Testseek.com have collected 381 expert reviews of the Sony Xperia X and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony Xperia X.
May 2016
(74%)
381 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(82%)
36 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Quick performance — most of the time
Goodlooking display
Comfortable
Ergonomic chassis
Decent photos from both front and rear cameras
Excellent screen
Solid
Well-balanced build
Dedicated camera shutter button
Cream of the crop high-res audio output
Above average VR performance
Excellent overall performance
SD card slot
Nearly stock UI with great feature additions and customizati
Display The 1080p LCD is very bright and the colors look accurate
Save for a touch of color casting offaxis
Battery life The claim of two days per charge isn't far off. I can get a solid day and a half with moderate use
Software The build of Marshmallo
Very fast continuous autofocus in video footage
Starts at 32 GB of storage
About $100 cheaper
Great allaround camera
Rich and quality app ecosystem
Thin and light chassis
Stylish design and metal construction
Quick charging and useful power saving modes
Fingerprint scanner
Android 6.0 Marshmallow and a simplified UI with useful pre-installed apps
Reasonable exterior temperatures after heavy workloads
23MP camera with
Fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
Solid camera
Latest software and minimal bloatware
Expandable storage
IP68 waterproofing
Decent looks and build quality
Zippy focussing and shooting speeds
Good screen
1080p display is bright and vibrant
Long-lasting battery life
Unified design
Fantastic cameras
Fingerprint security
Solid media machine
Attractive
Signature Sony design
Very bright display
Very good system performance
Beautiful display
Metal back won't shatter like glass
Battery lasts through the day
Great image quality
All-day battery
Solid performance
Good
Customizable display
The Sony Xperia X is a winning compact phone for its high-quality camera and ergonomic in-hand fit. The dedicated camera button gives you a convenient quick-shoot option
Classic Sony design
High quality display
Good low light photography
MicroSD card support
Elegant chassis
Fingerprint sensor
20 GB free storage space
Android 6.0
WiFi 802.11ac and LTE
High voice quality
Good camera
Bright display
High system performance
Good battery life
The editors didn't like
Frustratingly slow camera performance
Overall design is somewhat dull
U.S. buyers miss out on fingerprint security
More bang for your buck available elsewhere
Lack of quick charging functionality
Build feels like plastic
Not metal
Digitizer can be very unresponsive
Battery life will be a problem for some people
Lots of issues with the camera
Overheating during 1080p 60fps video recording
No fingerprint s
Design It's not water resistant
And the volume toggle is in a stupid place
A bit more expensive than expected
Lack of 4К video recording
Overheating issues in testing
Mediocre battery life
Relatively low-resolution display
No fingerprint scanner
Overpriced
Inconsistent camera
Inconsistent fingerprint scanner
Heating issues
Bloatware
Weird pseudo-ads take up space in the app drawer
The phone gets almost scalding hot when it's over-processing
The fingerprint sensor is there
But doesn't work
No water resistance
Not as cheap as we'd hoped
Matte glass back is very slippery
Decidedly overstated color reproduction with the display
Main camera has quite a few problems
Including poor color fidelity
Blur
Noise
And lack of detail clarity
None of the Big Four will carry it at launch
Ultima
Wildly overpriced
Uninspired design
No fingerprint reader on US model
Heavy-handed skin and bloatware
Bland design
Battery life is constrained
And the fingerprint reader won't work on the US version of the phone
Display The 1080p LCD is very bright and the colors look accurate, save for a touch of color casting offaxis, Battery life The claim of two days per charge isn't far off. I can get a solid day and a half with moderate use, Software The build of Marshmallo
Design It's not water resistant, and the volume toggle is in a stupid place
Abstract: Sony's smartphone releases have been about twice a year now for a number of years, starting with the original Xperia Z so many years ago. While we just saw the Xperia Z5 launch earlier this year in many counties, Sony has already begun releasing a brand n...
Abstract: Not even a day has gone by this past year without someone, somewhere, pondering over the unfortunate fate of esteemed manufacturers of old. Nokia, BlackBerry, even HTC, all are having trouble staying relevant in an increasingly murderous smartphone marke...
Published: 2016-06-10, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Beautiful display, Metal back won't shatter like glass, Battery lasts through the day
Wildly overpriced, Uninspired design, No fingerprint reader on US model
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
Excellent screen, Solid, well-balanced build, Dedicated camera shutter button, Cream of the crop high-res audio output, Above average VR performance, Excellent overall performance, SD card slot, Nearly stock UI with great feature additions and customizati
Lack of quick charging functionality, Build feels like plastic, not metal, Digitizer can be very unresponsive, Battery life will be a problem for some people, Lots of issues with the camera, Overheating during 1080p 60fps video recording, No fingerprint s
Sony is betting quite a bit on the Xperia X by pricing it at $550. Audiophiles will likely jump at the opportunity to have a good device that'll output 24-bit high-res audio with all of Sony's bells and whistles, and lovers of Sony's design will likely...
At the end of the day, the Sony Xperia X turns out to be a good phone with a beautiful and refined design, while performance is decent in practically every department, but never great. The phone is priced at $550, upper mid-range territory and $150 less t...
1080p display is bright and vibrant, Long-lasting battery life
Weird pseudo-ads take up space in the app drawer, The phone gets almost scalding hot when it's over-processing, The fingerprint sensor is there, but doesn't work
The Xperia X is a sub-standard mid-range phone that isn't worth its high-end price...
Attractive, signature Sony design, Very bright display, Very good system performance
Matte glass back is very slippery, Decidedly overstated color reproduction with the display, Main camera has quite a few problems, including poor color fidelity, blur, noise, and lack of detail clarity, None of the Big Four will carry it at launch, Ultima
An edge in a world of round, the Sony Xperia X is a familiarly, but still rather uniquely, designed smartphone that we can't help but feel attracted to. It doesn't look or feel mellow at all, but it isn't overly imposing as are the likes of the HTC 10. It...
Abstract: “Take a look at some sample photos shot using Sony's new Xperia X”Sony's Xperia range has always boasted strong shooting capabilities, with the brand using its expertise in the camera segment to load up its offerings with tech and features. The latest Xpe...
Quick performance — most of the time, Goodlooking display, Comfortable, ergonomic chassis, Decent photos from both front and rear cameras
Frustratingly slow camera performance, Overall design is somewhat dull, U.S. buyers miss out on fingerprint security, More bang for your buck available elsewhere
Should you buy the Sony Xperia X? Wait for a price dropOverall, it's tough to nail down exactly where the Xperia X sits in the increasingly blurry space between mid-range and high-end phones. It's pricier than the average mid-ranger, but under-delivers co...
