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April 2014
(87%)
642 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
3 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Basically everything about the hardware. The lightness
The thinness
The lovely screen
The front-facing speakers
The waterproofiness
The Snapdragon 801
The 3GB RAM. All that stuff is just great. We also like that it can power noise canceling earbuds
Solid and eyepleasing design
Large and vibrant display
Streamlined and polished user experience
Quality camera
Improved screen from Xperia Z1
Lighter than you'd expect
Good battery – 11 hours
Good stereo speakers
Excellent camera
Night capture is great
Great video capture
Lots of voice call options
Better grip
Waterproof and dust proof
3 GB of RAM
And h
The Sony Xperia Z2 has a glorious screen
Tonnes of power
A great camera and a beautiful design. It's waterproof too
So it won't conk out when you drop it in the bath
Great camera
Takes fantastic photos with Superior Auto Mode
And has many manual options
Superb display
Excellent overall performance and battery life
Beautiful design with dedicated camera button
Much improved
Gorgeous screen
Beautiful water-resistant Sony design
Noise cancellation
Premium looks and elegant design
Impervious to water
Gorgeous full HD display Very good camera
Useful software features and loads of tweaking and customisation options
Fast
Speedy and zippy. Smooth too
Good battery life
Sleek and minimalistic design
Waterproof
Earphone and docking station are included
Brilliant camera
Long battery life
IP55/58 ingress protection
Stylish industrial design
Best overall camera experience on an Android phone
Top-tier specs
Impressive detail preservation outdoors. In low light
A high level of details remains visible even if a loss is noticeable compared to outdoors
Reasonable noise levels in all conditions. No chroma noise and fine grain size
Fast and responsive autofocus
The best Sony display to date. Great battery life and performance. Camera has improved upon an already solid offering. There wasn't a single thing the Z2 didn't do well.
Very nice design
High-quality materials
Waterproof and dust resistant
High performance reserves
Good battery runtimes
Useful additions for the OS
High-quality headset
Free movies and music
Navigation software
Very good camera
4K video recording
The editors didn't like
In contrast
It's basically all software. Again. The skin Sony puts on just doesn't work very well. It slows things down
It makes things look worse
And it's less intuitive to use than stock Android. In fact
If this thing was a Nexus device and ran stoc
A bit bulky
Slightly oversaturated screen
Average speakers
Low benchmarks
Same design format for about 2 years
Same UI for 2 years
Could be brighter
Big headphones coming out of the ears
A bit of overheating
Lots of bloatware
It's expensive
Its regular autofocus adjustments during shooting can spoil videos
And the camera resolution is throttled when using the full automatic mode
Some minor bugs
No option for 32GB
20.7 MP photo option only available in Manual Mode
Weak speakers
Still doesn't work in the rain
That SIM card flap
Blocky design and large size make it a tad unwieldy to hold
A few software features look obnoxious No exciting
Killer feature
The display is dim
The earphone is not a noise-cancelling model
Camera module placement is not ideal
Sometimes it is blocked by your fingers
Poor signal reception for both cellular and Wi-fi connections
Now
I can partly understand why the Sony Xperi
Software inconsistent
Somewhat bloaty
Endurance doesn't quite live up to battery capacity
Middling voice
Speaker quality
Occasional white balance inaccuracies indoors. Outdoors
A slight blue tint is noticeable in certain images
Slight color shading noticeable with tungsten lighting
Noticeable fringing
Ringing and maze artifacts
Camera software could still use some tweaking. A few design and software annoyances. Highend competitors offer similarly wellrounded packages.
All in all small changes compared to the predecessor
Accurate display, Camera features and image quality, More than enough power
User interface has issues, Design hasn't changed much, Too much space above and below display
The Z2 is a fantastic smartphone, with a premium look and feel, great screen and a camera that is above and beyond a lot of the competition.Where things get difficult is if we start asking ourselves if it's the smartphone you should buy. As part of the 'B...
Published: 2014-04-11, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Solid build quality, lovely screen, very powerful processor, waterproof and dust resistant, terrific camera
Blocky styling won't be for everyone, eats up during heavy use
The price is high, but the build quality is excellent and there are an awful lot of features packed into the Xperia Z2. Its camera is one of the very best and its performance easily matches, if not exceeds its high-end rivals. It's very ...
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Good camera, Improved screen contrast and angles, Mostly low-key custom interface
Phone gets hot at times, Body shape feels awkward
The Xperia Z2 is a great phone in most respects. It has a very good camera and outlasts the competition without compromising the experience. However, it is a bit awkward to use at times and gets hotter than the other top phones when under strain.Next, tak...
Published: 2014-02-25, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Overall, the thing that left the biggest impression on us was the display. The colours look rich and vibrant and complement the otherwise solid build of the handset. It's still on the large side, however, and with devices like the LG G2 offering the same...
Published: 2014-02-24, Author: Paul , review by: tech.uk.msn.com
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Published: 2014-02-24, Author: Andrei , review by: tlbhd.com
sturdy, premium design, good screen, fast hardware, snappy and clean OS, lasts long on a charge, stereo frontfacing speakers
camera still needs work, earpiece muffled and not very loud
The Xperia Z2 is an incremental upgrade from the Z1. With it, Sony delivers their best smartphone to date and fixes most of the Z1's issues. Not all of them, but nearly. And that proves that they listen and work on delivering us, the buyers, better and be...
