. For my XPERIA XZ there is no overheating with games or 4K its just warm

  • So if the SD820 held improve performance and decrease overheating then why does the Z5 and the XZ still has overheating issues when doing 4K or intense 3D gaming?

  • Yes, thanks to the SNAPDRAGON 820 inside which they improved efficiency and decrease chance of overheating

  • But would you say the software optimisation is better and overheating issue is less on the XZ than the Z5?

  • I am from india but living in England

  • Yes. I would prefer SNAPDRAGON 821 or SNAPDRAGON 835 if they want to have an upgraded version of XPERIA XZs. Good hardware and software totals up as a good phone u know :)

  • I see your point. So you think an SD820/821 or Exynos 8xxx would be better then?

  • I have a Z5 too..love mine will be getting and XZp soon

  • It is because I mostly blame the problem for overheating the XPERIA Z3+ and XPERIA Z5 to the notorious SNAPDRAGON 810 and not the software. Because the software is light, so I see no problems with it

  • I find that hard to believe that 5% only comprises of the software of a device. I thought it is more 30% the very least.

  • So, would u rather geta phone with SD810, 625? or 820?

  • U won't regret getting Sony phones man. They can last longer than Samsung :)

  • ave had the Z5 since 2016 september ,i bought it second hand for around $250 it was 2 months old and the best decision ever.just make sure as with all sony glass phones get a cover and glass protector .i have washed it, been rained on, dropped it few times and its still intact running 7.0 yet to update to 7.1.1 will give review then .people complain battery life is low which always happens after all upgrades before the battery re-calibrates unless ur a droid newbie its all phones not just z5.true it gets hot esp playing hardcore games but also cools in seconds and never hangs my phone goes for two weeks or more without need to restart there issue with bluetooth but not major mine cant change tracks using headset unless using third party app.life log is good at tracking sleep etc even without smart watch due to inbuilt sensors.i love my z5 and will update to 7.1.1 without fear

  • Yep, sort of

  • you know what i mean.. xxx i mean i got a snapdragon 810 phone, things are about to get hot between us x

  • So 5% is software related issues?

  • Warmer?

  • Oops, sorry. Should be the opposite.

  • is the headphone issue solve in android 7.1.1?

  • Where are you from?

  • You liked it? Well maybe we can get warmer then :)

  • I liked it when you called me sweety;) But seriously maybe not the S6. But I stand by the other phones I mentioned here. And I hope you can get what I was trying to say earlier yeah?

  • S6? Ok stop sweety, enough. S6 had a bad battery life. If you don't like Sony don't buy em, simple. There is no way i can take you seriously now that you mentioned s6, and good battery life in the same sentence.

  • Please do not accuse me of not being a Z owner. As I've written here in the past I had the Z1, Z2, Z3, M5, Z5, Z5 Premium and the XZ. The reason why I said Xperia phones have poor battery life is this. In the past 3 years that I had Xperia phones I did not changed jobs and I have been using almost the same number of apps and the same tasks everyday. Battery life is very subjective to each individual we all know that. So, based on my 3 years of experience (and owning various Android phone 3 years prior to that period) I have concluded that Xperia phones have very poor battery life and/or the software is rushed or not fully optimised. I have practically done almost all the battery saving tricks (apart from rooting)known under the sun and the phones I found to have an excellent battery life (and seemingly optimsed software) is Motorola (like my current Moto G4), Samsung (like my previous S6 and A5 2016) & Huawei (like my old Honor 5 and P8 Lite 2017). What i mean by good battery life is I don't need to charge the device midday or afternoon; I always have it fully charged by 6am and by 9pm I would still have at least under 20%. Does this explain everything to you?

  • 5% of hardware problems? That means 95% is software-related and that is a huge number.

  • Get the XPERIA X. It doesn't throttle that much and overheat like the XPERIA Z5. Day to day performance is better on the XPERIA X

  • battery life issues with previous z phones? No, even reviewers praise older z phones for their battery life, especially z3. Now i know you are not a valid z owner.

  • Id like to buy a phone . But i hv a problem to choose one of them ... Xperia Z5 or xperia x? Which one would u choose.. plizz giv ur opinion

  • I recently updated my Xperia z5 to Nougat 7.1 1 version and realized that the battery drains pretty quickly even though the phone is on idle. Therefore looking for some useful tips to fix this issue..your suggestions and advice would be much more appreciated!

  • More than 5p percent is hardware problems, totally

  • But, how in the world would i know if a Z3 has "v.2.0" SD801? Ive had various Xperia phones in the past and All have the same problems: battery life. And i have started to think that it is poor and rushed software optimisations. Whenever I ring Sony customer services they seem to be oblivious of the issue (not recognising the issue) and instead blame Google for the "late" updates and by the time Sony pushes the update it's either too late or is poorly optimised.

  • More of hardware issues or poor software optimisations? What percentage of hardware &/or software issues?

  • hey mate. Yeah you bet 801 is more officient and consistent in performance, hence z3 has a good impression. 810 is powerful and all that but not consistent. even v.2 has issues. The problem within it is it's read/writting processes, ive done research on the matter. the problem with it's power drainage lies behind rushed optimisation. They took their 4 core software and made it suitable for 8 core chips. That and that they wanted to have it ready asap as usual, that's why we have v.2 but still, it's still 810. Anyway there is little we can do to save our battery life and i wont lie to you, it can be better. Still z5 is the best 810 phone in the world so..

  • Yep u are correct

  • Its hardware problems

  • But if you have a newer SD810 and 3GB RAM surely won't that compensate for the "poor" battery life of the Z5? Does it also mean Sony's software isn't fully optimised? Or just poor hardware choices?

  • So I heard. This would mean SD801 doesn't heat up or throttle that much? Downside is it will not get Nougat 7.0. Only ROMs.

  • But, this year, Sony is leading back. Previously they finally got a proper flagship XPERIA XZ. Then they made a XPERIA XZs and XPERIA XZ PREMIUM. The 2nd half of the year I am guessing they will have better flagships, 2 of them

  • Other brands that used the Snapdragon 810, throttled down the speed or used the 808 chipset. Hence, only Sony had the overheating problems. Don't know why Sony make such a big mistake using the 810 chip with the Z3+ and then again in the Z5. Although the Z5 had dual heat pipes, it still ran like a toaster !

  • how about android 7.1.1 what are the changes guys...

  • Update it, i just got to 7.1.1 last week works awesome, better 3.5mm sound , louder on 7.1.1

  • Better get XZ or X performance

  • I own a Sony xperia z5 phone' n its battery is internal is 'dead' can I access a spare battery'

  • Sony xperia z5 or samsung j7 (2017)? I need your opinion guys

  • Guys I bought Z5 dual E6683 last month...and till now I didn't update my phone to Nougat since I heard a lot of problem bout Nougat...So is it right for me to wait for Android O/ I should just update my phone to Nougat..& my advice to people who want to buy this phone..don't buy this phone if u are a heavy user coz It sometime not just warm..It get too hot sometime actually when u play with camera..but this phone is superb to me..u know It was so smooth & camera is very clear (depends on how u play with the lighting)..:-))

  • Water resistant, I'd say go for it. Price is right nowadays. It's the phone I use, and has been the best one I've owned.

  • Until now I realized how much impact the XPERIA Z3+ gave to the people after the XPERIA Z3. Sales have been falling because of one flaw with the XPERIA Z3+; the SNAPDRAGON 810. It is notorious for overheating and hence they are disappointed with Sony. But kinda strange how other brands using that chipset that time still get good sales and only Sony having minor profits

  • Man it is Sony. It won't give you any issues even after some years. My Z3 which is made in 2014 works fine till now.

  • it's ip68 certified, it wont have any issues with fresh water cold or warm, just not hot.

  • Love it. Thamks

  • Even tho this phone is 3GB RAM, it still performs well. The multitasking is on par with other phones with 4GB RAM so yeah. Sticking to this phone is the best choice because of the smooth performance which I think can last longer than Samsung's heavy UI because the software is light and clean. Get the XPERIA XZ :)

  • Could you tell me your experience with Xperia XZ cuz I feel interested with this phone and want to buy it. But some things that makes me don't buy it is due to only 3GB RAM, cuz i think 3GB can't hold multitasking better and that makes my mind change to Galaxy S7 or S7 edge or iPhone 6s

  • Hello my all friends I would like to buy Sony Xperia Z5, it is Ok or not because my area is rainy

  • How is the selfy quality?

  • No. I used XPERIA XZ as my daily driver

  • Seems you often answer any questions here, did you use Xperia Z5 as your daily driver?

  • yep and also heats up to 40 degree celsius in about 5 min only

  • If i play like games asphalt 8, the battery will drain too fast?

  • There is no limitations to Quick Charge. System updates will not disable it. If the phone's processor have support for Quick Charge, it can fast charge. But u will also have to see what kind of charger u are using. It's best if u stick to the original charger can give u Quick Charge 2.0

  • It is fast charging after update to nougat?

  • Hi guys Which u recommend lenovo p2 or z5 ? Special about the material quality on the long run , so which keep its performance for longer years and which is wasted quickly ?

  • Android 7.0 will bring down the battery life because there is more features dude. Plus the features are running in the background and u cannot force stop it. If u force stop it the system will misbehave

  • Emmm u gotta think for a moment dude. What chip is XPERIA Z5 even using? A SNAPDRAGON 810. Compared to SNAPDRAGON 801 on the XPERIA Z3, it throttles and heats up like a champ of course that is going to affect the battery life by a lot. Common sense

  • Might sound like a stupid question/ discussion. But What makes the Z5 worse than the older Z3? I heard the battery life (since a "revised" update to Nougat was released) has really become worse compared to the "stable" Marshmallow 6.0.1-powered Z3. True?

  • Hi guys Which u recommend lenovo p2 or z5 ? Special about the material quality on the long run ?

  • After update new android from xperia, my phone running unstable. It always pop up to other application and screen shaking. I just bought it only one month. Please fix it. I only need the stable with no fancy phone. Stability phone is more important to me than other thing. Contact me at [email protected] Thanks

  • Yeah..

  • Should be because of the unefficient Snapdragon 810. It has a lot of power, but drains battery by a lot

  • Im saying overall battery is bad, not for a few days and it will pass, ever since i got it its like that, bad battery

  • Software update do help the performance by a lot. But, the battery life drains more maybe because when doing system update it requires more power so it heats up, then when it restarted it will be very warm but wait for a few days it will be fine

  • I never had app reload on Z5, while on P9 lite i had and it was very annoying.. Overall i have nothing to say bad then battery, else is awesome, I know 810 is a powerful battery drain chip but 5.1.1 had 74h endurance and now only 48, im sure a software update can fix a little at least, what do you think ?

  • They should also improve the RAM management! That is important. I mean, these phones are flagship grades, but the RAM management is bad even with a Snapdragon 820 inside the Xperia XZ. Apps sometimes reload only the very heavy apps like games will keep in memory. I like how they improve RAM management in newer phones like Xperia XA1 with 3GB RAM and the flagships Xperia XZs & Xperia XZ Premium, but they also have to improve older phones! For me Xperia XA1 is a good example of budget processor but with great multitasking

  • Yeah, here too.. performanse really better but battery same as 6.0.1, i get SoT 3 - 3.5hrs wifi only, mixed use 2h40 min, really bad for a flagship

  • Hmmm thats the case. I compared my XZ with Marshmallow 6.0.1 that time I bought it and currently Nougat 7.1.1 there is performance improvements, but the improvement for battery life is kinda mediocre. Still performs about the same with the battery

  • Performance is amazing, but battery life not

  • I ve never had overheating with 6.0.1 and now with 7.0.. It does get warm when outside is hot , but not close to overheating, and when using camera never had probs with that

  • Yeah thats the answer I want to get from Z5 users after getting Android 7.0 :)

  • There were no overheating problems to begin with, stop with the missinformation. Performance is generally faster yeah, especially the fingerprint scanner. The phone doesn't get as warm as it used to get at android 6 and the games run smoother with less frame drops, if there were any.

  • But does performance wise do better? Is there lesser overheating problems on Android 7.0?

  • I get the same battery life with nougat, still dissapointing

  • True. Those copper heat pipes inside does a good job dealing with the heat

  • Really hot is a big word, relax. It gets warm but never hot. I can easily watch a full movie online without heating issues. Z5 is the best Snapdragon 810 smartphone in the world actually. It manages heat surprisingly well for an 810 phone.

  • Yes. It get really hot after watching videos for just a few minutes. U should reconsider buying newer X lineups like XZ, X, X Performance

  • Guys plz Answer me does the Z5 get Hot when you use it too much????

  • Well even though they added copper cooling inside it doesn't help a lot because the Snapdragon 810 will still throttle inside. "Up to 2 days battery life" thats what people want, so they will buy it. I think they say that because of their purpose of earning profits thats why

  • True. The battery life isn't great that's a fact. I can't believe Sony had the guts to even say "up to 2 days of battery life" with 2900mah and snapdragon 810 on a 1080p screen.

  • Both the front and back are gorilla glass, it's just isn't in the details. If you look it up an official Sony moderator replied in Sony forums and confirmed it's gorilla glass, just not which version. You can bet it's either 3 or 4 though, that was the newest back then.

  • Its normal for that CPU Snapdragon 810. It overheats a lot so battery life will not be good at all. All Snapdragon 810s will perform about the same battery life

  • It is also the Android version. Xperia Z5 got a 73hr Endurance Rating on Android 5.1.1 and when it is updated to Android 6.0.1 it gone worse with a 45hr Endurance Rating. The Xperia Z5 Compact got 86hr Endurance Rating is because it is still on Android 5.1.1 they never review the updated Android 6.0.1 update to be fair. The display is one factor that affects the battery life, because of using more CPU power plus that processor is notorious of overheating so the "more CPU power" makes the CPU throttle and overheat causing it to be performing badly in battery life. Android 7.0 should improve the battery life

  • Why has the Z5 got such a nasty battery life in comparison to Z5 compact? I am sure that the screen surface difference doesn't matter until that point.

  • Sony will be superb in camera and performance when compare to other leading devices, concern is once we updated to latest OS(Nougat)sound quality will be poor, Display doesn't have gorilla protection hence it will break easily on couple of fell. Go for XZ.

  • I have SoT on my Z5 while using nougat mixed use 2hrs35 mins , sometimes barely 3 .. Anyone else like this or its my battery prob ? that 48h endurance is to frustating

  • Z5 is best

  • Don't worry. It will be smooth with Nougat. My Z3 don't get even Nougat. But it works very smooth with Marshmallow.

  • How u know that? They haven't even rollout Android O and u say that. How u know they will not rollout to Z5? Wheres the proof? They are still testjng Android 7.1.1 and u say Android 8

  • sony took about 1 year to release 7 to our (z5) even if same cpu on another brand will have support and get android 8, only sony dont do it , one of the reasons why this my last phone only XZ\S will get android O

  • No.

  • Depends on your requirements.Overall I would say Sony Xperia Z5.

  • does 256 gb class 10 sd hc really work on sony xperia z5? it seems when trying the processing is to slow. Particularly when capturing pictures. Any experience on it?

  • Does this device support wireless charging?

  • Its is based on Google's policy of whether the chipset (Snapdragon 810) is compatible with Android O. Don't need to beg for Sony, beg for Google to make this Z5' chip compatible with Android O

  • Sony, this better get Android O.

  • What he mean is charging from over 5% to under 95% is better because when u take a full charge u will stress the battery and become hot and results in damaging the battery

  • No. Because it is based on the cooling of the heatpipes inside the phone. Update will not help it. Update will only help in some app improvements and software only, not the internals.

  • I have both x and Z5 so I wanted to clarify some things 1 both x and z5 get warm in normal usage but doesn't overheat except you use camera or playing heavy games though Z5 can toast your fingers over time 2 the difference between x and Z5 is 1: 4k 2: ip68 actually 4k is a useless thing and most of the people don't use it normally 3 z5 is made of glass but x is aluminum so it can't be cracked x selfie camera is much better than Z5 both are smooth my recommendation is x because of 1 aluminum body 2 better selfie and I think ip68 don't come in handy very often I never had a problem with rain or humidity using x. And something else battery life is slightly less than average

  • Selfie camera is decent and nothing near great x selfie camera is really good but not great either

  • I bought the z5 because i am not into the x series.

  • I also have same question

  • How is the front camera Quality? I mean selfys are great or not..or should I go For X?

  • Is there a chance for Sony to fix the overheating problem?,, beside that it's a great smartphone

  • it has to have more RAM. Minimum 4GB.

  • Should I buy X, X Compact or Z5?

  • You must try ringke case

  • 5 hours? I get 4 tops. So yeah you are good to go, better that good actually. greenify isn't a battery saver at the core, it's a task killer. It also has several options to prolong battery life like aggressive doze. You do need to check it out.

  • So a screen on time of 4-5 hours is "OK"? Having a battery of 100% from 6pm at below 10% by 7pm is OK? Heard about Greenify long time ago. But I heard these battery saving apps actually doesn't help in saving battery life and it only helps in an incremental way.

  • battery optimisation is about charging speed so no, it doesn't have to do with battery life. Just keep in mind that it's battery life is about ok. Also download greenify

  • But my other question is will charging it "optimise" the battery and help prolong battery life as a whole? It has been 3 days and it has been the same old issue. Before 7pm my Z5 battery life died :(

  • Umm no, I don't have suggestions for the processing. They are 23mp photos mate, not 12 like iPhone and galaxy. Sure it will take longer to process the photos it takes than them Dont let the battery dry out completely. Yes you can charge it during the day and try to keep it in under 95% and over 5%. Don't let it go all the way up to 100%. So yeah you can charge it. Regular charges are better than one full charge for the battery.

  • I can concur that the headset does appear after getting wet but so far hasnt't been repeated. I could not find the NFC notifications settings so I can stop this "NFC Storage" message bug. Where would I find it? The 2-second processing of photo (+ shutter) is very slow for 2017 standards and vs an iPhone 6 or Galaxy S7 for that matter. Even by increasing the animations under Developer Options didn't helped at all. Any more suggestions? As I'm typing this it's past 9pm where I live and (compared to yesterday) I did slightly less on my phone so maybe that's why it lasted this long compared to 6pm yesterday. it's down 3% so it may die down anytime. As it has been 48 hours I still find the battery to be poor. Just read the website's re-review post-MM update and the battery life was actually cut in half which isn't confidence building. So, I need to ask: can I charge the battery halfway through the day so I can have enough juice till the evening say a lot later than 9pm?

  • 1st of, congratulations. the frosted glass is certainly a nice touch but as i already said, get a luxurious case imo. it's speakers are alright yeah, although nowhere near as loud as my old sony ericsson w995 but they are passable. The updates yeah, sony is quick with em and the fingerprint is quite fast after nougat update. 2nd, your bads. The headset message doesn't appear to me, although i get the headset icon when water gets in there. Just blow in it and it will be fine. You are lucky though, at marshmallow i had an alert that it was charging while underwater, it does funny things underwater. nfc storage? never had that message. Maybe that's because i haven't use nfc so far i dunno, but check notifications and alerts for everything. The camera never does this to me and I just checked it. It goes with the orientation im holding it. The processing is quite fast for me really. it takes about 2 seconds at most even when i take 23mp photos, with the exception of hdr of course. battery life is just ok to me. I keep it around 40-90% all the time though, and im careful when im far from home outside with what i do. I always keep in mind that. but snapdragon 810 is to blame here, it is a powerhungry one and yeah i get you. But try what i do, don't push the processor when you don't need to. draining the battery to 0% and charging it to 100% is generally not good, although processors nowadays keep the batteries away from overcharging. nevertheless, always keep it around 5 to 95% for the battery to stay in good condition for longer, and once a month drain it to 0% and then charge it to 100% for battery calibration. remember the 5 to 95% rule and you'll be fine, with any phone on that matter. Any more questions mate?

  • It has been 24 hours now since i decided to buy a Z5. Here are my thoughts on the phone. The Good: Frosted glass body is quite slippery for the hand. Not uncomfortable though. Speakers are slightly if not equally as loud as my galaxy S5 Neo albeit being rear facing. Had 3 updates immediately after setup from MM to Nougat 7.0 and March 2017 security update. Quick fingerprint scanner The Bad (bugs & issues): "Headset plugged in" message after getting wet from the shower & battery life was below 10% (only happened once so far) "NFC storage" message keep appearing almost all the time especially after fiddling with the Settings (Apps & Notifications) Opening the camera using the multitasking pane makes the screen go landscape The bootup and camera processing is still slow for its specs/hardware - same old issues since the Z1. The Worse: Battery life. Was 100% at 6am, below 10% by 1800. This after watching a few Youtube videos, checking on the news, social network apps (not even Facebook), no heavy streaming or downloading. I am unable to find the Screen On time info but after doing all the battery saving tips under the sun (apart from rooting) I find the numbers quite dissapointing which also makes it appear the software seem poorly optimised. Which leads me to more questions: Does draining the battery down to zero and charging it overnight damages the life of the battery? Does charging the battery routinely everyday will eventually sense the device usage and in turn improve & lenghten the life? Comments please?

  • please tell me about the battery life of Sony Z5

  • Can't say anything about the speakers output buddy as I don't have another smartphone than a Z5. It can be true, and can't. As for glass on smartphones, well.. gorilla glass is not that fragile. It is actually quite stronger than regular glass and a great choice for smartphones. But when certain companies go for 2,5d rounded panels, edge screens, loop designs etc. you can bet your as.s they get a significant reduction to their strength in case of a drop. a 2,5d glassed phone will hit on it's screen even if the drop isn't a complete front facing one, something that won't happen with Z series and many older phones, especially Z5. Nowadays it's all about comfort in hand and rounding edges and yeah that's hardly practical. I seriously consider xz premium, but it's loop design is a serious flaw in case of a drop. even a side one. Companies want that, because if we manage to damage them we will run to them for service, and they will get more money. I won't even mention galaxy s8, that thing is as fragile as it gets. It failed in all of it's drop tests on youtube. its like samsung knew it would be fragile and they said "hell why not? more money for us" All in all, I would go for a case with any phone. I got a mirror back case for my Z5 with a frame made of chromium that extends all around the screen. It just can't get more durable and beautiful than this.

  • some one please tell me about the battery life of Z5. I'm going to buy it tomorrow so please tell me about it

  • Xperia Z series, including Z5 have all an excellent performance in camera, screen resolution and so forth. But be warned that there are hundred of reports for all Sony xperia Z models where the phone suddenly stops working having a restart loop (reboot or restarting continuously). Just search on internet in the multiple official or help forums about this malfunctioning common to xperia Z. I experienced it myself. I was very satisfied with this phone, but one day it was just in that loop of reboot-restart, not working anymore. I used all the options and the software provided by Sony. Did not work, as in dozens of cases reported.

  • I have heard that the XZ has a slightly softer/weaker speaker sound output. And that the Z5 is lighter, slimmer and has a somewhat higher clocked CPU and read/write storage. is this true?

  • "Style" & "beauty" simply won't cut it compare to practical design and real life durability. I just think glass in it's normal form such as the ones on Z3+, Galaxy S7 and iPhone 7 Plus are way too fragile and can break easily.

  • hmm can't tell for certain, but the frosted glass feels less durable than the front one. Its because when I hit it with my nails a bit it sounds like it's empty inside, unlike the front glass who is glued down pretty tight. But they both seem pretty durable to me. Also z5 has the raised edges around both glasses for style, and protection of course. So i wouldn't worry about it.. much.

  • But do you feel the "frosted" glass of the Z5 is less prone for breaking than a normal glass body?

  • Am looking for the back cases to buy

  • Yeah that's a bug appeared in nougat hopefully they will fix :|

  • That's what I said buddy. It's glass I can tell it is. But it feels different, not like glass. That's why I say it should had been plastic. It would have been more durable as well

  • But i thought the Z5 has a frosted back and not plastic?

  • Yeah. Metal is always a better choice than glass, as it can't break neither crack. I prefer Z5 to had a plastic back. I mean it looks like plastic, it feels like plastic. Why couldn't it also be plastic. It wouldn't break. But you know Sony blinded fanboys.. But glass is beautiful and glass is awesome.. Try having an opinion on them XD

  • So that means glass in either frosted one or normal glass is easy to break even in waist height on a carpet? So metal (like the XZ) is better then?

  • My father dropped my z5 without a case quite a few times the bumpers on top left and bottom right are slightly dented but no other damage he once dropped it from about 5 ft. flat on back glass but it didn't crack

  • After a recent update, my Z5 is not that loud while listening to music via original earphones. Does anybody else have this problem??

  • Umm not mine mate, no. Plus I haven't seen any drop tests in youtube with Z5, and I've search everything about it before i made my purchase. I only saw a guy's review of Z5 and he had cracked the back glass with a drop on a carpet, from a few inches height! I thought that this was impossible and texted him. He said: I know right? it just was a lucky drop man. I didn't even bother to check for cracks because of the carpet. But when I saw the hairline I couldn't believe it! After that drop I had a few accidental drops with it but nothing else happened to either of it's glasses! It must have been the perfect drop at it's weakest spot I guess, because otherwise the back would have more cracks since then. Well myself obviously haven't done a drop test, but it fell off my hands twice (one facing with it's back on a pavement side), and nothing happened to it except 3 very small scratches at the right metal frame.

  • Well Z5 is my very 1st smartphone so I can't answer that. I used an 100€ smartphone for about 3 months before Z and I can say for certain that it is far ahead. But even among my friends and family (my best friend's roomate has a galaxy j5 16, he has the best one among all the people i know) my Z5 is again far ahead in speed. Everyone around my friends and family knows that Sony means business because of me. Fven that roomate who has the j5 and used to dislike Sony (effected by the majority of people), when he saw Z5 in action he lost his words. Hell he even likes my best friend's xperia m4 more than his j5 because of it's hardware construction. He has send his j5 at service for the 3rd time now because the new screen got burned again and doesn't turn on. Same problem all times, the screen. He admited that he was wrong about sony when he got to know my best friend's m4, and the fact that it doesn't require service every once in awhile. So there is your answer from personal experience. I can't talk about flagships since no one i know has a flagship phone. Maybe except my sister who has a galaxy note 3, but she has it since two years ago.

  • Between the glass of the Xperia Z3+ and Galaxy S7 comparing with the frosted glass for the Z5 which phone is the weakest when it comes to being easily breaking after a drop test?

  • To some speed and performance is important if we are to speak of it accumulatively. A matter of seconds slower is not the end of the world I know but during emergencies or important days or you just want things to be done quicker then it matters. Yes Android can be a "generation" ahead when it comes to hardware but the one thing that annoys me with Android is fragmentation (oh here we go again), the slowness of updates, the seemingly ineptitude approach of OEM's and the poorly optimized software. Do you see this more on Sony phones or others?

  • Very poor performance in terms of audio both external speakers and head phone. Poor WiFi coverage. It doesn't work where an ordinary low end phone works well

  • mm nope, its always fast and smooth

  • Has anyone have problems with battery life on Z5 ? I have it 8 months now, on nougat, and its horrible.. i get SoT about 3hrs, sometimes 4.. and i know since i got it battery wasnt perfect but now is worse, i mostly charge it 2 times a day, no matter if normal usage of heavy... ?

  • what's a bootloop? Wait I have a smartphone.. brb After reading about it: Damn that's pretty annoying. But LG says it's not a widespread issue so I don't know. LG V20 is a damn great recorder as well though.

  • You have to understand that iphone has its software made for it and for it alone, that's why its always faster than a generation later android phone. Android phones though pack a hell lot more in their software because android is an open platform, you can change anything in it's UI. Something that's impossible to do with an iphone, any iphone. Also the hardware on Androids is ages ahead. From camera to built materials certain Android flagships literally blow any iphone out of the water. Sony Z5 for example is ahead with it's built materials and it's superior water resistance. As for speed in opening apps the difference is just seconds. I don't mind that as long as my phone does it as well. Hell i got a 10 year old pc mate, and im ok with it as long as it runs my multimedia programs, and it does. Painfully slow at times, but it does. Yeah I know I need a new pc..

  • the lgv10 has bootloop tho

  • Battery Life like?

  • Were there instances the apps load slow or slow to load?

  • They load just fine and quick, you have on yt to see how it works on nougat, on my z5 works very fast

  • So the apps and games are stored "in suspended animation" if you like and once you open/click do they load literary almost instantly just like an iPhone?

  • Which is better Sony Xperia Z5 or samsung A5 (2017)? and why?

  • Nothing wrong with this phone but you need to install 2 essential apps and transfer to sd card.. (1) Power Clean (2) CM security.. Free

  • Have a problem on my z5 There is ghosting on top part of screen whenever i open statusbar or appdrawer its visible on top and the bottom left corner is black unless there is blue white red or green colour

  • Does this phone support both 4G + 3G Sim Card?

  • z5 is quite good as long as you wont upgrade to android 7 it unstable(overheat)

  • Hmm i didnt have any apps reload when multitasking

  • Hello friend, im using Z5 8-9 months now, as i can say from my experience, i did not have any kind of overheat, not even close to overheat, sometimes gets barely warm but im not playing strong games, so i dont know how will it be then, but i think its ok

  • Someone could get me out of doubt please, I'm about to buy the z5 but I'm afraid it will get hot as much as they say, is it true that it overheats? Sorry my English is bad

  • Amazing is quite subjective. So you mean no sign of throttling? And how about apps not being kept in memory and having to reload when you open them. Comment please?

  • Performance is amazing

  • But i still hear of software throttling which is leading to below par performance? Or has there been an improvement from updates?

  • Same issue with my Z5 - can't sustain 4k recording for more than a couple of minutes without overheating. First and last Sony 'phone.

  • Hey, I've done it many times. Actually sounds quality is good but I found out something weird, sometimes in recorded clips sound is not sync with video!you will understand it more in flamenco style. I record videos by using Full HD quality.

  • Ok thanx for your reply

  • try lg v10 for this.. it has hi res recording. Z5 is not bad at recording either, but you can't beat lg v10

  • If any guitarist here.. then please recored your guitar playing video using Z5.. and let me know how its audio quality.. please its important

  • Nougat is improved version of marshmallow. It won't lag.

  • Could anyone tell me, how about gaming performance in nougat ? Is it still getting hot easily and laggy ?

  • Audio issues all fixed, no problems at all, but i used to have a lot, so everything good with audio, rendering is better then 1st update of nougat, but still a tad slower as you say, everything else is awesome, snappy, battery good

  • With the revised update has the audio issues been fixed? Have you had any issues with the microphone or incoming calls? So so far the rendering/loading of pics in the Album app is a tad slower than Marshmallow?

  • By that i meant it takes some time to sharp the image, render it, with 1st update it took really long , about 15-20 secs, on 6.0.1 it used to do it imidiately, now on new update its faster, but still sometimes its longer to render image and apply X reality

  • Its about the same, 42-3 secs

  • 25 hours is unheard of on an Xperia phone. But your usage seem not "heavy" to me. heavy means using GPS via Google Maps for few hours in the morning, Youtube viewing non-stop for 2 hours, using Viber or WhatsApp all day. That is heavy usage than yours.

  • What do you exactly mean by "rendering" in Album app?

  • And with the "revised" Nougat update how long now is the startup?

  • Strange problem after nougat update. Gps works and gets a fix on location only with google maps Not working in any other apps like Igo or gps test.

  • I would like to get Sony Xperia z5, but how is the downloading and the features on this phone

  • Just updated Z5, sound is really fixed, sounds even nicer ! And it works really fast, but there is still problem with rendering in album

  • My Z5 on old nougat update took about 43 sec to start up, now ill update it to new update

  • No 10pm, so about 25 hours with heavy usage. Keep in mind that I use mobile data only when I need it and I don't always hold my phone in my hand. I took some photos, played a bit of minions, some viber, some planetromeo etc. and yeah.. it lasts alright. Also I kill background tasks and rarely have my brightness over 70%, depends on the outside visibility actually. No improvements to my eves.. EDIT: I didn't use it overnight at all, I was sleeping. Also my heavy usage is considered less to normal to my friends.

  • Well, I think the reason why some people "hates" Sony Xperia are several factors. When a phone is released the price is considered "non competetive" and is so exorbitant that an equivalent or better hardware in other Android OEM's. Also I also have the experience not once but several times when calling Customer Services that Sony don't seem to acknowledge some known issues with their phones and they seem to live in a different planet that makes it so painful talking to their reps. best example of an issue is the eternal orange/purple fringe in low light photos and the amazing noise/photo blur when zooming in; it has been there since the Z1 and Sony don't seem to be aware of this. That is just an example. Updates can be faster but commending them for updating their older phones (like the Z3+ and Z5) to Nougat. But 7.1.1? That remains to be seen. And don't start about 7.1.1 being a "minor" update. Updates ARE updates that improve a phone in little or many ways.

  • So from 88% last night (around which time) and now 16% as of what 6pm? That sounded a very good battery life.

  • I use poweramp,even though, with the same setting as in marshmallow, there is a bit more treble to the sound,thats for sure, the sound is softer and more pleasant. Battery life is great for me,and never been an issue for me anyway, a full charge with moderate use lasts the whole day for me. Great phone,can't understand why people hate sony,atleast they don't turn to complete rubbish after a year like most Samsung phones. I owned a z3,handled it to my father,still works like new after more than 2 years,everything works like from day one.

  • Nope nothing new in the camera, haven't deeply test it yet but I let you know tomorrow about this. The start up still takes about a minute, nothing new here and I agree. Takes a lot of time for a flagship. The battery doesn't seem to be improved. I got though the day with heavy usage and it is 16% atm from 88% i had it last night i went to bed. Only the sound issues got fixed from what I see so far. I hate that I can't bypass Sony's software atm now grrr

  • Has there been any update on the music player, audio & equalizer?

  • Screen calibration is more accurate. Multitasking works flawlessly,apps turn back instantly, seems there isn't a reload issue.

  • When you mean "colours are more accurate" is this more of the screen colour calibration or the camera photos output post-processing? And speaking about the opened apps on the multitaking pane do they still reload when clicked/opened or do they open instantly which may show apps were kept in memory or better memory management?

  • Re the new Z5 update... Have you noticed any improvements on the camera app starting, quality, overall speed? Any improvements on the battery life? Does the phone still loads awfully slow (under 60 seconds which is an eternity compared to an iPhine SE and a millenia compared to the S7)?

  • I strongly disgaree with your claim of me being a troll. That term was only created for people being "frustrated" by other people. I am still here in this forum because I want to get insights/comments/advice from people. I exchange and share my experiences in here with all honesty and it is simply up to you whether you like it or not. I appreciate all your comments and of course I take them all on board and try and consider them when purchasing my next phone. Having such experiences consistent with online reviews (which again with all due respect are not paid as far as I know as they have ben around for years and are well respected in the online sphere) I feel is "proof" enough. So can we just please get on with this thing and carry on eh mate...?

  • Z5 is slightly better but the z3 was best

  • Forgot to mention,the sound now has more treble,through speakers and also with headphones, there is more treble,sound is warmer.

  • The update is really great,except the small bug with rendering images in gallery. Dont know if its new,but opengl in now version 3.2 Asphalt xtreme runs without any hiccups or lags on the highest settings,prior the update it lagged a lot. Great job sony,for keeping up and pushing updates on time. Also colors are a litte more accurate, or this is just me...;)

  • Ok I updated Z5 to the latest software 32.3.A.2.33 and I'll post what's new. 1) The android security updates for March 2) All the audio issues with the 1st nougat update have been fixed. Now all the applications and videos sound loud again. 3) The slow rendering of the photos in album has been fixed, almost (there are still some rendering issues, but the photos are being rendered much faster now). 4) I can't bypass the Sony software volume control anymore within any application.,I guess Sony really fixed everything with the sound issues. That's all I see at the moment.

  • You are hardly proof though, as well as online paid reviewers. Anyway if Z5 is such a downer to you, would you mind to tell us why are you here in Z5's comments? From what I read, I would say to troll, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong hun.

  • Of all the Android phones I had (Galaxy, Nexus, Wileyfox, Xperia) I found Sony's phones to be the slowest in starting up the camera app. I would say it is between 1-2 seconds slower compared to 1 second or less with an iPhone 6S, Galaxy A5 2016, Galaxy S5 Neo & Nexus 5X amongst others. The same can be said with processing (the part wherein the camera takes a photo and the software doing all the work in "processing" and saving it on to the phone's storage). This my own experience is consistent to the reviews I read and saw online. I don't know what mod or root access you did to your phone but I stand by these assessment very strongly.

  • But you forgot to mention the other things that are more important. Does the apps you open reload or does it load up instantly? Does the camera doesnt take an eternity (i.e. 1-2 seconds) to open and does it not process/save photos in 1-2 seconds coz almost all reviews I have heard seem to form same opinion.

  • Nonsense again, the camera launches pretty fast on Z5, and i'm amazed by how quickly it processes such big photos. We are talking about 5000 pixels here. Not 3k or 4k, but 5000! It was the only phone to have such a high mp camera, and I can tell it's still kicking buts. white balance could have been warmer I can say that, but nothing that can't be corrected later on if it's needed.

  • I want to see the list. Provide me a link.

  • glass back feels more like plastic - I expect it would be fairly fragile if dropped onto tiles or concrete (much like the iphone 4). sound is excellent thru headphones and pretty good through front speakers. All apps seem to work fine when opened thru multitasking pane. outside photos are sharp and crystal clear - resolution, color and brightness can be changed in camera settings to adjust tones. overall great value for money - I really like it

  • Does the frosted glass back of the Z5 feels like it can easily break when say it came out and fallen from a height of your jeans pocket? Speakers not sounding muffled? Opened apps do not restart when you open them using the multitasking pane? Does the photos look relatively warmer in tone than the previous Z phones?

  • You forgot to mention the Z series have all been ultra slow in opening the camera app, the shutter and the processing. This issue seem also evident in the high-end XZ. I dunno what Sony is doing these days. The software seems quite unoptimised and not up to speed with what hardware it has.

  • S7 has a fingerprintsensor... LOL

  • received my Xperia Z5 yesterday from Amazon. The bad - the battery is nothing special (at least one charge a day required), indoor photos average, ridge on back makes it uncomfortable to hold, feels fragile and the fingerprint scanner is an absolute disaster. The good - the screen is fantastic - better than iphone 6 - possibly the best screen around for the price (AUD 500) and after fitting phone with a hardened glass protector and snazzy black gel case it feels great to hold. Outdoor photos at least as good as an iphone 6, possibly even better in bright light conditions. All apps, camera etc pretty snappy with no discernible lag. FM radio (using headphones included in the box) a bonus.

  • Depends on the app we are using, not the phones speakers alone. Professional music apps do not go behind sony's speaker audio controls, making the speakers sound just as you like them to.

  • Yeah well most battery saving apps are indeed fake, but I use greenify since day one and it does work. Aggressive Doze is a setting that allows Doze to run within minutes within greenify, but it requires some additional info that you can do with a pc to actually activate this. No not root, just some basic knowledge of adb. Well as for the camera yeah, that's all I can say. Z5 takes a lot wider photos than any other phone atm, so some drawback has to be expected in such wide lenses. Anyway I don't mean to create a scene, but GSM arena isn't as trustworthy as you might think.

  • I have heard about Greenify since two years ago. I must say i'm not that convinced. That's probably why I don't use it. Unless you can help me which some setting but until then I'll stay away from it. And besides I also heard some percentage of people online that such "battery saving apps" doesn't really help at all and can somehow clash with Doze on Android. Going back to the uneven photo sharpness and the corner bluriness what would be the solution then? Cropping the damn photo? Also to tell you (for the third time) that I mostly based my opinion on being a former owner and user of the Xperia phones I just mentioned in here. Sure I can go to a store and ask for a Z5 but most stores I know don't stock/display the phone anymore. And when there was that available Z5 then it's either the phone's software isn't up to date. the phone isn't fully charged, the phone is on demo mode...you get my drift. So, my opinions and perception are based on a mixture of my own experience and on online reviews from well known and reputable sites such as this site.

  • Cheers anonymous. But how about speakers. Between the Z3+ and the Z5 which has the slightly louder/clearer/less muffled sound?

  • Z3 - Colder colours Z5 - Warmer colours.

  • As you said, it's all down to how you ere using a phone and what you are doing with it. The battery life is something I keep in mind with everything I do, that's why I can get a day or two with it. As for your curiosity, I use greenify to kill background tasks alongside its aggressive Doze feature. It kills background stuff much faster than the regular Doze do after the screen goes off. The blue tint in low light situations? I have experienced that I won't lie to you. In superior auto Z5 has a tendency to boost the iso a lot, even when it's not needed. Going manual and keeping the iso under control yourself saves you fron that blue tint. The corner softness? Not only but it also distorts the photos it takes at the corners. This happens because the camera has an ultra wide lens of 22mm. And it's pretty darn wide, even the big ultra wide lens boys mess things a bit at tge corners because of it. The other phones don't have such wide lenses so there is not much distortion there. But you can fit a lot more stuff in your photos with Z5 so im cool with its lens. If it annoys you that much crop your photos at the same photo size the s7's lens takes and the distortion will go away. The speakers muffled? Nope, not mine. As I said my Z5 is pretty louder than a regular Z5. Poweramp music player bypasses the phone's software and you are the one who controls everything, and I know what I do there. Anyway boosting the right in the equaliser options can get you a much clearer output, even with a free music app who has an equaliser if you find the output muffled. Also you Base your opinions on online reviews, that's hardly a proof. Sony doesn't pay reviewers like other companies do.. So there's your answer about the online reviews.

  • I don't unlock my phone using my voice so that's irrelevant to me. And besides that uses too much battery life. Using a phone and talking about the battery life is very subjective and depends on each person. That's very true....for 6 years since Android's inception. I have merely told you of my experiences with the below said Xperia phones and the keyword is "I have been consistently using the same number of apps, same number of tasks for the past 2-3 years as I haven't changed my work, etc.". I am curious as to what "battery saving tips & hacks" have you been doing to preserve your phone's battery life? Me...sans rooting it I have probably done almost everything under the sun which are too many to mention here. Re the camera have you not experienced the notorious blue/orange tinge in the camera lens during certain angles or in low-light? How about the seemingly common issue of poor sharpness along the corners? What miracle have you been doing under the Manual settings to avoid these? And to which phones have you used as a comparison in terms of speakers sound output & loudness? Do you not think that because of the waterproofness the speakers can become umm i don't know...muffled maybe?

  • 6s is a much "safer" phone if can I say that. You get what you would expect, even better. Sony phones are a mixed bag of trash and gold,your z5 could either be a premium phone with zero problems or a nice surface-looking one but with a lot of problems inside. Some users are reporting these problmes ( not only with the z5 but with many sony phones: - self cracking screen/back issue - processors are getting heat very fast - auto rebooting/shutting off Other users have say that they never experienced any of these things including me , but I've had an old xperia sp, wich had zero problems and still rocking today with nice battery life and performance. Here are some advantages over other phones: - much better battery life over time - much better performance over major android updates - more detailed photos ( 23 MP vs 12/16MP ) but you have to know how to set everything correctly And here are iphone 6s's advantages/disadvantages: - smoother performance - easier to use camera ( and better low light photos ) - better optimised apps - has working finger print ( z5 does not had one but only if you live in US ) - better in call speaker quality - poorer battery life - smaller and lower res screen - iOS limitations Hope this helped :)

  • I think he left a huge clue about which nougat version he is using.. take another look.

  • Umm as a Z5 owner i find your camera accusations false. I can take awesome pictures in almost all light situations in manual mode. Z5 has a tendency of pushing the iso too much, controlling it in manual mode saves my photos from the usual red/blue noise and low detail preservation. You should try that too. The battery life is alright to me. I can easily get though a full day with heavy usage, and if I use it moderately, defently 2. It's all down to how you use your phone. Oh and galaxy s7? please.. I doesn't even recognising my voice to unlock and its front camera doesn't pick my face to unlock either. terrible speaker output that can easily blocked and don't get me started on the all known amoled burn in issues i had with it after 7 months. And the camera? I had to always stick to manual because of the terrible warming and oversaturation it does on all the photos it takes, very annoying. So Z5 saved me big time from these. I can easily unlock it by just telling it to unlock, and when I can't, looking at its camera unlocks it instantly too. It's speakers are easily two of the best I have heard in years. I use poweramp as my music player which bypasses the Sony software speaker volume control and can output loud, bassy sound. That's important for me. Yeah Sony`s software volume control is pretty bad, I get around 30% louder and heavier output from poweramp than the stock music player it has. So s7? yeah good phone for the masses who does have a clue about using a camera, using the right music software and STILL use patterns to unlock it.. in 2017 lol.

  • Who has the better screen(brightness,sharpnes,colors,whites,blacks,­vivids,etc); z3 or z5?

  • Sorry but are you speaking about the Z5 Nougat update?

  • I don't know if i'm seeing it right but the Z3 looks less grainy (less noise) than the XZ. Is this correct? Any thoughts/experience on the Z5? Would that be any better than the Z3? (may sound like a stupid question).

  • 50% of the phones i'm buying are brand new. And i do not think buying a second hand would matter or make any difference; I'm very careful and scrutinise sellers with what they are selling.

  • Just upgraded to 7.0 today (postponed my update coz of internet issues) The fingerprint sensor is now lightning fast, i havent even properly positioned my thumb and it already unlocks.

  • They have a list of deviced that will be updated to Android O, and Z5 familly is there

  • Yup, better choice, better camera then z3+, it has fingerprint too

  • I am only speaking about the camera performance here, but my friend who bought the XZ to replace her old Z3 Compact also experianced some lag in certain apps and low battery live. For me though the most important part of a smartphone is the camera. And off course we didn't believe that the XZ camera would be of less quality then the older Z3. But we could test them together and the result wasn't good.... I can't post any samples here, but I did on the Sony forum, here's the link to that pages (this was page 16 out of 36 already...) The difference in quality is obvious as you can see. And this was not just an incident. What ever we tried, we could not get the pictures to come out any better then this. With the Z3 that was never an issue, although there are also better smartphone camera's then the Z3, but three years ago it was ok.

  • does z5 made of plastic or aluminum

  • Of course z5 for a higher specs and waterproof smartphone (at least in a paper cuz i don't own both phones so i can't take a conclusion based on my opinion) *CMIIW

  • You should buy a new one, not a-second-hand Z5, cuz you did't know what was happen to that phone before you bought it. *CMIIW

  • Let me tell you something. I have had the Z1, Z2, Z3, M5 and Z5 Premium in the past. And all have recurring themes of issues and it has been consistent 95% of the time and these are battery life & camera. After doing almost all known and obvious ways to save on battery life and based on my usage and apps (which hasn't changed much within the past 2 years) I find my Xperia phones struggling by 6pm meaning it's less than 30% which won't even reach by 9pm before it completely dies off. Camera has an almost eternal issues of noise/grainy/watercolour-type images when zoomed in, weak in low-light situations (partially compensated by the weak single LED flash), slow shutter, slow in processing images and slow in opening the actual camera app. With a £299 budget I would probably rather have a used Galaxy S7 than a used Z5 or XZ coz of said issues.

  • I can't believe that a 3 year old phone such as the Z3 can be better than the XZ. But how about the Z3+ or the Z5? I want to know which one tales slightly warmer photos (in Auto mode or Manual), better battery life & very good multitasking skills? I always thought the newer phones (Z5 & XZ) are better.

  • No sign of overheating when watching long Youtube or .mp4 videos, or taking lots of photos or playing high-graphics games for long? Opened apps not reloading on the multitasking pane?

  • What are you trying to do? You obviously aren't a Sony owner and you bashed Z5 in a previous comment of yours. Please explain what you are up to

  • Talking from experience: My Z5 takes sharper and less noisy low-light pictures with flash when I capture using shutter key by pressing it very quick.

  • Where did they announce Android O for Z5?

  • I am not forcing anyone to believe what I say. Anyone can just look at sample pictures and then judge them selves. At one point we did own a Z3, a Z5 and the XZ at the same time. So we had the opurtunity to compare. Z3 took the nicest pictures of thes three, but also not more then average quality. It is not for nothing that we both purchesed a phone of a different brand and this camera is way way better. I am not trolling, and I am not the only one who feels screwed by Sony. Again look at this thread here: Complaints just keep comming in... So if anyone asks me about the camera quality of Sony smartphones I just give them a fair and square awnser.

  • Yes. But iPhone is like jail. Everything is locked. You can't customize your phone unless you jailbreak it. You must use iTunes for transferring files. That's so annoying.

  • My z5 has been amazing, no issues battery amazing still after a year and a half no complaints what so ever. Better than any Samsungs i have owned, where i felt the need to hack due to lagginess.

  • In the long-term and thinking about its current Nougat (and other updates) + specs is the Z5 a better choice than the Z3+?

  • i was so exited when i got this a month after it came out now its dead. was supose to be the best phone out so naturally i had to have. within the first the month the phone bent right in the middle id say 3-4mm id say i have the 4k premium curve screen edition to laugh about it.then it got so hot it burnt my leg so i sent it back via warranty got a new one and screen burnt out and cpu melted i seriously will never buy sony again i will go samsung s8 when release or buy a beasty chinese one off ebay with 6gb ram 128 gb rom oled 5.5" 4500maw battery and spend £200 seriously i mean this 100 per. chinese makes everything the best and everything in your phone is basically anyway so your paying for brand only!!! best sony phone ive had is z3 compact thats it.

  • Between the Z5 and the X Performance (both being water proof phone) in its current Android Nougat 7.0 update which would you buy right now?

  • Xperia X or Z5?

  • Been using Z5 white model 8 months now.. Updated to Nougat 7.0, they announced a fix in mid april , it will be good, it works pretty snappy but needs fixes, speakers are good, camera is awesome, battery is not that good... Luckilly i have quick charge 2.0, and they announced android O for Z5 series... Nice

  • since ur talking about quick shit, how do you turn on/off data on iphone?

  • 1.Sony is fast problem is heating 2.noise for camra low light conditions 3.batrry performance good but not Excellent 4.display old time is very good but future is amoled display excellent 5.samsung use cmos camra is better and low light performance is excellent I think me work for Sony company free any problem and all world lover for Sony I exellent lover for my tasion buy Sony mobile OK so please............. Free any broblem Sony thank you

  • Well, I find some of the iPhone's "advantages" in terms of productivity and work: 1. Quick to boot 2. Triple tap to access magnifier (with Android you still need an app) 3. Blue light filter (limited Android OEMs have that feature) 4. Very quick access to camera 5. Very quick camera shutter speed 6. Individual settings to limit/stop background data 7. Flexible Location Services options (limited with Android) Comments please?

  • So, would u rather get a Z5 then? Even with... ...muffled speakers? ...lots of noise & grain when camera zooming-in? ...weak in low-light conditions? ...inconsistent memory management? (read: opened apps slow to reload) ...initial bootup takes almost a full minute? ...poorly calibrated/optimised power management?

  • I find the "Compact" versions of Sony too small for my hand. I find 5.2" inches is the most absolute minimum I prefer and comfortable with.

  • I have the z3 and z5 and the z5 outperforms the z3 by miles. Stop trolling!

  • Go for Z5. Buy Sony phone once. Don't you tired from boring iPhones?

  • No that's not true Z3&Z3+ are not very good and both of them overheat it can cause severe damage to chipset.if you want to choose between z5 and 6s that's a different matter iOS is a little limited and many good Apps are not free iPhone loud speaker is crab, camera is decent, screen quality is below average so you get a decent product for a premium price

  • I am the Z5 compact user and it was the first sony mobile i bought; the following problems i face: 1. first problem was to while calling, i couldn't hear (this problem appeared aft one year) 2. poor mic problem while calling (again appear after a year) 3. camera quality is poor in compare to 23 MP. 4. flashlight bleeding pictures (when flashing while taking picture, flashlights bleeds or go into camera lens) Advantages are all related to software: 1. software doesn't lag 2. doesn't overheats (good core processor management)

  • I saw several videos the Z3 actually loads faster and camera (slightly) better than the Z3+ & in some ways the Z5. Can someone confirm/corroborate this for me? Mt issue with the Z3 is it wont get updated to Nougat 7.0 and security updates will become more scarce.

  • All Sony smartphone camera photos are of poor quality. But the old Z3 camera is actualy better then the new Z5 / XZ camera.

  • And why would u choose a 6S than the Z5?

  • Some of us can't afford the slightly more expensive (and the most derided of the Xperia clan coz of poor battery life) X phones hence the question.

  • Some people can't afford an iPhone 7 hence the question. 6s still a good phone?

  • 6s dude. All the way

  • I wouldn't bother with any of the old Z models; the X are far better and more future-proof.

  • the iPhone 7 - why be bothered with old devices?

  • By far the best phone I have ever owned.You won't regret buying one.

  • So, how about the Z5 vs the iPhone 6S what would you choose?

  • Hi after updating to Nougat Last night i cant download from the play store, ive done all the technical troubleshooting and still not working

  • Go for Z5 with closed eyes.

  • For my next phone I'm choosing between the Z5 & Z3+. Both are affordable right now but the latter is cheaper. My queries/concerns are: 1. Camera - never mind the megapixels. Need to know which one has better heat dissipation internals, faster camera shutter, warmer photos, better in low-light and less noise in zooming in. 2. Which one has a louder, more rounder & clearer speaker sound output? 3. Stupid to ask but...which one has better battery life? Would appreciate any replies. Cheers.

  • my app button isn't sensing

  • Still waiting for .378

  • Not sure about volume but Sony will fix that bugs and lag after next update.

  • Same here for my Xperia XZ

  • Well there are few bugs sometimes games lag for a second or something not so bothersome but there is one problem the volume is too low after android n ringer volume is so low it's difficult to hear in quiet environment and overall bolume is also low after android n

  • Agreed. But Sony don't put so much bloatware like Samsung or others. Just some apps like music or album. My Z3 had Facebook app in KitKat. It was very annoying to have that heavy and useless app. In marshmallow they've removed it.

  • Hi res audio is of higher quality than 320kbps, most commonly at around 900kbps, depending on the track. If I can hear the difference? Well not really.. The tracks take much more space than mp3 ones for what they worth, and it's not like you can tell the difference.

  • The only thing they haven't optimized is bloatware. There is more apps that cannot be deleted in Marshmallow compared to older Android versions like Android 4.3

  • Sony is king of optimisation. Their phones becomes more smooth after updates.

  • Guys, don't update to android 7, system is too slow, speaker sound causing vibrations as always has been with major updates which forces user to upgrade phone... Applications are unstable, crashing occasionally...need regular restarts, slow touch sensitivity.. Bought is for 37k INR an year ago

  • After Android N for Xperia Z5, it is much more well optimized conpared to marshmallow.

  • Umm yes.. Manual mode boy.

  • Pretty darn great...??? When something that should be dark turns blue?? Al my low light photo's look like a Smurf! I think you are a Smurf too, right? Why else would you like these blue photo's...?

  • Because it's not top 10 anymore...? That would be a plausible reason is my guess.

  • What happens to your music output (in the earphones) if you play 320 kbps, 44.1 KHz, 16-bit songs? Would the Hi-Res Audio output be heard?

  • why did gsmarena removed z5 and z5P on top 10 by fans? just bcoz its 2015 model?

  • all android phones are messed up on NOUGAT.. XD

  • Z5 absolutely!!!

  • hi. plz help me for choosing between xperia x & z5. i think xperia x have better selfie camera and newer cellphone, but z5 has stronger chipset and better battery. the price of both of them are about same in my country. plzzz help me.

  • It is not the smartphone problem, it is an application you installed, some applications even if you did uninstall it will keep making advertising, reinstall the software through pc companion and everything is going to be fine.

  • I just updated my soney Xperia Z5 to Android 7.0 And my loudspeaker for music is not loud And incoming calls ringtone is not loud 6.0 and 5.0 Android everything was okay

  • It would be a good phone. But there is one major problem with it that I cannot forgive. Built in apps and advertising that tenable themselves every few days or you cannot disable at all. When I spend hundreds of pounds on a product I do not expect it to spam the hell out of me daily with what's new and notifications promoting further products. They should be paying us for having to see all these ads. What's new you could disable temporarily but now you get a message stating it cannot be uninsulated or disabled. I used to love Sony phones but they can go to hell now.

  • Yes there is a very good reason to get offensive against people like you . Let me explain to you why: You have been around here for ages and the only thing you are searching for is ways to disargree with other contributers who have issues with their Sony smartphones. The way you are flooding this site with your comments (only on Sony articles, and on all of them!) makes it seem very likely that doing this is your profession. I think that what you are doing is very, very disrespectfull to the other users here. And if you get to a point that you realy start to irritate people they wíll get offensive. I would rather see that a big name like Sony would take their customers seriously when they have complaints about certain applications or hardware - instead of ignoring them. Or even disagreeing with them, just like you are doing here on GSM arena. So stop it

  • Thank you mate for your support.

  • Dude, first of all there is no need to go offensive in speech, anyway, the arguments in the past were about if the camera of this smartphone was truly the best in the world or not, and I'm so sure that the camera of this smartphone is so far ahead from being bad.

  • Ok.. who the f gives you the right to call my mate a dummy? Just because he has a different opinion from yours? In that case aren't you a dummy as well? As for the Z5 camera, it's great for me and many others so deal with it. If it's not good for you that's fine too, but at least give us valid objections like I do if you want to be taken seriously, dummy. capisce?

  • Well it is but sometimes there is a lot of noise or a smudging(rarely) if these ar fixed it might be much better then the competition even newer phones

  • After android n update my phone gets hot when playing games or browsing games are lagging a bit and gta is having some glitches and the phone sometimes stutters but the good thing is battery life has slightly improved camera is a bit faster audio quality has improved slightly and the ui is great

  • The new update is great phone is faster, battery better and sound louder so not sure what issues others are having. Maybe an installed app doesn't like the new update and is drinking power... 😁

  • So far from truth.

  • Please read the gsmarena camera phone shootout of latest flagships below..... Here you can read about the truth of current camera phones.

  • Same here,the volume is very bad now,hope that in 7.1 it will be fixed or in the next update)

  • not terrible, but also not great. Z5 has a weird blue or red tint on some of it's low light shots at the sides of particular photos. Z5 is still a pretty darn great photographic phone, just not the best anymore. The battery life yeah, it's draining fast i admit that, but this happens since i ”updated" it to nougat. Worse battery life, dropped volume levels, top speaker distorts at max volume, bluetooth turns itself on at times.. They better fix these because on android 6 it was great. But saying it's a bad phone? naah its down to personal opinion. I still love it even though Sony messed it up with android 7.

  • Actually, the real owners say that this smartphone is a camera beast, and I say it again, it was OFFICIALLY the best smartphone camera in 2015 and still beast nowadays.

  • Yes it was, and the xz is the best smartphone camera now, oh, and regarding to that link, anybody can go there and post whatever he wants, don't trust it.

  • Terrible low light photography...Sold mine and bought another brand and its low light photography is great...Also terrible battery life. You are a fibber as you don't own this phone.

  • No it is not. I know, because I own one. Just look at some samples here from the Z5 and XZ camera (official Sony Mobile Website forum): (oh, and take your time, it's already 31 pages comments and samples by Xperia owners)

  • I hear that from a lot of people. Untill I show them the pictures made by my Samsung Note 1 from 2012 with only an 8 megapixel camera. If you not have very high standards the Sony camera will seem fine. But that also accounts for many low end 5 megapixel camera's. They're fine, but defenitly not good.

  • Have you tried resetting it to factory settings? Sony phones usually have this problem after a major update; apparently it has something to do with the Stamina mode. I had the same problem with my Xperia Z when upgrading to Lollipop and restoring the phone to factory settings did the trick. Some people reported that uninstalling and manually reinstalling all the apps also solved the problem for them, but I wanted to do it properly. If you do go resetting the phone, be sure to backup your data since it will be lost in the process.

  • I'm taking professional photos with my Z5, what are you talking about? Z5 has a very high score in dxomark and nowadays it's still a killer camera! Just check out for yourself:

  • The camera of z5 was the best in 2015 OFFICIALLY, and still decent nowadays.

  • Maybe not the best but not bad.

  • I have an Z5 and my pics come out fine..so ill always buy Sony.

  • Maybe. But my message was for people who also want to use their smartphone for making pictures. It's the worst smartphonecamera on the market.

  • After the update when I have the same problems.

  • We will buy Sony phones again and again. It is very durable.

  • With Nougat te camera is even gotten worse.... And it was sh*t already. Why can't Sony get their camera's straight...?? It seems the XZ has not brought any improvement either. People, if you like taking pictures and you want them to look nice, do not ever buy a Sony smartphone!

  • I hope so mate ;)

  • Don't worry. Sony will fix that small issues after next update.

  • Ok it's been three days that I'm updated to nougat, and im disappointed. The battery drains faster than it was draining with marshmallow. And it's a big deal since Z5's battery life wasn't worth writing about at marshmallow. Why is that? The audio now is a mixed bug. The volume levels have dropped, and it's noticeable in videos. Both online and offline volume at 100% is low. At marshmallow it was quite good, but not anymore. At least the volume through headphones isn't different. These are my only complains, everything else is the same or better. I noticed that the fingerprint sensor is much faster now.

  • Good point, I won't bother. But as I said, I have proof. Do you guys have any?

  • The final answer is Nougat.. 1. 23mp shooter at it's most 2. Fingerprint sensor is now taking half of a second 3. It Doesn't give you warmness anymore 🤣🤡

  • My next cell phone from SONY!

  • boy, I explained to you in detail why you are wrong, and yet you still claim im not a sony z5 owner. Pathetic.. Add me in fb whatever, i have a Z5 and i can prove it.. now let me eat my dinner in peace. Had a rough day and Im not in the mood for this. Try again tomorrow :/

  • still cant get nougat update :(

  • Your negative comments makes no sense.

  • Both are superb phones. Don't worry.

  • You are: 1) Samsung fan that just trolling here or 2) Bad user that don't take care about their phone. Why mine won't cracked? Even one time?

  • Ok, let me make this clear back to you, you are 100% wrong. I doubt you own a Z5 and are just a fake user. I have used this in max video and max photo settings. After about 3 mins in video mode a pop up heat warning message occurs, saying to shut down the device to avoid any damage. The processor is powerfull enough, but it overheats easily and the phone design and software also cause these problems. 4K recording is too much for this phone. So there is the truth. Your reply hqs no merit. Next..!

  • I own a Z5, so I can comment in a true and honest manner. Your comments are irrelevant as you don't own a Z5. It has a few irratating problems or design flaws. Battery life is bad, speaker volume is low, very slow boot up time and it does run hot under load. You can call it hot or very warm or whatever, but without doubt, it runs at much higher temps than other similar phones. Its uncomfortable in my hand at this temperature.

  • Ok.. let me make this clear to you, you are wrong. How? Because I have a Z5 (her nickname: Zeta) and I had no overheating problems, not once even half a year ago that I got my girl, she runs smoothly without any lag except when I really push her by detecting people, forcing her gps and the processor to run at their limits. Even then I can also do other stuff alongside detecting, and trust me, if the phone really can pull this off it's really powerful. Yes the processor gets considerably warm, but never hot, never did. You claim z phones get hot since Z2, well yeah? I'm sorry but since Z2 we can record in 4k. And yeah 4k can make the phone considerably warm as well, but NO, never hot. So there is your answer. Z phones can get very warm.. if you push them! da.. this is the case with all smartphones I think, so yeah. Your claim is false. Next..!

  • Z3 or Z5？I heard that z5 heats a lot compare to z3, plz suggest me which one I go for *sorryformybadenglish*

  • What 3 screen problems were they ? Can you explain please ?

  • Well, the screen on my z3 has broken 3 times

  • No I am not joking right (-_-), you are just a sony hater.

  • Big talk coming from a guy who probably uses shamesung. Lol Samsung is gunna use Sony batteries hahaha

  • Your joking, right ?...Z5 ran like a toaster as I owned one. I have real life experience with the Z5. There has been overheating problems with Xperias since the Z2 and the problems are still there with the XZ. Its a design fault that Sony can't or won't fix

  • Dude, please read my post well before commenting, i clearly said sony from z5 to xz successfully solved overheating issues, especially the xz where sony completely solved this issue.

  • Yes, Snapdron 820 chipset has heating problems in Sony XZ and Samsung S7. But S7 with its own Exynos chip has no heat pipes and there is no heating problems. You comments make no sense.

  • I strongly advise you against updating your device. I've been reading a lot of stories, articles and the Sony forum itself and people have reported a buggy experience such as: battery drain while the phone is in idle, though it should be fixed now, there's still complaints about the speaker volume being too quiet during calls and during playing applications, contact's app itself is very sluggish. I am in the UK and i have not yet received the update, but even if i'll get the update in a few weeks, i will not be updating for the above reasons and for the way Sony is handling the Z5 users.

  • Bad explanation with wrong expressions, Sony did a smart move by using the heat pipes with their smartphones and they succeeded, while other companies such as Samsung we're so late to copy this idea, so most of their smartphones suffered from overheating, most smartphones from Sony from z2 until now has less thermal issues than the competitors because of this smart move by sony, especially z5,x series.... and the xz the main smartphone where sony successfully solved this problem. Samsung now learned from Sony to use these pipes with their smartphones, and although they did use it with s7 series while their smartphones still suffered from overheating especially the disastrous 820 s7.

  • Hey guys planning to update my z5dual to nougat tomorrow,has anyone updated?any major bugs?this phone has been great so far dont get why people say it overheats.sometimes its hot like all phones, i found one solution is to turn off adaptive brightness it makes the phone hotter than usual esp here in africa on a hot day in full brightness:-) on the flipside it also cools in less than a sec.cant complain sony rocks.

  • Very true. My Z3 works smooth till now.

  • Yes, there is a big deference for people with kind of usage, but for me and some others, I am still using my z3 from 3 years and I don't find something pushing me to change it, fast no lags, cameras do its job pretty well.... I may change once it doesn't function well any more, most sony fans do the same, no wonder why sony doesn't sell so much XD.

  • You can say that again cos I used an HTC M9 with the same chipped and wow! I even loved the M8 I used before it really, thereby making Sony a king of 2015 Android phones. There's really not much to argue about it anyways. According to reviews, I even think there's not much difference between the Xperia Z5 and the Xperia XZ really so why even upgrade?

  • Yes, the Sony Xperia Z5 heats up only when u play HD games which is same on Snapdragon 820 phones pls. Yet, if never force closes. I open up over 15apps and at least 8 run internet and it never lags. If ur Z5 slightly gets slow just force shut down 2apps alone and I tell u dude! It breezes again. Been using this phone since last year and am telling u, it's the 1St phone since 2003 I been using phones that proves I can use a phone for over 2years cos it give me all I want. I used an HTC M8 before this and I must say wow! The Sony Z5 has done a wonderful Job! It's fingerprint is one of the best in the whole world and Anyone coming here to say rubbish about the Z5 is just a hater so pls stop trying to kill the company's name..... Oz

  • Heat pipe cooling in an old technology and has been used in Pc's and Laptops etc etc for nearly a decade. Usually water cooled. It's a careful balance as always: performance vs. heat dissipation and power consumption. Usually copper pipe cooling systems have water inside a copper envelope in order to cool electronics, changing from water to vapor and back, operating within a temperature range of 20°C to 150°C. All Sony Xperias since Z2 have heat pipes due to thermal heating problems in Sonys designs. This thermal heating problem still exists in the Sony XZ, but to a lesser extent. Sony copied this old technology and adapted it to its Xperia range. Lumia 950XL also used heat pipes with the disastrous overheating Spapdragon 810 chipset. Samsung has launched variant models of the Galaxy S7. North America (USA) uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 in Samsung S7 . The other version uses Samsung's 14nm Exynos 8890 and is for International markets. The model with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 solution uses heat-pipes. S7 with Exynos 8890 doesn't have or need heat pipes.

  • I have a Z5 and im positive you don't..it doesn't heat up, the camera doesn't close and it doesn't take up that long to boot. It is however miles better than the s*** S6 without SD card support and lagwiz. Try again man..hahaha

  • And Sony made the best smartphone in 2015 with this chipset, unbelievable company!!

  • You obviously never owned a z5 or you would know that there is no overheating issues with this beast, the z5 can now record 4k for 40 min... And yes other companies used the 810, the z5 was the best smartphone between all smartphones with this chipset, no wonder, SONY, why don't you show us where did GSMarena talk about the overheat issue... and Samsung is who copied sony's idea which is using heatpipes with their smartphones. please make up your knowledge, you are embarrassing yourself in all sony pages with your unreasonable hate.

  • It is qualcomm's fault not Sony's. Your negative comment makes no sense.

  • You obviously never owned a Z5 or you would know of the overheating problems, camera shutting down due to overheating in less than 8 minutes, bad battery life, low speaker volume etc etc....It was sooooo slow to boot up, never seen any phone soooo slow to boot up. The heating problems with Snapdragon 810 are all over the net and even gsmarena has spoken of it. Other companies used the 810...eg. LG, Moto, Microsoft, Lenovo etf etc, but all had to throttle down the 810 due to its heating problems. Heat pipes have been around for years in laptops, nothing new there from Sony. Sony just copied the idea. Please update your knowledge here. You are everywhere in Sony forums but don't own any of the phones that you are promoting.

  • Hating and trolling can't confuse clever users like me. Sony is number one for me. It is all about superior quality.

  • s6 better than z5?? never.. and the z5 never suffered from overheating, yet it can record 4k for 45 min which is near to excellent, the other companies ran away from the 810 because of their less knowledge and self confidence, and now they knew about something called heat pipes XD. Why you sony haters are trying to mislead people on all sony pages, please keep your unreasonable hate for yourselfs.

  • My mother have S6 Edge. Good phone but lag sometimes. Samsung must get rid of their heavy Touchwiz UI. On the other side I have Sony Xperia Z3 which is two years old but smooth till now. Never lag or hang.

  • S6 is a better choice over the Z5. Samsung was smart and didn't use the disastrous Spapdragon 810 chip that Sony blindly used on the Z5. As it overheated so bad and was heavy on battery usage. Sony Z3+ was even worse. Yes, S6 wasn't perfect either, with a small battery and no memory card slot. Dunno why you Sony boys are constantly talking about and bashing Samsung. Jealous, envious, obviously yes.

  • I also know a friend who sold his S6 for an Xperia Xz and he is ecstatic. So works both ways. Samsung is far from perfect.

  • Probably, why not, but come on people!! 2016 vs 2015, show us your smooth s6.

  • After some time its smoothness will decrease and it will lag. Remember it is Samsung at all. Don't expect high quality and durability from Samsung.

  • Probably, why not XD, it makes more sense

  • The S7 runs much smoother then my Z5 ever did. It reacts noticeably faster.

  • Camera is good but software? Its software called Touchwiz sucks.

  • They might be speaking about their BMW

  • That is NOT proof. Stop being so judgemental here. He made a typo "X" instead of "Z". Thats his opinion and he is entitled to it. I owned a Z5 and sold it as I wasn't happy with it. Its low light photography was terrible. And Sony doesn't supply camera sensors for all brands. There are Toshiba, Omni Vision, Samsung, SK Hynix, OnePlus, Aptina and many more brands of mobile phone camera sensors. Please do your research before posting wrong information here. And stop being rude here. This is NOT your personal forum.

  • Saying x5 is the biggest proof that you never owned a sony smartphone, and there is no worse smartphone cameras in the market nowadays, especially the flagships, especially the sony smartphones, the camera sensors supplier for all brands, come on!!

  • We've owned about 8 Xperia smartphones. I was always a fan of Sony, the X5 is not very good, but our new XZ was the worst Sony we've ever had. Very bad camera and all kind of weird glitches. A week ago we traded it in after using it for 6 weeks for a Samsung S7. I was never a Samsung fan, but oooooow how I love that camera! Only 12 mp, but it's ace!

  • Has anyone received a new update after marshmallow its about 1.2 but there is no info what is it ???? Is it nougat ??.?

  • Do a software repair through pc companion.

  • i'm z5 user for about a year and it's great . but after i update to nougat my phone won't charge again , i need help please

  • I have xperia z5.i like it but some time stuck and overheating. Samsung s7 edge is more faster and good.i have both sets.

  • This is best phone I ever have...display is incredible beautiful... Fast, very good battery...I am very happy to own it

  • Buy Sony XZ. It is the best phone available.

  • I herd some news about a new Sony phone named Sony Xperia Yoshino. Have a Google search about it. I can't still understand what is it

  • Please help me which phone is good to buy last year i waste money beacause i bought htc desire 826

  • The Huawei has a cartoonish ui, no stereo speakers, will get nougat later than the Xperia. So you decide

  • True. My Z3 works smooth too. Unlike my S6 Edge. Samsung sucks.

  • i think you should wait don't buy anything now why ? because MWC 2017 is this month and sony is going to release 4 devices and other companies also are introducing new phones even if you don't like the new phones in MWC 2017 the price of old ones well drop for sure .. so it's a win win situation if you waited

  • Definitely get Xperia z5,quality, performance, camera, all are top notch in z5, and it gets android 7

  • Well Z5 is the better phone overall, it has many advantages over P9, but even though I think Z5 is the better phone, P9 has a class to it. dual cameras for example. Z5 will get android 7 sooner for sure, it's already in the ironing stage in Sony labs.

  • Huawei 9 is the best choice... Remember that your in a Sony forum, so expect most to say Z5....

  • Is this phone getting nougat update in this era???? :-( :-( :@

  • Hey guys, So, I'm going to buy a phone within a week and pretty confused between Xperia Z5 and Huawei P9. Please tell me which is an overall better phone and also which phone will be getting android 7 earlier. Thanks in Advance!!

  • Lol, even my 3 years old z3 doesn't lag, never, 3 GB of ram is enough for a sony flagship to run flawlessly without any lag, but what about Samsung, Samsung is the major reason that the iPhone fans call android as lagdroid XD, LCD is not dead, it is still the best, the most screens around the world are LCD until now, as i always say, Sony and LG are ready at anytime to use amold but in fact they find LCD still the best, and it is the best, what is the benefits of the deep black if the other colors are not reall, especially the yellowish white (-_-)

  • Z5 for sure, it is even better than the s6.

  • I am confused which one to buy Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Or Sony Xperia Z5

  • z5 premium 5.5inch screen 4k display instead of fhd 5.2inch. other features same

  • bouth phones same only z premium have 4k display and 5.5 inch instead of normal 5.2 fhd

  • 1-15% red 15-90% orange 90-100% green It is normal.

  • z5 premium, i have z5

  • which is better z5 or z5 premium

  • Since you didn't use Sony before it's natural you aren't aware of Sony's power, that 3gb ram in a sony mobile easily challenges and beat 4Gb of Samsung, I suggest you buy Xperia x, but if you like z5, get it's amazing too

  • Which one is better M,X or X edition. I hv been using Samsung all my life, now I want to change to something new. Is there is news bout 4gb ram Sony phones?

  • Don't worry about it, the light turns green at 90% because this is how its programming is done by Sony programmers for led notifications.

  • Don't worry man it is normal. My Z3 also shows green when charged 90%...

  • Please can someone help When i charge my Z5 the indicator light turns green when it reaches 90%.all my other fones i used only turned green once it reached 100%. Please can someone tell me why my indicator light turns green at 90% and not at 100% even if i charge it with the fone off or on.

  • No issues, works just fine.

  • Shh..when he says undisputed he means it killed other phones in an explosion. It is what Samsung is good for..

  • Hi guys go you have any issues regarding to sony z5 connectivity to a wifi modem? Ive got issues. Any recommendatioons how to fix it? Thank you. I already upgraded to nougat.

  • Yep, he is right.

  • Only Samsung users can't understand. They just protecting their favourite brand. My friend is huge Apple fan but he says that Sony is king and only perfect android phone.

  • Yes, agreed.

  • Z3 is better.

  • Go for Samsung? Lol. It will lag as hell. It won't last longer. Forget about Samsung.

  • Is it not obvious of course G5 it's a beast of performance and best camera you've ever seen

  • It depend on what do you mean by better and what is your use Z3 is more durable it is android 6 and won't get update anymore selfie is a huge disappointment it does heat M5 is android 6 and it may get 7 its chipset is not a big deal but ram is the same amount Has a very good selfie Both screens are 1080p both cameras are decent actually in my opinion they are even but I'd get M5 if it would get android 7 i suggest M5

  • what is better M5 or Z3

  • Go for the Samsung S7,without a doubt. Its the undisputed King at present. Unless you prefer Iphone. All the Best.

  • Go for Sony and you will forget about annoying issues.

  • Why not the xz??

  • I'm using an LG G4 currently and no doubt it's the best phone I've owned, till today it's working without a single lag and issue but I'm afraid it'll get the boot loop problem soon.. Idk if I should get a Galaxy S7, Xperia Z5, Huawei P9, LG G5 or galaxy S6 edge plus now

  • if we consider about M5, Z3 what is better

  • You are welcome, but keep in mind, no waterproof.

  • Don't forget it powered by snapdragon 810. Heating is normal and depending to your usage.

  • some times it gets hot is it normal ?

  • Yes friend I will.. Thank you

  • Both are great, but the newest is always preferable, go for Xperia x.

  • Your welcome dear, Get it and enjoy it.

  • Thanks for reply.. I really appreciate it.. Looking forward to buy it

  • I suggest you buy Xperia x, it has better screen in trems of colors and contrast, slightly better camera and it's newer so maybe get more updates, also it's not glass so you can use it without cover, Both have snappy performance, lag free and truly good, z5 is faster but x becomes hot later than x, but z5 gives 4k video recording. So totally x is better get it

  • I'm stuck between xperia x and z5.. Now both are available at same price. Which should I get. Help me

  • The Z3 which does overheat.

  • Hello. Where can I buy a Sony Xperia Z5? I'm from the Philippines. The Xperia store here says it is already phased out. Only X series are being sold. I don't want X series. I want the Z5. Help me find where to buy it please. Thanks.

  • Why trolling? Why purchasing Z5? Because it's a waterproof phone with stereo speakers and a bargain price now. Which other phone has these and it's also cheap? Z5 is still the most featured phone in my papers even in 2017. - The lock screen still the old one SONY So where is the problem? Just download a new wallpaper and set in in lock screen. You are good to go. - No new refreshing UI So wheres the problem? again? Just download nova launcher and set your own ui with your own animations.

  • It seems like you need to calibrate your battery, Google for methods. It's not complicated. And another thing is that li-ion battery draining time is not linear. Ex. 100-90 last for 30 minutes but 10-0 last for over 45 minutes. It's due to their performance principles. Gl

  • Your welcome dear, if you have more questions feel free to ask.

  • Thanks bro for replying me

  • Overheating is no issue in z5 so rest assured, about battery z3 Is better but z5 is quite satisfactory you won't regret it, Buy z5,it's newer, faster,and has better camera plus 32gb internal storage

  • someone plz tell me what is better Z3 or Z5. I'm asking this because some people say Z5 is over heating and there is no good battery life in it. Plz help me to get this decision

  • Sony is one of the oldest electronic manufacturers. They have been making electronic devices since 1942 ( Samsung -1961 / Apple - 1972 / HTC - 1996). So they have many experiences not like the others. Sony has made the world's 10th most expensive camera ( Sony Alpha A99). There were no more popular mobile phone companies. Who will able to challenge their picture quality in Bravia TV's. they are the perfect manufacturers. Experience the thrill of Sony. Everyone blame it before trying that but finally they will become the Sony Lovers

  • yeah everyone knows sony is perfect. If you Consider about the Sony Xperia Z it is also so good (no lagging, super fast Internet, able to play greatest game in highest resolution ). So this would be a perfect phone

  • Lol look at this noob, well if Sony changed 2 or 3 things, the other brands won't deliver those changes too,cheeked and proved.

  • For those who wish of purchasing this phone, please reconsider. Why? After updating to Nougat, this is what we get: - The lock screen still the old one SONY (Home screen looks like when I got my Z5 10 months ago). - No new refreshing UI basically nothing changes. Just the double window and the NOUGAT's LOGO (If that's the case this update is only a compensation). - Updates were halted after launching it less than 4 days. (Which is totally a rubbish).

  • I agree, 100% right, and yes there should be a mistake happened.

  • About camera you have to use it alot before reach that temperature, and about battery it depends, maybe gsmarena's bettery was defective or had a problem, since my brother has z5 and it's endurance is really good, it resembles an 80 hours endurance,he says so since his previous phone was Xperia sp which had 50 hours endurance

  • It overheats and thus drains the battery, i own a z5, its idle temperature is above 40 C, and you can check gsm arena battery - 48 hours that is way below average, compare that to the s6 which has almost 80, nearly double and they cost the same at launch, maybe z5 abit more.

  • is there any issues about its battey and it is dual 4g or 4g+3g and can i use 2 sim and memory card same time . and what about its speakers and headphone output.

  • This phone doesn't have any of those problems you mentioned, performance is top notch, overheating was controlled masterfully by Sony, battery is guite good too.all you read was about snapdragon 810, without using a great z5 don't judge.

  • do not buy this phone, bad battery/overheating/bad performance dont google 810 snapdraggon.

  • Yes it is super phone.

  • Z3 or Z5. Stay away from laggy Samsung.

  • Yes it is, but wait, what about the Xperia x??

  • go for it..... :)

  • Just wait for these years Sony phone which might br cheaper than 2016/15 flagship phones

  • Xperia XZ,iPhone 7 Plus , Sony xperia x,x compact ,xperia x performance, i only know about sony phones...hhehehe

  • Is this phone still worth it in 2017? I am saving money to buy a smartphone with a great camera. The Pixel / S7 is very expensive. Would you recommend this phone?

  • I got a build number 32.2.A.5.11 how to update to nougat?

  • Absolutely z5, no doubt!!

  • Wanna buy a new cell please vote Sony z5 or sony z3 or samsung s6

  • Please can someone advise me whats wrong or why this is happening. About 2 months ago i received my Z5,all was good battery lasted long no issues. from a few days now i noticed when i charge my fone to 100percent it drops to 50percent in like 3 hours with hardly any use.and yes i do charge it properly i dont wait for it to reach 0 percent or die or anyting like that.when it comes to charging batteries i do the correct way and never had this issue with any other phone.i did do anyting different like download any new apps or anyting but the first 50percent drains superfast.after it reaches 50percent the battery lasts long as usual.anyone can explain y my first 50percent battery is draining so fast and what could be the cause or solution. I do not want to take it back to my carrier as they will keep it for 6 weeks and then give it back to me with nothing fixed as usual.PLEASE SOMEONE KIND OUT THERE HELP ME

  • Yes it has useful features. But no it lags very often. Mine is S6 Edge. Also I have Sony Z3. And it never lag.

  • Samsung s5 😂😂😂 months later looked like a galay Y clone 😂😂😂 all samsung

  • Dude, can you install "cpu-z" software and check how many cores are active. Since after this update i can see only low power cores(4cores) are active and are clocked at just 1.5ghz which is too low for a smartphone nowadays

  • Nonsence exploding SHAMEsung fans try to bash in a superior SONY forum and saying LAGwiz has usefull features? Duh hello LAGwiz always remains laggy because of its useFOOL features

  • Yes i have updated.....its really owsome specially multi tasking and messaging quick reply

  • Touchwiz doesn't lag...not in the slightest...in fact, touchwiz has many usefull features..

  • He is right. Yes both are android. But not the same user interface. And yes my S6 Edge lags as well unlike my Sony Z3 that is two years old. Use both at the same time and you will see the difference.

  • has anyone updated to nougat yet?been waiting for wifi 1.2gb is large :-)

  • I am not happy with this nougat update. Contact groups feature is missing.. Sony sucks.. I miss my samsung s5

  • Why would you fanboy like that. You know it´s both running android, Touchwiz is not the os, and why should it lag? Its just as hoggy as sonys skin. That´s why custom roms exist. Please be objective next time you say something. Have you even read the posting rules? ¨No bashing - deliberately and repeatedly bashing the same brand¨ Guess what you just did.

  • for years? If you take good care of them, both can last this long. I advice you to use a case though. These 10e cheapies can save you hundreds of € in a case of a drop.. and it will happen. They are both extremely slippery.

  • Samsung sucks with its laggy touchwiz.

  • been loving my z5 dual for the last 4 months ,its waterproof ave washed it many times.battery is great and with stamina it goes for days.got the nougat update yesterday via OTA in kenya.Now why would i leave xperia sony rocks not even s7 has the update yet

  • Just got android n update

  • android nougat is comiiiiing ... some region got it like middle east waiting in few hours we will get it in euro.

  • As much as I respect your comment, Sony has to be appreciated for not blindly following competitiors designs and features like what Samsung and HTC does

  • In my country they are at the same price, why?? Because sony doesn't have competitors with compact smartphones.

  • Why is the Z5 Compact more expensive than Z5?

  • This was the last great design from a Sony phone. This fluid glass back without any plastic antenna lines or part and no need for a plastic frame like XZ. Also the simple colors black and white being present, not something fancy like brown or blue-green. The design was so refined because it built up on every other Xperia Z-series predecessor. This is what I also like about the iPhone 7, a design which builds up on the predecessor but making it even better and doesn't want to "innovate" or be "revolutionary" in any way, but just better than what we had before. Another example for this is the new MacBook Pro which looks similar to a MacBook Pro from 2007, but in modern with thinner sides and bezels. And the fact that Sony just included the best being on market to this evolved design, and not holding back on things every other company has like XZ still having single LED flash, which was ok in 2015 but not 2016. Or fingerprint sensor which was popularized in 2013 with iPhone 5s, new and sometimes just bad in 2014 (Galaxy S5), a proven and refined feature in 2015 and standard in 2016. Greetings from an iPhone 7 user.

  • Hello! I just wanna ask how's your battery life so far? I have this phone for 15 months already and lately, I noticed that my battery drains a lot faster than before to the point that i have to charge my phone twice a day. The maximum hours that i can use it was 3 to 5 hours of moderate use, I'm just using it for texting and a bit of surfing cuz i use my phone for work. I tried removing skype, viber and even facebook app cuz i thought that could be one of the problem but I don't know, it's just annoying. I use my z3c once and tried using it like how i use my phone, knowing the fact that z3c has a good battery life so I'm not gonna compare, but it lasted for like a day and half which I'm expecting from z5. I'm not a heavy user or what, but do you guys have an idea what could be the reason behind it? I dont wanna change my phone yet cuz my contract is not up yet and i love my phone :(

  • S7 is a newer model with higher specs....of course its better....not really a fair comparasion

  • I own z5 and i think its a great phone but also there is no doubt that S7 is better than Z5 in every aspect except a few ones like durability it has better camera,better chipset, better screen better support etc i recommend you S7 it last one year longer in case of updates for sure and for protection tmyou can use a good cover

  • Why z5? Why not the xz?

  • Guys, help me decide please. Should I go for Samsung Galaxy S7 or Sony Xperia Z5? I really want a Samsung phone. Does the 2k display really make a big difference or is it just a gimmick and I won't notice any difference compared to 1080p display? And also, is the Galaxy S7 a safe phone? I've read that some units are also exploding. I want a phone that will last me for years. Which is more durable? S7 or Z5? Please answer all my questions. Thanks.

  • This phone is really great especially for gaming. iv'ed experienced and used it on my own. battery can last the whole day social media and mild gaming. the phone might get hot but not to much. single charge can last a whole day. Good for PS4 Remote Play. COC, Asphalt 8 and Real Racing 3

  • I Second that.... I am a gamer and I am always on Asphalt 8 + Nova3 (Amongst others) for over hour when am home alone and pls somebody who actually uses this phone tell these liars about the battery life of this phone.... It's just soooo okay! With all that processor power, it's still super cool. I also need to add, unlike other mobile flagship, the Sony Z5 is actually cheaper to mentain that other phones and still manages to give wonderful performances yet! Just the phone for me....

  • That's a fault from your phone. Get it checked out cos I and my friend don't ever experience such ever

  • You obviously don't use this phone..... E.O.D. End of discussion

  • Which is the more beautiful Z5 color? Black or green. I don't like the white color option. It doesn't look good. And the gold one is super bright. It looks cheap to me.

  • I've just learned that the Xperia XZ doesn't have an FM radio. Now I think I'm getting Z5 instead.

  • It won't heat. But man of you are gamer buy powerful PC. This is phone dude.

  • Can anyone tell how is the performance compare to lenovo p2...?

  • shut down in games? It never closes any game due to heat. It can get pretty warm with games but it never closes any game you throw at it. The only thing that can shut down on Z5 due to heat is prolonged periods of 4k recording and that's it. Don't worry about it's gaming performance either due to heat. You might see a framedrop here and there but that's only in certain games. I have been playing super mario 64 (with nds emulator) for hours and I didn't see any framedrops neither a shut down. This includes modern combat 5 too. I have been playing this an entire night and it was running flawlessly.

  • I need feedback about the overheating issue of this phone. Does it still overheat with latest software update? Can I play HD games with this phone for hours without the game shutting down due to overheating? I'm still choosing between this and the Xperia XZ.

  • 1.5 years ago.

  • When did this phone came out?

  • buying Z5 xperia was the best decision ever , the phone is just amazing,

  • Sony Xperia x is much better, but keep in mind no waterproof and 4k video recording.

  • The Z5 and Z3+ have major heating problems....best to go for the newer X series models which have greatly improved.

  • OnePlus 3(T)

  • i am planing to bye z5 should i bye it or go for newer models with same spac ..can you guys please suggest me models similar to z5 and cost the same thank u :)

  • You had to visit the service, z5 compact is a compact beast.

  • Get it checked

  • Many people complain on the screen when you tilt it and view it from an angle but who would use a phone sideways anyway? Haters gonna hate. One more thing the button placement for the volume rocker is just at the right position another main purpose for that is so that it can be used as the zoom in and out for the camera. Think about it if you place it above the fingerprint sensor it would be awkward zooming in & out using your left hand.

  • No it doesn't! Z5 is great

  • my sony experia z5 looses reception or now reception at all

  • I am using Z5 compact, it gets hot and it freezes. the battery life doesn't life . im tired of this phone

  • does the back panel of the xperia z5 has oleophobic coating as well? does it need temperred glass protection? can it be installed even if it is in matte glass finish?

  • I bought a Z5 after selling my S5. Wasn't happy with Z5...bad battery life, bad low light camera and it runs very very warm/hot. Next bought a S6 and it also had bad battery life, no memory slot and no waterproofing. Now, I have a S7 and its flawless, easily better at everything over the Z5 and S6. Of course, its a newer model and this is to be expected.

  • I have a Xperia Z3 and it runs circles around all my friends apple Iphones and their Galaxies too. The picture quality is superb, movie downloading is fast, movie playback and sound is perfect. Can't wait to get the Z5 although I may keep the 3 until Sony does a makeover on the glass backs. Nah I'm getting the 5 for sure.

  • yaah...i have been reading all the,solutions ....and issues....and...just thinking positively... to start wid z5.... cheers....

  • Right choice man. You can't be wrong with Sony.

  • dependent on what you expect out of your phone.for me,it is simple choice-z5!superb phone!

  • i bought a z5......when i had a choice of buying s6.....now confused...on seeing this....did i go wrong....... i haven't unboxed it yet on thinking for a exchange..... did i go wrong guys...... plz help..

  • I'm happy with Sony too. Mine is Z3.

  • I'm also thinking about buying a Z5 because there's a famous store in NYC selling them for a reasonable price and keeping my good old Z2 as a backup. My Z2 still looks brand new and the battery lasts like it used to. Some people say the obvious 'get a XZ instead' but can't really give more details. The XZ costs twice as much now, while the X, Z3 and Z5 go for similar prices.

  • go for XZ.

  • Have a Sony Xperia user all my life my next is the z5 model hoping to get one for me soon!

  • Z5 is great go for it

  • Any Sony phone is good.

  • im using this phone for me it good

  • Xperia x and don't think twice, but keep in mind no waterproof and 4k video recording.

  • Hi guys, I'm looking for a stable phone that i can use for more than 3 years. Does this Z5 good enough? Compare to experia X, which one should i choose? Still using Xperia Arc S till now :)).

  • You are welcome.

  • I appreciate Your help.

  • Both Xperia x and xa ultra are not waterproof, only the x performance and xz are waterproof but not in the same price range, Xperia x yes it can serve you for 3 years, Xperia xa ultra probably not, since it has a low end chipset, plus it is very huge so before every thing you need to check it in a store.

  • Is xa ultra also water resistant? Can i use it for more than 2 years without any problem?

  • Sorry.... I meant xa Ultra..

  • No....Xperia x is much better, Xperia x Ultra has the best selfy camera with flasher and ois "Note that it is a phablte.

  • Hey guys! Im searching for a good phone which i can take tones of gr8 selfies with,and it could help me for at least 2 years or more. U think it worth if i buy a z5 or is there a better option?

  • Even my Z3 can do it man. Z5 can as well. Just connect your device (no matter it is mouse or keyboard or flash drive) to phone with USB OTG cable.

  • i need help on one thing, does an xperi z5 still support mouse and can it still read a usb drive, if yes how?

  • Wrong.

  • How much RAM does it consume when, I update it to marshmallow?

  • You are 100% correct as I also own a Z5...but I would say that it can get very, very warm due to Snapdragon 810 cpu, but it would never shut down. Z3+ would shut down from overheating. Unfortunately, some Sony fanboys deam of all Sony products as perfection. All brands have flaws.

  • Media transfer protocol or MTP is a mode for using your handset as a Storage and you can transfer files between your smartphone and other devices such as personal computers.

  • what does "SET EXPERIA TO MTP MODE" Whaat does MTP MODE mean and how do you set the phone?

  • My Z3 don't overheat at all.

  • what does "SET EXPERIA TO MTP MODE" Whaat does MTP MODE mean and how do you set the phone?

  • neither Z3 or z5 overheats. They can get pretty warm, but not hot. Even if Z5 gets warm much easier, there is no way it overheats. Both of you stop it. Z3 has snapdragon 801, it is a great performer all around and it runs cool. Z5 has 810 and it's a better performer than 801, but it gets warmer and this has a toll on the battery. None of them overheats though. Z3+? well it runs hotter than a toaster! truth be told xd.

  • U should read up on Sony phones and learn about different models. No phone is perfect. People come here to hear about pros and cons and then buy what is suitable for them.

  • Z5= 70c?? Z3 doesn't overheat!?? Please stop!!

  • The extra heating problems with Z3+ and Z5 is solely due to the Snapdragon 810 cpu only. The Z5 has dual heat pipes to dissapate the heat and hence didn't shut down like Z3+. Thats why the Z3 didn't have overheating issues (no 810). I own a Z5 and it reaches 70C easily. Your excuse of build thinness and metal back being at fault is plain rubbish. This is a Sony forum, nobody cares about Samsung here or are you a Samsung owner ? as you know little about Sony.

  • Oh, i forget to tell you, Xperia z3+ is very normal especially for a smartphone released in early 2015, the problem of this phone is that because of its very slim body 6.9 mm thickness and the none metal body, the inside temperature will reach the surface of the phone very fast then it will feel very hot easily, if you do really consider snapdragon 810 is desasterios which in worst situations its temperature will reach 55c, then what would ysay about the 801, 800, s4 which their temperature would reach a 70c.

  • No don't, by using a common sense, go to Xperia z3+ endurance rating which has the same hardware and same screen size and resolution, plus, Xperia z5 is an improved z3+ which means less overheat and the less overheat means less power consumption... What i am trying to say is that mistakes can happen with anyone...... Should I continue?

  • If anybody knows, answer. Ok my 1st Z5 had a faulty sealing which weared of after a month or so. Water got in it and after the screen died, the soc started to raise temperature at a level that it was so hot you couldn't hold it. Why did it happen? Is it a way for the soc to get rid of the water? Or it just cooked itself out of despair? I'm into gadgets in general, I just don't get why my 1st Z5 did that.. or the 810. Anyway, opinions?

  • Z3+ was a disaster. It reguarly shut down from games, camera, even heavy internet usage. And Z5 didn't overheat or shut down. It just runs very warm (or hot, If you prefer), more than other smartphones. Battery life is low...endurance rating of 48hrs on gsmarena. Sony Xperia XZ endurance rating of 72hrs on gsmarena. Samsung S6 endurance rating of 73 hrs. Samsung S7 endurance rating of 80hrs on gsmarena.....shall I continue ?

  • Xperia z3+ is not disastrous, i didn't say z5 doesn't overheat, i said that it does when playing high graphics games or recording 4k video, same as most smartphones, the subject was the battery life and speakers, they are above average, not poor like some people are arguing, regarding to the link i didn't ask from you......

  • What link r u waiting for ?

  • Do not answer to anonymous nobodies. They are mostly just nobodies only to troll a specific brand.

  • Your comments are wrong...these Z5 complaints are all true...LG, Moto, Samsung etc avoided the Snapdragon 810 for this running excessivly hot reasons....Z5 is an improvement over the disastrous Z3+.

  • Lol, it is you who don't own one, everything i say is absolutely right, there is no way to consider that Xperia z5 battery and speakers are below, absolutely above.

  • Z5 doesn't overheart, just runs hotter than normal. Battery life is below normal and volume is below below... you don't own one, so stop commenting on something that you know nothing about. Its a good phone apart from those 3 items.

  • Regarding to the battery of the Xperia z5, it is not the best but definitely not bad neither average, above average for sure, but definitely not bad.

  • Nope, Xperia z5 doesn't have any of these issues that you mentioned, except overheat, yes it does when gaming or recording 4k video recording. Note that i am still waiting for the link :D.

  • Yes, Battery life is bad on Z5. Its runs hotter than other phones, due to Snapdragon 810 cpu. But, no problems happen with running hotter. Lower volume due to stereo speakers. Otherwise, everything else is good on Z5

  • dont buy z5 it heat up with normal use and battery life too short because of internal heat

  • I don't think that the battery is that worse as he claimed, do you think so??

  • i have installed battery 360 it helps!

  • Bought because it boasted long battery life. What a load of s@@t. Worst phone ever,lucky of battery lasts a day if you don't even look at it. Camera is poor also

  • thx

  • Yeah unfortunately Android 6 brings this problem to Z5. As long as I know Users have found the solution. Check Talk.sonymobile.com and you will find your answer.

  • It is common issue with Z5 Bluetooth. Check Talk.sonymobile.com. Bluetooth has some problem on compatibility with some devices. Users has been reported this bug and Sony is working on that, i recommend to do a update to latest firmware available it's fixed.

  • Some help please!? I found my old Sony smartwatch 1 and try last night to set up with Z5 but couldn't reach even first step - connecting this two devices over bluetooth. Smart Connect is turned on same as bluetooth. Is there possibility that Z5 don't recognize SW1 or is some other reason?

  • I read your comments why do you have doubts about z5 its a great phone just go on and buy it you wont regret it for example consider the heating issue it is true for every phone some of the more some of them less other than heating its a great phone by any means

  • You are giving false information here...there has been numerous links about the self cracking screens here by different users and you have just denied this problem.

  • Hey there, i am still waiting for the link which i asked you yesterday, "GSMarena report about self cracking....", after this, we can know who is providing the wrong informations.

  • Z5 for sure, better in everything.

  • It will heat due heavy usage. Don't matter what phone it is...

  • You are giving false information here. Sony Xperia Z3+ overheated because of the Snapdragon 810 chipset, nothing else. This is a well known and documentaed problem. In the Z5 & Z5 premium, (also using Snapdragon 810) Sony added an extra heat pipe that helped this heating problem. I own a Z5 and are very aware of these heating concerns.

  • I want to buy z5,but which is the best camera z5 or xperia XA.pls anyone suggest me.

  • is everyone's fingerprint sensor working fine ? mine has disappeared since the MM update.. any suggestions from anyone on how to repair it ?

  • Yes, all phones heats up, but some devices doesn't feel hot from out side, it depends on materials of the body and how close is the chipset and the battery to the surface, consider iPhone 6, it heats up like hell "experience", although it has a metal back cover but the smartphone is very slim, which makes the processor and the battery very close to the surface, the problem which ruined the Xperia z3+ the 6.7 mm thickness and plastic cover. Yes there is some chipset heats up more than others, but in the end it heats up.

  • Reslly, how come that iphone SE that is twice as powerful as Z5 dont heat nearly as much during full load? Include the thermal throttling of the Xperias and it has only a fraction of the performance of the old iphone 5s. NO, not all phones heat, absolutely not.

  • Okay okay!! it is great smartphone overall, give me one then i will say it is the best of 2017 :D.

  • Z5 for sure, BUT!! the selfy camera is below average.

  • Almost? It is real flagship. Just difference is that it is yesterday's flagship.

  • I want to buy sonny Z5, does it also heat up like Z3 when takes pictures and vidies ?

  • If you want a high end workhorse, with premium quality finish and good speakers get the Z5. If you want a large screen phone for movies and like taking lots of selfies get the XA. Personally if you have the budget get the Xz. Best decision I made

  • I need to replace my iphone 5. Looking at Sony Xperia Z5 and XA Ultra. Which one is better? Phone is for work, mainly just selfies taking, live videos, facebook, and internet browsing. Thank you! :)

  • Don't even compare, z5 is almost a flagship.

  • What's the difference between z5 and xa

  • Z5 of course. M5 is shitty af. I know by first hand experience.

  • Mr Rahul that is a wise choice sony phones are superb they are vey smooth in software it has good speakers and camera and they are also very durable that is the best point mine fell about 100 times and still look new The camera on z5 is the exact same one on x performance and x there is no difference

  • It has 8x digital zoom, but best results are on 5x, just so you know, i use Z5, and it has better camera then X and X performance but not better then XZ

  • Now I want to buying XPERIA Z5, because her brilliant camera and Digital 5x camera Zoom.but I have some confusion about this phone.I love Sony phone so much.can anybody tell me which is the best camera xperia Z5 or new X/ X performance or xperia XA.please somebody tell me,please.

  • Of course sony z5👍

  • Dude, z5 is almost 1.5 years old, why not comparing the xz? Same thing with iphone 6s, but i know that the camera of the iPhone 7 is not much better than the 6s and the phone itself is ridiculously pricey!!

  • Xperia xz, best smartphone camera in 2016 as usual.

  • S7 has better camera in low lighting. I have a Z5 and S7 and tested them side by side in low lighting. All smartphones have good cameras in normal lighting. I'm selling my Z5 as I'm not happy with it.

  • s7 camera is superior in any condition then iPhone 6s because of good software processing after that z5 it is blurry because of poor noise reduction process when you zoom maybe it'll get better by new updates But don't make it complex all of them are good phones any of them you choose they has some lacks

  • Every phone heats dude. Sony is famous for its smooth and brilliant phones...

  • And still never exploded.

  • which one the best camera xperia Z5 or new xperia x series.plz anybody tell me immediately.

  • I want to know about the xperia Z5 camera between IPhone 6S or Samsung Galaxy S7 ,so which one the best camera.plz anybody tell me immediately.

  • Sony phone is infamous for overheating

  • Z5 for sure.

  • Definitely z5.

  • Which one is better? The sony Z5 or M5

  • Which one is better? The xperia Z5 or M5

  • Yes Sony is the best.

  • z5 has better performance overall but xa has enhanced camera performance

  • Never mind, It is normal, play games as much as you want.

  • M using it more than 15 months.. For me battery lasts for 1.5 day for normal usage like surfing, downloading,fb,insta.. Etc..

  • Most sony smartphones are one of the best smartphones manufactured.

  • Z5 is flagship and one of the best phones ever manufactured.

  • It is normal. But man don't play games too much. Play games on PC.

  • It is normal. Don't forget that Z5 has SD810 SoC and this chipset is famous for overheating problem. Couple night ago I reached 65c degree. This is screenshot:

  • I bought one about 2 months ago and I have installeed some games. When I play them the back of the phone gets really hot. Any thoughts........

  • Z5 is the best smartphone,I choice this...

  • Z5 is still near to a flagship smartphone no doubt.

  • Z5 has more powerful CPU and GPU. This is better for gaming. Samsung has battery nearly twice the size of Z5

  • well, i need powerfull GPU. which one should i choose?

  • which one the best? Sony Z5 or Samsung A9 Pro? need your suggestion.

  • Z5 has better specs.

  • Please I need ur help... Sony Z5 or Sony XA?

  • Not yet it will receive it after XZ, X compact, X, X performance

  • no official 7.0 update yet, but its coming soon

  • who already updated 7.0 N for Z5 series? any comment? please do let us know as well. Thank you

  • Thanks. I have Z3. It is very smooth phone. I don't use it often. It is the reason that I don't know about its battery life.

  • The different between z3 and z5 battery life is not that much and consider that z3 wont get android N 7 but z5 will get it also z3 heat up as same as z5

  • I have not information about Z3, what I have read though, is that Z3 battery life is still better than Z5's. Z5 battery is not bad, believe me, it'll last the whole day with moderate use (I have disabled google location wifi and bluetooth scanning in order to get more juice though). However, I don't see how the battery could last up to two days on a charge as Sony wants us to believe.

  • i don't know if i should blame vodacom or sony for what i'm dealing with, with my sony z5, but i'm just going to blame both. First of all it's an amazing phone don't get e wrong only when it works. So the problems i've been having is that i had it for exactly one month and the phone decides not to charge, take that it's been in repairs 6 times now and still nothing. I've complained to sony and they've done nothing as well so you do the math, think long and hard about getting a sony.

  • What about Z3 battery life?

  • Was really excited when I got the phone at first. First 6 months of using the phone no big problems just the annoying thing was things not opening on the memory card which is common. After the 6 months phone really went down hill, it wouldn't switch back on. Sent it back to Sony, when I received my phone back it would start switching it self off constantly.

  • i have a sony z5 dual it works great but i have only one problem my phone not working in some type of wi fi its connected but no access. i fallow some instruction what i saw in you tube like to change the wireless mode =11b.11g.11,b,g,n but still not working. pleas i need help..thank you..

  • Battery is not as good as Z2's, it will last the whole day perhaps, depending on how much you use it, I have 60% when I get home after work, but I won't consider myself as a heavy user. A friend of mine had the Z2 and changed to Z5, says the battery life was way better on Z2.

  • Guys.. Does latest version 7.0 suitable to update..? Mine is Z5 Dual.. Please give some opinion... Unlimited Thanks... :D

  • Battery life is the best of the Z series I updated to the Z5 and I'm loving it

  • I checked this phone yesterday and the black color is soooo amazing but am affraid of battery life as its only 2900 mAh while my current Z2 is 3200 mAh!!!

  • so let's say 5 to 8 hours a day web browsing and facebook chating 2 hours calls maybe some camera shots 1 or 2 maybe 5

  • I am facing problem while picking up call.

  • Moderate usage = 1day

  • Same with my Z3. It is very smooth too.

  • What about the battery life how much u get for one charge ?

  • I have been using z5 dual since 6 months and very happy to say that this is great phone with following points. 1. No lags no hangs 2. Slightly heats up but its normal with heavy games 3. Feels nice in hands but slippery without cover 4. One of the best phones in the market Thnx

  • i would go with z series how much on screen time you get per day if fully charged and only web browsing and calling ?

  • Exactly, But if you can ignore waterproof and 4k video recording then buy Xperia x.

  • Is there a continous shutter function in camera?

  • so i should go for Xperia Z5 without any problem ?

  • Please buy only original products instead of fake

  • The new score 100% wrong.

  • guys what about it's battery life they post a new update that the battery life after 6.0.1 update was 48 hours and before that 72 i think is that true ? and should i go for xperia z5 or xperia x they are both almost same price in my country

  • Go for Z5.iphone 5!!! Wont be good

  • This phone does NOT have a glass back..those were the previous generations. Stop lying and go troll somewhere else!

  • If you have more money buy XZ as it is better than iPhone 7 witch explodes. If you want cheaper phone buy Z5.

  • z5 is better and newer

  • The glass back is big design flaw, also i've had issues with the headphone jack, phone is too big. Camera sucks though, wont focus on anything

  • Congratulations :D.

  • Xperia z5 is even better than iPhone 6 and probably 6s.

  • Apple 5s or sony z5?????please

  • Did u even read my comments ? I have bought a Sony Z5 and so far are very happy with it. I've owned Samsung S2/3/4/5 and all have worked flawlessly, but I don't like the S6 ( small battery, not waterproof and no memory slot). Z5 has same volume as Galaxy S5, but stereo speakers have better quality and I'm loving near stock Android and being able to uninstall useless apps easily.

  • Edwardos, you left xz page and came here to troll or what?

  • strange. Mind came with google maps pre installed, and i advice you to use google maps too, and don't forget to download offline maps inside google maps.

  • Thx for help...My new Z5 has no GPS maps program..is this normal ?...if normal, whats is best maps app for Z5 ?

  • I'm never ever going to buy another xperia flagship phone. I got it in april 2016 and by now the almighty 23MP camera is only getting bad blurry images despite the fact that the glass cover is perfectly clear. I've tried in so many forms to fix it but no result. The front facing speakers sounded good for the first month. Now the sound is horrible with all kind of buzzing noises coming from both of them. Charging the phone is a pain in the ass because it starts to stop and restart charging in the middle of the night and vibrates continuously. And for the waterproof thing. Forget it. If you even spill some water on it the service will not cover the damages made after that by other factors such as motherboard failure, or touchscreen failure. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.

  • I completely agree. My Xperia Z conked off one fine day and I was told that it was the display issue. The service center kept my phone for 2 months and informed that the motherboard conked off too while at the service center. They took another month and could not fix it and offered me a replacement calling it 'almost new'. It's not even a week since I got this so called new handset and it's started giving me issues again. Now they have offered Z5 or Xperia ultra as replacement and I'm here thinking which one to ask for as I'm sick of this brand I was loyal to before this horrendous experience. The customer service is pathetic. Representatives are rude and senior managers have hung up on me. Very poor quality. I'm stuck now. Would not recommend anyone to buy Sony. Their quality has deteriorated over the period of time and their contact center and service centers Suck big time in India. What a waste of money!

  • Had my Sony 5Z phone 5 days and water was spilled on it. Not working at all. MTN would not replace as it was water damage. In fact they did not even want to take my phone in at the store to send it to the Sony agent as they "do not want to work with Sony because of all the problems that they have with Sony". Reported this to Sony, mailed me back and gave me a number to phone that does not exist and the machine operated service centre also goes to voicemail saying the number does not exist. Now I have to drive 212 km to go and hand the phone in at the service centre. I am very upset !!