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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
Abstract: Sony has recently started updating its flagship handset every six months, so that the predecessor to the new Xperia Z2, the Xperia Z1 seems hardly to have been around for long enough to warrant a refresh.Yet that is what we have here – a familiar looking ...
Overall display quality with a warmer image than the Z1's, High performance, constantly responsive, Satisfactory battery life, Waterproof body, Sober, elegant design with quality finish, Useful apps and features, Best earphones ever included with a smartp
Same camera lens issues as in the previous models, Display: unfaithful colours, Rivals have longer battery life, Touchscreen goes haywire when hit by water
With the Xperia Z2, Sony has corrected a good deal of the issues encountered on the Xperia Z1, given it an even more sophisticated design and included just as many outstanding extra features, all without overcrowding the phone. It's a responsive device in...
Great build quality, hugely improved sound and display. And it shoots video in 4K.
This is still a very big phone and the design is starting to look a little blocky
In a spring dominated by beautifully designed smartphones, Sony manages to hold its own with a strong, powerful contender – even if the design hasn't been overhauled and the improvements aren't all worth it. Still, there's a great screen and that lovely ...
Did you like last year's Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone? It looked handsome, felt good and performed well, with a great camera and impressive waterproof features. The Xperia Z2 is all that the Z1 was but better. The screen is a big improvement, the performanc...
Lots of Sony extras, Nice power saving options, Good camera, Speedy performance
Blocky design, Heat issues
Sony has stuck to its tried and tested chassis design for the Xperia Z2, and I am not its biggest fan. The lip on the back is a real irritation, and the blocky shape is not easy to hold comfortably. There's lots of software on board over and above Androi...
Superb picture, Incredible sound, Waterproofing, Brilliant camera
Reflective front, Unwieldy design, Some bloatware on top of Android
The Z2 is one of the best Android phones money can buy. Is it the best Android? Possibly.With that bigger screen, improved performance, enhanced camera, excellent stereo sound and noise-cancelling, it's outstanding....
Abstract: The Sony XPERIA Z2 has arrived, and looks to tempt users away from the likes of the Galaxy S5 , iPhone 5S and HTC One M8 . In terms of specs, there's no reason why the Xperia Z2 shouldn't. It features a 5.2in LED-backlit ...
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Published: 2014-04-18, Author: by , review by: wired.co.uk
Abstract: Comparing Samsung's Galaxy S5 , Sony's Xperia Z2 and HTC's One M8 reveals they all have their good points -- and a few drawbacks. So which one should you go for?Design is very much a matter of taste, but each of these phones has its own merits. The HTC ...
Published: 2014-04-17, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Plenty of power, solid battery life, premium build and looks, good camera performance, waterproofing
Size, colour saturation excess, uncomfortable to hold, Sony bloat software, vibration alert is over the top
The Sony Xperia Z2 has the same design downfall that the Z1 did: this is a big device and it's less comfortable to hold than its rivals. That's something we feel detracts from the day-to-day experience because a smaller body design could have housed...
Published: 2014-04-14, Author: Andrew , review by: CNET.co.uk
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
It's expensive, its regular autofocus adjustments during shooting can spoil videos, and the camera resolution is throttled when using the full automatic mode
Sure, it costs a bundle, but the Sony Xperia Z2 is everything you should expect from a top-end phone. Its impressive performance rivals the Samsung Galaxy S5 for smartphone top dog, but the Z2's slick glass and metal design trumps the S5's plastic body. ...
